South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-17
STUDENT SINGERS
OPEN PROGRAM IN
WASHINGTON HALL

The Notre Dame Glee club pleased
a large audience in its initial effort
of the year at Washington hall
Wednesday evening. Solo work and
specialties varied the program,
which reflected the work Of a seri-
GUS choral society, as well as the
traditional college slee club.
The most interesting point of the
evening was the initial presentation
Of Mr.. Becker's setting Of the late
Joyce Kilmer's poem. Rouge Bow
quet." The composer faced a diff
cult task, in finding a musical equip
ment suitable for this stirring verse.
but succeeded most tellingly. His
composition is invested with a broad
ness and dignits Of style which still
maintains the plaintiveness and ap-
peal that are the genuine contents
Of the verse. 1t was .eXcellently
sung BY tho club and was the SUI
preme musical moment of the eve
ming.
Lenihan Lally the baritone soloist
of the evening. has a voice of rich.
sonorOus quality and possesses all of
Of the attributes of a singer of fine
attachments. His songs were given
with "a certain distinction and fine
ness not often found in so young a
singer and were we'll taken by the
audience: Harry Denny responded
TO several encores following his in
depreciation of Hymn to the sun
ana ~OTieutale." Mr. Denny, always
to. be, relied upon for a good violin,
more than surpassed himself;
and since last heard. his tones
seem 10 have taken on a warmer
and more vibrant color.
Program. Pleasing.
Walter O'Keefe injected an ele-
nfent of lighter entertainment TO the
program and supplemented his in
imitable stories and mannerisms by
a rendition for the first time of his
own songl Il Want Little Union
All Ny Own" James Loughlin, who
accompanied Mr.. O'Keefe on the
piano. wrote the music for the song.
which viii, .Pe. a popular success, if
the. enthusiasm It insilled last night
is a criterion. Joseph Casasanta
pleased with two piano solos, his
"Etude Melodique" being particu-
larry appreciated.
The Glee club is "A we'll balanced
precipitation, which responded 10
the musical personality of it's direc-
tor with excellent discipline. The
attacks were gradual, the climaxes
pronounced. and the diction left lit
tie TO be desired. While few OF
the traces usually noticeable in first
appearances were noticed, the gen.
eral performance was far above the
standard Of It's predecessors and fu-
ture appearances of the club will
be accompanied BY ever increasing
perfection.
In its efforts to add the element
of serious choral literature to the
work OF college glee clubs, the or
ganizatiOn takes its place as a pio-
neer in definite movement
throughout the country, and follow:
the path Of it's director. who is rec
ognized as one of the promising
| younger conductors OF America. Mr.
Becker lowered over his singers like
a mother-bird; and the club re-
sponded to his moods in "A manner
which promises TO develop a high
artistic standing which viii reflect
great credit both upon its conductor
and the university The club viii
be heard soon in South Bend under
the auspices of several cultural or.
ganiza ions Of the city. and later viii
appear in Chicago and other cities
under the concert management OF
A. J. Lorenz, of Evansville, Ind.
who recently managed the tour oil
Ereisler throughout the states.