New Britain herald., 1926-10-05
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Famous American Soprano to
 Sing on December 19

Six free public concerts in pub lie school buildings in conjunction with Parents and Teachers associa- tons. four concerts by members elsewhere. and two visiting artist concerts, will comprise the public activities of the New Britain Musi- cal club for the season of 1926-27. 1t vas announced by the president, Mrs. Emile Andzulatis, today.
 Concerts which heretofore have been given in the Camp school auditorium will he omitted this year, and in their place will be an enlargement Of other public actiyi- ties.
 The dates, complete with one ex- cepuon, are as follows:
 October 26 - Free concert In the Israel Putnam school.
 November II - Free concert Tn conjunction with Everyman's Bible Class, place 10 be selected.
 November 1S - Concert under the auspices Of the Rotary club at the Burritt hotel.
 December 19 - Visiting artist concert by Mary Lewis, American singer.
 January il - Free public con- cert at the Nathan Hale Junior High school
 February 6 - Scholarship bene- it concert. place 10 be selected
 February S - Free public con cert at the Central Junior High school.
 March 1 - Free public concert at the new Lincoln school.
 March 20 - Visiting artist. com cert, the Barrere Little Symphony orchestra.
 April 5 - Free public school concert at the Senior High school.
 May 3-Free public school con cert at the Camp school.
 Open date Composition night. postponed from last year.
 lnterspersed amid the foregoing are house meetings at which musi- cal performances will be given.
 Scholarship Concert
 The scholarship benefit concert of February will he an effort to raise funds to add to the s25O do- mated to the club last year 10 pro- vide a years tuition at some fore most musical institution 10 the most talented young person in New | Britain. It was found last year that | s25O was not sufficient for the pur- i pose in view. At this concert Miss l Lois Phelps will play the Griog A minor piano concerto.
 The composition night. held over from last year, will provide a musi- ] cat setting of Gray's famou 'Eiogy,' written by Theron W Hart and enlistins the services solo singers, two pianos and violn ana also the suite, "Wiu O. l. Mill" for two pianos.
 speakers at Concerts
 The free public school concerts NH be as important as any other md will have q lecturer 10 ad- iress the audience in a popular manner upon the nature of tbc 'orks to be performed. These peakers, 10 alternate at the con 'erts. will be Miss Ruth Fdn, John A, Lindsay and How rd I. stearns. At a meeting of tho ombined Parents-Teachers asso- lat'ons with the president of the lun enthusiastic approval was ,'Ven to the free public concert 'lan, and calls were made for lsht such concerts instead of six, All active members of the Musi- al club arc included in the sao- ons concert work. An effort will e made to have an ensemble num- er upon every program. The Nrlng division in the club, which egan a remarkable expansion last car, Will continue strong. It is impossible at this lime to pecify all the specially important umbors to be given throughout nc year, but among them will he
 modernist violin and piano soma !, from the new Italian schoo, +o c played by Herbert E. Anderson nd Mir. Hart; a mixed vocal ouar- ,' music for two violins and lano' and for two cellos and lano; male quartet, with so- rano and violin obligato; Men , elssohn trio music; a ladies' cho- us and music by the club string , uartet. The school programs will bo .rleu by having representations various types and periods of luslc on each program.