Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-08
CONCERT
BY PAULIST CHOIR.
Rendition Of Choicest Music By
Wonderful Voices Saturday
Night.
FATHER FINN DIRECTOR.
Large Audience In Bladen Street
Armory Was Well Pleased
:. With The Musical Treat
Given BV Bows.
Given BY Boys.


Singing as only a choir trained by
the very best of conductors can sing,
the Paulist Choiristers gave rare
musical treat here on Saturday even
ing in Bladen St Armory.
The first half of the program was
given over to classic music and the
most difficult selections by renowned
composers. A!leluias and selections
from Masses were beautifully sung,
and a number of intricate selections
by Russian composers.
one of the gems was Salve Regina,
with the compositions of solo parts
taken by the boy sopranos and the
older men Of the tenors and basses.
The program was an ensemble OF
varied musical composition that gave
opportunity for display OF the capa-
bilties OF the choiristers.
Back of all of it was that marvel
Gus trainer, Father Finn, whose mas
terry over these boys was evidence of
mis- great talent and gift as a trainer
as well as a conductor His was the
delicate touch that played upon that
=
dred voices, each responding as a sep
arate and distinct tone yet all in per
feet accord and harmony. The result
was marvellous
Perhaps the greatest of all the great
and wonderful compositions by the
masters was the Bach Fugue, a com
position rarely attempted by choir
10 I,, eA
rector said easy to get into, but diff
cut 10 get out of. 1t was like running
the five finger scales. only the human
voices did the scale running And
such voices Those sopranos were
the sweetest. the most bell-like. with
tones perfectly rounded and full.
They got into this Bach Fugue, and
they got out of it, too. marvellously.
1t was like untangling threads that
had become tangled, only it was
voices, and all came out as smoothly
as the proverbial bell.
The concerted action of Father
Finns choiristers, was a telling fea-
ture. He played upon their mental
ity as he did upon their vocal ability.
He veritably hypnOtized them. With
Father Finn, the wonder of all musi-
cal conductors, and the Paulists choir
il was as it were Go, and he gOeth,
come. and he cOmeth," so truly aCcu-
rately, so musically did they respond
to his leadership. The choiristers
are as unique as their conductor and
both are in a class all by themselves.
The music lover hears solo singing
by the boy soprano, and while this
feature was unique it was not novel.
ii was the concert singing of the one
hundred voices that was the telling
feature Their "attack" was splendid,
and this is always a difficult feature
with choruses who usually begin to
sing one after another. not altOgeth-
er, as did these Paulist choiristers.
1t was like one mighty voice. this si-
multaneous volume of musical express
sion both at the attack and at the
finish.
The solos by Master Dulin. Master
Fem and Master Hennilsley, were
beautifully sung, but the "MOcking
Bird was a misnomer. The notes so
high, so clear. so bell-like were those
of the English skylark. and not the
throat notes and thrills of the Mock
ing Bird, though more beautifully
sweet toned.
The concert was the most finished,
most artistic musical event to which
the Annapolis music-loTers have been
treated. and they were gratefully ap-
preciative of the opportunity.
Yesterday the Paulist Choir led by
Father Finn sang the Mass at St Pat
rick's Church, Washington. by re
quest