Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-29
OPENS SIXTH SEASON
 WITH ADMIRABLE CONCERT.
Bass-Cief Has Assistance of Arthur Middleton of Metropolitan Opera House.

The Bass-Clef concert at Slater hall on Friday evening was great success. There was almost a full house. as five successful seasons of work by the club under Charles D. Geer's Skilful direc- tion have given it name and place of its own in the musical life of the city. The assisting artists brought here for the concerts have ali been of high rank as well, so that the announcement of another concert by the Bass-Clef arouses public interest and this first concert of this winter was no excep- tion. Although the personnel of the active members has changed somewhat from the first year, it is still the same Bass -Clef. The work has gone stead lily on and each year shows a gain in the ambition of the organization and the same artistic finish given to each selection rendered.
 Besides the excellent work by the club itself, they were fortunate in se- curing the assistance of Arthur Middle ton, baSSo, from the Metropolitan opera house, New York, who immediately found favor with his audience and was given an enthusiastic welcome.
 MT. Middleton responded generously to the wishes of his delighted audience and added a large number of extra songs to his part of the programme.
 The opening number was The Trum- peter, given in good volume by the club. Frederick w. Lester was the ac- companist for the evening. MT. Mid dIeton followed with Thomas Aid du Tambour Majeur from "Caid," and for encore number the majestic selection, Natures Alteration, by Beethoven.
 Two other selections by the club were enjoyed, Parkers Lamp in the West and Hatch's The Way of the World. A Plainsman's Song by Bliss was given with life and spirit by MT. Middleton and the club and had to be repeated. Another number that de- manded repetition was Folly and I GA BacchanaD by Burnham, in which the club had four hand piano accompani- ment, Miss Annie L. Taft assisting at the second piano.
 A group of songs by MT. Middleton included the beautiful Der Wanderer by Schubert, and his Der Leierman Bells Kipling Ballard Follow Me 'Ome was also enthusiastically received and Kernochan's Smuggler's Song and Homer's How's My Boy? given artistic interpretations. In response to urgent requests for more, three other encoreS were added. The first was a new negro secinouette, Da's Gwine to Be Landslide
 Another finely rendered song was the Largo al Factotum from Rossini's Bar Der of Seville, which was followed by Mililottis Povero Mariner. Another number by the club was Pache's Silent Recollection and the closing one was
 
 Pittsburgh, sung impressively by the club with MT. Middleton.
 The active members are:
 First Tenors-G. Curtis Hull, Charles H. Lamb, B. J. Lynch, G. T. Mullen, Charles w. Parsons, Thomas P. Sears, Raymond Sherman.
 Second Tenors-Ebenezer Allen, Will liam A. Buckingham. Oscar W. Carpen- ter, H. B. Chandler, James J. Moore, Leonard c. Prentice, Roderick F. Sul- liyan.
 First Basses-W. Humphrey Amy, Traver Briscoe, Henry H. Frisbie, George A. Goss, Jr., Philip A. Johnson, Robert c. Johnson, Archibald MacDou- gall, Archibald Mitchell, 4th, J. c. Overbagh, Reuben P. Potter, William H. Rush.
 Second Basses-Raymond V. Cong don, J. Dana Colt, Grosvenor Ely, Thomas F. Erdman, Charles D.. Geer, Charles c. Gildersleeve, William F. Habekotte, George H. Kramer, William A. Lund John E. Vaughn, Joseph c. Worth, Jr