The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
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will DO danced Mt both performances,
and tho modern dance so!res win be
given at afternoon and evening per.
formanoes.
The Mendelssohn club will give the
nrst concert OF It's twelfth season IN
the armory, Saturday evening, Jan. 2,
presenting Tho Messiah" with tho
assistance OF n quartet consisting OF
Evan Williams, tenor: Herbert With
erspoon, basso: Olive Kline, soprano,
and Mildred Potter, contralto. The
Mendelssohn club grew out of the ac-
tiyities or q dozen young men who
formed themselves into the Vesper
Glee club IN the fall OF 1903, under the
direction OF DR.. Cuvier r. Marshall
Within four years the membership
had increased TO such an extent that
the name was changed 10 the Men
delssohn Club OF Detroit. At the end
OF the fifth season, the first public
concert was given. In July, 1909, the
club was incorporated, and plans were
drawn for the clubhouse which the
members now enjoy. In May, 1912
the club gave Mendelssohn's Hymn
OF Praise" with a chorus of 175 voice,
and an orchestra of %. Last winter
THE Messiah was given, with Nine.
Gadski as the principal soloist. and
in May, Rossini's "Stabat Mater was
sung. The club plans TO establish
the custom OF singing THE Messiah"
each year during the Christmas sea-
son.
A musical event unique in Detroits
history will be the sacred concert OF
Christmas carols, ancient and mod
ern, and sung IN English. French, Ger
man and Latin. by the State Normal
School choir, OF Ypsilanti. Sunday
evening. In st Pauls cathedral. Fred
erick Alexander, formerly organist in
the Woodward-aye. Baptist church, and
now director of music in the Normal
school, is director of the choir The
concert will be free to the public, the
expense of bringing the choir to De-
trolt having been met by members OF
the Society OF Arts and Crafts and
their friends. To the members OF the
society and subscribers, tickets will
be issued admitting the holder to the
cathedral before o'clock, il applied
for in the societys rooms. No. 81
Witherell-st The choir has given
programs of the carols at the holiday
season the last two years In Ypsilanti,
creating a widespread interest in their
work. The assisting soloists will be
Mrs. Annis ID. Gray. contralto; Will
liam A. Kerr, baritone; DR.. Carl Oak
man, violinist, and Charles Frederic
Morse. organist.
Weston Gales, director OF the De-
troit symphony orchestra. has the fol-
lowing 10 say about the State Normal
choir, of Ypsilanti, to give a program
of Christmas carols, Sunday evening,
in ST. Paul's cathedral: For fear
that there may be music lovers in De-
troit who would otherwise miss an un-
usually unique. uplifting musical ex-
perience, | take the liberty to urge
all lovers of the aesthetic In art and
music, to attend the concert OF Christ
mas carols to be sung in French, Ger
man and Latin, by the State Normal
choir, OF Ypsilanti. under the direction
Of Frederick Alexander, In St. PauPs
cathedral, Sunday evening. / feel
strongly that all persons who are eth
er musical, artistic, or religious, re-
CARELESS OF sect or nationality, should
avail themselves Of this opportunity
TO listen to a performance which Is
characterized by the same simplicity.
sincerity, enthusiasm, intelligence, and
deep religious feeling as the passion
play Of Ober-Ammergau and the Bach
festival of Bethlehem. The public Of
Detroit owes the Society Of Arts ana
Crafts, who have made this concert
possible, debt of gratitude, and can
show It In no better may than by
crowding the cathedral to the doors
No charge is made for admission, the
expenses OF the concert being met by
subscription"
A charming song. "Yestereve," the
words and music by Mrs. Luella Lock
wood Moore, OF this city, is one OF
the most popular songs In the roper
toire of Joseph Sheehan, the we'll
known tenor, who has been using 1t
I'm his concert and vaudeville appear
ances this season. The song Is being
sung also by Marshall Pease. in the
Saturday afternoon thes dansant, in
the Hotel Pontchartrain.
The Macdonald School OF Music
gave a musicale, Wednesday evening.
Dec. 2, In the school studios, pre-
senting on the program Miss Emery,
Eva Sem and Mrs. Midworth of the
vocal department, Mrs. Pasternacki
and Edna Kersten from the violin
department; Mrs. Wentz. Lenora
Conway, Edith Read, Ruth Fletcher,
Amanda stuendel, Ella Clixby, Kinga