Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14
MUSICAL NOTES
a Chat About the Musicians Of tn.
Pine Tree State.

| SHarlotte Flint OF Dover, ha:
gone to Boston. to resume her musica
studies for the winter.
Louise Horne, cornetist well knowr
IN Maine, is having success in Atlantic
lily, n. j., where she recently played
Harry L. Eustis of Portland. a bass
singer, has been engaged to sing Sun.
day evening. the 21st, in Biddeford, al
the First Universalist church.
Gardiner will produce the operctta
Little Red Ridinghood," in the Con
| gresational church in that town. Wed
nesday and Thursday evenings OF mex,
week
| Portland musicians are anticipating
| a song recital to be given in that city
the last of the month. by Martha F. B
Halves and Mrs. Grace Harrington
| Homsted.
The new memorial pipe organ for the
Kennebunk Village church, which has
been in process of construction fol-
several months, was used for the first
| time last Sunday morning.
The Hammond street church OF Ban.
gor has organized a choir with the fol-
| lowing personnel: Mrs. Sawtelle, So
prano; Mrs. W. F. Shaw. contralto;
Mr.. silsby, tenor, and Mr.. Stephen
Alden, bass.
+. f. Tower of Norway, tenor, and
Miss Jessie Chenery, contralto, of Liv-
| ermore, assisted at the. dedication OF
| the new organ, at the NJ. E. church in
! Norway. An organ recital was given
by Prof. Bearce of Boston.
The date for the production of "Pina-
| fore" is definitely announced to be
| March 9TH at the Empire Theatre in
Lewiston. The opera will be produced
under the direction of the First Uni
| versalist church of Lewiston.
The University of Maine Glee and
instrumental clubs recently gave a
| concert in Orono. The boys have a
first-class reader, a lively quartet, one
| OF The best banjo clubs in News Eng
land and a strong mandolin and glee
| club.
Guy Waltz. the gospel singer. who is
| now holding services in Bar Harbor,
has sent word that he will visit the
| homes of any sick people who would
| like to have him and sing to them to
the either. which he uses for visiting
purposes. His voice is said to be very
pleasing.
Alexander FOrsythe, who has been
custodian of the farm on which Nine.
NOrdica was born. died recently in
SJOneham. Mass, where he spent his
winters. He had shown many visitors
the room in which Nordica was born.
He tried to induce the singer to buy
the place SO it might not pass to stran-
gers, but she refused.
Miss Z. Il. McGregor of Portland,
played the Accomplishments to read
ing of Longfellows poems. recently
given in Portland, by Miss Helen
Bates. The accompaniment arranged
for King Robert of Sicily" from
Longfellows "Tales of Wayside Inn
is composed by Rosseter Cole and is
said TO be very effective.
Miss Ellen NJ. Peterson of Brewer
has accepted a position as organist at
the Second Congregational church in
South Brewer Miss Peterson is a
pupu of Miss Grace NJ. Branhall s
piano and organ school. has been for
eight years organist OF the Brewer
Baptist church and is extremely well
qualified for the position.
Miss Georgia A. Staples of Biddeford.
who is an interested member OF the
Thur sday club of that town, and who
for many years, taught music IN the
public schools of Biddeford. will give a
talk for the Rebecca Emery Chapter OF
the d. A. r. Of Biddcford the last OF
the month or the first Of February.
Miss Staples will talk of her las. sum-
mer's trip abroad.
Mrs. Charles a. Cresscy OF Portland
recently gave a pleasant musical at
her home in that city, at which her
daughter Miss Helen. a talented young
pianist. played. The subject for dis
cussion was Modern Composers.
The musical was in connection with
the regular meeting of the Gorham
names and Mrs. Howard McKeuney Of
Gorham presided.
Ono of Names modest musicians, is
Miss Margaret Melcher. of Bath. VINO
holds an important position in musical
circles of her home city, as a pianist
and organist. Her duties as orsahlst
and choir director of the Winter street
CONGREGATIONAL church of Bath' keep
her time pleasantly filled. MISS Mel
cher is a graduate of the Bath h'sh
scho,l ana has made music study
and a profession for some years AS a
n;.pist and accompanist. Miss Me!cher
is equally well known. she being az
communist for the Bath festival chorus
At the recent meeting Of the Bath
Colonial club Director John Shaw OIL
the Glee club assigned the parts 10
those who have signified their intention
of being members Of this new orsahi-
zation at follows: First tenors.-
Arthur T.. Baum. c. S. Brown. LEAR"
< Mitchell, H. E. Williams. Edward ~
True: Second tenors.-R. +. Hill, w. r.
pond Clarence Lindsay. F. d. Hill. n:
4 walters. r. c. Whitehouse. Aiireo
stetson. william Hatch. Sylvester H.
pow,and: First bass.-G. r. Martin =
4 owen. A. I. Pepper. Geo. c. Beais'
q Oliver, Arthur c. Lemont, John
wilson. Jr.. Joseph Madden. Leroy
p,ock A. w. Hodgkins. John +. stacy
Hiram T. stevens: Second bass.-Wal-