Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-14
D. HIS. ORCHESTRA'S
RECITAL TO Be BIG
MUSICAL FESTIVAL
REHEARSALS HAVE GOTTEN AR
lists IN FINE FETTLE FOR PUB.
Lie PERFORMANCE AT NEW
SCHOOL,.

After series of 'harl workouts"
the Ottawa High School Orchestra is
ready for its appearance Tuesday
night, April II. at the auditorium of
the new school in the first public re-
cital held there by that organization.
That packed house will greet the
musicians goes without saying.
For the past several weeks extra re-
hearsals have been held and the alum.
nj members have and several of Otta-
vas professional musicians have been
present to lend their valuable aid. The
big organization, numbering fifty-fve
this year, is better prepared to give
he people of Ottawa real treat than
ever in its history OF nine years.
All the instruments of symphony
orchestra are represented. There
will be sea of twenty violins, two
cellos, three double basses, viola.
| five clarlnets, two flutes, oboe, bas.
soon, saxaphone, two melOphOnes,
eight comets, two tr0mbones, tuba,
lrums, tympani bells and piano.
The program to be rendered is one
hat offers a treat for every one. The
opening march in which the orchestra
) assisted by the sponsors and ca
dets of the school is in keeping with
the spirit of America today BY way
of standard overture the offering is
The Caliph of Bagdad" one of Boil
lieu's brightest ard best works The
Norwegian Slumber Song by Glider is
/ number of unusual merit. The soft
affects by the strings and the wood
wings add to the beauty of the selec
ion. Part one closes with charac-
eristic number, "The Turkish Patrol"
by Michaelis.
One of the past seasons hits in com
opera was the beautiful 'Katinka"
by Friml. The orchestra will open
part two with splendidly arranged
selection from this opera. II Want to
Marry Male Quartet "Allahs Holi-
lay "Katinka, and the popular
'Raclety Coo arc only Few or the
we'll known numbers which win be
heard
Gounod must have been in jolly
mood when he wrote his comic orchcs
trail selection "The Funeral March of a
Maronet" This number is a real
musical joke. or cartoon, all the way
thru and one who has not thought of
he power Of music along this line, is
luite revelation. The orchestra part
| of the program closes with a patrio-
lie march based on the song ''My
Maryland"
The orchestra is to be assisted by
Miss Gladys Elliot, of La Sale, who
appears in two numbers on the pro.
gram. In part one she offers a group
)f songs with piano accompaniment by
Miss Chamberlin. In part two she
sings Gounod's Waltz Song from "Ro
/ neo and Juliette" with orchestra. The
! o. r. s. Girls Club will also appear
in the program in a triple number.
/ II is pleasure to the orchestra to
announce a solo for cornet by Ottawas
/ splendid artist of that instrument. Mr.
/ G. H. Heinrich. Mr.. Heinrich will play
IN arrangement Of the song MY
! Heart AT Thy Sweet Voice" by Saint
/ Saens.
The program:
PART ONE.
March, america Forever (Fillmore)
The Ottawa High School Orchestra,
Cadets and Sponsors.
The Caliph OF Bagdad (Ovorture)
(Boieldieu) The Orchestra.
(a) From the Land Of the Sky-blue
Water (Cadman); tb) Home to Our
Mountains (VerdD; (c) The Beautiful
Ship 'Toyland (F'rilD-The O. Fl.
S. Girls Glee Club.
ta) The Pretty Creature (Storace): /:
(b) Irish Love Song (Lang); tc) Viii
anelle (Dell Acqua) Miss Gladys Ell
lot Accompanist, Miss Ida Chamber
lin.
(a) Norwegian Slumber Song tGild-
err; (b) Turkish Patrol (Michaelis)--
The Orchestra.
PART TWO.
Selection frcm the Musical Play
"Katinka" (FrimD The Orchestra.
Song for Cornet, "My Heart at Thy
Sweet Voice" (Saint-Saens)- Mrs. C.
Il. Heinrich and Orchestra.
Voice Waltz Song from Tiomeo and
Juliette" tGounod) Miss Gladys Ell
liott and Orchestra
Funeral March of Marionet 'Gou
nod Note.~-This Is a real bit Of musl
cal humor, written, strangely enough
nv one of the most serious OF musl
clans. for II was written by none oth
er than the great "Gounod" the com
noser of "Faust" and Romeo and Jul
jette." It is played in a jaunty ant
dippant manner with exaggerated ex
nression The music describes the ia
tal accident of showman's marione
cr dancing doll All the members o
the company give way to lamentations
: Then begins the ludicrous funera
march The bassoon and the oboe adj
10 the mock melancholy. A dnicke
: movement indicates that all have stoI
ped for refreshments after which tn
mourning party returns home --Th
Orchestra.