The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-26
First Concert, Heard by Fair
Crowd, Was Big Success
and Personal Triumph for
Prof. Earhart.
CHILDREN'S CHORUS
PLEASING FEATURE
Three Soloists Were Splen-
didly Received and the Or
chestra Made a Decided
Hit With Audience.

The Richmond May Musical Festi-
val scored great triumph at the Col
iseum last evening. The irst offering
of this years festival was a brilliant
affair and it achieved as great a sue
cess as the memorable events of the
past. which have gone long way to-
wards establishing Richmond's repu-
tatien as a musical center. 1t was a
hearty and enthusiastic reception ac-
corded the chorus, orchestra. and So
loists. The audience was not as large
as hoped for but it is expected there
will be a much larger attendance to-
night
Any doubt that may have existed as
to the value and stability of the May
Festival as a musical event was en-
tirely dispelled by the splendid per-
formance last evening. Under the
masterful direction and seeming magic
baton of Prof. Will Earhart the high
est class of artistic music was rem
dered by the children's chorus and
Richmond Symphonic rchestra. The
performance was another laurel for
Prof. Earhart, and clearly proved his
extraordinary ability as a director. To
him is given in a large measure the
credit for the success of the concert
as we'll as for the four festivals which
have preceded this one
"Lesend Of eresenx."
The rendering OF the cantata "A Le-
gend of Bregenz" (by BendalD by the
children's chorus and orchestra, with
Mrs, Kruger and Mrs. win Earhart
as soloists, was a musical treat. The
singing of the children numbering $40
showed the results of careful training
and much practice.
The solo parts were capably handled
by Mrs. Kruger and Mr.. Earhart,
their effective singing adding much to
the attractiveness of the offering.
Prof Aurele Borriss, head of the
music department of Earlham college.
was the other soloist of the evening.
He has splendid barytone voice and
his rendition of the aria die Nacht
ist Schon" was well received.
The arrangement Of the orchestra
and chorus made pretty sight. The
children's chorus, each member clad
in white, was seated against the west
end of the building on tiers of seats.
and at the foot of the tiers was a
platform, surrounded with palms, on
which sat the members of the orches-
ira. ---... .... -
A large audience was anticipated
for the performance this afternoon.
Wonderful Soprano.
Mrs. Luella Chilson- Ohrman, the So
prano soloist for both this afternoon
and this evenings performances, is an
American singer whose achievements
are dependent not alone upon vocal
endowment and musical understand
ing, but also upon her devotion to her
art in the capacity of loyal and seri-
Gus student. Mrs. Ohrman first stud
led. in the Lawrence University Con-
sefvatory of Music in Appleton, Wis
consin-her native town. Later she
studied with Mrs. Genevieve Clark
Wilson, with Herman Devries. of Chi
cago Musical college, and with George
Hamlin, the noted leider singer.
John Miller. tenor soloist for this
evenings performance, is well. and
favorably known in the West, having
been engaged in most notable musical
events in Chicago and Western states
for a period of five years.
Jessie, Lynde Hopkins. contralto.
and Aurele Boris. baritone. complete
the list of soloists for this evening.
The program follows:
Overture-"Egmont," Op. 81 49,.
................. Beethoven
Requiem Verdi
Soioists. Chorus and Orchestra
Marche Slave, OPP. 81 ;. Tschaikowsky
At the Coliseum