The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
HIGH SExTETTE
GAINS IN FAVOR
IN new CONCERT
Musical Attachments of Par
ticipants Displayed IN May
Festival Event.

The performance of the High school |
sextette and the vocational music stu |
dents in the second concert of the
May Festival series Monday night in
the High school auditorium was q
compendium Of musical art accom-
plished through the vocational music
courses in the Richmond schools.
Those appearing on the program were
the finished artists, as It were. who
have gone through the course, begin
ming in kindergarten and concluding
the study In the various musical or
ganizations of the High school.
The sextette has been steadily gain
ing favor, not alone in Richmond and
In adjacent towns. where 1t had given
concerts, but throughout the state.
The sextette recently played at the
State Music Teachers association at
Muncie and received an ovation Its
reputation will soon be national, 1t is
predicted, because picture OF the
organization and an outline OF the
work 1t has accomplished is soon to
appear in Musical America" one of
the best musical magazines in the
country.
Display Technique.
The program was opened last even
ing with an overture by the sextette,
Queen of Autumn" by Biggs. This
number displayed the art and tech
niQue of the young players. Tone
Poem" CanZone, by Gruenwald was
the second number by the sextette.
This 10 beautiful composition and
was interpreted as such. The sex.
tette concluded the concert with the
overture that is so popular, Calf OF
Bagdad." by Boildieu.
Miss Mildred Whitley received ar
ovation following her piano number
which was quartet theme from Rig
oletto. Verdi Liszi" Her technique
Interpretation and art were all excel
lent in the difficult composition. Shit
was applauded again and again ane
was forced to give an encore. Thii
was the well known, ITO Wate
Lily" by Mcdowell.
Margaret Wissler was also accorded
an ovation in violin number, Con
cert in. D." by Sietz, with two move
ments Miss Wissler displayed re
Variability to interpret the variation
of theme and was able to put real fee
ing into her playing. This was on
of the most beautiful numbers on tn
program.
Flute Solo Clear.
LIE Carnival Russo" L. Clarde, wa
flute solo played by Hiestand Brown
This number was rendered with cas-
and the tone production was clear.
Miss Helen Geers, who possesses
soprano voice of unusual volume an
beauty sanw Might and Dawn" b
Liddie. Helen Louise Wicket Shove
all the promise of a real artist in tw
piano numbers, "Barcarolle' by Rubel
stein, and Springs Awakening,
Haberbier. Helen Roland. the cell
list in the sextette, made her first a
pearance in solo work in a number b
Squire, Dance Rustique." This We
an attractive number and well playe
Perhaps the most promising movie
was Roland Hockett who played
concertina, by Weber. Hockett Is
clarinetist and displayed signs of b
coming a real asset to the musician
of the High school.
More than 400 persons attended Il
concert last evening.
The Apollo chorus will give the &C
cert Wednesday evening. This Choir
is composed of picked voices from
the chorus in the high schol.
The last concert of the series W
be given Friday evening by the Hi
school orchestra.