The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
UNIQUE CONCERT
 WAS PRESENTED
Program of All Waterbury Composers at Daveil-
 pOrt Hall
WAS WELL RECEIVED

A very unusual musical affair WAS held last evening at Daven- mort hail sponsored by the Matta- tuck Musical Art society of this city. The concert consisted or musical numbers by Waterbury composers. including two living, John L. Bonn and Joseph Dt Vfto' both playing their. own compost tions. In the former case MT Som played the piano accompaniment for Miss Mildred Roche who sang MT Bonn's Ave Maria; MT Di Vito played his own andante move, meut from Concerto in 5 Minor'
 The concert last night was well received by a large audience anu was an unique eveit Tn the hls- tory of the citys music. 6otn vocal and instrumental music was featured on the program. Amons the composers represented Were Dr Edward Hodges, who thousn not a, Waterbury resident, nao 1" son who resided here and a grahu- son now living here, was nrst on the program, then composltions " William s. Rogers who came .o Watertown in 1877, Hans Saros as one time leader of the ConcoToias and we'll known in musical ce1 in the city and state, AiexanueL S
 Gibson, who was organst at .nS Second Congregational church ana et one lime director of the liar noonic society, John l.. Bonn, dean nf oreanists in waterbury where ha h as served as organist first at ina old Immaculate Conception chuch. late at St Margaret's where ba "a still organist and choirmaster' Josenh Di Vito, prominent violin. ist who studied under Leopoio Amer. and who is closely associateo with inc city's musical history ana Mre Kate woodward Noble, aSso- oiated for 36 years with the wa- 4arh,,rv American, and who nus Contributed many lyrics to musicai sattines. two of which were lnciuu- ed on last nights program. .-
 Among the artists appearing m As,a various numbers were Mrs Mariorie Soper Nuhn, Miss Mil dre1 Roche, Miss Ethel liglatzki, M,ss Thalia. Carver and Villa Mae Pabin. the first three sopranos, the last a contralto, Bernice liar ner and Mrs Sue M. Oldershaw' p aiI singers of distinction in Wa 1arburv and elsewhere; F!or- ence A. Cassidy, contraito' Robert Birt, tenor; Louis Stock ing. bass; a string ensemble that included Joseph Di Pietro' Anna. Fruin, Antoinette Hevey, Helen Lawlor, Molly A. storm, Esther Hosdowich. ana Joseph
 Mrs Nuhn sang two Japanese songs, translatiofs of Geisha songs written by Seth Bingham. ner uncle. an instructor at Yale at one time. Miss Mildred Roche, who has sung on many occasions m tnIs 1s. citv. gave a nice rendering or MT Bonn's St'Ave Maria written ex- pressly for church and or singudar simplicity as well as dignity. MISS Ethel Ziglatzki, who has been heard in recitals here and as soIo- list for many clubs and organiza- tions, sang, Hodges l Hear9 q Voice." her accompanist, Cynv,a ,., J. Hotchkiss. May Villa bapin' contralto, song in pleasing ;aa i ner "The Wood Violet ana .s SerntSe .he nomsic for both written by William Rorera and Mrs Noble wrote inc words for the second song; Miss Thalia Carver gave Allan
 Inv Alexander Gibson in creditable manner; Miss Carver is soloist at the Second Congregational church.
 Mrs Sue M. Oldershaw sang K. IA. Smiths (words by Mrs Nopie) ssNovember," Mrs Edwin Jones, ac- companist; MT Smith was at one time organist at Trinity church. :.
 The singing of Hodges "Shout the Glad Tidings" by quartet was an outstanding number on the pro. gram, those participating included Mrs Marjorie Soper Nuhn, so- prano, Miss Florence Cassidey. alto. Robert Birt. tenor, and Louis Stocking, bass, Mrs Helen l.. Heebner acting as accompanist:
 The string ensemble gave the late Hans Saro's "Slumber Song" light and pleasing number. Joseph Di Vito yiolinist, was obliged to repeat his playing of the andante of his con- certo. This completed a program that covered considerable in the city's musical history, and sugges- tion has been made to present . proeram of similar nature later. Mrs Robert Birt who had charge of the arrangements for the con- cert announced the various num- Lo.s rfxriuO a brief history Of the