The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17
Great Concert
in Louisville
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF Mr..
G. M. MCCLELLAN.
FiSk'S Famous GIee Club
Participated.
FOR THREE DAYS A GRAND MUsI.
CAL FESTIVAL, UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE MUsEReIA
CLUB OF THAT CITY, cAPTI,
WAITED THE LOVERS OF THE
ENHANCING ART.

EN RANGING ART.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
May 9Th, 10th and 18th there was held
in Louisville, KY, Musical Festival
under the auspices of the Musergia
Club of that city. This club was or
ganized by Mr. G. NJ Mcclellan who
is the director. The Festival was held
under great expense, a large part of
which was met by subscriptions from
the white people of Louisville There
were five entertainment, as follows
Thursday evening, Dudley Bucks Don
MuniO. The soloists were Miss Elsie
Taylor, soprano; Mrs. j. w. Work,
contralto; F. ]. Work, tenor, of Fisk,
and Messrs. David Barnett and Geo. H.
Hampton, bassos, of Louisville. The
Cantata was very heartily received,
and rightly so, for both soloists and
chorus entered into their work with
an enthusiasm and intelligence very
marked. Two members on the pro-
gram were recalled by the audience,
the Choral, "Jesus the very thought"
and the duet for tenor and contralto,
"Dews of the Summer Night" Mr..
Mcclellan had drilled his chorus we'll
indeed and in Interpretation showed
much insight and musical discern
ment The success of the Don Munio
was we'll deserved.
The second part of the program for
the evening consisted of a piano solo,
"Nochlstuecke"- Schumann, played by
Mr.. Roy Tibbs, of Fisk, Dudley Bucks
"Maytime," sung by Miss Peek; "Lul-
laby," composed by ]. w. Work, sung
by Mrs. Work, with vocal accompani-
ment by eight members of the Fisk
Glee Club, and NEGRO Melodies" by
the singers from Fisk. Every num-
Der was warmly received so much so
that announcement had to be made
that no encOres could be given.
Friday afternoon 2:9O p. M, was
school children's day; about 400 or
200 lively youngsters enjoyed the pro-
gram in spite of the down-pour. The
Festival Chorus sang "Ave Marie"
from don Munio;" the Fisk Glee
Club sang three selections, Mr.. Clar-
ence G. White of Washington, d. c.,
played on his violin "The Prize Song,
from Die Meister Singer of Wagner
and African Dances, Op. 5S, No. 1, by
Coleridge Taylor. Misses Elsie Tay-
lor, Marie Peek, Mrs. Work, Prof
Work and A. G. King sang Nevins
Dutch Lullaby" Prof J. W. Work
sang "On-away," from Coleridge-Tay
lor's Hiawatha. Mr.. and Mrs Work
sang "Dews of the Summer Night
and Mr. Tibbs played "Le Gallop," by
Raft This program, though light,
was we'll executed and the children
we're delighted
Friday evening at S:15 was the "star
concert" 1t was opened by the sing
ing of the "Swan-song," from the
Lohengrm by Wagner, sung by Miss
Taylor, Mrs. Work, Messrs. F. J. Work
J. w. Work and A. g. King "The
Dutch Lullaby was repeated. Hunts
mans Chorus" from Don Munio, by
Fisk Glee Club; Crossing the Bar
Sheppard-and Negro Melody, by the
same singers followed.
Misses Peek and Taylor sang Men
delssohn's Duet, 81 waited on the
Lord" Tubb's Lullaby" was sung by
quartette from Glee Club. Negro
Melodies followed Mr.. Clarence White
played Fantasia Appasionatu" by
Vieuxtemps. Mr. Raymond A. Law
son, of Hartford, Conn, a graduate of
Fisk, both from college and music,
played ten selections. Mrs Work
sang two solos-"Winter Lullaby" By
OeKoven, and "Needhanis Irish Lul-
laby. The chorus sang "In Thankful
Hymns Ascending
Saturday at $3.50 p. M, the audi
ence was composed mainly of subscrib-
ers, among whom were some of the
most prominent whites of Louisville,
who took warm and kindly interest
in the Festival. The program for
FridaY eyening was repeated and Il