Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-07
BOY SOPRANOS DELIGHT
IN VARIED SONG RECITAL
'hder Direction of Distinguished
Norfolk Musician, Concert Is Given
In st. james Parish House.
FINE BARITONE ON PROGRAM
Three SOlOists of Christ Episcopal
Church, of Norfolk, Appear Uneer
Auspices Of 'etcrkin Guild, and
Are Warmly Received.
ny DOUGLAS GonDo>.

Under III" auspices OF the Po,erhin
Guild OF 81 James Episcopal Church.
- j. Miller, y. q. o.. the distinguished
orGanist and choirmastcr of Chris,
church. Norfolk, presented three OF the
s"Ioisis Of his choir last nigh, i'm 9,
song recital q; rare interest in :,
James Parish House. Mi Miller's rem
u'aiIon alone would have attracted .
considerable audience. but, in addition
l" 'hat. the program and soloists an
h""hccd were of character so Ii,,l.
"h"wh |" Richmond that the Duildiu,.
'"Hi" scarcely hold tn" crowd
"'' though. as has been said Mr.
STANDS hirh in this section OF
u country, pariicularIy. and tbou,r
on" Of his solois,s. - g. r.,r ,,.,'a
d" exceptionally good baritone ,yj,b ,
i'"' voice ana GOOD Sty!c The S,,r.
:. 'hc concert We're two little boyx
IN ''HHnIhnN and Paul Swopc
,h'h"'s OF his choir. Again ana again
IN s'npl" songs. elaborate
I"S or stately passages from ora
70 iH'a' TWO demonstrated both the
ny 81 voice that belongs only TO
I'e h"| sopranos and the sound ,nusic, /
RAINING ,Eat can be impaired onI,, nv
" sound musician and one with mo
gift Of teaching
mere many 81 grown woman has
,&.t,fed. or raced. or waited 10, =,
''''e"!t interval 10 be touched on key
PIPE i"r her, these youngsters con-
.''th'4E sang, absolutely certain OF their
IIn" their notation and of IN. oxrrc.
sioa sought 10 he convevnJ hy
muse ana voice. And where man.
q" experienced Singer has rc,c;,oL
,,'"Si apparently. ana sometimes H., y;,i,
''' h'ilcult notes somewhat beyn,I
~ norma! range. these two so,-el; n
~" h"lrh's with the same cain, co.,.
,I..n'' ano--"hat il Infinitely more
~ t'e same quality.
Young Master Swon..s .,;
round; so round anu mellow tina, "bi,,"
, m.., Describes it. in -p,,c or his o,,,
ny 'i''',S. u is certain that n. rn.,,;
- WIN ease. tn" largest hall In pich
"'o'.'' ne vas At his best in ,hn 70
',n,t'c ana duet from "lFezekiah," in
.i''" MS rich tones pealcd out ana
aug even above the hnayv L,ri,o-,
M'. Carr. Yet his singing. mns o., -.
I"N"!N IN COMBS Across no no..
hnd IN ". Arno's dear ola III.
WITH the Delicate Al, '''
81 quite different ca!ibcr a.,. o,,,,
- FonnS Ellsworth Grumiaux.s yoico
IL nc We're "a woman. 80 woul,, h.. Ill
q GoIoratura .oD~Jro. and, after All.
s."0 - "hat he IS. 70: trills. runs
az. ~, oNI'f"hs fall easily within the
.'"pe OF ms HuChiiZatiOn. In a, NJ,
~ PaNid. Thou brilliant i:i.o. l,. ac-
'"inpIlShed number or -.u,l~,.,bI
hitN OF singing Not 'uly. did he 'fo;loy.
~. in'ricacics Of the music :,iib no.,
hbie facility. hu.. whom IA. acec,n,,a,,i
Wcn' stopped and n. sang ionr e,
Honzns without sUrTc:r OF any kim b..
'uTarinhiv wound ~ in til. very cen
'.T OF pitch. While his voice is no, or
"a" rorndncss Of icui Swopz 8. II "a
peculiarly birdiikc. hackncy-d as the
phrase is. Gricc's famous Sunshine
Song Wares sunlight Waltz" and
Don Aqwa's "Chausou provcucale." ali
three OF which ne sang charmingiy, de-
note tn" variety of song within his
grasp
Nj Cars w":k deserves far more
space than can bc accorded it. Mr. Mil
Icr's own performance sounded in tho
singing OF his pupils. ~ IN" audience
however. much - it enjoyed tho rost
nothing really matt"red "xccpt the
singing of the two hoi.s, i, was quite
iudim.rcut which on", and cv"rv num-
Dor brought rounds OF ringing aN-
plausc. which. IN several cases. would
not he denied
In this respect, at least, there is
nothing OF "jealousy' moving from
Richmond toward Norro'il i, is simple
ana openly Acknowledged cnvT