The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-07

that of all other artists in that he humbly approaches his task as teacher describing the story behind the song which gives Celtic music, whether from Scot land, Wales, Breton, or the Mother land, Ireland, an appeal which awakens in the hearts not only of those in whose veins flows a drop of Celtic blood, love and enthusiasm no other music can; but 1t has also a distinctive lyrical beauty which is the secret of its universal appeal to all music-lovers. The story of this gifted son of Erin has all the rich pathos, color and adventure, of the land of his birth.
 Famous Family
 Father Mcguire belongs to a fam- fly famous in Ireland's history. The Maguires of Fermanagh-Chieftains of the North. He was born in the County Derry, near where fell from the nigh-inspired harp strings of 8 great Bard that famous melody, "The Derry Air" which, &C., cording to that great musical au- thority, Sir Hubert Parry, trans cends all other lyric compositions. when he writes: Nothing ever fell from the mind of man so exquisltely beautiful as this melody"
 The little town of Garvagh was Father Maguire's birthplace, adja- cent lies the village of Aghadoe which Is the title of one of the hitherto unheard songs which, with harp-like accompaniment by the German composer, Schopcnhausen, Father Mcguire will render for the first time in America. He studied in Summerhill College. Sligo a class mate and unconscious vocal rival as a boy to the famous John McCor- mack who lit and enkindled with such distinction in the hearts of his hearers, spark of love and ap- preciation for much of what was beautiful in ancient Irish folk-song.
 To pick up this torch in all hu- mllity, to endeavor to Wean away the tastes of people from the spur. ious and unworthy to realization of what Is noblcst in that only art we shall all, (being perfected in take with us from earth to Heaven the art of Song; to portray as best he may to his listeners music that mirrors every phase of their individ- ual and nation existence, from the Soontre or lullaby of the Celtic mother over her babe, to the Caoine, or death dirge over the departed this is Father Maguire's task for short time. He studied for the priesthood in the Irish College at Paris; there as young student of 19 he was selected chantor of the Sacred Antiphons of the Church and invited to sing a duet with a famous French operatic baritone on the feast of St. Genevieve, patron ess of Paris, in the Church of that name. After his ordination he was stationed near Athlone, McCor- mack's native town, for some years preceding the outbreak of the World War. At the call of his Card- inal for Chaplains he answered and served in that capacity with the Welsh and Dublin fusileers.
 Voice Training
 Recovering from the influenza, he was recommended by military spe- cialistS to undergo course of voice training, to remedy bronchial in- fiamation and completed his studies in that Science in London under the method of Sir Charles Lunn, who spent fifteen years in the archives of the Vatican endeav- bring to unearth the secrets of the 9th to the 18th Century ecclesiasti- cal voice teachers who founded the real knowledge of voice culture, (El bel canto). and reduced 1t to a pure science of imaginary lines and an. gles of thought direction. througl. the plane of the vocal chords. (pre- supposed properly exercised by juci- cious vowel colours), into the cav- ities of the head. etc. for proper resonance production and diction.
 Returning home to Ireland once on the ill-fated Leinster. q mail boat afterwards torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine, he met again his famous schoolmate, J. F. who introduced him, Thus. to his wife. "Lily. this Is the only one l was ever jealous of Father Mcguire didn't understand when John said. q could beat him | In Latin, English. literature. mathc-