Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-05
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May musical festival OF the Omaha Ora
The program:
PART l.
Duet, The Merry Wives OF windsor.
Miss Munchhoff and Mrs. Ne Welpt SiSo'S
a. Go Not Happy Day. ........,......
.......................... Arthur Somervell
b. My Life Has Crept SO Ions" ...y.. :,
tsongs from Tenny sons Maud
C. 'Melsande in the Woods Alma Goetz
Lheure d'or"'i!...i 'iorto augusta Holmes
When | Walk'.............. Robert Franz
Mai .........................R eynaldo Hahn
Mrs Weiptoni. '' '''' =
a Spirit Flower. .,....... Campbell Upton
= Oh '"U"' Mr.. Fireemante iusi I'm NO"e'
''L'o Here the Gentle Lark" ....;.....,.,
.'''..',''' Miss Munchhoff. O'
Mr. Olaf p. Pederson
Aocompanist: Nine. August M. Borglum.
PART II.
THE Crusaders" .................Ni els Gade
The Omaha Oratorio society
Miss Munchhoff. soprano; Mr.. Freemantel,
tenor; Mr.. Horton, baritone; %.
Mr. J. II. Simms, director.
Mrs. Louise Shadduck zabrsl1ie.
organ.
The May Music Festival Of the Omaha
Orstorio Society, Mr.. j. II. Simms. director,
took place at the Brandeis theater Wednes-
day night before a large and representative
audience. The soloists were Miss Mary
Munchhoff. soprano; Mrs. Mabele Craw-
ford, Welpton, contralto; Mr.. Frederick c.
Freemantel, tenor, and Mr. s. ]. Horton.
baritone.
Madame August NJ Borglum accompan-
led the soloists, while Mrs. ]. NJ. Evans at
the piano and Mrs. Louise Shadduck Ia
briskie at the vocation supported the Ora
torio society in the choral work.
Mr. Olaf E. Peterson was also announced
on the program as an accompanist, but he
was really soloist and a star at that
In his flute obligato to Miss Munchhoffs
solo he displayed once more the fact which
has been apparent to many for years, that
Mr. Peterson as a wooer OF gentle music
from the immortal flute is an artist and n
master
Miss Munchhoff is always presenting
some interesting numbers which are not
familiar and which should be- She de-
serves the thanks of many a composer;
her finds" are always worth finding and
she takes infinite pains to present them
properly. The old jewel of Sir Henry
Bishop, 10. Here the Gentle Lark" was
given good setting in Miss Munchhoffs
voice and style. and with Mr.. Pederson's
lace-like obllgato, the effect was most al
Turing
Miss Munchhoff also sang with Mrs
Welpton the difficult duet from the
Merry Wives OF Windsor (NicolaD which
opened the program. These two ladies not
Only sang the number with such ease as to
make II appear undifficult but they also
contributed greatly to its attractiveness by
their very natural and quite successful
acting of the piece.
Mrs. Welpton also sang q group OF songs
in French English ard Scotch. Her voice
is IL anything, deeper and lower than
when she last appeared in a group of songs,
or in song recital and her pronunciation
was artIstically distinct and distinctly
artistic. Like Miss Munchhoff Mrs. Welp-
ton gave q double encore and received a
wealth of flowers.
Mr.. Freemantel sang a group Of songs
In English. and very good songs indeed.
and was compelled to respond to double
encore, Mr.. Freemantel has a tenor voice
of beautiful quality. and he sings with in
tslligence and lots of good style His pro-
nunciation OF the English Language Is so
clean and so distinct that every syllab
can be distinctly heard. Mr. Freemantel
sings with much purity OF tone and dis
plays good quality of soft work as well
aS ringing forte"
Mr.. Horton sang a group OF English
songs. the most Interesting Of which was
Alma Goetz's 'Melisande in the Woods ,"
Mr.. Horizons voice is of naturally pleasant
quality. and he sings conscientlously and
carefully, with disposition towards an
unsteadiness or auasi-tremolo, however.
which takes from his force and impressive
ness, His best work was done in the can
tata.
The second part of the concert was the
cantata The Crusaders" by Niels Gade, a
synopsis Of which was given in the music
column Of The Bee last Sunday. The or