The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-14
Choral Groups
Give Concert

On sunday, december 10, 1874, AZ
pm, the Wyandotte Choral socie-
~ presented its 14th Annual Christ
mas VesperS Concert assisted by the
Junior Choral society. The audience
was by far the largest they have
had at any of these veSper concerts.
AS Is their custom they opened
the program with Fred Huntley's
lovely arrangement of the Bach
Gounod Ave Maria"
20 Jesu so Sweet" by j. S. Bach
as arranged by Katherine X. Davis
for three womens voices was done
very well.
I'VE Praise Thee, o God" by Le-
land B. Sateren followed and came
through beautifully.
An old Slovakian Christmas Carol
Carol of the Sheep Bells" as most
Interestingly arranged by Richard
Kountz was very we'll sung. In this
they were assisted by the Junior
Choral.
The wistful beauty of A. Peril
hou'S THE Virgin at the Manger"
was suggested in their singing.
There are many lovely passages
in this song. The solo line was taken
by Mrs. Blanche Bigler very salts
factorily.
1.-THE Holy Star" by Mabel w.
Daniels was by far the most diff
cult song on the program from
every angle. 1t is full of surprise.
The club started out bravely and
well, but there are two very tricky
movements along toward the middle
of the selection in which they were
not so happy. However, they soon
found themselves and provided a
most SUGGEST 81 climax.
Then came The Carol of the
Bells Of Leontovich Wilhousky and
it went well. Why can't the women
sing this on their spring program,
even though it would be out of sea-
son, Just so they could be encored.
This song was used by Fred War
ing several years ago during the
Christmas Season and it has been
making friends ever since.
THE Humble Shepherds" OF
Katherine K. Davis with its
"Echos" war mighty well done. The
Echc effect vas excellent.
Harvey Gara, organist and COM
poser, has collected many folk songs
OF America of which And the Trees
Do Moan" is one of the most inter-
esting. This is for the most part
a solo with humming accompani-
ment Miss Irene Gardner had the
solo part and sang it beautifully.
Florence FroSticS arrangement of
Eye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones"
was used again this year. In this
the Junior Club assisted.
1.-The Cradle Song of the Shop
herds" Q Glatz Folk Song. was
taken at a just right tempo. Here
the soprano section was perhaps
q little too ambitious.
GLORY to God in the Highest" by
Pergolesi is always welcome num-
Der at any Christmas time. 1t re-
quires much of all voices and the
piano before reaching the beautiful
ending, Peace on Earth, Goodwill
toward men,
The Christmas Lullaby brought
the program to a close, with very
effective lighting for the Holy
Night"
Besides assisting in several num-
berS, the Junior Choral Society sang
two numbers of their own-"As 1t
Fell Upon the Night" of Katherine
Davis and Hear the Sledges with
the Bells" of Hugh Robertson. They
were both very well done and
showed what the younger club could
do I'm two vastly different types of
songs. They did not seem to have
quite the volume of former years
due no doubt to a smaller group
or to their position at the rear of
the stage. They were directed by
Miss Eleanor Bennink and accom-
panied by Miss Joyce Johnson.
The club had a beautiful setting
for the stage which was planned
and executed by Carl Hard
wicke. The women entered from the
top of the stage on both sides with
lighted candles, descended winding
stairs and formed their places in
the choir stalls. While the Junior
Choral entered from the rear of the
auditorium and on reaching the
stage took their places on the wind
ing stairs. 1t was picture that viii
long be remembered. While the set
ting was very beautiful, 1 do not
believe that it helped the quality
OF the singing any for I feel sure
that any raggedneSs was due to the
fact that not all of the singers could
see the conductor
In the absence of Florence Eros
tic the accomplishments were excel
lently supplied by Emily Lyon.
H. Lyle Lyon, of course, was the
conductor and as usual did good
job. II 1t had not been for that little
note in the program Please refrain
from applause, they would have
had number Of encoreS.
John r. Rood
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