New Britain herald., 1921-05-19
CHORAL SOCIETY IN
 WONDERFUL RECITAL
Solo Parts in Haydn'S Master
 piece Also We'll Rendered
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Culminating many weeks of cease less rehearsal under the guidance or Director r.. r. Baubin. the New Bri- tain Choral society last evening gave its sixth annual spring musicale at Fox's theater, presenting Joseph Hayden's famous Tho Creation" in manner that deficd any but most favorable criticism. This piece. one of the worlds most famous and also ono of tho most difficult pieces of choral singing. is one of tho most inn pressivo and elaborate musical of- fcrings the society has ever cssaycd pcctations and hopes.
 The augmented concert orchestra apd the recital parts of Miss Sue Harvard of the Metropolitan Opera company. soprano, Judson House, tenor. Fred Patton. bass, added to the artistry and beauty of the cantata.
 Never has the Choral society pre- scented q cantata in which the or chestration so closely and so aptly accompanies as perfect interpreta- tion of the words and especially true is this Of tho passage describing the creation of the animals. In brief, tho story of this cantata, as its name indicates. is that of the creation by the Almighty of the earth in the Biblical seven days. The musical in- troduction. a masterful jingle of chords and plaintive notes, aptly rep resents the chaos that existed before God began his wonderful creative work. The cantata proper then begins with a bass solo recital by MT. Pat ton. starting:
 "In the beginning God created the l. D. was without form, and void: and darkness was upon the face of the deep"
 Immediately the chorus joins in with:
 And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said. Let there be light: and there was light"
 Thus, in this manner. does the cantata trace the creative work of the Divine Architect and simply lack of space prevents more detailed description of this wonderful work.
 MT. Patton.- the bass. gave a truly remarkable exhibition of the vocal ist's art and each Of his recitative parts were warmly applauded. He possesses a voice of unusual depth and range, is past master of expres- sion, has pleasing poIse and SO tenn pers his singing as to make it most effective. It fell to MT. Patton, such was the text of tho cantata, to carry the greater burden of the recitative part and it was placed in capa ble hands when given him to sing. Tn all of his parts he was good, but it was in the second part. descriptive Of the creation of wild life on earth that he reached his highest plane.
 This. considered by many the most wonderful part of the cantata, begins:
 Cheerful. roaring stands the tawny Hon." whereupon the orchestra swings into a heavy chord series in- dicative of that monarch of the wild. Follows: With sudden leap the flexible tiger appears" The or ehestra accompaniment runs a series of lighter notes picturing that supple beast. Further on, descriptive of the herds Of cattle srazing in the green pastures, the orchestra notes are light. airy and suggestive of the open fields and the blue sky above. Less poetic. but no less descriptive, Is the section describing the swarms of insects arising from the sands The orchestra's lower tones. plainly indi- cative of the buzzing, humming' little insects portrays an excellent musica l picture and the climax of this pas sage. possibly the best both for or ohcstra and soloist, is:
 "In long dimension creeps with sinuous trace. the worm."