The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-23
Concert Which Was Given by High
School Orchestra Delights Audi
ence Which Heard Excel
lent Program.
CREDIT DUE MIR. HAYDEN
Music Supervisor Who Has Installed
Orchestra Work In School,
Has Made Wonderful
Success.
IBy Delbert Chute.l

/ Inc loyal citizen OF keOkuk VINO
heard the concert of the high school
lorchestra Friday evening, may well
look with pride on this splendid group
.Iof young people. II he reflect on the
matter, he will come to the conclus-
ion that he has been overlooking
lsomethtng vital to the community.
After further consideration, If he is
wise. he will decide to give this or
Iganization his whole-hearted support.
The orchestra certainly merits this
as was well shown in the work Friday
evening
A fair sized audience attended the
concert, but every seat in the auditor
lium should have been occupied. The
Monday Music club, the churches, as
well as other organizations OF the
city, would do well to turn their at
tention to what is being done in the
high school music work, and give the
orchestra their generous support The
public of Keokuk cannot afford to
ignore the splendid possibilities Of
/ the school orchestra.
| The orchestra Is the result Of sew
eral years steady growth. 1t has
been necessary to arouse interest In
orchestral instruments among school
pupils, 1t has needed money to buy
| instruments and music. 1t has de-
manded much patience in rehearsing,
and much study of what is being done
| in other cities along orchestral lines.
] These things have been made possible
! through the efforts of Professor P. c.
/! Hayden. To him is due the credit for
the splendid showing made by the
orchestra Friday night.
! For several years he has laid the
foundation stones for greater plans in
the future. Several months ago he
launched movement to carry orches-
trail work into every grade school In
! the city. Nearly two hundred children
| in the schools are at present interest
ed in some orchestral instrument. IN
this movement are the germs Of a
good city orchestra in the future. The
people Of Keolluk should support Mr..
Hayden in this project.
Those who heard the concert by the
orchestra six weeks ago, noticed
| marked improvement in the work last
Friday evening. The tone quality was
more pleasing, the attacks made with
greater precision, and attempts at
contrast were more apparent. The
balance of the orchestra was MAIN
tanned to a greater degree. OF the Sc
Elections played 1.-THE Wayside Chap
ell" by G. D. Wilson, and the Light
Brigade" overture by Gruenwald, per-
| haps merited the greatest applause.
Miss Marie Moseley played the Der
ceus" (from Joclyn) by GODDARD. This
young violinist instills into her play
| ing a warm sympathetic tone which is
very pleasing to her hearers. Miss
Moseley and Mr.. John HUDSON played
duet, Angels Serenade,' by Braga,
and were obliged to respond to an
encore These young players. should
be congratulated on the quality OF
their work. Mr.. G. e. Garrison plaTs
ed a trombone solo, "Alice Where Art
Thou" by Ascher. He showed to good
advantage in his soft work.
The personnel Of the orchestra IS
as follows:
Piano, Coral Meador; first violins,
Marie Moseley, John HUDSON, Herschel
Wahrer, Wayne Hancock. Arthur Hell
wig: second violins. Colin Davidson.
Arthur Wilsey, Henry Kruger, Leroy
Schultz, Joseph zimmerman: viola,
John Carpenter, Louise Garrison;
! flute, Margaret Aldrich; clarinet.
Gregory Meador. Thomas Grey, Bern
! ard Davidson; cornet, Jewett Fulton,
Morrell Geiger, Daniel Bishop; cello.
lDr John w. Marsh: horn, Smith
Hamill. trombone, C. A. Garrison;
tuba Marshall Fulton; double bass,
Nv. TT. Honce; drums and bells, Madi-
son Sterne.