South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-23
City's Music
By Wilfred J. Riley

II LANS for the spring concert Of
the South Bend Community
- Chorus concert to be given in
/ the High School auditorium Monday
evening, May /, have been virtually
completed and the program will be
announced within the coming week.
The Community Chorus needs the
support Of the citizens of South Bend
because it is strictly a civic organiza-
ton and its success acts as a bar
ometer of musical conditions in the
city.
/ Featured in the program TO be Civ
\ en- at the High School is Miss Jean
nette Martin a very promising young
| soprano of this city Miss Martin,
who is but 10 years OF age. was dis
/ covered" by Mrs. Olive Maine, direc-
/ tor Of the Community Chorus.
Tt is interesting to note in con-
/ nection with this program that "A
/ Maying" a song written by Mrs.
/ Maine and Mrs. Eugene Miller, will
1 be presented for the first time. Ac-
! cOrding to present plans Mrs Maine
will sing the number.
Following is a list Of patrons Of
\ the South Bend Community Chorus
which clearly shows that the organ
ization has come TO be recognized by
the music loving people of the city.
Patrons include Mrs. j. NJ. Stude-
I baker, jr., Mrs William D. O'Brien,
Mrs. L. Louis Kuhns, Mrs. Joseph d.
/ oliver, Mrs. John c. Birdseu, Mrs
/ George VI. Stude baker, Mrs Sanford
| b. Rugee. Mrs. Harry M Sanders,
Mrs. Thomas D. Mott. Mrs. Albert r.
Erskine. Mrs. Frank Perkins, Mrs
Alexis =. Thielens, Mrs. Eugene H.
Miller. Mrs. Frederick IngersOll, Miss
1 EHe Harmon, Col c. S. Bullock,
| George Robertson, Frank Z. Carpen-
ter, Mrs. Fred Keller and Mrs. c. Z.
Lee.
: The program which is to be pre-
] scented by 100 negro jubilee singers
| in the High School auditorium to
/ morrow evening is attracting wide
| spread attention Negro music forms
/ one of the most interesting phases in
/ all music and it becomes much more
/ attractive when interpreted by the
| negroes themselves.
/ The concert 10 be given tomorrow
! evening should prove interesting to
all local music lovers. The program
is arranged in sort of a chronology
. cal order and the anti-bellUm, post
bellum and reconstruction periods
are characterized by the various
| songs.
Following is the program for the
| evening:
/ America
Brief History of Negro Sptrituals
.............. Rev. B. +. Gordon
Anti-Bellum Period.
You May Bury Me in de Eas ..
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. BY Chorus
/ Steal Away Home. ......B BY Chorus
| Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray. $50.
.-.................. BY Chorus
Popular song Of that period.
/ Old Black Joe (Not Negro Melody
................... BY Chorus
Emancipation Period.
/ Free at Las. .............By Chorus
Nobody Knows De Trouble I've
Seen. ................B Chorus
+ No Mo Auction Block Fo' Me ....
.-......-........... BY Chorus
Reconstruction Period.
Consciousness of words)
I Every Time I Feel the Spirit.
Observation-Disclosures. By Chorus
( Everybody Talking bout Heaven
.-.....-. ............... BY Chorus
\ 1 Want TO Be a Christian BY Chorus
/ / Want to BE Ready. 49,. BY Chorus
/ Later Development. CAnthems)
Swing Low Sweet Chariot ......
| ...-....-....-- -....... By Chorus
! I'm So Glad Trouble Don't Worry
Me. ..-....... ........... BY Chorus
| Jean Ny Jean. .... Rev Charles Bell
+ National Negro Hymn ........ Chorus
sunday afternoon. May Il. a con-
cert viii be given in the High School
auditorium by the South Bend SYM
I phony orch estra and the students or
| chestra Of the South Bend Conserva-
tory OF Music. No program has been
announced as yet but Prof Frederick
I II Ingersou. who viii direct the two
organizations, has a happy faculty OF
/ choosing varied and colorful orches-
ira programs. His programs as pre-
scented by the South Bend Symphony
orchestra early in the season were
one Of the brightest spots Of the
musical year.
Miss Hazel Weinrich, graduate
piano pupil at St. Mary's college and
a student Of voice there. Will appear
in recital at st. Angela's Hall. sun
day evening. May Z. Miss Weinrich
is the possessor Of a lyric voice Of
unusual quality and her appearance
is awaited with interest
Miss DOrOthea Ryno. soprano. a
student In the vocal department OF
s.. AIary's college. Notre Dame. viii
appear before the Woman's Dining
club early next month Miss Hazel
Weinrich will act as accompanies.
A song composed by Mrs. olive /
Maine has recently been accepted by F,
one Of the foremost publishing firms (
The numl er is strictly a local pro f.
duet words having been written BY
a South Bend woman and even its .
cover designed by a local artist The I
number viii be known as "A May 4
-ns" Mrs Eugene Miller has written f.
the words OF the piece and Harvey F..
c.. Reed is credited with the cover I.
design
The number is of the ballad style .
and immediately made an impress