Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-05-11
SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL TO
BE HELD MAY 81 AND 28
Twin City Choral Club Makes Debut
In The Messiall--Famous Solo
lists Will Be Heard

McConnelsville, Malta, and the
surrounding country will have an
opportunity of hearing some we'll
known works and fine choral sing
ing on May 27 and 28, the date set
for the Spring Music Festival which
is being sponsored by the Malconta
Post of the American Legion.
At this time the newly organized
Twin City Choral Club, of which
Mrs. D. G.. Jackson is president, will
make it's debut in the well known
and time honored oratorio, Messiah
by Handel. This oratorio, which is
not only Handel's best known and
most successful work, but also the
most given choral work of all time,
was written in "a days time by Han
del who had fled from Germany to
Ireland at the time when Italian
opera was having its sway through
out Europe. 1t was completed in
September, 1741, and first produced
in Dublin, Ireland, in April of the
following year, with the composer
conducting the performance. Since
that time it has grown in popularity
until recently it is given in many
communities at least . once a year.
Throughout the United States there
are many organizations which have
performed the Messiah once each
season for the past SO years.
The Twin City Choral Club is
made up of 80 voices, the leading
singers of the two cities. 1t has
made rapid progress in the art of
choral singing since its organiza-
tion some weeks ago, and is taking
on the aspect of well routined
chorus The club will be assisted
in the Messiah by four soloists of no
mean reputation. Dan Beddoe,
tenor, is one of the foremost living
American tenors and as an interpre-
ter of oratorio stands first in his
generation. His fame has spread
not only throughout this country,
but abroad as we'll He has appear
ed as soloist with all of the leading
symphony orchestras and music
festivals throughout the United
States, Canada and England.
Margaret Spaulding has won an
enviable reputation by her singing.
She has a soprano voice of remark
able range, sufficient to fill the larg-
est auditorium, yet there is sweet
ness of tone that is most pleasing.
She has sung in opera, concert and
oratorio and has appeared as solo
ist with the Cincinnati Symphony
Orchestra.
Emma Burkhardt Seebaum, con-
tralto, is one of Cincinnati's lead
ing soloists. Hers is that 50 seldom
heard type of voice, a real contralto,
rich and luscious in tone and very
powerful. She uses her voice with
genuine artistic discretion.
Vernon Jacobson, baritone,
young singer possessing brilliant
voice of exceptional quality, has
youthful career.
AS an accompaniment to the Mes
siah, will be an orchestra of 20
pieces. The performance will be
conducted by Omar Wilson who for
the past few months has been a
patient at Rocky Glen sanatorium.
On the first night the soloists will
be heard in an Artists Concert, at
which time they will not only ap-
pear in groups of solos, but will sing
the song cycle "The Persian Gar
den" by Lehman, a musical set
ting of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khay-
yam.
Dr. Emmett Fayen, pianist for
the choral club and committeeman
in charge of the festival, announces
that the Artists Concert will be held
at the McConnelsville NJ. E. church
on Saturday night, May 27. The
Messiah performance will take place
at the Chautauqua pavilion Sunday
evening, May %. The stage will be
built up so that it will accommo-
will take part in the concert. Sea-
son tickets for adults will sell at |
$1.75 and $3.50, for children $3.50
and $1.25.> Single admissions will |
cost 81 for the Artists Concert. For
The Messiah, adults 81 and 75c, for |