Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-17
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Choral Society's Concert.
BLuEHILL, Auo. Is, 1910.

ChOrAl Society'e COnceTts
BLuKHILI, Auo. Is, 1910.
To the Editor Of TAs American:
You ask me to give you some Of my inn
pressions at the concert Of the Bluchill
choral society last Friday evening. What
shall prevail in my comment-the les loci
or the ler forsms Shall Get up the stand
ard OF New York or the standard Of Blue
hills know the former from an expert
ence Of thirty years. do not know the
sta ndard OF Bluehill, unless it be that es-
tablished BY the musical members Of its
summer colony ct the concerts given for
several years past for the benefit OF the
road improvement fund. II 90, it is .
standard which is certainly unique
only in Maine and its summers, but in all
the towns and cities OF the country out
side OF the recognized music centres.
should be most pleased to think Of last
Fridays concert in connection with the
road concerts Of which they are an out
growth. The steps arc easy to follow:
II we had not Mr.. Kneisel in our COM
munity we should not have Mr.. Bostel-
mann nor the young violin virtuosi who
come with him every summer to Bluehiil
to continue their studies. Mr.. Bostel-
mann called the choral society into being;
the young violin virtuosi land other
teachers and students from the Institute
OF Musical Art in New York; have pro-
vided the instrumental elements for the
Friday, was an entertainment OF which
any city in Maine, or any other state for
that matter, might have been proud at any
time mind the summer!
To me the most interesting demonstra-
ton OF the evening was the singing OF the
chorus. 1t was much ,better than at the
concert OF last ycar-better in quality Of
tone; better in precision; better in bal
ance between the voices; better in enun-
citation OF the text. But more significant
than the Improvement in the chorus's
singing Was the fact that II had been kept
at work during the winter months; q
cause OF which the improvement in the
singing was no doubt an effect. II you
want to know the extent Of community
love for music you can generally find it
by listening to the singing OF its chorus
in the churches and coucert-rooms; and It
pleased me to think that Bluehiil 10 &C.
quiring not only 4 love for good music but
also an appreciation Of it. The chorus's
performance Of Pinsuti's s.Crusaders" and
Good night, Beloved" and the Soldiers
chorus from 'Faust' was convincing tes-
timony, while it's own demonstration OF
gratitude at the close toward Mr.. Bostel-
mann and the conductor, who had kept
them together during the winter months,
was proof OF the enthusiastic interest in
the work which has been awakened in it.
OF the solo numbers the finest was Mas
ter Gardeners performance Of the violin
fantasia, Souvenir oe Moscow" by
Wieniawski; it Is . show piece for virtuosi
OF the highest rank and Mr.. Kneisel's
pupil played it with . musical maturity
and finish OF style. have seldom heard
the variation in harmonics ON the old
Russian folk melody 1.-THE Red Sarafan"
played more clearly by seasoned artists.
Thoroughly delightful, also, was
MoszkowsI.i's Suite for pianoforte and
two violins played by Miss Altman, and
Masters Gardner and Jacobsen.
Songs were sung by Mrs. Walsh, whose
fine, pure soprano voice was much more
effective in her song than in the too am
bilious waltz, and MIR. Mayo, for whom
wish more Of that quality which artists
call temperament, for his voice is pleasing
and he has nice sense of information.
That all OF the musicians OF the summer
colony do not belong to the professional
coterie At Parker Point was proved BY the
fact that the chorus's accomplishments
were played by Mr.. Benjamin Curtis, .
cottsgsr across the bay.
Sincerely yours,
II. E. KREHBIEL.
p. Sit occurs to me that have neglect
ed to say that the conductor who WAS
made to feel the chorus's gratitude for the
work done during the winter was Mr..
Rollins, OF Ellsworth.