The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-05-04
CONCERT BY PHILHARMONIC
SOCIETY 4 HUGE SUCCESS

bn thursday night, Aprll ~, ~ was
the good fortune Of large number Of
appreciative persons 70 hear the best
concert ever presented on Tucum-
carl stage. The program was made up
Of such music as we want our children
TO grow by, our women TO hum as they
20 about their work, our men TO whis-
tie as they fulfill their daily duties In
street or shop or Office the perpetual
kind. Rarely does n town Of this size
get the chance to hear its interpreta-
ton 10y such artists as Mr.. Witte and
his able assistants. Rarely in any
town are its various talents, its sep
arate musical entities welded so har-
moniously into so powerful "a unit for
the good Of that town. Rarest Of all
is this opportunity which has come To
US In the altruistic wonder worker,
the far-secing and discerning man
aRer who leaves out no detail neces-
sary 10 the perfection Of his task, the
clever and capable music master and
director. the ruling spirit Of move
ment for which our grand children
and ] hope even we in our day and
generation--shall surely rise up and
call him blessed, Mr.. Hoering.
Looking over the sea Of faces in the
audience one exclaimed instinctively,
These are the patrons of art, the
Lorenzo de Medicis of Music. These
are they who are able to recognize ut
once what is best in music and what
is best for Tucumcari."
The above is the opinion, so we'll ex-
pressed. Of citizen whose words
should carry great weight, for the
writer has watched the growth of Tu-
cumcari from its infancy, and is one
Of our most public spirited people.
Mr.. Herman llfeld, prominent cit
izen Of Las Vegas. who has Travelled
extensively in Europe and the United
States, was present at the concert. and
was overheard to remark. II never
dreamed IL possible for town Of the
size and age Of Tucumcari to carry
out such big musical undertaking
to such IA remarkably successful ter
mination. II seems impossible to be.
lieve it,"
Another competent Judge remarked
that he had never heard the equal If
the Tucumcari Philharmonic Concert
even in towns of ten thousand inhab-
itants. So, it would seem that If ru-
cumcari is proud of her Chora, So
ciety, she has just reason to be so.
We at least know enough TO recognize
a good thing when we see It, and par
ticularly so when we have II in our
midst. '--.---.
Parvin Wtte has been accurately
described a. "the great American ten
or" and his magnificent WORK at the
Philharmonic Concert fully justified
the estimate He was, of course, re-
called many times. and graciouSly re-
iponded.
II j. not generally known Though
some of our local musicians guessed
iD that Rev. Mr.. HoerinC was a con
cert violinist tor about twenty year
before he entered the ministry of the
Episcopal church. lie has appeared,
with distinguished success, AT some
of the most important concerts N
Europe and the United States, and
has even been compared With the great
Emile Sauret. His most recent trl-
umph was when he directed the Chi
cago Symphony Orchestra (then ac-
knowledged TO he one of the finest in
the world in conjunction with Choir
US of over two hundred professional
artists. 1t would seem that if Tu-
cumcari had not recognized his amI-
nent ability, which he has consecrated
to the service of his church. even the
very stones would have cried out.
The other local talent, which ,on-
sisted Of Mrs. ID. J. Finegan, Mis-,
Juanita Shaft, Miss Georgiana Caro-
ner, Miss Edith Edwards, and Robt
Burnet, rose TO the occasion. and did
splendid work. Miss Nelms proved
capable concertmeiSter, and the Wittc
Male Quartet, consisting Of Messrs,
Billings. Andrews and Coggeshar.
with Mr., Witte in the lead. fully jus.
titled their reputation aS artists of
the first rank. XXX
The dance and ice cream supper
given by the Catholic young ladies AT