The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-30
FINE CONCERT
PROGRAM GIVEN
Local Music Lovers Given
Treat at Methodist
Church Last Night

! A concert OF Sacred Music which
was presented last night at tho
First NJ. f. Church was
a success from every standpoint
and won tho enthusiastic praise
of the large audience which heard
lit and which accorded apprecia-
tive attention and unstintcd ap-
plause.
The program was presented by
the Music department OF the Wo-
mans club under the direction of
Mrs. Truman E. johnson and was
the second event of like nature in
the history Of the department.
The program was made up Of
selections from famous oratories
the oratorio style Of music form
ing the highest clfss of sacred
music. II was interpreted by
Mrs. Forrest Fankhauser, contral-
TO, Walter D. Darlington, tenor,
Mrs. Truman Johnson, soprano,
with the choir of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Mrs.
Minor Dunham Mt the organ and
Miss Hazel Book at tho piano.
The program was carried out in
/ its entirety as heretofore publish
ed with the addition of two num-
bers. given in response to persist
! ant encore Including a tenor num-
ber "Where ere Thou Walkest"
from Handel's "Semenele" which
is rendered both as oratorio and
opera and For the Lord is Mind
full OF His Own" for contralto, the
latter being rendered by Mrs.
Fankhauser at the conclusion of
her first number from the Mes
siah 20 Thou That Dearest Good
i Tidings to Zion. 1t was beauti-
fully rendered and most admir-
ably suited to Mrs. Fankhausers
rich contralto as was also her last
number from Elijah, "Oh Rest
in the Lord"
Mr.. Barringron's program was
a comprehensive one and required
| great skill and versatility N its
rendition, bringing much Of the
I dramatic to his second number,
Sound an Alarm" from Judas
Maccabaeus while his audience
thrilled to the stirring notes Of
Mendelssohn's Sorrows of Death"
from "a Hymn of Praise. Each
of rendition and purity of tone
contributed greatly to the beauty
OF two numbers from Sir Joseph
Branby's "Rebekah" which in
cluded the aria THE Soft South
ern Breeze"
Another delightful number was
noted Hear My Prayer" Men
! delssohn rendered by the Choir
of the NJ E. Church with their
director Mrs. Truman johnson
singing the aria and oblignto. The
sole work was beautifully render
ed and the difficult chorus work
was most excellently executed by
a choir OF thirty voices.
| Contributing in q large measure
/ to the success OF each number of
, tho program was the splendid ac-
compartment on organ and piano
rendered by Mrs. Durham and
! Miss Book.
+! Their work in this capacity
! kept them at the Instruments
| throughout the program but the
! last number was rendered with
equal skill and sympathy as the
/ first. In addition to the accom-
paniment two organ and piano
numbers wore splendid numbers
of the program, the FIRST being q
Pastoral by Guilmant, selection
OF great beauty in which the
piano renders n harp like accom-
paniment TO the full tones OF the
organ with a splendldly harmon
I ious effect. The second number
! however was the big number from
the standpoint of the Oratorio,
THE Heavens Are Telling" from
Hadyn's Creation in which the
Great organ ia heard most effec-
| lively. Mrs. Dunham also OPEN
ed the program with delightful
organ number a Fantasie on the
Hymn Tune "Twrgyyn" a most ell
fectivo number.
The concert last night was a
regular meeting Of the Music de-
partment OF the club but for obvi-
Gus reasons 1t was not confined to
club members but a general In
/ vitation extended to the public
which was responded to in most
gratifying manner. The object OF
the department is to educate as
we'll as to entertain and certainly
IN this instance a most happy
mbination was effected by Mrs.
/ johnson in her selection OF talent
to interpret q most excellent pro-
gram.