Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-21
Elijah CHORUS TO
Be STAGED MARCH
rs AT HIGH SCHOOL
SOlOiSTS FOR GREAT MUSICAL
TREAT ANNOUNCED TODAY
TWO HUNDRED VOICES TO SING
mENDEl SSOHN'S GREAT MAS.
TERPiEcE.

Thursday evening. March -, was
announced today as the date Of the
ora'orio Elijah" which viii be given
by the high school chorus ana urChcs-
ira. This wonderful musical maStt.
piece, the WORK of the great nd5tCt,
Mendelssohn, promises 70 be the big
gcst musical production ever offered
by the local institution. The stadei
chorus has been strengthened by the
addition of man. OF Oit"Wd& best
singers, making chorus Of go
voices.
The Ottawa High School Orchc tra
Will be enlarged to include several OF
the city's best professional players,
as well as five artists rom hlCago
who viii be imported to augment the
local organization.
Everyone will he Interested 10
know that Miss Marie Ludwig. chi
Cages charming harpis.. who appca;
ed on the high school stage twice last
year, will assist the orchestra. The
solo parts Will be taken by The follow
ing
Miss Emily Palmer soprano
Miss Vera Belle Ham contral'o.
Fred Been, tenor
George Andrew Newton Jr. &C In.
dl,7apoiis. Ind. bass.
Master ElN ood Go,acll. o. Grace
Episcopal Church choir. Chicago boy
soprano.
Miss Helen f. IIoif accompanist.
John l., lIoft. director
During the last few years the Otta.
va High School has offered to tho
people Of this community many splca-
ana musical trea s. among them til"
following Gilbert and sullivan
'Pinafore. The Japanese Girl. Han.
del's immortal The Messiah, The
Chimes Of Normandy,' aud Gilbert
and Su!livans The Mkado' hi
every wa the production offered this
year Is the most ambitious Of thpil
all The Elijah * otiercd every
year in Chicago By the famous Apol'o
Musical Club under the direction Of
Harrison NJ Wild Oftcu as it is re-
peated it never fails % bring out Il
capacity testing house
The majestic figure OF the prophc;
OF old stands cut clearly a. the cen
rio. The frequent bass solos allotted
to him have been given to a caI ab'c
sOloiSt in Mr., Newton. who has sung
the part many times. always with .hr
greatest success.
Concerning the work Of choral or
singing societies in general. ". |. .
Hubburr. music critic. said in the Chl. !
cago Tribune last Sunday For tho
IL, .i,,, H. -
Of The Creation OF the Bach passion |
and mass. and OF kindred -tandar .
works certainly has made our life
richer and fuller musically Ant if I
the choral organizations OF The cOGn. /
IT, have any obligation to the public I
TO which they give all and receive
nothing, that ObllGa. ion consists IN /
making possible to the public know .
edge CT the standard choral maSto" .
pieces and familiarity with them And .
splendidly are they meeting this Oh
legation. They are keeping alive an .
vital masterpieces of musical litCru- |
'nre which but for them ana their un
selfish devotion would be silent AMI |
practically dead for the great mass Of /
people, Surely to tho men and WON.
en- who give of their time and their
abilities to accomplish 50 worthy and
50 high task recognition and com
mendaton are due"
Late last fall rehcarsals were star.
cd for the Elijah and they are bein-
held regularly each week with two fn,i
evening practices, one on Monday and
ono on Friday.
he work is progressing spendidN
and everything will he in readiness
by March %.
The largest audience ever a. enl.
hfed in. the new high school dudito,
rum gathered to hear the production
Of Handel S Messiah" Nov L. l9lC
On this occasion at least 400 people
were presen. and many were turned
away who could not be proyi led even
With standing room From all indica,
tons the present production will
break even this record