Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-21
OMAHA GETS TASTE
OF CIVIC SINGING
Concert of Choir and Orchestra
Opens With Star Spangled
Banner" All Joining.
NIGHT OF GREAT MUSIC
By HENRIETTA M. REFS.


With the Inspiring strait is Of THE
Star Spangled Banner" and a burst o
patriotic enthus.a5m. in which tn,
| Mendelssohn Choir o. Omaha, the
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. the
audience and four grand old Crane
Army men bearing the national colors
all joined, the closing concert Of the
Associated Retailers course com.
menced at the Auditorium Monday
night
1t vas fitting climax to the series
OF important musical affairs presented
under the direction Of the Associated
Retailers, the numbers of which have
been successful from every point OF
view. Local appreciation of these
events has been man fest in the great
assemblages gathered at the Auditor
jul, and through which encourage
ment has been given the promoters
Tor the last two seasons.
Patriotism Gets Stimulant.
The opening number last night was
been decorated nv Amer an aags
and when the choir and the orchestra
under Mr. Kellv's baton sounded tbr
lpening bars nj the National anthem
the audience oererallv Joined in aud
Omaha pot a LITTLE tonc., NJ The CON.
munitv" ,nus;c as we'll az stimuli :
tion 10 natr;otism The annearance of
Old Glory, 1orne on the stage from
either side by soldiers OF the civil war
heightened the effect wonderfully.
1t is a most commendable thing that
Cmaha shouia contain a chora' So
ciety so worthy as the Mendelssohn
NhoiI' One may go 10 many cues
ana near larger ana older cnoral
| ORGANIZATIONS out seiaom anywhere
uoes one ma such llrlishea ana art'st'c
Snolai SINGING, d I,ldt zone by
Gnla.id Mei' . eholr unueI tne
ulrection OF MT. helly' ana 'he point
VA. shouiu impress US the most Is
una! II IS our own choir' wilich mas
dlnie'eI 900 ,n's I'ne sl"siifs' WHY" ''idue
.o.,4. J,ooI VI my u uo x ~ a.
Mn dron during IFS unaccomnanied
numbers, and which in conjunction
with the excellent orchestra from our
neighboring city, also a western pro-
duct, could send US home from this
last concert with that same feeling of
satisfaction and inspiration which has
tho other ,t,f,,harc
this course.
Orchestra Worthy of Praise.
The M;,,s,noI;s er,,,ho,v Or
chestr, mndar H. E,nI 0bnrho Ca i
= sourrs Of deserved nr;de ~ ;ts howe
c;tv The orchestra r not orI, I.rno
IN n.y. r,r,hers hut ,armo nv ~ on" ,nra;r s
se,sn nIar;,o O as rarsl ,,ost ;nto o
IN nrp,hsrs and ,base m;tb areat a.
t;strv and y.r;e;t;es s' ~ r,rs;c,l ox
nress;or NJ Gherhogar ;s d;s,;un+
person.l;tr mnst ,,ns;e;a,1m nnn
d,,ctor ~ H., 49,, ra.oanJnJ Nj,
y neI, rn;d do nn.hm s p 10y oa n'.;'
.,;on Is osao, ,,., Ill.,, @'t a., app n.y.,
s.t;s6sd da,;nh+ ,n u Iii " q III ,ho nus -
chcs,r.'s fornsor ,d,,;ra-s 49,, II, u. ~
tor II ,,,au,- ,nu, o,oe
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NUMBERS mat fieased'
The first number presented by the
orchestra alone was Symphony by
ka|lnikov, new to Omaha, and
aoounding in unusual coloring and dis
G (.nu,l,I .''t,oe es;, mI oVeItule 70
l., o d;eoro ~ o.ntlppi ffi was r. ".ue
t w.. III, ''ai'o' In "a ny a.'u
nun.o ~ N IU:,i; aI' oLu Ehe.is'i lu'le
,,o.n W. a e,'a,.s oooh was nI''9-
,.;ad' anJ .tn "e t e'y py 'ne "oou
;a.o. a"u .1I ny o!ass eho DIT, l'au some
.h ,ee' a .atn.s sT'o W.. ~ ine ee"' vi
, ~. ~ .nes., a. ..u. ..IG' IoWeVv'; was
aT,o, ~, y r"u a c:t d;se lls'ei nom
oa mu.'na ,L S'oe s.. NY r'll'lls,i
eonpce WIZ "ds a'ti do'eu 50 '', l1
a..en.'oi Il: .ne lds' ieW years ne
q's' p'a I.: tnd, ''i''ls i'lei-
~, a.'L auat'ois VI isll. anu s''due
II; t.n' o. :au "a't] movement ", were
81 81 I'LL, III .Jls F." at one
o.ni '"'@ n, ny t''e SAINT com,
and well,conceived ;nternret,,;on .nJ
the "Sbepherd's Hey." an English |
Morris dance tune by Percy Ganpcr
P'a9Nu ny ,"e oltHcst'd last