New Britain herald., 1928-06-01
Marble Shooting Contests Again
 Postponed Because of Weather
INSPIRING SINGING
 AT NORMAL SCHOOL
GIee Club, Camp Girls and MT.
 Wallen Provide Program

Before an audience that showed its appreciation with generous ap- plause the State Normal School Glee club, assisted by Maurice Wallen. tenor, of Hartford, and the Camp Junior High School Girls Glce club, gave its annual concert last night in the auditorium of the Normal school.
 Successful as II was, there could he noticed a certain lack Of force in the voices especially among the so- pranos in the rendition of Am Lroscs The Shoogy shoo," q mclo- dious and beautiful selection, and in the operatic number of Saint Sacns, Softly My Heart Unfolds' from Samson and Dclilah. where the chorus lacked the necessary punch 10 carry the melody through. The singers made ID for this in their excellent rendition of Bizet's difficult selection from Carmen, "Habanera," the last number on the program, which so captiNatod the audience that il was loath to leave the auditorium, expecting an en- core, but even the prolonged ap- pause could not ontce the singers to roappear and the listeners de- partcd well satisfied with tho pro- gram.
 The surprise Of the evening was the rendition Of three quite difficult selections by the members Of the Camp Junior High School Girls Glee club, an ensemble composed Of girls between the ages of 12 and +. whose effective singing and mastery | of time and technique would sur i prise even the most hlase Of critics. 1 The girls were most effective in their rendition of Donlzetti's seXtet from Lucia" which brought them no end of applause, and in Planquettes s Chimes of Normandy which de- | picted most graphically melodous | chimes in q French village.
 Adequate words of praise cannot | be found to describe effectively the singing of Mir Wallen, guest artist widely known 10 the music lovers of ! New Britain, who SO ca aptiVated his i listeners that he was forced to sing 1 two extra numbers at the conclusion of each part of his program. The | quality and effectiveness of his tone was best noticed in the rendition Of Kramer's "The Great Awakening and in Clark's "The Blind Plough man. in which he gave proof of his excellent mastery of technique and wide range. Mir. Watlan also showed that he was master Of the "falsotto" in the rendition of The Bend of the River by Edwards and in Woodman's Ashes of Roses for which the audience showed it's deer appreciation. Other numbers sung by MT Walen were Watts "Blue Are Her Eyes" and Higgins My Lovely Celia
 chorus of some 70 members, and credit Is due largely 10 the direct or for her untiring efforts to bring ont the best in the chorus. In this case the praise is due Miss l.. Ethel Prior. supervisor of music at the state Normal school by whose gui- dance this concert was realized, and for which she was rewarded with four bouquets of roses and carna - tions.
 The complete program of the concert was as follows: "Amaryllis, V Gee club and solo by Miss Harriet Foley; Song of India" Tive Little White Heads and "The Shoogy Shoo," by the Glee club: Ashes of Roses Blue Are Her Eyes and The Great Awakening sung by Mr. Wallen; ""Dinah,' "A Banjo Song" solo by Miss Foley, and Wake, Miss Liudy,' by the club. In the second part of the program the Camp Junior High Girls Glee club sang "Humoresquc," seXtet from Lucia" and The Chimes of Nor mandy" MT. Wallcn sang By The Bend Of the River" My Lovely Celia" and 'The Blind ploughman,
 and the Normal School Glee clul concluded the program with foul numbers. "ln the Time of Roses,
 Softly My Heart unfolds, V "The swan and "Habancra."
 Miss Eleanor Carlson accompa- Diod on the piano. Il. C.