The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-26
Sinners Present Bach

George Frederick Holler has every
reason to be proud of his ministry
of music at the First Presbyterian
church.
His three directed choirS and
seven soloists with Gertrude Free
at the pipe organ last night pre-
sented The Passion of Our Lord
According to ST. Matthew" music
by Johann Sebastian Bach.
The Motel choir was in the regu-
lar choir section back of DR.. George
Arthur Franz, who read the scrip
ture narrative of the life of Jesus
as he was betrayed and put to death.
All Wear Vestments
The young peoples choir and the
chapel choir occupied places in the
center of the auditorium All the
members Of the choirs and the solo,
lists wore vestmentS and made a ire
mendouSly effective and impressive
picture.
The various sections of the motel
choir were Splendidly developed and
marvellous support was given the
SoloistS.
Even the congregation had its part
in singing as the Passion" was pre-
sented That is the thing, causing
every one in the church to have an
active part in the music, that Mr..
Holler has perfected since coming to
Indianapolis.
Seven SoIoiSfS
The soloiStS were Mrs. Louise
Osborne, Grace Overman Mcknight
and Mrs. Wendell P. Coler, So
pranos: Anna Pettijohn, alto; Yer
non Roth and Henry Frazier, tenors;
Wallace Knapp, bass.
The members of the choirs were
as follows:
Young Peoples Choir-Bessie Austin.
Louise Baker. Mary Alice Bolton, Julia
Benson, Gene Black. Katherine Bush. Mary
Edith Cantwell. Heath Compton. Jeanne
banner. Elizabeth Dickson, Ted Feucht,
Warren Foreman Barbara Frantz. Evelyn
Gault. Harold Gemmer, Olive Gemmer,
Luella Grinstead. SilaS Grinstead. Jeanne
Heppner, Peggy Herriot, Jane Hickman,
Knowlton. Edward Mayo Martha Neon
nell. James Patranof, Ruth Read. Carroll
Sipf Ernest Sipf. Margaret Sipf. Robert
Chapel ChOir-Sopranos: Mrs. Bebinger.
Katherine Bush, Doris Clarke, Mrs John
HUI, Margaret Jones: Mrs. Vida Lindsay,
cakes. Lee Svendsen, Wanda Svendsen,
Mildred Thornburg. Irene Westfall Mrs
Leon Whiting, Betty Williamson Altos:
mary Baker. Mrs. Bessie Brewer. Dema
kirkpatrick. Christina Maurer, Martha
herd, Anna Sickels. Mrs Thomas Sinclair,
Ruth Thompson. Mrs Grace Willis
TenorS: James Bailey. Heath Compton,
Homer Eberhardt John Hill Kenneth
Peters. Robert Virden. Leon Whiting. Cliff
ton WilguS. Bases: Fred Hickman Paul
KrauSs. Thomas Sinclair, Ernest Sipf
Arthur Thompson. William Watts Charles
Motel Choir-Sopranos: Margaret Beck
with. Mary Bon, Rosemary Bosom Helen
Cantweu Mrs. Wendell Coler. Mrs. Paul
Dettra. Barbara King Esther Loehr. Mrs.
Grace Mcknight, Mrs. Louise Osborne.
DaiSie Saunders, Marian Walker. Eliza
Irene Worker. Mrs Karl Galbraith Altos
Viola Cochran. Harriet Hester. Mrs. Lois
HoelScher, Mrs. Louise Holler, Bette Lytle
Clarabelie o,Neil, Alma Pettiiohn. Mrs.
Gertrude West Tenors: Florien Arnold
wilbert Eggert. Henry Frazier. David
Glen Shoup. Carroll Sipf. Bases: Will
liam BalSey, Lewis Colvin Carl Dalton
Louis Eggert Silas Grimstead Fayne
Hegeman Wallace Knapp. Sam Mccain
The First Presbyterian church is
to be congratulated on the way
music has been developed so that
everybody has an opportunity to be
trained to sing and appreciate great
church music.
The Passion of Our Lord" will
be repeated next Sunday afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock.