The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-11
SINGING GROUPS FOR BIG FESTIVAL
ConcOrdias, Mendelss0hn Male Chorus and Others
 Participating
PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED

Practically all the groups par ticipating in the Civic Choir Fes- tival at Buckingham hall next Monday and Tuesday nights have been assembled and their programs completed. The choirs and their director, who will be represented are as follows:
 Directors Churches Miss Jane Barrett ..........
 ............ Blessed Sacrament Mrs Frances Beech ....:..:.
 ......... rTs' o"pe'e' Mrs Frederick Benson ........
 ............. South Federated Robert Birt ........ ........, Herbert Bohlin ..... ............
 ............ Swedish Lutheran John Bonn ...........
 oL MaTSdrSL D Mrs Lester Bowen .....:... Mrs H. M. Bunnell ...........
 ..... Advent Christian G. Loring Burwell ..........
 .......... First Congregational Mrs George Gallon .........
 ........ Third Congregational Miss Ann Corby .............
 ........ St. Paul's (Waterville) Miss Winifred Delaney .......
 .... St. Michaers (Waterville) Mrs Hazel Floyd .............
 ............ Christian Scientist Mrs l.. R. Fraser .............
 .H. Mill Plain Union Mrs Michael Galullo ..........
 ...... Our Lady of Mt, Carmel Gaetano Giaquinto ...........
 Our Lady of Lourdes Miss Alice Harmon ..........
 ........ St. John of the Cross F. F. Harmon ..............
 ....... Immaculate Conception Miss Marie Heringer ..........
 ............... St. Cecilia Carl Jensen ................
 ...... Second Congregational Miss Ethel Keavaney ......
 .. Bunker Hill Congregational Rev. Martin Lorenz ....., .@..
 ..German Evangelical iu /.eran Miss Mafie Morot ........'....
 ................ St. Ann's George Perreault ..........
 ....... St. Thomas Charles Platt ................
 .............. First Methodist Charles Probert .............
 .. Grace Methodist (Waterville) Miss. Mary Rice
 .!..... ........... St. Patrick's Miss Amelia Ricciuti ......
 ............... St. Lucy Mrs Ridgway Shinn ...........
 .......... West Side Methodist Edmund skowroski ...........
 St Stanisiaus Edward Wolff ................
 .......... Sts. Peter and Paul Miss Georgianna Wolff ......
 ...... Sacred Heart
 Important in the choir groups are two boys choirs. They are St Johns Vested Choir of forty voices, Miles IA Martin, organist and master of the choristers. and Trim ity Church Vested Choir of 30 voices. Stanley Russell Waterman, organist and master of the chor- isters.
 The Concordia Singing Society Tuesday night of the festival, delssohn Male chorus, under the dirction of G. Loring Burwell, will sing on Monday nights program. The Concordias will sing "Vesper- gesang" by K. Kaempf, Lullaby by Brahms and "Swabian Folk Song" by F. Jaeger. The Men, delssofin chorus will sing the famous John Peel Hunting song (Old English), arranged by Mark Andrews, Gounod's 70 Salutarus Hostia," in Latin, and "In Flanders Field" by a former local boy. Royal s. Merwin. now an import ant artist on the radio.
 The following chairmen are ac- tive on their particular commit tees: Mrs Frank P. McEvoy, chairman of the program commit tee: Mrs Mark L. Sperry. on the promotion committee; Barlow l.. HeminWay. printing committee; Mollie Cullen, publicity committee; c. Loring Burwell, stage commit tee; Lewis D. Reed, finance com mittee; John M. Burrall. reception committee. Dr. James E. Gregg is the originator of the Civic Choir Festival idea in this city. the af- fair being given for the Mutual Aid Unemployment Fund of Wa terbury. All tickets for the con- cert are one dollar. no compliment tary tickets being distributed, every committee head and assist ant, choir and music conductor, as we'll as singers giving their time willingly for the success Of tho hio oyapt