Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-19
II, nENnIErrA NJ. RnEs.


Hy UENRIETTN ". REES.
S--, OR the sake Of the unaccom-
II panied work OF the Men
dol4sohn choir many Of us are
- glad that the concert Tuesday
IEfets evening. March 2l, is going to
-l49sJ bo held al the BOYD instead Of
In the Auditorium with the orchestra
and the accompa MED work OF the larger
numbers the Auditorium was all right,
but iu the unuccompanicd w~rk the choir
has always been at a disadvantage in the
concerts at the Auditorium I'm not haslng
one OF those sounding shells, or whatever
Il il they happen To be called, and many
Of the charming effects Of the daintier
compositions have been lost in the large
ness OF the hall The Boyd is q mach
smaller building and has always been
noted for It's excellent acoustic properties.
More than one viii be surprised TO hear
what n difference st makes. The test of
n great choir is I'm its unaccompanied
work There Is no orchestra to cover up
any defect or add llghtness or sustained
harmony to the singing. Every effect Of
color description or mood must he
brought out through the voices and com
bination Of voices alone. All Of this work
devolves upon the conductor, and requires
a maximum OF knowledge and efficiency
to gain desired results.
In spite OF not being heard TO the great
est advantage in this respect, It must be
"A great satisfaction 70 Mr.. Kelly and 70
his faithful choir 10 know that they have
always been especially commended for
their unaccompanied singing at all OF
their concerts. The program for Tuesday
| ~, ,N..ty,
numbers that are more generally known
This is the only opportunity this year to
hear these remarkable choral compost
tions, and the prospects are for a sold
out house
Nine. Claussens success OF last sum
mer in Omaha commends her as a most
acceptable soloist.
| Program for the concert to he given at
tho Boyd thcater Tuesday, March 21 at
$40 p. m. by the Mendelssohn Choir OF
Omaha, Thomas j. Kelly conductor
Gslhorailse,-T2!, God on Hight .Mendelssohn
Anthem Af3S1SqS fSr the Fat6f An0nl9 Lotti
How Blest Are They (from the
hoinonikon of the Greek liiturgyl
The Mendeisaohni choir. sGlra'No"SNS
Urom La Reine de Saba) ...... .Gounod
| ~. g. MiIe' Ju'la ClausSen,
Whispers Of Summer .Coleridge-Taylor
The Lee Shore CThomas Hood) -,
The Mendcissohn Che Choir % - ! '' 'o'
Songs IN English
Lie Lie ana Deaih........ Coierid 9e.ayIeI SSIeI
Floods OF Spring ......., achmo Sinoft T,
,.. Nine Claussen.
Five Part Madrigal-The Bells Edgar
N'''n The rFhSe2Msdibi Mendcisaobn ClPrspee cSoIr Lucas
Songs in Swedish
| ] Seraliens Lustgard ........... SioepreI
I'll nit Hjertes Drowning .......:
skoednfyo,rrs one;r: Sroeepdah
os jeg VII drage FRA sydens BONNER
NM io:.,' sjoegrei
Two Negro Spiriuals-
Dig MY Grave (six parts)...........
~. -. Arranged by II. T. Burleig
,........;,. Arranged BY IT. r. BurieigI
c.. The Mendelssohn Choir.
Ruhe, meine Sece RicbarS straus traus
n.iutSo,rlse lt'''.''''..'....'.,.H Hugo VOL
'''' Nine. Ciaass;eein, 's'huoe'
, ParTt.rrSong-Weary Wind OF the West
d. -, Brownl Sir Edward Elga
PaT,, say SonS9Hou I552 stole Ny Love lMgn-
Folk -Song-Annie Laurie 'tS las sung Sg' bY ttvre
the Balmoral Choir Of GLASGOW,
, The Mendelssohn Choir. '''S
: Last Thursday evening Charles WAX,
, field Cadman. the American compose
. was a distinguished visitor at the r,
. hearsal of the Mendelssohn Choir, an
ms result he may be added TO the III
Of celebrated musicians who are enth,
siastc about it's work. lie not onl
praised Mr.. Kelly and his singers fC
tho excellent interpretations which the
gave, but said that they obtained certaI
musical effects which he had nev,
! heard In the work OF any other choi
lie offered TO compose some choral nun
bers especially for the Omaha Mendel
" sohn Choir. This is a great compllmel
n coming from a man OF such rank in Il
t. musical world as that held by the con
Il poser OF From the Land or the SIX!
e Blue Water"
k Clarence Lucas. he composer OF ''Ti
Ie Bells" which the choir will sing upc
n the concert program next Tuesday ev,
b, ming. has submitted two other numbe
r In manuscript to Mr.. Kelly for use
% the choir.
m It isn't often that musical omaha
ne rent asundor by a conflict Of events up,
the same night yet that Is just what
ye going to happen 70 us the 18th OF Apr
s when the Minneapolis symphony orche
ira and the Boston Grand opera COT
rnl Mighty as EUer;
Al" re