Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-03
UKRAINE music
IS DESCRIBED
Miss Mcbride Tells Lions
Club of Ukrainian
Chorus
ROTARIANS AND
KIWANIANS GUESTS

Members OF the Lions Cluo ano
number OF invited guests were
treated TO an entertaining exposition
OF the music OF the Ukraine and the
work Of the Ukrainian National
Chorus. given by Miss Jennie Mac
Bride, of New York. at the clubs
weekly luncheon meeting in the
Hotel DUPONT this afternoon.
Among the guests were a large
number of members of the Rotary
and Kiwanis Club. Miss MacBrIde
was accompanied by Mrs. ]. Earnest
Smith and Mrs. william ". Barnard
OF the Delaware Musical Association.
The Ukrainian Chorus will sing at
the Playhouse shortly under auspices
/ of the Delaware Musical Association.
! II has created a tremendous furore
I in Europe and taken New York audi
ences literary by storm.
I II had been planned by Miss Mac
Bride to accompany her talk with
I Photographic records OF the sing
ing by the chorus. but the organiza-
ton was delayed four days at sea in
coming from Europe. and the rec
ords were delayed in turn. It also
had been planned that Miss Mac
Bride should speak tonight to the
Musical Association in the ball room
of the residence OF Mrs. T. Cole
man dupont, but the meeting has
been postponed.
In opening her address to the
Lions Club. which met in the grill
room of the hotel, with j. Edmund |
Fuller. president occupying the chair /
Miss MacBride said the fact must |
be kept in sight that the Ukrainian |
Chorus was a national institution. |
When the Ukraine. otherwise known |
az Little Russia, was created as |
separate state. It set about devils I
ing a means 10 advertise itself to |
the world az large. Music was Sc
lected as a medium through which |
to express its aims and aspirations,
as we'll as demonstrate its art. The
best singers in the entire country
were chosen. organized into a body
and sent on tour. Miss MacBride
continued:
'The Ukrainian National Chorus
has Just completed a three years
triumphal tour OF Europe. where It
has been acclaimed as discovering
new paths in choral art, as being n
revelation in the use OF human
voices which. singing "a capella
often sound like a choir OF violins;
Or again like gigantic organ whose
keyboard is used by master inter
prefer. Alexander Koshetz. their
eminent conductor-composer.
FOR II is in the arrangement and
hen in the remarkable rendition OF
his charming folk music that this ,
famous chorus has so amazed west
arn Europe. The Ukrainian Ma
.ional Chorus has been called a 'vo-
raj orchestra and Il sings music
OF Ukrainian legends. of
ritualistic forms, or of
1omely little intimate scenes that
abound in the humanities OF life
Tome Of them remind one OF the ,
luaint things Guilbert does in her {
olklore OF France.
But Il Is what the chorus does IN \
he singing OF this fine fresh music
hat stamps upon It that quality of n
he unusual In the first place. here
ire group of forty or more singers
who are together with the same
deals and same discipline we de-
nand of an orchestra. That Is alone 4
new I'm the western world. d
they do not meet once in a fort q
light for an evenings practice. or s
hastily prepare a church service. y
1T Is the exquisite care and finish n
u this singing. the marvellous ball l
nee. the shadings. and then. when
he technique is in hand, the spirit b
With which they sing. with which Il
hey truly interpret their music" n
Miss MacBrlde also told some- &
hing OF Alexander Koshetz. con- n
uctor Of the chorus q
All his life he has collected un-
ublished melodies OF Ukrainian Ell
olklore. and In the program OF the @
horus many OF his arrangements p
re- used. For his activities in col r,
citing and arranging folksongs he cl
as awarded the gold medal at the II
typographical Exhibition at Kieff d,
1919. la
I'm order TO present complete Il
ussian novelty said Miss Mac SO
ride. the chorus will give a COM 70
nation Of Russian vocal art as ex- Sc
nsive in its scope as when this te
'rmer impressarlo OF the Boston m
rand Opera Company included the re
avlowa Ballet Russo with grand
Dera. RI
THE opera end OF this all-Rus- A.
an vocal festival will be songs and az
las OF the Great Russian Compos- III
s given by two eminent singers OF
ussia--as alternate arusts---Mlle. m
da Slobodskaja. a new name TO L
merica and a singer whose voice
IS been likened to that OF Michal-
wa the soprano whom the Car
ould never let leave Russia and
nom America knows only BY her
icords. and Nine. Nina Koshetz. q
hose vibrant rich voice won for Il
er the name OF the very voice Of 9,
ussia In song during her first sea- m
IN in this country. Nine. Koshetz m
a niece OF Alexander Koshetz." fs
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