The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-03-24
GLEE CLUB CONCERT IS
VARIED AND INTERESTING

Varied and interesting from begin
ming to end the program Of the Uni
versity of Oregons Girls Glee club to
be given in the auditorium Of the school
building in Heppner on April l under
the management of the high school,
Cascades a rare treat. according to in
formation carried in the University
publication, the oregon Daily Emerald
Of recent date. The girls have been
practicing constantly for many months
and Leland A. Coon, director Of the
club, says he would have no fear to
stage a concert in any city in the
state
John Stark Evans, assistant dean of
the scnooI OF music at the STATE univer-
sity in a criticism of the glee club fol.
lowing the home concert in Eugene on
February 25 says, Playing to crowd
ed house in Eugene theater Saturday
night, the Girls Glee club under the
supervision of Le.nd A. Coon of the
school of music gave the best concert
that the organization has given in sew
eral years. The program, which was
varied and interesting from beginning
to end, showed most excellent training
meticulous care in phrasing and high
degree of finish throughout. The per.
Torrance does credit to them, to Mr..
Coon, the director, and the university"
The program to be given on the
tour of eastern Oregon is we'll bal
anced containing songs never before
used in the west Soloists who have
studied under some of the best artists
places in the concert. The feature,
when the Clock Strikes Twelve" was
conceived by Miss Letcher, who will
appear with the club as accompanist.
The girls have made their own cos
tunes for this stunt a surprise feature
which aroused much favorable COM
ment on the campus and in the univer-
sity town following the performance,
The soloists of the glee club are Gen
evieve Clancy soprano; Laura Rand,
contralto; Imogene Letcher pianist;
and Margaret Phelps, violinist The
girls have many unique encores, one
of these encores being a stunt for
which the girls have undergone extern
sive military training for several
months
The twenty two girls Professor
Coon, and Manager Don Davis will
leave for the tour of the eastern coun-
ties Immediately after the term exam
iuation on March %. The first per-
formance will be staged in Hillsboro
and then the club will take the long
jaunt to Enterprise From Pendleton
| the organization Of singers and musi-
| clans will come to Heppner for their
scheduled concert.
Following is the program:
Part I.
|, CaTmena WilSOn- -Smi tn
Glee Club
II. Piano solo--Romance, Op. "a, No9
Sibelius
Miss Letcher
III 'Mammy's LII Pigeon"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fearis
Misses Clancy link, Mcpherson
Hosllins
| " Forever and a Day" .Bischoff
"Friendship" ...........-...............,.H Harris
| V, Come Down Laughing Streamlet"
..................-........ Spross
Glee Club
Part III.
T. "Senorita" ..........- Dessauer Housaley
Glee Club
H. Violin solo-"Ave Maria" ...............
Schubert Wilbrelins
Miss Phelps
III. "The Dusk Witch" ..-........Ambros,
! "De Coppan Moon" ............. Shelley
Glee Club
w. Contralto solo-"A Rose In the
BUD Forster
Miss Rand
V. Stunt-'When the Clock Strikes
Twelve"
VI oregon songs.
Glee Club
Asa Thompson Favored.