The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-31
PUBLIC CONCERT
DRAWS BIG CROWD
Auditorium Packed at Mu-
sic Memory Contest
Feature
REVEALED GREAT
POPULAR INTEREST
Thirteen of Contest Numbers Rendered,
Besides Several Selections Not in the
Contest-0ther Numbers to Be Given
at Next Concert.


at Next Concert.
A crowd whose proportions exceeded
the fondest expectations of the committee
gathered in the Auditorium last eve
ming to hear the first of the big concerts
of the Community Service music memory
contest and was enthusiastic over the
program, which included 13 of the eon-
test selections and few encore num-
bers.
Although the concert was not set to
begin until S15 every seat on the first
two floors was filled half an hour before
that time and the second balcony was
filling rapidly. During the concert many
persons were obliged to stand because
of lack of seating capacity.
A varied program was well rendered
vocal and instrumental solos, instrumen
tai duets and trios, vocal quartet ard
chorus selections, orchestra and band
numbers combining to arouse deeper IN
terest of the audience in the contest,
which has closed its fourth week The
music of the fifth week VIII BE- studied
in a concert in the assembly room Of the
high school building next Monday eve
ming.
1t vas the expectation that all the 80
selections thus far studied would be i'll
cluded in last nights program, eGt
the committee found it imp1ssI7le =
cure the desired material for the seStet
from Lucia di Lammermoog Daaas
AIacabre. Liebestraum, Largo from the
New World Symphony and MinueT from
Don Juan. Schuberts Unfinished Sy1
phony, which was to have been plaEed
by Miss Izetta NJ Stewart and Airs
Jacob P Estey also was omitted from
the program, but it was announced thai
ii would be played at the next concert
An effort also viii be made to have th
other selections included in the mex
concert.
Three numbers which are yet to b
studied, To a Wild Rose, Silent Night,
and Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, were
heard last evening. the first being vic
lin solo by Frank A. Snow, with piano
accompaniment by Mrs. III. A. Chandler,
the second chorus of young women
in Swedish costume, who sang the piece
in Swedish and responded with an en-
core number also in Swedish. Those tax
ing part were Misses Edith Hamma
lund, Ellen Fredrickson, Ruth FredrlcE
son, Olga johnson, Edna johnson, Lag
Kugge and Anna Anderson. Swing Low
Sweet Chariot, was given as a baritone
solo by Frederic c. Adams, WHO also reu
cluded in the contest.
From the Land of the Sky Blue Wafer
was sung by Miss Olive Capron, soprano
in Indian costume, and Alfred S.
Thompson sang Two Grenadiers while
large French and large American flag
were borne on their staffs at the rear of
the stage by Miss Ruth Dugan and Miss
Evelyn Mann. Both these soloists were
accompanied at the piano by Miss Jessie
L. Hawley, who also accompanied the
Swedish chorus, and the male quartet
John Kennedy, Leland Covey, e. v
Barre and Hazen Stockwell-who sang
Old Black Joe.
Miss Dorothy Hebb rendered Bee
thovens Minuet In G as a violin solo,
with piano accompaniment by Mrs.
Chandler, repeating the selection after
hearty applause. Oh for the Wings of a
Dove, composition by Mendelssohn, was
another vocal solo number by Mrs. Will
liam H. Bond, contralto, with Miss
Stewart at the piano.
The only piano duet on the program
was by Miss Ruth Reed and Miss Eliza
beth Schwenk, who rendered Morning,
from Peer Gynt Suite. A trio. violin by
Mr.. Snow, cello by Arthur III. Brasor,
and piano by Mrs. Chandler, played Mel
ody in f.
Shows orchestra opened the programs
with the Triumphal March from Aida
and later in the evening rendered Barca-
rolle from Tales of hoffman. The clos
ing number was the familiar Sousa com
position. Stars and Stripes Forever,
played by the Brattieboro Military band.
At the close of each number the audi
ence showed hearty appreciation by en-
thusiastic applause, nd from the inter
est manifested in last nights program
it is expected that the next concert will
be heard by an even larger number of
persons.
The immense audience revealed as
nothing else could the deep interest
which the public is taking in the music
memory contest and other features of
~ Sarviaa activities