New Britain herald., 1925-12-14

present Nal never Nedrn me "OTk their elders so frequently talked about; and after yesterdays per formancc they too, like their older folk, had something to talk about for q long time,
 The masterpiece of choral litera- ture vas given almost perfect In de- tail and oycrpoWering in it's effect. With four soloists of such excellence that it is difficult to draw compari- sons, and an orchcstra--the Boston Festival--which contributed in great measure to the success of the un- dertaknr, the concert will be in scribed in the annals of the Choral society as its finest achievement,
 The soloists were Lillian Gustaf- son, soprano; Anna Harris. contral- to; Wendell Hart. tenor and Nor man Jollif, bass, All came from New York and were well schooled in tho requirements of the music.
 Miss Gustafson had q voice of limpid and fresh quality. singing with sympathetic cXprossiNcness. Tn Coloratura passages her tones were like strings of beads; and she reach cd all hearts in her expressive de- clamation Of "I know that my Re dccmer liVrth."
 Miss Harris combined mellowness with Hrmnoss. Her share of He shall feed His flock like q shepherd" iho repetition Of the theme being taken by tho soprano, was q delight; but shc arose 10 hor greatest heights in "He was despiscd and reject 'l of men,"
 Mr. Harts tenor was Of nrXiblo clearncss. He opened the oratorio with warm-homlcd projection Of the rocitHirc, "Comfort yc My p"o- plo," and followed with the eNultan' livery valley shall ho "Xalfod' and they Werc among his hos' His dclicate shading was particularly notowOr'hv.
 Mr. JolrH had stirring solos 1ni his dramatic singing of "Why do the nations SO furiously rage together provided on" Of the outstanding &C., accomplishments of thn soloists The Emusic MAS U"Nl,lian liEor at is anox. auI its forii intervals were sung in fast tempo and with gGsto i,hc orchcs'ra tlinrlng apita'"d crcs- condos Wrh h"wilGoring effect, Th" ] colo yyps the Quintcs1ence of singing ,ar.
 Th" chorus of course, rode q th" ] in,.-hrs of glory in the 'Hali"luIah' Ichorus, which closed the oratorio lis lattack was of trip-hommor inclsiv"- tnr>a. and in this crorns the orch"slf far,d forth iN is WIl power adding itho timhrr or loud brass and talt f .m1naui to rE" r"sounding finish.
 Brt inc tloslrg chorus was not the 'most difficult one 10 b" out-han'nv- cred. His yoke is easy and His !nurthon IS light" had this dislin"- non-Jut neither the yoke or th" ilndon WIS light for tho chorus. The ..tmpo Was rapid and the long, inter ] fwinrinc ruua Wer" many. Handel . .urclv showed no mercy on singers nhrn he wrote that chorus, and per a.rs the writing thereof vas 'h" li'- lie hit of humor he played during 'hr famous 2f 1ays--by laying th" -o., and h" burden on extra heavy ,.hlIc rhe Norls claimed they were rtrhf.
 , Alter rho co0rlusion of this oh"r- 'ug. wlich IcI into an in'ormiSa'oh IIr,r,ur Lauhm WIS pleased h t"Il tJ.e omlaI'trd s.uCars that th" hn0- ..n fh, rrfua.nlrt of tho a''rrnoou unrlIl no light after tho manu'r m aNfch that burden was eliminated. ono or ttc b.at done chorus vas "Itor tho To a Child Is E"n, with t.- marvellous cml hasis on rh" "orJ' Wonderful Counselor" and io.
 .ounripr icy t'l' Handed so '.o- au,Hflv vrorc into rho music. I.' .uo. 5yls of th" foregoing ""' U.a..s as ca.r5rIy rendered in the I-,uv and IugIurt1us strains in
 "a;ucy he ha1 horn" our srl"fs 7n'' l,arr.cl orr sorrows" an1 moro par Ir.ularlv fir "A1 W. like sheep hay"
 rnla arrav." NhI-h after rapid
 r.t,I in Gor.l'y 'ru.d into pcrhap' .ao mos, path io strains in inc ora-
 ',rn.
 In mofeJ,ruoss. nuonr, and rNnoI ,..n,,rao tre chorus was entirely .n,vond ra>il. Y had hc-n drlIl'1 .fr'o i.s mah s'n'" of efficiency hy ' .4.r.5tor wlo perni'f~d 20 oppor-
 rrnv for hard work 'o hc ov'r l.oh I. Tntkc many chorw"e. i' '.il not a't,lup' io shout at il. "aAl- .rum In ,rc,y tar, mol even f..' or |rh,~'fa caused inc singers 10 'on' 'fron th,r sh,n of I'y'r'o and si0l
 cir H' ly oy,r-zcaIou-noss in a. '..ultur 10 drown out the trombone
 md born players Thy h'jd them
 ..,.. z in racek admirably, and wh"r
 ,.a time came to spring a donh]'
 ..rr.. q sounded like one. The Nc"
 fork ~1lms's evidently did not "". ,,.o' 70 haar suoh sirFl0E in Nn" IBri. n and they frequently turn .aror.d with smiles of admiraiioi for 'ha singers in 'he stands
 The orrh"stra WAS superb. Nn' icnI- did if ye'l a tendorly cXpros ei'= background 70 inc solos and B ,tounaaron of stone for tha chorG-