Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-05-20
A MUSICAL TREAT FOR PEOPLE
OF GRAYS HARBOR.
Nav Musical Festival at the Grand
IhcdfGr, May 27-Z6, Promises TO
be The Musical Event of The Har-
Dor Country. Splendid Program
Arranged.

The singers Of the lIarbor, headed hv
Miss Suzanne Baker, Mr. Il. w. Me-
farland, MI. G.. G. Jacobsen and NJ.
}. Richards, are arranging for a great
May Festival OF Music, to he held at the
Aberdeen opera house on Monday and
Tuesday evenings, May ~ and % A
chorus Of about one hundred and fifty
voices has been formed. and has been
rehearsing earnestly for the past couple
OF months.
The program for the first night will
consist largely OF old English songs, the
chorus numbers being Plnsui's Spring
Song, iiatton's "Softy Fall the Shades
of Evening"" Sullivan's "IIush Thee, NV
Baby" the Bridal chorus from Governs
"Rose Maiden," etc. The soloists will
select their numbers from the same
school OF music; but the full program
viii not be announced until later in the
week There will also be a couple of
piano and organ concertos, rendered by
Mr.. A. A. Scott and his daughter, Miss
Jeanette Scott.
One of the large church organs from
the Portland Exposition has been secured
for use at the Festival, also large con-
cert grand Weber piano. Both of these
instruments will arrive from Portland
during the week, accompanied by Mr..
Ferris, who will set them up in the opera
| house.
The second night OF the Festival will
witness the first presentation in Aber.
deem OF Haydn's oratorio, "The Crea-
tlon." The big choral society has been
thoroughly drilled on this, one of the
most difficult OF choral works, and the
wonderful description of the king of
the world will be portrayed in some Of
the most glorious music ever heard in
this part OF the country. The solo work
is very attractive. Miss Baker will have
an exceptional opportunity to please her
many admirers in her numbers "With
Neldure Clad" and "On Mighty Pens"
Mr.. McFarand's solo 'In Native WORTH"
and Mr. Jacobsen's "RolIing in Foaming
BllloWs," are also exquisite numbers
that will display the vocal powers of the
| gentlemen named.
Mr.. Richards says that the Festival is
an affair OF the people, for the people, by
! the people of the Harbor country. All
of the participants are local people. The
chorus has been recruited from the
church choirs and from among the ad.
vanced grade pupils of the High school,
and united they form very competent
choir. Miss Baker. Mr.. Mcfarland, MIR.
Dunlop and Mr.. Jacobsen are too we'll
known to need any further eulogies in
these columns and they can be depended
upon to render good account OF them
selves when the time comes.
The Festival is being given under the
auspices Of the Ladies' Guild of st. An
drew's church. n Subscription tickets,
emitting the holder to reserved seats for
both nights are now on sale at Paine's
Drug Store, and may be exchanged i'm.
medately for the required reservations.
The sale of single seats will not open
until next Friday morning.
The Festival will mark an epoch in
the musical development of Aberdeen.
1t will prove to the outside world that
we occasionally turn our thoughts to
other things than county division, new
| railroads, and the finest base ball team
| in the northwest