The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-30
FOLK DANCING
AND CHORUS SONGS
WERE FINELY DONE
Second Entertainment Under Direction
of the City Schools Department of
Music Was Great Success
Big Audience Present.

Over 200 school children participated
last evening in the second and last en-.
tertainment under the auspices OF the
music department of the city schools
and the Barre opera house was crowded
to its capacity for the concert. In fact
many people had to be turned away be-
cause there was no chance to get seat.
The balcony and boxes carried their full
burden of people, as well as the orchestra
section, the attendance attesting to the
popularity OF the concerts given by the
school children.
The program as given last night was
of a somewhat different nature than that
of the first night, when the difficult can
tata, "The Rose Maiden" was presented
so acceptably; but the various features
of the entertainment made another very
strong, appeal to the audience and If en-
cores had been allowed there surely
would have been many added numbers
on the program. The parts of the pres
entation were designed to bring to the
attention of the public much of the daily
routine of work that is being done by
the music department in the city schools,
chorus singing and folk dancing being
the mediums for the Interpretation of
the work. That remarkably good prog
ress is being made by the children was
the unanimous opinion of all those who
attended the concert.
From the opening number by the high
school orchestra under the direction of
Leader Erickson to the impromptu finale
of America" with the large crowd rising
EN- masse and joining with the school
chorus, there was undivided interest in
the efforts of the young people. and
there really was not much need to re-
quest on the printed program that the
audience remain quietly seated until the |
end of the program As on the previous
evening, the concert was under the di- |
rection of Miss Josephine f. Hovey, SUI
Dervisor of the music in the public |
with Miss Blanche Russell, her /
in the school work, acting as
accompanist. The high school orchestra |
furnished no small part in the success of
he concert, particularly in playing for
he folk dances.
A chorus of S5 children assembled
rom all the schools of the city presented
he first and third parts of the program,
md their work was intended to let the
PARENTS get some idea of what their
hildren are doing in the most important
ranch of music in the schools of the
ity. The boys and girls followed the
Erection OF Miss Hovey with remark
bic exactness, and their young voices
lended in excellent harmony through a
sried range of selections. They sang
,oot's There's Music in the Air" Bull
sfUr a. sfrrFN-- 4
oily Tar" 0ffenhach's Barcarolle from ,
Tales OF Hoffman, Handley's "The We
etian Gondolier," Sullivan's 'The Mag
ct" and Verdi's always popular Anvil
horus." Perhaps the last named selec
ion was sung with the most finish Of. all. I,
t any rate. il appealed most strongly
, the audience.
For variations OF the chorus work there | :
as one number by the girls alone and :
mother by the BOYS. the former singing /.
later's May Day Morn and the latter. /,
ullard's when Boy Scouts Get To- !
ether" The two numbers made a pleas
Y variation Of that part OF the pro
am.
The folk dancing was even more capti- a
iting than ON previous presentations of
is part of the schools music depart
ent. Over 100 youngsters ranging in
p and size from those attending the 8
xth grade down TO those Just going 70 r
iblic school for the first time. partici- ir
tied in this section ot the entertain q
ens and each one 81 the six dances was =
eeted with a vollcy of applause that L
- prolonged until a couple from each b
{ came before the footlights and bowed 7
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CContinued on eighth psge1 o