New Britain herald., 1925-06-10
THE CHORAL SOCIETY'S NEXT PERFORMANCE

w' NEXT PERFORMANCE The New Britain Choral Society went through the past musical sea son-from fall until spring-wth- out performance. But it is a pleasure to state that the society does not intend thh 10 be a regular thing; 1t is still Fin business" and will give large and adequate pres a entation of HandeIs Messiah" next fall
 The Messiah" has not been given in New Britain for very many j. years. and All those who have been nsds aware of the Choral society's plans have given their unstinted approval to the plans to give the great masterwork in this city in the manner proposed. With as fine a battery of soloists as can be secur- ed, an orchestra recruited from Boston, probably the Boston Festi- val orchestra, consisting of players from the Boston Symphony the local singers will be able to sparkle < as never before. The reputation of : the Messiah" will do much to in- sure widespread public interest.
 The Choral society, like any other singing organization desiring to Y give their performances in the best possible manner. naturally is beset by the financial requirements. Yet |. there are enough publicspirited citizens who are deeply interested in good music in this city who are known to desire such performances, and it is believed certain they will come to the aid of the society if necessary. It is given to anyone to do little figuring as to the prob -
 able expense of such an undertak- ing, from which it can be deduced that there is no chance for great profit, if any at all. In case of :'deficit, 1t is somebody's duty to meet the requirements, and here Is where friends of the organization can come to the rescue. That the deficit cannot be large is believed certain, as the Messiah" perform ance is certain to draw packed house.
 .s Choral singing Is essentially community art effort. The com niunity should be as proud of fine choral organization as it can be or any other organization within its environs. The effort required to produce such work as the Mes siah," not only the details of mak- ing arrangements placed upon the . shoulders of such an aggressive vet eran in the cause of choral singing as Mir. Lindsay and his fellow di- , rectors but the eXactions placed upon the singers in mastering the glowing pages of the vocal score are enormous such efforts the com munity cannot fail to appreciate and when the fall season of the choral society begins the city un- ousstionably will become keyed up to the proper pitch of enthusiasm and welcome the unusual presenta- ton of the organization with un- stinted communal acclaim.
 A choral organization is an up builder of community spirit The fact that large body Of singers are required in the first place naturally 'enlists widespread public interest Such interest when once aroused or revived, as will be the case in this oitv--should not be allowed to lag, Many choral societies give more than one large work in a sea- son-some of them give three-and inc local organization will do we'll once it is again moving forward up the mount of Parnassus, to consider the possibility of being heard from oftener. The choral singers can be valuable adjuncts to the artistic lie of the community and the more op- portunities the city has of hearing them the more they will be looked upon as an essential to the higher well.being of the city. Mir, Lindsay and his co.workers can at this time he assured they will obtain the ouin,essence of enoouragement from every public spirited citizen
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