Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-07
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T UCY GATES, coloratura So
prano, and the Trio de Luteoe
- entraneed large, representa-
tive audience of music lovers to a
veritable seventh heaven of musical
delight, when they appeared last
evening at the Brandeis theater I'M
der the auspices of the Tuesday
Musical club. In spite of the many
artistic recitals and musical affairs
given in Omaha during a season
the program last evening was an
exceptional treat, and one which
those present had in no way antici-
pated.
Miss Lucy Gates is a coloratura
soprano of exceptional gifts. Her
voice is powerful yet sweet and of
most acceptable quality. Her range
is of the widest, and throughout it
her tones are as smooth and even
as a string Of pearls. Her technic
is so assured that she does the most
marvelously difficult things with her
voice without the least effort, and
her interpretations are at all times
artistic, Her enugeiation is not as
understandable as one would wish,
especially when it is English, from
and American soprano, but words
did not matter much, her voice was
so satisfying a musical instrument,
and every note and phrase was so
perfectly clear unsteady
"A delightful element Of novelty
furnished by the rare combination
of flute, harp and cello, but far
above and beyond the novelty of the
combination was the very poignant
beuaty of the ravishing charm of
the intermingling of the tone quality
of these three instruments, charm
which in beauty of tone, color and
artistic-effect is almost indescribable.
But it was not only the beautyof tone
quality of this happy combination
which enthralled the audience Of last
evening; it was more the satisfying
art of the three players which
breathed and vibrated through all
thir work
There was such nicely of phras-
ing, such care in tonal balance be-
tween the three instruments, and
such a perfection of ensemble as
to fill the soul of the listeners with
an ecstatic joy. One hardly realized
that such minute gradatiohs of dy-
namics were possible to the flute and
the harp, until last evening. when it
seemed that no technical nor
physical difficulty was allowed TO
stand in the way of artistic effect.
The diminuendoS and crescendos
were irideseent in their clarity. Mr..
Barrere makes the flute serious
solo instrument capable of great
variety of tone and expression. Mr..
Sailed knows the harp as Mr.. Bar
rere knows the flute, and such ex-
quisite pianissimos as he used at
will, such smoothly shaded runs
and fullness of singing tone, all
these were ample evidence of
mastery technic guided by must
cianship.
Mr.. Paul Kefer, the cellist. main
tanned the high standard of the trio,
and the beauty of tone which he
drew from his instrument was al
ways satisfying, vibrant and arts
tic to high degree.
The Trio de .Lutece opened the
program, with five pieces en- Con-
cert" by Rameau, that wonderful
Frenchman Of two hundred years
ago whose music is as fresh today
as the day it was written. In these,
many little solos peeped out, some
times in the flute, sometimes in the
harp and sometimes in the cello
part, always expressed with that
clarity and balance which immedi-
ately won for the trio high rank
as responsive artists. Much of this
music was contrapuntal, and at