The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-30
Creation At Reeder

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The Creation having been sung
last Sunday afternoon.
The piece was rendered almost
entire, the only omissions being
the Adam and Eve duet and
recitatives Of the third book.
The chorus again showed their
splendid esprit. as well as the
equally splendid training they
bad received from their leader.
The difficult choruses. nearly all
of which demand the best efforts
of trained choruses of larger
places. We're sung in manner
that left nothing to be wished |
for, further than the greater
volume such as chorus of twice |
or thrice their number could |
produce. The accompaniment
was ably augmented by four
vloIins, Mr.. and Mrs. ChaS. Rob |
inson. formerly of Lennon. and
always interested in musical art,
aud ID. K. Lohdell. of Lennon.
assisting from outside. }. +.
Pau. Gross, who was prepared to-
play the cello. had been pulled
off. y to sing the baritone solos as
substitute for Mr.. Carl HORT.
who was unable to be present on
account of illness. Needless to
say that he spent couple OF un-
easy and busy days learning his
part and he has the qualification
on leaving, after the concert was
all over-Of his own volition. that
the Reeder folk. jealous for the
reputation of their muslcalevents,
were well satisfied with his share
of the concert. But it was a
| very narrow escape.
The solo tenor of the occasion
was Frank +. Ellickson. of
: Regent. His singing was a
! source of genuine delight to his
4 hearers many of whom were, OF
course. personal friends of early
/ Adams county days. He eXcelIed
] especially in the rendition of the
, numerous recltatlVes, always dit.
: ficult, as the voice is nearly al.
t ways left to itself, and through.
out his part of the work showed
a rare combined power OF con.
scientious study coupled with
S rich voice and sympathetic
: warmth of Interpretation. W.
: have heard oratorlo singers, pro
G fessionals, draw their fifty dol
a lars and expenses for singing tha
d would not bear comparison witt
Mr.. ElllckSon'S first oratOrlO et
!. fort 1t Is to be hoped that MI
: tlllcksOn will be heard again II
u connection with the lofty effort
put forth by Reeder III pursuit 0
e song
F, TO be sure, the center Ot at
traction was that sweet songstel
e Miss Clara Williams, solo soprano
| of Minneapolis, who had denle
: herself much and gone out Of he
% way, to assist, Mr. HORT al
IS his chorus. As the cool. t1ut
S. like sweetness of her voice ros
3 through the hall in The MarVe
", " Gus Work. all ears were ded
of Gated to every vibration from ne
a throat, and it was some second
e after she had closed her llr
u song. that the audience dared
g break the devoted stiffness wit
in the applause which their enthus
g, asm dictated. At home ~ ever
q. bar Of that matchless song poem
ne Mss Williams not only renderf
;. her lines with the lnDorn lnstn
Of the true artlste, but INSPIRE
he the chorus with bel presence Al
:. example o efforts truly a trlbu
u to her own sweet self and art.
g The work abounds, more ths
on others of its kind, in duets al
ma trlos, and for amateur sololsts
ng be permitted the gracious PR
= = lege of standing alongsld- Of MI
10. Williams was a Sonrce ot de-
and abiding grattlcatlon to