Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-21
CHORAL SOCIETY IS
IMPROVING WITH
EACH REHEARSAL
Chorus Singing Last Night a
Tribute to Ability Of Direct
or Andrews; Solo Work Is
Splendid.

William Storndalc Benefits ga
cred caniata. Tho Woman of Sa-
maria." to boz sung uoAt "Wednesday
night for the first time I'm Alhu-
queruuc. hy the Albuquerque Choral
suci,ty, Ia us Initial cunccrt On the
Presbyterian church. b. distinctly
the most attractive work of this kind
that has ever heou attempted hero.
Tho work D. classic, yet tunciul ms
frequent solos give ample opportun-
beg tor the splpntit vCircs which
huKt been secured lur its prcscntn-
tiuu here and its eh,rUscs Wc a
mass oi beautiful hnrmontcs aud
powerful ciimuNcs The orchestra
uon rewritten FOR the organ. 81 ysry
heuuufnl us played by Stanley Scdcr
Practically the entire score was suns
last night nt the church ia one Of
thr final rehcnrrIlH ana suns $50 we'll
thst q ls very safe To predict 70
rare two hours OF pleasure for tho
music lovers ~ Albuquerque next
Wednesday night Mr. Andrews
hns done wonders with his chorus
10 Is nearly one hundred strong ANA
fills the choir loft of the church tu
Overlooking The churuHcs eft this
cButata are by No means easy. in
spite 81 the melody which persists
throughout them all. but they are
sung with q clcarneas and a thought
ful Interpretation which would do
Justice a. ns many singers of long
experience ln concert and choral
work II this much may be done
with practically unframed voices in
"a few weeks. what may we not ex-
pect from this organization with ma
ture experience u ls safe 10 pre-
dict thai with proper support. Albu-
querQue viii have choral society
second to none in the west.
The grand OLD Hnuoluiuh chorus.
one 81 tho numbers for this first
concert, ~ sung with the inspiring
ring q requires The chorus is
fairly ruof-lfting in ~ volume. Ne.
there is total lack Of the biurring
so often encountered in amateur
chorus work Thc cnuncmtion b.
clear cut throughout The making
of this chorus 81 an achievement on
which the director is to boz highly
oomplimeniod
The choral society has been unuH.
TALLY fortunate in us solo voices for
its First concert Miss shurman's
soprano ls perfectly adapted Go Sc
cred music. She "a q power In the
chorus leads and the Woman Of
gamHrin" calls for its almost CON
slant use Mr. Christian aiso has
few rests during the cantalu Be
tween the tive clone the program for
this concert Is an assured artistic
success
A representative of the Evening
Herald wns permitted 10 hear the
rehearsal luFt night The result Is
IN enthusiasm for the Albuquerque
Choral society and especially for IT,
possibilities na musical force IN
Albuquerque. TO the music lovers
~ this city. " YOU desire two hours
81 real music excellently sung, 40
not miss this first concert ~ the
Choral society next "Wednesday
nishs u n worth while The price
~ admission IS half dollar This
same music sung by these same
voices would cost you from q dollar
IN the loft to three dollars on the
floor ln nny no tna great audltOrl
ur's ~ nur oastern musical oenicrs
This cherul society deserves SUP
port. not only FOR what 4 can do in
tho future. but Tor what Il has al
ready accomplished.