The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-25
MUSIC LOVERS
IN REAL TREAT.
SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL AT FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IS
ZIG SUCCESS
Good Solo Work Marks Program OF
Handel HAYDN c1ub-Largs
Crowd Attended

The Spring Music Festival presented
Las, evening by tho Handel Haydn cub
al IN" First Presbyterian church was
one Of tho mast thorough, delightful!
: has ever bern tn" pleasure "C local
music lovers :" hear.
Mrs Alice Shaw DuEgan. rontrait".
and Miss Naomi iTii'cnd"n. pianist. Wis
ting artists from ricv"lnad. Ohio. as
sisted the club and Their program. pre-
cedirg the rendition Of In Persian
Garden" WAS wonderful.
Mr.. puGgar WAS IN exceptional
voice. II would b. ruth"r Difficult; ~
place her voice in is proper category:
that is definitely !" charartcrlz" il ~
ono thing or anoth'r II Il not that ot
a mezzn. and certainly not u contralt";
It is no: m" voice "f n dramatic. So
rrann. nnr v"; is II that NJ n pure
canteusr lcg"rc and still il might hc
sad 10 pariakr If al those. Probably
her voice may h" best described ~
mezzo contraltn with the velvet quality
OF the falcon. A. any rate IN last "N"n-
ng'S performance her vo:r" seemed
WONDERFULLY -mo"th. dramatically IN
tense. Invariably ful! and rich and
-charmlnCly tempered to The mood OF
her song.
Mss Crittenden Delights
Miss f'r;tl"rdcn. an artist In IN" tn'I-
cst Sonlc q" 'nr word. IN her d"iightiuI
rcndit!ons &C GINS "f music by Rogers.
'rhuman. E,rhman.otf Hans Her
mann and Chopin sealed the reading
20 roe:i.. rather than /" arrhit ectural
lines Sh" dId not attrmp! {" make thr
mus: big" IN The matter "f tempt and
rhras,ng she ru; hrr own Patterns even
I" IN" discomfort ~f many VII" arc ac-
r,stnmrd 10 ORTHODOXY road nES--what-
ever they mean Her unnrrinc pcrrcp-
tInn which scales 4 g'vrn work justly:
her ha!anrC which pans dynamic adj
iuS,mrn: cr form Ia content. outer I"
inner these ar" IlEher techniNu'
which she has dcvClnnrd 10 now posi-
III, tics There is no question her" a.
intellect versus emotion but az emotion
served nv intellect: \ technique which
has nutstrlrrcd routine maniruiat'"nS
t. say that Miss Crittrndcn proved al
together charming /" her large audience
Is stating !: mildly.
Ir ,hc rendition "f I'm Persian Car
dcn'' by tho rluh tho work Of Mr..
Elmer HncizlN director or music. was
particularly good. imaSmu"h as going
from community indus,r,aI ana camp
singing tn a work like "rersian Garden"
REQUIRES an artistic understanding Of
vocal technique and musicianship 1t
{. dur the untirins efforts ol MI
JIozl2,c that Wheeling ha| enjoyed 81
many hiyh-claSs musical cntcr'a mm"nta
and ,hat ,he Handel Haydn cub mas
attained the musical peak il now or-
rupics
Miss Edith EdmundSon. club accom-
naniS, is ALWAYS pleasing. her work \
nrver-tailing source ~ pleasure. I'm"
club j. unusually favored with an a'-
rompanst who possesses tho ahl'itN 10
keen in tune always with IN" moods ~
tho performers, and who never proves
disa rpointmcnt.
rine Solo WORK
Las, evening was one Of III" Few
times In local concerts that chorus
figured so prominently usually quar-
;ct,r is used instead. Particularly
pleasing in SOLO work were Mr.. Baum
whose bass voice was ~ us n'S'' NIT
DugEan and Mrs. Stifcl. tn" latter hcinR
one Of whrcling's musicians whom me
city may we'll be proud 81. Her VOICE
while well developed. sweet ana riore'-
my has vet wonderful possibilities FOR
future Work.
In brief. the Spring Music Festival
was az that even :hr most critical
could desire work Of ART IN h". ana
,he huge audience were fairly hreathicSs
throughout rho rn,ire performance.
No confusion marrcd a perfect evening
Immediately following the concert an
informal reception was held In inc sum
day School room with the club acting
az host Ia number or guests 'hN''"
10 meet Mrs DuGgan and MISS 'Ti'''n-
don. A pleasant social hour was en-
loved with a delicious lunch bringing
mos, happy event to a close.