New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
QUARTET ID OFFER
 PROGRAM TUESDAY
South Church Singers Include
 Local Organist's Works

A program of high order in which all tho progressive stages Of choral and vocal composition arc covered will bc rendered by the South Con- Ercgatonal church singers Tuesday night. Care has been taken to ar range this program so that the ulti- mate amount Of variety is obtained. . yet lt has been the desire Of the singers not 10 tax their listeners with too "hcavy' music.
 The concert will open with n group Of nladrigals by Eliza bethau composers. John DoNland, one of the greatest representatives of the carly English school is featured in the first group with his Come Again, Sweet Love" Jacques Arka delt, Of the early Flemish school will also hold 2 place Of distinction with his Now Spring in All Her Glory A joyous little number, Come Let Us All a-Maying Go" by Atterbury, another early English writer, will close the first group. The gay nonsensical humor in this short 1 bit is delightful.
 Mrs. Stevens will introduce the quartet in their various solo num- ! hHrs. The aria from Bemberg' $ Jeanne d'Arc' will open her group. It rises to great dramatic heights. and gives the soloist plenty of op- portunity to display her powers 2lOn~ thjC ljnp arI ! vocation twords by John Drink water) will he the second number. | 'Modernisms' of a mild sort hold | the listeners attention throughout together with much varied treatment Of the text. Modern verse presents many problems to tho composer; ofttimcs music has 10 be written n, such cases without any idea Of re. stating previous ideas as is general, ly the custom in standard works For her final number Mrs. Stevens will render Fay Fosters Maria | Mia
 Mir. Welch. the next soloist, vii present the famous tenor aria iron | llandels "Semale,' 70 Sleep. Wh, Dost Thou Leave Me-" Rubinstein', "The Asra," with it's strong Orien
 tai melodic flavor follows. Grey l The Swain" will be the next son,
 On tho program.
 To afford contrast in the evening
 entertainment. Mir. Bloom has SC
 cured Romeo Tata Of New Have,
 as violin sololst. This rising youn;
 artist is third year student at th
 Yale School of Music and last vca
 was the recipient Of the Isdor
 Trootswyck prize for excellence i,
 violin playing. His numbers hay
 not been announced IS yet, but it i
 believed that he will choose som
 standard concert selections for hi
 part in thc program.
 Mrs. Armstrong will carry on th
 unartcts solo work after Mir. Tata
 Her first number will be the eve
 popular My Heart al Thy SNoe
 Voice. from Samson and Della h
 by Saint Sacns. She Weeps O'c
 Eahoon" by Carl Bloom has sing1 Iarly tragic power. 4 sparkling light number. "Daffodil Comes IIom
 Again" by Dcnsmorc will close Mir,
 Armstrong's group.
 , Mir. Cornwall will render "Nisio
 fugitivc' from Massenct's Hero dia1c"; Schnmann's "Ich Groll
 \icht' q Gricve NoD will be ii
 soloist's second and final number Mir. Cornwall is noted for his in l depreciation of the German ledor. After much thought. it has bee |, decided to close with two fin : Choruses from Liza Lehmann's '1n Persian Garden,'' These particula
 chOruses will be Wake. For the Sll ) ,Who Scatter'd Into Flight" an "Comc, Fill the Cup. and in the Fir l Of Spring" These two choruscs wi ' give the quartet an opportunity fo I displaying their brilliant ensembl { work which is already known . these parts.