Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-05
WILLIAMS sASSou
 RECITAL DEC. 12.
Will Be Given in Slater Memorial Hall
 Comment on Two Artists.

IL is 8 pleasure to note the in creased excellence of the musical pro Rramme which the promoters of the Slater hall concerts provide each sue cessive season for Norwich music low CTS.
 The opening number this season, which will be given in Slater Memo rial hall on Friday evening, Dec 12, offers a most unique and altogether charming programme, fnaSm1ch as it features two artists who are both stars of the first magnitude, namely, Evan Williams, Americas greatest concert tenor. and Miss Ada. Sassoli, the worlds greatest harpist.
 Evan Williams is one or the few singers on the concert platform today who give their audiences real pleas ure. The enjoyment which persons take in the singing of the great Welsh tenor is of the sincere, unaffected kind, that kind which is not stinu- lated by the desire to express admira- tion for what Is consider notable be- cause of R1ry scCfal custom or distinc- tion, but because of the feeling that in Ghe singing of this singer is contained the truest expression of human feel fngB which the art of song can C0nNey Musical America, in writing Of re- cent recital given by MT. Williams in New York says:
 "Mr. Williams upheld the no155est a.t- tributes of his art in his recital at I evening of last week, when one of the largest audiences which have yet as senbled in this auditorium this season heard him and applauded him to the echo. Such enthusiasm as was shown, such shouts of BraVoi7 as greeted the singer after virtually every group oc- curs rarely in New York music sea- son. Mir. Williams grfpped his audi gnoe, held it speI1boUnd through a programme which, including the gen.
  than an hour and half
 ''HaGaLlt3l has few interpreters among our concert singers of the day. The how of singing such things as the Wait Her Angels and Sound an Ala~na' both of which the tenor used as the first section of his programme, is almost lost art. The first of these airs v0as sung with organ, and In It MT. Wflh9ns touched those Ofynpian heights of devotional expression for which he has been 1auded for two de- cs.Aes. Following with the stirring SGand an Alarm there was exhibit ed ore of the most thrilling vocal per- fGrmanceS that New Y YoT'k has listened to in many a Gay. MT. Williams high 'A's;' ftIll resonant and true to pitch, closed the air in a manner that fairly drew the audience from it's chairs. Applause rang through the house and recall after recall enSued'
 Miss Ada Sassof. who will share the VILE -bld. w EtiIdffIS, Is undoubtedly the greatest haFpist in the world. She first became known to the American concert public through her association with Mme Metba, and in every city where she appeared with the celebrated prima donna the young harpist created a sensation by her wonderful performance. A leading musical critic thus describes her play ing:
 Mile. SassoIf Is a weaver of spells Her harp is of the picture-and what 8 picture! but its voice is quite disenl- bodied. You find yourself listening to a eobwebby tissue of sound, spun by a daf.k-eyed, black-hafred and scarlet htleted fairy who in some mysterious way coaxed the harp to give up it's se- cret. Listening purely for technique one narvels more than ever, for the stately, slow voiced harp has become in these young hands an instrument to dazzle and delight. With each success sive number the players virtHosity be- came more obvious and the audience more enthusiastic, The 'sValse de Con- cert by HasseEnaans was 8 brilliant demonstration"
 Tickets for the WifHaEls-Sasso con- Cert will go on sale Saturday, Dec 6, at S15 a. n,. at the store of George A Davis Admission $2. All seats re- served.