News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-07

all of these being local musicians,
with the exception of Mr.. Atwood,
tenor, who comes to us from st.
Johnsbury, and will continue to as
sist in the programs throughout the
week. 1t is impossible to do justice
to this selection in a description.
1t must he heard to be appreciated
and we are glad to note it is to be re-
peated in Wednesdays evenings
concert. Personally, we wish it
might form part of every concert.
The list of names should be enough
to guarantee its musical worth.
Mrs. Frederick C. Southgate, of
Woodstock, needs no introduction to
Morrisville audiences, having played
Lat our Midsummer concert three
years ago. She was welcomed again
last night with enthusiasm, and gave
for her share of the program a
! double number, Chopin's Etude in C
Sharp Minor, and the Etude in F
Sharp Major, by Arensky. Mrs.
Southgate is pianist in the deepest
sense of the word, combining the
three t's," touch, technique and
tone, in a remarkably high degree,
and adding for good measure a ia
Gle and true expression of her
theme. She will remain throughout
the Festival and will participate in
the concerts to follow.
The concluding number of the
program, the Bridal Chorus" from
Governs Cantata The Rose Maid
en-" was given by the entire chorus
of ninety voices, accompanied by two
pianos and the orchestra, the second
piano being PLAYED by Mrs. A. N.
Camp, who also accompanied for the
other choral numbers in her unfail-
ingly competent and satisfactory
manner. The Bridal Chorus" with
its broad harmonies and stirring
rhythm was excellently handled by
the chorus, and formed a fitting
climax to the evenings pleasure.
This number will be given again in
one of the later concerts, and is we'll
worth repetition.
In conclusion we can only say
what we said in the beginning-the
other concerts will have to be of ex-
tremely high quality to surpass the
initial example, but we have no
doubt but that the management
has arranged still greater pleasures
to come. With Elizabeth De Cant,
young soprano who took Burlington
by storm last year, Mr.. Harry Dane
of Burlington, the baritone who has
delighted us on previous occasions,
little Miss Marion Jordan, the child
futist, also we'll and favorably known
here, as well as our own soloist, Mrs.
J. F. Jackson, whose work is always
source of great pleasure, yet to be
heard from, and the promise of fur
Their favors from those artists whom
we heard last night, we surely have
something to look forward to.
, A word as to the chorus. Ninety
voices comprise just 40 many separ-
ate integral parts to be woven into
an harmonious whole. That Mrs.
Powers has accomplished this is ire
futable. Moreover, it has been ac-
complished in brief five months, a
task that would ordinarily be consid-
cred the labor of a year. That
much hard work on the part of di-
rector, chorus, accompanist, and all
concerned has been necessary is a
self-evident fact, and we trust the
public will show its encouragement
and appreciation of the unselfsh and
Conscientious efforts that have been
made to bring more good music
we always have good music, but we
want more of ito this community,
by liberal patronage of the con-
certs to come.