Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
PIANO PUPILS PLAY
 MYTH ARTISTIC. IN

One of the most interesting student recitals of the season was that given at
 the Osgood Memorial on Tuesday evening by the piano pupils of Henry La Fontaine.
 before, large audience of invited friends. - The younger pupils took part in the
 first half of the programme, all playing
 their selections with nice sense of pre- eision and marked musical understanding.
 Especially noticeable was the remark
 ably fleet lingering and correct rhythm,
 which reflected much credit on the rudi-
 mentary training of these earnest young musicians, nearly all of whom are in their earliest teens, with several much younger; in fact one little genius, Eileen
 Krauss. ' years od was so tiny, that the piano stool had to be built up with a cushion for her accommodation, while she played.
 The first part of the programme was as follows:
 The Jumping Jack, Geo. W. Lemont, Alice l.. Cyr; Sweet Dreams, Mana zuc- ca, Helen NJ O'Rourke; Springtime, Isouls | Toeaben, Mildred Solomon; Woodland | Sprites. Weyts, Anna Mahoney; Whis- perings of Love, Chas.. Kinkel, Eleanor 1 NJ. Counihan; Lucia Idi Lammermoor, 1 Keug, Eileen Krauss; B1fn Dance, Carl l Heins, Miriam Sullivan Black Key Pol
 Sa, Herzog. Agatha Murray; Reverie Trygve Torjussen, Mary La Fontaine !; The Light of Spring, Florence N. Bar bour, Anna F. Coleman The Birds Farewell, Ed. Read, Mary Proden Pierre
 and Josette, Grant-Schaefer, Elizabeth Ibbison; Silver Elves, Chas Heins, Anna Carroll; Butterflies, Greenwald, Anna Brennan; Narcissus, E. Nevin, Catherine 1 McVeigh; Return of Spring, Tn. Moelling Marie Desmond Silver Stars, Carl Bohm
 Elizabeth Haden.
 The latter half of the entertainment was furnished by the advanced students who played their more difficult and classi cal pieces with surprising finish ant
 technique. The compositions of such mas
 ters as Chopin, DeKoven, Schaswenki
 Bartlett and Leschitizki, as well as oth
 CTS equally difficult, were splendidl, rendered, many of the pupils playing en
 tirely without notes, and every on l evincing a thorough acquaintance wit
 the piano keys, which only comes fror
 hard work and diligent practice Whil
 each individual student was admirable
 the work of Miss Beatrice Gadbois de } serves special mention. The renditio of her two numbers was a delightft exhibition of lingering and. artistic shad , ing. which, with keen sense of interpre l tation. made the piano speak for itsel E and her performance was real musics treat
 These numbers were the following: , Grande Polka de Concert, Homer ! , Bartlett, AlIert Prodell A White Vic n let, Florence N. Barbour, Mary Bentley 0 Polish Dance, Xaver Schaswenka, Ann T Spicer; Valse Op. 61, No. l. Chopin, ve - onica Roberts Before a Shrine, [ s Koven, Margaret Sullivan Echoes of u !. Fate, De Koven, Natalie Connor ITO c Ecossais. Chopin Madelyn Sullivan; R '- tour de Printemps. Zeiler, Catherine Dri ' coll; Valse, Leo Oehlmer, Margaret Dol d ovan Grand Marche de Concerto, Lolle1 r. haupt, William Kiezuk; Summer Sea l. Chas. Huerter. Agnes Dennis Imprompt }, H. Reinhold Mary Woods Sprites of u IS Glen, Chas. Dennee, Lillian Bellert; L.
 Deux Alouttes. Tn. Leschitizki, Blanci > Cardin Reverie, Claude Debusse e Czardas Op. "A. No. 4, Edfv. MacDowe e Beatrice Gadbois.
 l-t The musicianly work of every pup l. from the youngest to oldest, demonstra y ed MT. La Fontaine's practical ability if teacher, and he may be congratulat, o upon the showing of his large class, 2 whom he has communicated much of tn r, artistic quality which characterizes h J. SFwn playing.
 a William Leeney and Leonard Desmo1 a acted as ushers during the evening, al it programmes were distributed by Haro
 Mansfield.