Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-31
BASS -cLEF CONCERT
 HUSIASTTCALLY RECEIVED. Programme Beautifully Rendered by Norwich Musicians With Assisting Soioists.

The Bass Clef gave it's first of two concerts of the present season Friday evening at the Slater Memel.ial be- fore an audience that left few vacant seats in the hall and that greeted the numbers in the programme, whether given by the club or by the two as- sisting soloists, with insistent applause that could only be satisfied by encore numbers. This was the opening of the fourth season for the Bass-Clef and their work in the programme indicat- ed that there had been no halt in the steady upward progression that they have shown with each year so that the concert Friday evening was pronounced the best that they have given and one that would have done abundan credit to places that have much greater field from which to select their singers.
 Under the leadership of Charles D. Geer, musical director, the thirty eight singers in the club brought to their selections a precision of enunci- atfon which made their words come out as if pronounced by one voice and with fine tonal quality and balance in the ensemble that was delightfully."- achieved.
 In the opening number, Gcunod's Soldiers chorus from Faust, the mar t1aI spirit Of the music was Splendidly given, and in their second number, The Music of the Sea (MosenthaD an antiphonal effect like the pulsing of the sea was given with a delicate ap- preciatlon of the melody that wove through it in a minor strain.
 Of particular beauty in its render ing was Horatio Parker's, The Lamp in the West. which called for a thorough understanding and inter pretation of musical values and the audience recognized the good work by an insistent demand for a repetition Of the selection which was given. The same enthusiastic applause for the spirited rendering of A Plainsman's Song (Bliss) by MT. Kreidler and the chorus caused a repitition of this se- lection and Lochinvar, by the club and MT. kreidler, was given with fine dramatic effect
 In the assisting singers Miss Edna Dunham. soprano, and Louis KreIdIer, baritone. the club made a happy choice and they both shared in the favor of the big audience.
 Alter her first two selections, Rich , Theure Halle from Tannhauser and Parla (ArditD, Miss Dunham was pre- sented bouquet of pink roses Her finely trained voice, under easy con- trol, was heard with delight in the beautiful coloration passages of her selections and she was twice called upon for encores. Her second syrouu of songs included: Prelude (The Cycle of Life), Ronald; Slumber Song GretchaminoW; Love Is Meant to Make Jus Glad. German; Sunset, Russell. The accompaniments for the chorus and the soloists were played with rare understanding and sympathy by Frederick w. Lester. MT. Kreidier was heard in solo in the prologue from Pagliacci and in the Minor Song from Tales of Hoffmann, showing voice of splendid power and expressiveness which he used to the intense delight of his hearers. For an encore he gave The Road to Mandalay, and in the Lochipvar selection with the chorus he had a solo part that won a spon- taneous burst of applause from the audience.
 The active members of the Bass Cleff are:
 First Tenors-Charles R. Carlyle William Goodfellow, Curtis Hull. Nei- son L. Mabrey Charles ": Parsons, Raymond B. Sherman, William R Stevens, William E. Woods. Second Tenors-Ebenezer Allen William A, Buckingham, Oscar W. Car penter, William Colburn, Charles D. Geer, B. J. Graham, James J. Moore, J. c. Overbagh
 First Basses-w Humphrey Amy, Edwin N. Brown. Archibald Giichrist, Robert c. Johnson. George H, Kramer Allen Latham, Archibald MacDougali
 Archibald Mitchell. 4th, Reuben F. Potter, William H. Rush, Joseph .. Worth, IT,
 Second Basses William A Andrews Harold Bolande, Mark $. Bringman, Raymond V. Congdon, Grosvenor Ely, Thomas F. Erdman. Charles C. Gil- dersleeve, J. T. Hunt, Carlton H. Ha- vens, Thomas B. Linton. John E. Vaughn.