The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-29

the musical features at ne united
Thanksgiving service at the First
Methodist church was an anthem by
Harris, The Earth Is the Lords, suns |
by the choir; and q solo by Mrs.
Vowles, The Psalm OF Thanksgiving.
by Allison, both Of them splendid rem
ditions.
Word comes from Topeka, Kan, that
Charles w. Clark, the renowned Amer
lean baritone, a n to an audience Of
5000 people in that city, and turned
1000 away. Mr.. Clark Is to sing with
the Evansville festival this year, and
he has also been engaged for the Spar
tansburg festival. Mr.. Clark Is to ap-
pear in Fargo, Dec. 8, under auspices
or ako conservatory.
The possessor OF g. great style, a i
great voice, and a great popularity |
holds in the hollow OF her hand q
unique power of bringing the best mu-
sic into the life of the enormous pub
lie which she commands, says The
Musical Times, London. In this re-
spect the records Of many great singers
have been truly lamentable. Many
have been content with a repertoire of
banalities which can be counted on
the fingers of one hand. Most have
thought first Of their own success, and
only s~poradically of the worth of the
music they sing. How many Of the 500
songs Of Schubert have they explored
or popularized? How many Of them
have brought the beauties OF Schu-
mann's Frauenliebe home, as their
voices best could? How many vocal
Joachims have devoted their lives to
making men and women love Bach and
Beethoven, instead Of earning a cheap
applause with the fireworks of Wicni-
aWski and Vieuxtemps? Such a pow
er, for good is ready to her hand; for
such unselfish work the reward, says
history, is great.
The Wahpeton Oratorio society will
present The Holy City. by Gaul. under
the direction of E. Bruce Knowlton OF
the State Science school, Thursday,
Dec. 4. An orchestra of ten players
under the direction of Mrs. Hobart of
the conservatory, and two pianos will
furnish the accomplishments.
With the passing of Thanksgiving
the different choirs Of the city will
now begin rehearsing programmes for
the Christmas festival, Thursday,
Dec. rs. 1t is understood that there
are to be some elaborate offerings this
year..
A subscriber asked The Evening
Sun IN. W What does the poet Pope
say about people going to church to
hear the music and not the sermon? I
have been unable to n the exact
quotation. What are Millions linked
SWeetnesses long drawn out" lines
about music? and the paper replied:
The ines referred to as POpe's are
doubtless the following from his Es-
says on Criticisms:
AS some to the church repair,
Not for the doctrine, but the music
there.
Milton in L'Anegro says:
Lap me in soft Lydian airs,
Married to immortal verse,
Such as the meeting soul may pierce,
In notes with many a winding bout
or linkd sweetness long drawn out.
The Benedictine Sisters at Mandan
have opened a music school for lessons
in harmony on the organ, piano and
stringed instruments.
Russian church airs by the choir of
st. Nicholas cathedral in New York,
led by V #. Gorokhoff of Moscow,
are to be heard in concert at Acclaim
hall on Saturday evening, Nov. 20.
twenty seven men and boys are re-
enforced this year by new s~oloists
from Moscow. The programme will
be that recently given before the Prot
estant Episcopal General Convention
In Synod hall. The music includes the
customary chant of the Lords PRAYER,
Gretchaninoff's setting Of the Greed,
Bortnyansky's TIE Deum, the Kursk
Monastery chant of Mathis and Lu-
ovsky's Lord Have Mercy. as used at
the Feast Of the Elevation Of the
Cross.
But for a Boston holiday Paderew-
ski is soon going west to travel Until
spring. His Carnegie hall matinee
today Is his third and last in New
York.
When Edwin Grasse, the violinist,
plays piano in his own cello con-
certo, and adds a string quartette and
violin solos, Rowboat and Wave Play,
at Aeolian hall on Friday, he will give
evidence Of versatility beyond most
men heard this year. And Grasse is
blind. Assisting him are L. Smith,
Kovarik, Durieux n Falkenstein.
A new choir has been organized. in
connection with ST. Stephens Episco-
pal church, Casselton.
No fewer than five Christmas pro-
auctions of Handles Messiah are GO
ing to break all records for New York
or any other town. Following the Co
lumbia Festival chorus on Dec. II the
Peoples Choral union celebrates it's
tw~enty-first year with the same work
on Dec. 81 at Carnegie hall. The Or
atorio society gives it's pair of. per-
formances there Dec. 26 and q, and
the massed choruses from Ocean !
Grove, N. j., will be heard Dec. % at
the Hippodrome. I
Music for Young People.