The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-06
LARGE AUDIENCE
HEARS CONCERT

Professor Haydn VI. Morgan.
head OF the Michigan State
Normal College Conservatory OF
Music, directed the beautiful
Spring Concert Tuesday evening in
Pease Auditorium. Prof. Morgan
directed the Normal Choir and
members OF the College symphony
Orchestra before mixed audience
OF townspeople. students, and IA.
Guilty.
. All the selections showed expert
direction. The phrasing was deli
cately precise. In the more moving
selections OF the Choir such as
Psalm One Hundred and Fifty,
the fullness was especially noted.
The program opened with group
singing of Star Spangied Banner"
The nrst selections were sung by
the Normal College Choir. I'VE
Pray Thee, Gracious Lord, Philip
James, and "Cherubim Song
Tschaikowsky. were the offerings.
The College Male Quartette sang
"Eldorado", Neyin. and Come To
Ne In My Dreams. Cain. Mem
beFs OF the Quartette were George
Birch. Muskegon. John Huffman.
Jerome, Worth Mallory. Otsego, and
Alfred Ratzow. Mt. Clemens.
The Choir then sang "Hallelu-
jah, Amen" Judas Maccabaeus),
Handel. and How Lovely Is Thy
Dwelling Place (The Requiem),
Brahms.
Berger's Summer Evening" and
Gains robin in the Rain" were
sung by the College Girls Sextette
which included Miss Vvonne Brem-
err. Fennville. Miss Patricia du
Pont, Wayne, Miss Betty Fatchett.
Blissfield. Miss Dollye McGary,
Royal Oak, Miss Phyllis Griggs,
Pontiac, and Miss Charlotte Mac
Mullan. Garden City.
The Choir next offered three Sc
lections, "Nightfall In Skye. a
beautiful choral tone-poem, Rober-
ton, deep River, Spiritual-Bur-
leigh. and "Swanee River. Foster
Blakeslee.
The Madrigal Singers sang
Weary Heart With Thee Doth
Plead. Di Lasso, and &c Peaceful
Night, German. The Singers in
cluded Miss Betty Callsen. Detroit,
Miss du Pont. Miss Fatchett, Miss
Griggs, Miss McGary. Miss Mac
Mullan, Mr.. Birch. Mr. Huffman,
Mr.. Mallory, and Mr.. Ratzow.
Two selections. Sing Again,
Protheroe-Cain. and Brothers,
Sing On. Grieg Mckinney, for
women's and mems voices respec-
lively were sung by members Of
the Choir.
Two excellent student soloists--
Miss Alice Darrejian. Detroit, So
prano. and Miss Eleanor Stoltz. Up
SLANT, violinist, rendered AVE
Maria, Kahn.
Miss Darrejian, accompanied by
members OF the College Symphony
Orchestra, sang beautifully Con.
nais-tu lie pays" (Mignon), Thomas.
A special feature OF the program
was the second public performance
OF "Niobe" written by Miss Doro
thy James. a member OF the Con
servatory faculty. The first per
Torrance was given earlier this
year by the Tuesday Musical Choral
Ensem BILE OF Detroit to which it was
dedicated. This impressive selec-
ton was for women's voices and
orchestra.
The closing number on the pro.
gram was the majestic Tsalm One
Hundred and Fifty sung by the
Choir, accompanied by two pianos
and Orchestra. The orchestral ac.
compartment for this selection was
arranged by Ray Fixel Muskegon
Heights. and Charles Walker. Jack
son, students in the music depart
ment.
Accompanies for the various Sc
lections included Miss Irene Nc.
Cutcheon, Flint, Miss Marilynn
Sternberg, Oxford Miss Josephine
Hampstead. oxford. Miss Retta
Charter, Cass City. Mr. Birch. and
members OF the College Orchestra