Belding banner., 1910-08-18
The Leonard Garvin Concert

A very appreciative audience
greeted the soloists at the concert
given in the Congregational church
Monday evening. The church was
tastefully decorated with palms and
large bouquets of golden glow. The
music-lovers of Belding enjoyed
rare treat in the beautifully rendered
selections, both vocal and instru-
mental.
Miss Leonard's marked improve
ment in voice since her years study
in Paris with Dr. Frank G. Dessert,
was enthusiastically noted by her
many friends. Her voice, lyric So
prano, sweet, clear and sympathetic
In quality. has developed wonderfully
in richness and dramatic power The
added resonance and natural vibra-
ton, free from all rigidity, make it
voice which would carry distinctly
to the farthest corner of large au-
ditorium.
The group of little japanese songs,
always so enjoyable to an audience,
was rendered with clear enunciation
and happy grace and delicacy.
Miss Leonard entered into the
spirit of her foreign songs with great
appreciation of their sentiment. Spe-
cial mention may be made of the del
icacy of the runs, and the purity OF
the trill, which seems to be particu-
larly adapted to Miss Leonard's voice,
exemplified in the song by Saint
Saens. The celebrated aria, THE
Prayer" from La Tosca," was sung
with deep feeling and dramatic fer
vor, calling forth an encore, to which
she graciously responded.
Miss Leonard rendered the difficult
and beautiful songs from THE Cycle
of Life" by Langdon Ronald, most
acceptably, with rich, dramatic tone
of quality; but she left the climax of
her work to be expressed in the won
derful Norwegian SKee song, which
she sang with the greatest enthusi-
asm and abandon.
Miss Leonard's finished singing, as
| we'll as the poise and the gracious
charm of her appearance before her
audience, plainly indicate years of
training, and bespeak the true mu-
sician.
Miss Lucy Garvir appeared for the
| first time before a Belding audience,
as a pianist and organist of great
ability. She has for several years been
a pupil of the celebrated organist,
DR.. Andrews, of Oberlin, and for
some time has filled a responsible po-
sition as church organist in Fremont,
Ohio. Her organ number. the difficult
Toreato, by Dubois, was performed
with the greatest precision and style.
The audience, delighted by this num-
| ber, demanded an encore, to which
she responded with a selection by
Saint Saens, which showed the con-
trasting possibilities OF the organ in
| tone color.
The Concert Etude, by Rubenstein,
which demands great technical ability
and power of endurance, was per-
| formed most satisfactorily Miss Gar
vir enthused her audience with the
brilliancy of her playing of the popu-
lar Minuet, by Paderewski. Her en-
| tire work was characterized by clear
ness and cleanness of technique, to-
gether with beautiful singing tone.
AS an accompanlst, Miss Garvir
| displays great ability in sympatheti-
cally entering into the spirit of the
song. She played the exceedingly diff
ficult accompaniment of the song by
Clough-Leighter, typically picturing
the coming of the Norwegian lover
| ON the swift-speeding skee, with re-
| markable precision and brilliancy.
The audience was delighted with her
work
Many expressed themselves in
terms of highest praise. saying that
the entire concert was one OF the
most enjoyable ever given in Belding.