Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-12
CONCERT SUNDAY EVENING
DRAWS GREAT AUDIENCE

The Easter concert given Sunday
evening by the Muskingum Valley
Music club, assisted by outside SOLO
filled the opera house, as many
stood throughout the performance
and others were turned away, being
unable to gain admittance.
The first part of the program con-
sisted of the Pastoral Symphony
from "The Messiah" by the orches-
ira, and this was followed with vo-
cal solo numbers by the visiting
artists Mr.. Marcel Roger deBouzon,
baritone, Miss Marthalynn Trippeer,
soprano, and Mr.. Ralph Warren
Soule, tenor. All are widely known
in concert and oratorio work, and
one of them Miss Trippeer had
previously appeared here in recitals.
The second part of the program
consisted of the cantata, 1.-The Seven
Last Words of Christi by Theodore
Dubois-English version by Isabella
G.. Parker This was given by the
Music club, assisted by the soloists,
end with accompaniment by Mrs.
Justus Alderman. piano, and an or
chestra of IA. The local players in
the orchestra were Miss Eleanor Err
win and Messrs. Harold Savage, Al
bert Miller and Carl Ross, the 9TH
ers being from GAINESVILLE and Co
lumbus.
The vocal numbers of the cantata
orened with a soprano solo, Call Ye
People" Following came the First
Word. Father. Forgive Them"
baritone and tenor solos. with cho-
rms; Second Word, To-day Shalt
Thou Be with Me in Paradise" duet,
tenor and baritone, with chorus;
Third Word, "Woman, Behold Thy
Son" soprano. tenor and baritone
solos, with chorus; Fourth Word,
"Mv God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken
Me-" baritone solo; Fifth Word, Il
Thirst" tenor and baritone solos
and chorus; Sixth Word, Father
Into Thy Hands, I Commend My
enth Word, ''It Is Finished" so
prano, tenor and baritone solos,
with chorus. The closing number
was the prayer "Thee We Adore, o
Christ"
The Muskingum Valley Music
club since its organization here has
appeared in different public per-
formances, popular, semi-classical
and classical, notable among the lat
ter being "The Messiah" the great
oratorio by Handel, which was Civ
en- about year ago in the Chautau-
Qua auditorium The cantata of
Sunday night was one of the most
ambitious and difficult perform
ances yet attempted by the club.
That it was well carried out, under
the able direction of Prof. Omar
Wilson, seems to be the general
opinion. The orchestral and piano
accompaniment was a prominent
part of the splendid descriptive mu-
sic of the cantata. and the whole
rendition was such as to reflect
credit upon all participating.
Owing to illness, ETC., some OF the
club members were unable to take
part in the concert. Those singing
were Mrs. Coda Betz, Mrs. H. d.
Bishop, Miss Josephine Birch, Mrs.
Mary NJ Cartwright. Mrs. Fred
Coulson, Mrs. Viola Dougan, Mrs.
Laura Dye, Miss Phoebe Foster,
Miss Catharine Geier Miss Ada Hat
ton, Mrs. J. L. Kiskaddon, Mrs. r.
X. Longley, Mrs. H. A. Phillips,
Mrs. Ida Quigley, Mrs. B. D. Rich
ardson, Mrs. Anna Rusk, Miss Mar
garet Rogers, Miss Margaret Roth
rock, Mrs. Jerrold Scott, Miss Stella
Updike, Mrs. Charles Walker, Mrs.
S. C. White, E. J. Arrick, P. G. Ball,
H. D. Bishop, F. M. Beckett, G. 5.
Dye, Wayne Jackson, F. M. Kahler,
R. X. Longley, Fred Mcdonald. Dale
K. Perkins, G.. M. Scott, George
Shinn, A. G. Taylor and S. c. White.
The expenses of the concert which
were heavy, were underwritten by
something like IT'S persons of the
two towns, and these guarantors
have the thanks of the club and OF
all who are interested in good mu-
sic for the community, and also have
the satisfaction of knowing they
were a fundamental part of fine
and successful musical presenta-
tion