Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-23
Watertown Choral
Society's End Concert

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town Choral Society, last Friday even
ing in the large auditorium of the
First Methodist church, was a pro-
nounced success both in point of at
tendance and in the quality of the
music rendered.
The first part consisted Of a sacred
cantata, GAS the Hart Pants" one Of
Mendelssohn's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ssohn, who, possibly is not the worlds
greatest music writer in respect to,
vivacity and color, but whose depth
of thought and high ideals are reflect
ed in this production. Miss Deborah
Slocum was both efficient and pro-
hcient as the piano accompanist, and
great credit is due her for the success
of the entire evening.
The solo parts were sung by Mrs.
Lawrence Gilruth and Miss Miriam
Fryberger, the latter being among the
younger and newer" vocalists of the
city.
Mrs. Gilruth's mezzo soprano, which
partakes of the quality OF pure sod
prano, is especially ADAPTED TO thet
rendition of the arias, Fer My Soul
Thirsteth for God" and "My Tears
Have Been My Meat She evinced (
an adequate conception of the thene,I
and was compelled to bow her ack-
nowledgments OF the a~omplimentsj
paid her in the enthusiastic applause !
with which the solos were received
Miss Fryberger, whose voice is also
mezzo soprano but which tends some
what to the dramatic in coloring and
effect, was particularly pleasing and
effective in "The Lord Hath Com
handed" with chorus of male voices.
She, too, affably acknowledged the
compliment manifested in the liberal
applause which followed. She is. OBJ
viou@ly destined, with continued good
health and ample opportunity for
voice culture, to become a vocalist Of
superior attainments.
The second part opened with a duet
from that world-famous opera, IL
Trovatore, "Home to Our Mountains VI
1t was sung by Mrs. L. T. Morris andi
Professor Dwight Edrus Cook, whose
voices beautifully blended in one ct
the recognized masterpieces of the
musical world.
The spontaneous and insistent ap-l
plause would not be stilled until Mrs
Morris and Prof. Cook consented
with some degree of hesitation but
with smiling assent, nevertheless, to
repeat the number.
Mrs. Morris voice shows the result
OF persistent application and superiorl
training. 1t is a rich, soulful Gnezzo |
soprano, responsive to the underlyinyf
sentiment of each special phrase.
Professor Cook. in addition to the
possession of a pure tenor under per-
feet control, is gifted with innate tact
and skill as a director, rs was evi-
denced by the tone quality, the har-
mony. the phrasing and the expires
sion throughout the various cnoruses,
which included such selections as
Hail. Bright Abode" and Pilgrims
Chorus from the opera, Tannhaases,
by Wagner, Haydn's serenade, maid
en- Fair, Deign to Tell" THE Soldiers
Chorus" from Faust, and others, sew
eral of which were encered.
During the intermission Rev. o. u
Edwards explained that the society.
now composed Of more than one hun
dred of the musicians OF the city,
would like the memberships increased
to at least n hundred and fifty. The
active membership fee is So a year,
the sustaining membership fee SIC.
Fifty more active members are de-
sired, said he, a fee Of $500 having
been fixed for the balance OF the sea-
son. He predicted q bright future
for the WATERFOWL Choral Society.
It is expected that the .Messiaha
will be given some time in F~ebruary
and that a concert will follow in the
spring as the closing Of the second
season for the association.
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