The Newtown bee., 1908-08-14
The NewtoWn Bee.
Washington
THE COMING MUSICAL EVENT.
NeWtoWR' Friday August li, 1908,

1t has been said that Schubert, the celebrated composer had to write music or burst, also that 1t burst many wouldbe's nowadays, to compose. Schubert wrote his music on anything that came handy, whenever the idea came to him. One of his most beauti. ful songs. "Hark, hark. the lark, [" was written on the back of a cheap restaurant bill of fare. It would seem that q good rule to follow then, would be. compose if you can't keep it back, otherwise avoid writing notes for pub. lieation. The Washington Choral club and the Litchaeld Singing club togeth. CT will give their annual concerts on Friday, August 2s, in Washington and in Litchfeld, Saturday, August 20. "The Song of Miriam" by Schubert, will be the heaviest and most difficult number and is very celebrated. 1t tells of the children of Israel's flight from Egypt through the Red Sea and is dra- matic, plaintiye and joyous according to the text. It shows great invention and at the same time flows easily and smoothly from one situation to the next, is full of contrast and beauty of ideas. No striving after effects, but full of contrasting rythms that come nat urally, as all of this great masters themes did. The concert opens with this number. The part of Miriam will be taken by Miss Caroline Hudson, so- prano, of New York City, who is speedily coming to the front as a most exceptional singer. She is constantly filling large engagements all over the country and the management feels greatly satisfied at securing her serv- ices. Besides singing two song num- bers and Miriam, she will sing Leonora in Mendelssohn's unfinished opera of Loreley, in most dramatic scene for soprano and chorus, which would have been the finale to the first act, had Mendelssohn lived to complete, the work. This and an Ave Maria for women's chours and Vintage Song for mems chorus, being all the completed numbers of the opera, will wind up the program. Reginald Werreurath. the baritone, who is to be the other vocal ist, is a young singer of great promise and gaining prominence rapidly. With a beautiful smooth voice and fine stage presence, he is favorite always from the time he appears before an audience. He will return from the West, where he is touring, in time to sing on these dates as given. He sings an obligato accompanied by mems chours, hum ming, that is most effective and has besides two groups of songs. Gustav Dannreuther, the tried and true artist, who is favorite of the audience and whose name is a household word here, where violin playing is loved, will again be the Concert Meister and lead two groups of string orchestra pieces, from which so much pleasure is always derived. The women chorus will have sn unaccompaniedo plumber also. The program seems to be made up of twos. First, two choruses; next two soloists, each singing two numbers; two or chestral numbers; two mixed choruses; two women's choruses; two mems choruses; etc., one of the peculiar CO., incidences that happen often. Mrs E. c. Waudling from New York will play the accompaniments for the sololsts and a specially adapted piano part with the orchestra in the accompanied choruses, which has been made by the conductor, A. s. Woodruff. Of New York, and Washington. He will wield the baton as usual and has made a most attractive program to please the taste of all. Last summers work was ser ious, with the production of ''The Gre ation," this, as a complete contrast and to give variety, will be lighter in most of its essentials. These concerts have practically become fixtures in the list of the summers entertainments and are looked forward to with antic- ipation of pleasure and profit by the citizens of and visitors to both Wash ington and Litchfeld. The complete program will follow later.
 PLAN FOR A NEW HIGH SCHOOL
 BUILDING.
 At a meeting of the school board held Monday, the following were ap- pointed a building committee to pre- pare plans and specifications for a new school building at Washington Depot: