The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-30
CANTATA BEAUTIFULLY SUNG At
st, LUkE'S CHURCH LAST N|CH1
ONE OF MOST EXPRESSIVE AND
ARTISTIC RENpTT1oNS OF KIND
A EVER GIVEN HERE.
Large Vested inc Ably Executed
Program Under Direction OF
Mr. Hoelzle-

Good Friday has passed. and mo
LAY was observed IN the proper manner
by the folks Q: this city. Three aooa
services Tere held in several or the
churches. starting AT noon and ending a.
, O'Clock. The evening vas given OYER
80 the music -, St. Lukc's. and those
WHO wen, were not disappointed, as
-hn church was crowded to the doors
ANd the music lovers were gwen one
:lud a hal; hours Of beautiful music
The Crur;tiSipn.' by Stainer, was the
cauta.a s:iectsd by the director of ST
L,uke's church Cor the evenings work.
;rn. story deals with the last days OF
oar Lord and Master on earth and
his c~ruciixion
The choir enter.l III. church dressed
:, black robes in schema procession
and without singing the regular process
>sinnsl music. This - a new innoTa-
t;,r. but e. keeping with ;he day. and
IN. work was given not as a ieS1!'ai
u: music. hut as q comruemorA1'on'
.The chorus deserves special mrnt!rn
~f0r ;heir excellent rGSponS 70 the part
allotted them in the work. and the sing
inr % Cruelty. Cruelty" and II Is
No,htax TO You. All Ye hat Pass By
chor,.ses Will always be remeHiocee0
h.. m. audience as l. very fine r"ndi-
tNl A. 10 IlFISlkhS MA ''N~
with a wealth OF zone that rams
throughout the church and echoed back
and forth.
The score Is written Tor two male
voices, and these parts were allotted 10
Nj Ho.Izle. tenor. and Mr.. Harry
Movers. baritone. The work o." noth
wts exceptional IN many respects. ana
in ,hs duet. So Thou Littest Thy d.
SN,e Petition" AZ exceptionally me
Interpretation was given. The oteho'
ing 0: the voices. diction that was
ci.a. and a musical understandings OF
the ohraSinE made all wish thas tnis
1.uynber might be repeated
Mr.. Meyers sang thc role OF Jesus.
and his excellent diction and pArasinS
!: the u2ening sentences. "Couio Es
not watch With ne one lone aour:
Could We not pity my snrese neeo'
which were the words that Jesus uSeo
when he inplo-"d the people u WAe-
ness Ills agony. were sung IN excellent
taste and voice. All through the WORK
Mr. Meyers seemed ~ thoroughly un-
d.rstand '.h,. text. and demonstrated the
fact that he Is 4 fine musician. and this.
.:i,h an rxc,ll"ut voice. made has part
q: III. work acceptable III every re-
Snec;.
Nj. Ho"izi. gave u reading OF MS
par, ni tho. score IN Z very 'Nt~'er'u'
w,v anil showed that he Is Il serious
and ;r:uS -l"uS worker after all taiSl
goes 20 make = thoroughly scho"led
artist. y. seemed ~ b. in accord win
.h.. utrt and ,ha: lie know his score
y,s ,yiLent from the fact that he S2HG
the greater ;art al has work Wttt"uN
hooking &, III. music. Credit must pc
given MIR l~:ocizla for being an excel
lent az, :st when 4 comes 10 ln'eFpre-
rtation. ~ n" not only sang the lo'e'
hut seemed ~ Know when To acd Il
wealth 81 color "a his tone production
and th- u~,r,r-"mpsnied phrases he
SANK with u ia. ;"ue ami Z meaning
i, Gerry hr-ais.. Traces OF his recent
ind;sroS!tion we're noticeable at times.
lur no WAS abb. 10 till every eIpecta-
ton in his part OF the work. Singing
The leading roll: M we'll as dtT"c Ing the
entir. work proreG that Nj. HoetzIe IS
a vaiuab,.. acuUiSitiOn to Wheeling mus
icnl circles and st. l.lkets were tortu-
rate 10 g.: hin, t. rebuild Their choir.
and while he has only been here I few
months much, has been accomplished IN
ths musical situation. Mr.. Edwin Nc
Ca-ty. a ynunE singer new - Wheel
..iH9 music circles, Earc Z very COOL
vocal Interpretation 10 the part allotted
hin ard disclosed a good. rich. RESI-
aant bass VOICE that Will =" heard TO
better advantage when Mr.. McCarty
has had more experience in this line "i
work. John DIrning sans several rec'-
tatiyaS m 4 straightforward mus
ciariy way and with authority whi:a
mad. 7 very fine impression. Due credtf
in unStiHtud amounts should b: given
t. Miss Nan Smith. the organist. The
way in which she played the snsire
Scor. only proves AL he more ali the
} praiS,. and lin" comments regarding her
excellent musicianship and her COM