Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-12
THE MESSIAH" NEXT TUESDAY.
Decorah Choral Union Will Give Two Grand
Concerts Next Tuesday, Afternoon
and Evening.

A signal event in the history of
musical efforts in Decorah will be the
rendition on Tuesday afternoon and
evening. June 18th. of the oratorio
I Messiah" by the Decorah Choral
Union, under the direction of Prof.
Carlo A. Sperati The choral union
numbers one hundred and five
voices, and will be accompanied by
special orchestra of thirty pieces.
For several months the chorus and
orchestra have been under systematic
training for this event, and it may
truthfully be said they have reached
degree of excellence never before at
tanned here by similar organization.
Decorahians will remember with
pleasure the rendition of ''The Cre-
alton last year. how it was received
with the unrestrained enthusiasm of
all who heard it, great surprise being
expressed that such excellence was
possible to attain in a city the size of
Decorah. The oratorio this year will
greatly surpass last years effort. 1t
will be a revelation to music-lo lovers,
and we are certain that no one will
regret it if he attends 1t is expected
that so many will want TO hear the
oratorio that all will be unable to
procure seats for the evening product
ion, so an afternoon concert will
also be gi-en.
Four of Americas finest oratorio
soloists have been engaged from Chi
cago by Prof. Sperati to carry the
solo parts They are Miss Hopkins.
Mrs. Griffin; Marion Green and
Holmes Cowper.
Miss Hopkins is the contralto singer
and following is what the Chronicle
of DeKalb. ILL.,, SAYS of her: Miss
Jessie Lynde Hopkins possesses a cul-
tivated voice combined with a gra-
cious manner which made her num-
bers thoroughly enjoyable. One of
the distinctive features of her execu-
tion was the holding of her long notes
with an ease and a smoothness that
approached the inimitable. ;,
Holmes Cowper is one of the great
tenor soloists of America and this tri-
butte is given him by the Citizen of
Ottawa, Ont :: 1.-THE soloist. Holmes
Cowper, an exceptionally rich and
powerful tenor, gave a fine rendering
of his solos and in response to enthusi-
astic encores he gave splendid rem
dering CT "I'll Sing Thee Songs of
Araby. -"
Marion Green, the basso cantante,
is another great artist and this is
what is said of him by the Herald of
Topeka, Kas. 'Such an ovation has
not been extended vocalist. by
Topeka audience since Nordica and
De Reszke were here last spring. He
sings with the ardor and zest of
man who loves to sing. Mr.. Green
will be welcome in Topeka whenever
he chooses to return, and may it be
soon." He is son of Rev. DIR. H.
H. Green of DEBORAH, and his boy
hood friends will welcome the oppor-
tunity to hear him.
Mrs. Griffin is soprano of national
reputation, a most accomplished
singer who wins laurels for herself at
every appearance.
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