The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-27
OPENING OF FESTIVAL
Miss Moses and MIR. McPhal Gave the
Opening Concert of the May
MUSICAL Festival.

aEttSiCiij BeStiNai.
For the third successive season he
May Musical Festival opened We'd
nesday evening under auspicious cir
cumstances. There was no cod
weather to contend with. as was the
case with the first year, when The
Thomas orchestra played in the corn
palace, nor wasthcre any heavy rain
storm, as was the case with the sec
ond festival when the Minneapolis
symphony Orchestra PLACED under
the most n~nfavorable circumstances
in the corn palace last year the rain
beating down on the roof so that the
orchestra could hardly be heard, and
with the water leaking through the
roof and causing many people to
change seats and find a dry spot.
1t was decided this year to take
no chances in climatic conditions and
to hold the festival at a place where
comfort to the patrons of the festi-
val could be guaranteed con-
s%equently the Gale theatre was
secured.
There was a fine audience present
at the initial concert and the people
we're richly entertained by Miss Myr-
tie Moses, of Omaha, as the contral-
to soloist, and Mr.. William McPhail,
violinist, of Minneapolis. Owing to
@Ln ;11,occ NJ thn coonrl onrtp, act IL
er of the Minneapolis Symphony or
chestra, Mr.. O%berhoffer found it inn
possible to send Richard Czerwonky
to. Mitchell to fill the concert engage
ment and sent as a substitute Mr.. Nc
Phail.
Miss Moses as a contralto soloist
made a very fine impression on our
people. She appeared in a solo But
the Lord is Mindful of His Own"
from Mendelssohn's %oratorio of St.
Paul, and she rendered 1t with a
fine taste in expression. She also APP
peared in two group songs, singing
My Queen, A Swan, Wohin, in one
group and A Bowl of Roses, Requiem,
In the Time of Roses and In Bios
som Time. They were a very pretty
group of songs and Miss Moses pre-
sented them with excellent effect, her
Interpretation being sympathetic and
delicate. Her voice is round and
full, with a liquid depth of tone that
is decidedly pleasing. She received "a
very hearty appreciation from the
audience and after her first number
responded to the encores she receiv-
ed.
Mr.. McPhail appeared on the pro-
gram three times, the first in a solo !,
and twice in a group Of selections.
He plays with a characteristic firm
ness and sympathy hal appeals to
the admirer of the violin. His touch
and technique denote the ability of
the violinist and the applause hat
followed each number fully demon-
strated that his work was appreciat-
ed. Mr., McPhail made a splendid sub
'stitute for Czerwonky.
The accompaniment of the evening
was played by Mr.. Clarence Loomis,
of this city, a student of the univer-
sity. There was but a short time
for rehearsal with the %soloists, but
ne played in rare sympathy With
them, and added much to the effect
iyeness of the concert. Mr.. LOOMS
was accorded recognition by Mr.. Nc
,Phail who, in responding to his first
encore, brought Mr.. Loomis before
the footlights With him and it was a
kindly and gracious act.
The music of the evening vas of
a high character and paved the way
for the music to follow this afternoon
and this evening, when the Mineap-
oils Symphony Orchestra appears.
Won't Slight u Good Friend.