Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-29
ST JOHNS CONCERT
Given Before Fair Sized Audience
 at Buckingham Last Night.

The annual concert of St Johns
 Musical association was rendered in
 Buckingham Music hall ,ast evening
 to an audience which was small in
 comparison with that of year ago.
 The singers of the association made
 very favorable impression again
 last evening, but the soloists, With
 the exception of Henry Dunn of this city, were not successful in satisfy ing the audience.
 MT Dunn's piano playing seemed well nigh perfect last evening, al though his selections were not per- haps as enjoyable as others that this promising pianist has played. AS re- gards technique, last night there were very few flaws in his renditions and the manner in which he fingered his instrument could not sail to lm- press. He evidently is very studious and no matter what the selection, ne attempts it with a confidence that will do wonders for him.
 Lest it be forgotten in the praise of the local artists the Dannreuther orchestra of New York assisted the association and the orchestral playing of the members showed much ability.
 Madame Rosa 'Linde, contralto, of New York, did not meet anticipations although she was much better than Signor Giuseppe Picco, baritone, from Boston. In the eighth number she had three selections, the first "Leshia," composed especially for her was one of the best of the even- ing. For the St Saens composition, she substituted Cherubini's fave Maria" and it showed good judgment on her part for it was one of the most pleasing selections of the evening. She followed with Verdi's "Tuche'' which was also sung so we'll that the audience sigoriously applauded.
 Signor Piece was suffering from a cold and was trife indisposed so much so that he refused to attempt any of his three solos in the tenth number In his first selection the Prologue from IT Pagliacci," the singer apparently was in excellent voice and his interpretation of the Leoncayallo composition was most commendable. In the fifth number the signor rendered Grieg's Land sighting"
 The association singers have im- proved since year ago and last night their voices blended excellent ly. There is much volume in the chorus, which is also well balanced. Sullivan's "The Lost Chord" sung last evening by request made as dis tinct hit as year ago. The as- sociation has reached standard equal to any of its kind ia the state and it's musical last evening should have received more patronage. It is a question if the association would not give a more enjoyable concert and one more successfully financially if it depended to greater extent up- on its members. These so called celebrated soloists have not made the music lovers of Waterbury en- thuse greatly of late, because they have not been the equal of what was expected. The audience at the past two musicals of the St Johns asso- citation have to all appearances de- rived more pleasure from the chorus than from any individual ef- fort.
 The active members of the associ- ation are:
 First tenors-F w. Bartholomew, F. Bouterller, J. A. Busby, William Clay, George E. Cole, P. il. s. John son, J. D. MacCalla, Guy E. Marion, Charles Monzani, w. Ringenberg, Adolph Race, M. o. Stilson, William Webster.
 Second tenors-H. B. Baker, H. s. Bartlett, c. s. Barber, ]. G. Cur rie, c. w. Humphrey, Robert Hanne- gan, George R. Lewis, NJ. V. Medling, Albert Pott, c. A. c. Morgan. Rush. more Manville, Levi Wilcox, c. Will son.
 First basses-F. A. Alden. R. T. Bayley, c. F. Carpenter, A. l.. Dick enson, ]. H. Humphrey. Arthur Nell son. A. H. Langley, Olsen McClel- land, NJ. ]. McEvoy, N. A. Olsen, Platt, A. H. Quigley, H. c. Senior, W. J. Shanahan. George Ty- ler.>
 Second basses-P. V. Alarie, H. V. Beach. B. A. Black, E. s. Bronson, R. P. Clarke, James Demers. G. G. i w. J. Hand. Charles In- gals, B. H. Smith, George B. Tut. tle.