The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-26
Music Department of Wo-
mans Club to Give
Second Number
N. {. CHURCH
Best Local Artists Will
Appear; Mrs. johnson
Director
Ry Ida storio Duner

The second sacred concert TO
be presented by the Music De-
apartment OF the Womau's Club
will be rendered on Tuesday eve
ming OF next week IN the First
Methodist Episcopal Church un-
der the direction OF Mrs. Truman
Z. johnson. Mrs. Johnson will he
assisted by Mrs. Forest Fauk-
hauser, Contralto, Walter R. Bar
rlngton. tenor. the vested Choir OF
the First NJ. E. Church with
Mrs. ]. Minor DunhMm at the pipe
organ and Miss Hazel Book at the
piano.
The entire program will be
composed Of selections from the
worlds renown oratorlos, the ora
torio forming the very highest
class of sacred music, and each
selection has been selected as tho
most representative and effective
OF tho composition for the voice
for which II was composed insofar
as such discrimination could be
made.
The program will open with an
organ number. Fantastic on the
hymn tune, "Twrgwyn" which
while not strictly OF the oratorio
type, resembles 1t very nearly. It
will be oil interest to know the
number is one OF a group Of organ
selections which Mrs. Dunhan
rendered before the Federation
Convention Of Women's Clubs in
Huntington recently.
Two numbers for the organ and
piano include { FAssoraic not OF
sacred character but selected be-
cause of its beauty. In this sell
ectfon tho piano renders harp
limo accompaniment to the organ.
The other number will DO the
Heavens Are Telling" from Hay
du's Creation which Is splendtdly
effective.
The contralto numbers include
the Aria from the wonderful Mes
siah by Handel, 20 Thou that tell
est good Tidings at Zion" won
derful selection which requires
great skill In its rendition and the
second selection will be the beau
ttfuI aria "Oh Rest in the Lord
from Elijah by Mendelssohn the
two numbers forming a meritor-
ious program for the contralto.
Three OF tho tenor selections
will be from the compositions OF
Handel and Mendelssohn, tho first
number 10 be the Recltative
"Deeper and Deeper Still' and the
Aria, "WaHt her Angles Through
the Skies" from "Jepthia "Jep-
thla" was Handel's last OTatorto
and the recItative is extremo oily
elaborate much moro so than US
uclly occurs in oratorto. In the
oratorio 1t Is followed by Choir
us but common usage has almost
Invariably followed 1t with tho
Aria, WAIT her Angels through
the skies" which privilege VIII
also be taken in this instance.
The second number from Han
del includes selections from "Jud-
ms Maccabaeus" the Recttative,
"My Arms Against This Georgias"
and the Aria, Sound an Alarm
recalling tho wonderful battles OF
Judas MacCabaus, (190 B. c. for
restoration OF Temple worship and
how Gorgias, the Syrian general
completely annihilated the armies
OF Judas generals because they
had dIsobeyed Judas orders. This
was indeed calamity but Judas,
Sound an Alarm" and led his
army to victory.
The third composer represent
ed by this group OF tenor selec-
tions is a more modern compos-
ar. Sir Joseph Brandy, the selec-
tions including recitative and Aria
from his oratorio Rebekah, WITH
Overlooking Heart" and The solt
Southern Breeze. Both VIII dc.
light. Tho aria "The Sorrows Of
Death" from Mendelssohn's THE
Hymn of Praise" closes the tenor
nroEram. "The Hymn of Praise"
Il will be observed is a cantata
cIombing tho qualities OF symph-
ony and oratorio. ..,
Tho vested choir will render a
short cnntata for soprano, Choir
ma entitled Hear NY Prayer by
Iendelssohn and which includes
tho beauttful aria "Oh for the
wings of a Dove" while the Choir
us work is rendered with oblIga-
to. Mrs. Johnson Will sing the
aria and oblIgato assisted by q
choir OF twenty-five voices.
Accompaniment on tho organ
and piano will be rendered
throughout the program which ac-
compartment alone will be a
splendid complication OF the
instrumental work of an oratorio.
Tho program will start at
O'Clock promptly and VIII require
shout one and one-halH hours for
rendition. While the event Is tho
regular departmental meeting OF
the department, the public isinot
only invited but urged to attend
this concert. An offering will be
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