Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
CANAAN SINGERS
 WILL PARTICIPATE
IN UNIVERSITY CLUB CONCERT
With Norfolk GIee Club They Will Rem der MendeIssohn's Midsummer Nights Dream" Friday. June II- Program of Concerts Announced.

The Canaan choir and the Norfolk Glee Club, with m ochestr of sixty pieces, all under the dire ,tion of Mir. Paine, will take part in tho concert to be given at the annua. meeung of the Litchfield County University Club, which will be at the "Whitehouse," the beautiful residence of Carl Stoecksl, in Norfolk, Friday evening, June II. A complimentary concert will be given for the club by the Choral Union in the Music Shed at 7:30. The instrumental intro duction to "Noel' and some of the choral parts of the work will be given, after which Midsummer Nights Dream" by Mendelssohn, will be rem dered by the Norfolk and Canaan choir of 200 members with the orchestra of 60 players, all under the direction of MT. Paine. There will be no soloists at this concert.
 The University Club banquet will be held at the close of the concert and will be exclusively for club members. George w. Chadwick, the composer, will be the guest of honor and will make a short address, the only speech of the evening. The new club book, The Clergy of Litchfield County" by Rev. G. w. Judson of Wiusted, will be dis tributed.
 Members of the club will receive cards of invitation to this concert at the reception to be held at Whitehouse proceeding the concert.
 Members desiring one invitation for an immediate member of their fami- lies can apply to MT. Stosckel at Nor folk. giving the name of such immedi- ate member and address, and invita- tions wifl be mailed about June 8. All applications for such invitations had to be made before May |, after which date no requests for invitations can be granted.
 Immediately after the close of the concert special trains will run in both directions, and club members are es- pecially requested to caution members of their families who may attend the concert to return to their homes by such trains, as the two special trains which will leave Norfolk after the ban quet are for the use of club members only.
 The dates of the various concerts to be given by the Litchfield County Choral Union at the Music Shed in Norfolk have been announced as fol- lows:
 Tuesday evening, June 1-Dress re- hearsal for chorus, orchestra and so- loists of "Noel," by Chadwick, and "Stabat Mater" by Rossini, conduct ed by MT. Chadwick and Mir. Paine. This rehearsal will be strictly private. Wednesday evening, June 2-Con- cert rendition of "Noel' by chorus, or chestra and soloists, conducted by the composer, MT. Chadwick, followed by concert of orchestral music conducted by MT Chadwick and Mir. Mees.
 Tuesday evening, June 3-Concert rendition of Rossini's "Stabat Mater" by chorus, orchestra and soloists, con ducted by MT. Paine, followed by a concert of orchestral music conducted by Mir. Mees.
 The chorus will consist of 325 voices selected from the Torrington Musical Association, Winsted Choral Union and Salisbury choir, assisted by vocal
 soloists and an orchestra of 70 play CTS selected from the orchestras of the
 Philharmonic Society of New York, the Metropolitan Opera House and , the Manhattan Opera House of New , York.
 {, Admission to the concerts is solely
 by invitation and an acceptance or de- clination Is demanded. All concerts begin at 7:30. Special trains will be run as usual.
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