San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07

-, since the competitive meets were or
ganized in 1914. At that time only
four colleges were entered, but at pres
cnt, so many colleges in various parts
of the country are making application
that similar competitions are being
j planned for their convenience in Chi
cago and San Francisco. The Hunter
Farewell by Mendelssohn has been
selected as the prize song for this year
| and will appear as the second number
on each competing glee club program.
The University Glee Club Of New
| York presented the huge silver cup that
is being competed for and which was
won last year by Harvard with score
Of $50 out of a possible 300 points. The
/ club winning the cup three times be-
comes the permanent holder of the
trophy. This year Yale, who was sec
ond in last years competition, is bend
ing every energy to win and has en-
gagged Marshall Bartholomew to train
her large chorus of excellent voices.
DIR. Davidson of Harvard has inau-
| gurated an entirely new type of glee
club in the work he has been doing there
and in the music he is using. Gone is
the bulldog from the bank and the bull
| frog from the pool-and strangely
enough. he has proved that complete
suppression of that strange genre known
as college songs" does not. by any
means ta6e the glee out of glce club.
| In its winning program last year. the
material for which was drawn from
| the Harvard Song Book. the glee club
sang choralc by Bach, mOtet by
Palestrina, "Credo" from the liturgy
of the Greek Church. by Gretchnninoff
psalm by Milbaud. besides Finnish
students songs. German songs. an old
English song. by Morley. new Eng
lish song by Bamtock and other equal
" surprising music, surprising. that rs.
from the standpoint of those of ms who
are painfully familiar with the usual
type of college songs.
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On Wednesday night. January 10, in
Beethoven Hall, the Mozart Society is
presenting the Hinshaw Male Quartet
in Sir Arthur Sullivan's operate COM
edy "Cox and Box" preceded by a con-
cert program, in which they will be
assisted by the Mozart Society.
The personnel of the quartet con-
siSts of Joseph Wetzel, first tenor; j.
Snedden Weir, second tenor and
pianist: Pierre Narrower. first bass;
and James Wolff, second bass. The
entire production and program is
mounted and produced under the per-
sonal direction of William Wade Hin
shaw and the operetta is staged by
William Danforth.
The program is divided into two
parts with a choral number by the
Mozart Society preceding each part,
and is as follows:
Part I.
1. Row Us Swiftly ...... Campanini
Mozart Choral Society.
>. Quartet. Norwegian Sailors Song"
CFlying Dutchmanl =. Wagner
Solo parts by Messrs. Wetzel, Wolff,
and narrower.
). Song, The Trumpeter" ... Dix
| Mr.. Narrower.
4. Quartet. "Huntman's Song" der
| treischutz) ...... Won Weber
>. Aria, The Gelida Mamma" ia
BohemeD ............ Puccini
Mr.. Wetzel.
C. Songs (a) al Lacerato Spirito."
Simon BOccanegra ..... Verdi
(b) The Captive" .......
...............: GretchaninOw
Mr.. Wolff.
.. Quartet. "Serenade" .... Schubert
:. Duet, Lost. Prescribed Flotow
.. Quartet, Ca) "Inyictus go, HUM
Cb) "Doan 70 Cry Ma Honey"
..'''............ Smith
(c) Mighty LAX Rose" 80.
~ . ''''.'''... '.......... Nevin
10. Songs, (a) "Some 10 the Fair.
........... EasthOpe Martin
ID In Love" Herman Lohr
lc) a Ballynure Ballad"
';:;;,''..::,i;''': $500. Hughes
ldl She Is Far From the
Land .:........... Lambert
(e) Little Feet, Come Home +"
| .':............ Carlisle
Part ..
Wynken. Blynken and Nod Neyin
Mozart Choral Society, with incidental
mr. solo by Mrs. J. NJ. Krakauer.
COX and Box" -. Sir Arthur Sullivan
James John Cox (Journeyman HatterC
-.'''......... Pierre Narrower
John James Box (JOurneyman Printerl
.............. Joseph Wetzel
sergeant Bouncer CRetired Military
oLilcerl ......... James Wolff
Elshlst, Musical Director ..
| 49,. J. Snedden Weir
David OrmeShcr is the director of
me Mozart Society and Miss Eleanor
Macenson IS the accompanies. Miss
piano. '"' 'eeOnu
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In the first of the series OF SONATA
recitals in which Bertram Simon ie an
pearing on January II, in the tapesfrv
room OF the st. Anthony hotel. porti.
GUAR interest attaches to the sonata nv
Edwin Grasse the distinguished hind
Vio!inlst. 1t has been the good fortnna
OF Mr.. Simon to have known Mr.. Grass
Intimately for number of years, and
10 have had the privilege of reading
tne sonata he will play with the com.
poser on two occasions,
ERASE was born in New York Ci,v
ana received his early training in tbis
country. going later to Brussels where
ne studied the violin with Cesar Thorn.
son. He is also distinguished as ar
organlst and pianist. Not only is Ed.
WIN GrasSe the first blind man 10 he.
, come violin virtuoso. but Ysaye places
MN MN among the foremost violinists of his
tlme. Cesar Thomson calls him tht
best of all piano acompanists Of tbs
violin, and Greisler considered him ON,
OF the most promising of American com
posers. Mr.. Simon speaks of him n,
an individual Of rare charm of person
anty and of intense human sympathies
; Inc sonata c major which will be or
Mr.. SimOn's program, though written
/ IN the classical form with four move
ments is extremely individual in treat
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