The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-08
SCHOLA CANTORUM
IN SECOND CONCERT
New Compositions Of Interest
Are Heard in a Varied
Programme.
WORK BY DEEMS TAYLOR

There was much matter for consldera.
can,orum. which took place last evening
a, Carnegie Hail but some Of II was
,n~considerahic and some almost impon-
dcrsble. The programme was ambitious
pretentious dimensions. These were
Deems Taylor's cantata. The Cham.
tered Nautilus" n setting Of DR..
Holiness we'll known poem. and the
other was Sisismund Stojowski's
Prayer for POLAND TO text by Sigis.
mand Krasinski, one of Poland's great
poets.
The two works had certain feature.
common to contcnporancous production,
o wit. little s%pontaneity Of mclodic
thought, strenuous elaboration in musical
Ge,clopment. anxious search after rec
ondi,e %harmonies and a heroic determi-
nation to utilize all the latest orchestral
ds,iccs. ln the last Mr.. Stojowski
,riumphantly outdid his American COM
psuiUi and Ire was also moderately vic
fotious IN the march OF his harmonic
cohorts.
Nevertheless both musicians offered
IDEAS Of interests and suggestivcne~s.
Nj Taylor informed the audience BY
means ~ a programme note that DR..
Holiness poem was TO him an expression
~ That aspiration after perfection. which
es AZ the basis OF all religion. II may
he said that the composers music proved
ihs' he deeply felt this. IL he had been
eady or able 10 express his feeling
IN a more direct and convincing manner
throughout the cantata II would have
been a noteworthy production.
Its earlier pages, however. groped for
ltera1ce rather than found it,. Only
wen lie came to his Climax did MIR.
taylor find something like elouuence.
I'D he setting OF tho final s,anza OF
e poem was not only effective. bu,
Worthy. The polyphony ~ the mpo
on was generally rich. albeit the decla-
'Haton OF the text was not always re-
'pecttul. The orchestratiou was for
ne most part SQUAD. though there were
'one crude spots. BUT on the whole
re composition deserved ommcndati ton.
Nr Taylor is a member of the Schola
tan'orum n helped to sing his own
music.
Mr.. Stojowski has written thing, much
more praisewoithy than h!s."prayer for
'oiand. The whole composition sounds
bored. II lacks lyric line and the
moral mass u~tterances are deficient in
ne highes; quality OF fnc balance an,
sorority. The orchestrat!on, az
already animated. 10 overburdened with
ne search after sheer effect. The
prayer" was creditably sung except the
soprano and barytone solos. which were
badly. especially the former.
carlos Salzedo. a harplst who served
In the French army for a time. harmon
'sed three popular songs SUM among the
soldiers and these were heard with SOM.
albeit the male chorus sang
mem without much precision an with
poor tonal balance. lie JOLT Tambour"
II on h whole more successful In its
'olo version with piano accompaniment.
Four Finnish student songs and three
~folksonGs followed Mr.. S.ojow-
skis work. The latter We're arranged
BY Max Roger. SerGei R~achmaninov's
Of Spring" for mixed voices.
barytone solo and orchestra. was the
reNt number. The programme concluded
WIN Balfour Gardeners ballad for mixed
voices and orchestra to John Maseneld's
'oaring. rollicking song of the sea. THE
From Whydah." Kurt SCHNEIDER,
the conductor OF the Schola Cantorum.
a comnendible industry and
l. renuity in securing stimulating novel;
les for his concerts.