The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-24

us it possible to learn to play
the violin by ensemble (Which just
means class lessons here) play
ing?"
Possible! OF course it isl"
This conversation was overheard
recently and was remembered after
the concert given by the violin stu
dents at the first concert of the
four splendid ones given by the
pupils in the Richmond schools, the
Annual May Festival. Although
the classes in violin started only a
short time before Christmas the
demonstration, the night OF May 3,
proved that great possibilities lie
in this kind of work. Professor
Frederic Hicks is the instructor in
| these classes. The class playing
was very interesting to all the pe0-
pie present. All the soloists played
well that night too. especially Rich
ard Campbell and Elizabeth Mote.
All the players in the Garfield
Orchestra did well, as did the solo
lists from that organization: Viii
liam Hornaday. Ruth Otte AMI Will
liam Marshall. The Garfield girls
in their cantata, "The Gypsy
Queen" gave a pleasing interpre-
tation Of that number and gave
successful ending to the evening.
1.-THE Legend of the Gypsy Queen.
sung by Mary Alice Collins and Ma
omi Dietz was very beautiful
The students in vocational music
and the already very well known
and very well liked sextette. gave
the second concert Of the series,
the evening of May 18th. Miss Mil
dred Whitley and Helen Louise
Wicket, piano. Margaret Wissler,
violin, Helen Geers, soprano, and
Roland Hockett, clarinet, were the
soloists for the evening. aside from
the members of the Sextette, and
greatly pleased the appreciative
audience that was there on that
evening"
The sextette was its same highly
musical self, and played with its
same intelligent Interpretation and
delightful ease. All of it's numbers
and the solo parts by it's members
were greatly enjoyed.
On Wednesday evening. May Ia.
tho Annlln chnruD uoua on ADMIR-
able concert. This chorus is made
up of selected voices with Mr..
Ralph Sloane as director. The
voices were clear and full and UNI
derstanding of the pieces they sang
was evident. The chorus BE Not
Afraid?" from Elijah was the big
gest number on the program and
was splendidly sung. J. Corwin
Brown of the High school Sextette
played solo with brilliance and
expression and was warmly ap-
plauded.
The last concert was given by
the High school orchestra and add
ed a final triumph to the series Of
programs given by the school de-
partment of music.
One of the most beautiful things
they played was the "Andante"
from the wonderful Fifth Sympho-
ny by Tschaicowsky. but all the
were interesting and well
given.
Miss Mary Jones played a violin
solo in her usual artistic and
manner, and Marius Fos-
senkemper, q clarinetist of unus-
ual ability, played three move
ments from the Grand Duo Con-
certant in + Major" by Won Weber.
The concerts were all just splen-
did and showed a great deal of tai
emit. The best thing about 1t. is
that it was all done by the children
of the Richmond schools as result
Of their study in the school music
which makes US think
that we will have more and more,
and better and better music all the
time.
Mr.. Sloane and his assistant,
Miss Edna Marlatt, are to be highly
on the success of