The Newtown bee., 1907-08-23
"The Creation. ORATORIO TO BE REIN
 DERED
By Washington and Litch'
 field Singing Clubs,
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PROF
 A. ID WOODRUFF.


 Litchfeld Singing club. combined, will give Haydn's oratorio of 1.-The Crea- tion'' on August 23, in Washington and on August 24 in Litchfield under the direction of Arthur D. Woodruff of New York and Washington. Ambit- ious some say, but the clubs and the conductor know that it can be done and feel that in the third year of the com bination of the two clubs, some work of magnitude should be given, so this one has been selected. The choruses have been working since June 9. every week and for several weeks, twice each week, to prepare their part of the per formance and are nearly ready. The soloist question is one of money, which is being expended freely, to give the proper rendition of the difficult Arias, recitatives and solo numbers. The or chestra is the same as last season with the addit tion of flute and is selected from the New York Philharmonic so- ciety and none better can be found. MT Dannreuther, who is looked upon as indispensable at these concerts, will be the leading violinist. Miss Bernita
 
 from Jersey City will preside att the piano. Miss Blanche Duffield, who was so popular at last seasons concerts and received so many encores, has been re- engaged to sing the f1orid and elabor- ate solos written by Papa Haydn for soprano. tOn Mighty Pens." with flute obligato, is specially we'll suited to her voice. We shall no doubt hear of her in opera very soon, as she is now preparing for it. The tenor, John Barnes Wells, is one of the coming tenors and holds high salaried posi- ton in prominent New York church. His concert engagements are numbered by the score and he is much sought after for musicales. His work in the larger forms of music is broad and dig. nified, his voice is large and full ano runs from the low tenor tC" to the high t'C,' it being unusually full il the lower octave, something particular | ly desired in "The Creation" as many good tenor knows to his sorrow. A graduate of Syracuse university, he is the solo tenor in the University Glee club of New York, composed of college graduates and becoming celebrated fol it's concerts. William Harper. bass sings at so many concerts that he ha: no time left for church singing. Ht is liable to be in Boston to-day ane Chicago tomorrow, so many and varied are his engagements, recitals, oratorit and orchestral solo work. He is nov in the middle west, singing at summe l festivals and returns just in time fo
 tThe Creation here. His press no | tices would make a good sized book His voice is large, deep and has higl range as well, which makes him par ticularly desirable for the solos in thi
 work. These performances will be tn
 first of this work in this vicinity for 8
 years. It was given by Earl Buckine
 ham then, with his various singin
 schools from many towns around, i
 the Congregational church on Wasf
 ington Green, with organist and solt
 ists from New Haven and was quite
 remarkable performance. The preseg ones to come will be worthy of an city and should be attended by anyor wishing to hear an oratorio we'll givel } as it is a chance whic h comes rarel.