The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-01-19
FIRST CHORAL
CONCERT JAN. 81
Splendid Choruses, Solos and Or.
chestra Work will Afford a
Treat for Music Lovers

On Wednesday evening, January
31st, in Commercial Hall, the Ken
newick Choral Society will give it's
first concert to the public. The
society is composed of so singers
and includes the most prominent
soloists of the city. Its singers are
chosen from every walk Of life
and the organization is in every
sense democratic and representative.
Very few cities of this size are
able to organize and maintain a
choral society and Kennewick may
we'll feel proud of it's accomplish
ment in this line. tits no small task
to promote and carry to success
such work from small beginning,
and this concert will represent four
months of hard labor and careful
systematic drilling of different Sec
tions as we'll as the entire chorus.
The program will be composed
of charming and brilliant choruses
selected from famous operas and
cantatas and so varied in character
as to afford the singers an opportu-
nifty to display their ability in all
styles of work. Among the num-
bers by the full chorus will be the
famous Gipsy Chorus from The
Bohemian Girl;'' the Barcarolle,
from Tales of Hoffman, and the
Bridal Chorus, from THE Rose
Maiden," a wonderful and most
beautiful number. Besides these
will be given Sir Arthur Sullivan's
Lost Chord" Veazie's Storm
Fiend," a powerful and dramatic
number; and a charming vocal
waltz, blow, Soft Winds" by
Charles Vincent.
The ladies choruses, two of which
will be rendered during the evening,
are especially beautiful and will be
much enjoyed. One is Morn Rise'
a dainty and characteristic chorus
adopted from the famous Stephanie
Gavotte and arranged for three
part ladies chorus, the other is the
charming and well known Lullaby
from the opera Erminie" arranged
for four-part ladies chorus. This
number will be rendered without
accompaniment, giving the audience
a splendid opportunity to hear the
voices alone in the four-part work.
Mrs. G. E. Hanson, one of Ken
newick's most popular singers, will
render solo from GODDARD g beauti-
full opera Jocelyn," and Miss
Ethel Burlingame, our popular and
successful violin teacher, will render
a violin solo.
The Commercial Club orchestra,
a new and successful organization,
will begin the programme with a
a beautiful romantic overture, The
Castle Gate" by Schlepegrell, and
during the second half Of the pro-
gramme will be heard again in
another orchestra selection.
The chorus will he seated on an
elevated platform in form of semi
circle, the ladies dressed in white
and the men in black, the chorus
thus assem- mbled will present charm
ing stage picture. The sopranos,
altos, tenors and BASES each occupy
a section by themselves and the aud
ience will hear splendid four-part
chorus work from them.
Miss Margaret E. Wetmore, the
accompanist. lends splendid sup
port and assistance to. the chorus,
for besides being an excellent &C.
companist and pianist, she is mu-
slcian of training and experience.
Commercial Hall will be decorated
in honor of this concert, and COM
Portable seats so arranged that the
entire audience will have fine view
of the singers during the program.
All of the seats will be reserved
and the seat sale will open at Tulles'
drug store on Monday, the 29th.
Tickets also may be purchased from