The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
HUDSON CONCERT
 IS BIG SUCCESS
nx CHARLES CARTER

Marion. october 25.-(Special.) )-The e concert given by Judson's music fac- ulty last evening was one of the most brilliant musical events the staid old town of Marion has ever enjoyed. On this occasion Miss Morgan, soprano and Miss Warren, violinist, made their initial appearance before Marion au- dience and were given a most cordial recognition
 The leading number of the pro- gramme was given by Director E. L. Powers at the organ. Never has this
 grand old instrument appeared to bet ter advantage than in the selection from "Lohengrin," which he inter- preted with taste, beautiful spirit and rich orchestral coloring.
 Mss Morgans beautiful voice thrilled the great audience. She is not only a singer with a beautifully trained voice but she is a lyric artist. She has tem- perament, intelligence and great per sonaI magnetism. Her interpretation was one of the chief elements Of her work. Her voice is clear. brilliant In
 quality and of great compass. In her
 first solo, My Peace Is Gone" tGra-
 ben Hoffman), were revealed richness
 of tone color and clear enunciation that
 made the remainder of her selections ca gerly looked for by the audience. April Morn" (Batten), a waltz song, showed to great advantage the splen- did colature and exquisite tone of the artist Miss Morgan has dramatic abil- ity, which was apparent in the Jewel song" from Faust which she sang with compelling art. She is young. but ranks with some of the eminent artists of the day
 Miss Warren gave three beautiful
 violin selections. Her playing Is re- poseful, yet strong and vigorous. Her
 rendition of Mlynaeskis mazurka was brilliant and scholarly. Borowski S
 Elaboration" was given with calm dig
 nity and 8 beautiful vibrant tone. The enthusiasm of the audience
 showed that Miss Robson has not lost
 her hold over the public by her ab-
 sence of two years The glow and
 fervor of her playing of the Moszkow
 ski E major waltz were no less re-
 markable than the technical precision she displayed. The lntellecludi grasp, the breadth of style and technical fin-
 ish were all of very high order.
 Miss Stranathan's sweet voice was
 heard in a group of songs. Her inter- pretation of "A Memory (Borowski) was ideal, and won an immediate re- sponse from the audience. Allitsen' s
 Thanksgiving song, a favorite with con- cert -goers, was beautifully sung. MT. Goode, whose playing has de- lighted former audiences, gave bril- liant recital of a theme and finale from Schumanns Etudes Symph ionic.
 The theme was poetical and showed a finely balanced artistic feeling; the finale was played with brilliancy and great volumn of tone.
 Mrs. Gurganus' solo, "The Nightin- gale" (Alabieff), was given with a beautiful tenderness of conception, and quite carried her audience with her brilliant and artistic rendering of a waltz song by Henneberg.
 The accompaniments were exquisite ly played by Mrs. Mary Williams Frazer.
 On Mir Powers second appearance he played with great beauty Tn the Twilight" Ca prayer by Harker). His skillful combination of strings and flute tones made 1t indeed an organ gem. He also played a brilliant postlude. which closed the concert It was a programme unique in its varied excel lence, appealing to lovers of the very best in classic and modern music.