Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-15
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS
HEARTY TRIBUTE
TO PROF. MARTIN
Carlisle Choral Society Honors
Leader of the Past Ten
Years

Carlisle, Pa, May 15.-with the
motif of praise and tribute to Frederic
{. Martin, of Harrisburg. prevailing
throughout, the Carlisle Oratorio So
ciety on Saturday celebrated it's tenth
anniversary in the most remarka BILE
way in musical annals in this vicinity.
The occasion was. the annual Nav
musical festival of the organization
and included a concert by the PhIla-
delphia Orchestra under the direction
OF MT. Martin for a special work. a
presentation by the society and lead
ing Soloists of Gade's Crusaders" the
Whole closing with the production by
lne oratorlo society and Philadelphia
Olchestra of Mr.. Martins First Mass
in d.
AT the afternoon concert Mr.. Martin
Newell Albright, of Harrisburg. at the
planoforte. In the evening he was
accorded the most remarkable recep-
uon ever given q musician here when
an audience of over 1000 persons
drawn from all parts of the valley ap-
plauded his appearance on the orches-
ira platform and delayed the perform
ance for five minutes while he replied
to an ovation. THE Crusaders" and
the mass were given by a chorus of
I6e voices, personally trained by Mr.
Martin, assisted by the Philadelphia
Orchestra of Go pieces. May Ebrey
Hotz, susanna Dercum, Earl Waldo
Marshall and Henry Hotz were the
soloists. The orchestral concert IN the
afternoon, which included a Brahm
symphony and several incidental num-
bers under the direction of Leopold
Stokowski, also pleased.
The mass in d is generally along the
structural lines of the impressive Bee
thoven and Liszt work, written for the
dedication of the Gran Basilica. and is
probably the most pretentious COM
position ever written by a Pennsyl-
Vanian.
Sings Great Compositions
The work of the Carlisle Oratorio
Society. which celebrated its tenth an
niversary. has all been under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Martin and is exceptional
He has also been a leader in musical
circles here for twice that period and
to him is ascribed the interest in the
greatest of musical compositions ex-
hibited here. At the close of the first
part of the mass Mr.. Martin was pre-
sented with a great sheaf of roses by
admirers that almost hid him from
view during the remainder of the
evening.
During the time that he has directed
the local organization the following
works have been produced. all with
remarkable success: 1907, Haydns s
"Creation;" 1908. Mendelssohns Eli
jah;' 1909, Handel's Messiah" 1910,
Gade's "Erl- Kings Daughters" 1911,
Nerdi's Requiem Mass; 1912, BerlIoz
"Damnation of Faust" 1918, Mendels-
sohn's st. Paul" 1914. Gounods Re
demption;" 1915. Beethoven's Mount
of Olives" and Grieg's "Olaf Trygvis-
SON." 1916, Martins First Mass in d
and Gade's Crusaders"
The accompanying orchestras in the
past have been the Boston Festival
and Russian Symphony orchestras.
The present head of the local society
is DR.. W. A. Hutchinson, headmaster
of Conway Hall. John NJ. Rhey, a
local attorney, for many years served
as the organizations head. Allan d.
Thompson and Professor Clarence G..
Shenton are treasurer and secretary,
respectively. with Mrs. Raphael Hays
and T. Ralph Jacobs, vice-presidents.
This years accompanist was Newell
Albright, Harrisburg.