The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26
CHAPTER Xxx
THE FAMOUS JUBILEE SINGERS
of
FISK UNIVERSITY
Continued from February 26)

The welcome thus eoquenty bespoken for the singers
enthusiastically extended to them all the North
The journals of the day fairly teemed with praises OF
Them and often the larger cities hundreds of
turned away from the concerhal unable to obtain
admittance great the rush.
After while they visited England, where they sang
before the Queen and others of the nobility everywhere
repeating the trumphs that had been theirs in this coun
try intact proved that their power singers held
sway wherever they sang wherever found soul in
unison with melodious sound, heart capable of human
emotion 1t was not so much the words of their songs
these it is true not without merit in religious sense
as the strangely pathetic and delightful melody of
their music and the freshness and heaness of the
derng that gave them their greatest charm This has
since been most pontedly demonstrated in Holland and
Switzerland where these singers have drawn crowded
and delighted audiences that neither speak nor under
stand word of English such the beautiful far-reach
ing of this in the truest Emusic of the heart
now present few of the many tributes of admira-
ton which their performances drew from cultured English
people Thus spoke Mr. Colin Brown, Ewing Lecturer on
Music, Andersonan University, Glasgow
"As to the Of their singing, it must be heard
before it be realized Like the Swedish melodies of
Jenny Lind, gives musical idea 1t has been we'll
remarked, that respects it disarms cricsm in
others may be truly said that it almost dees it.
beautifully described by swpe Highland GIRL 1T filled
my whole htart.
"such singing Tin which the artistic is lost in the
natura only be the result of the most careful train
ing The richness and pority of tone both melody and
harmony the contrast of light and shade the varieties
and grandeur in expression and the exquisite refinement
of the piano contrased with the power of the forte
fill with delight, and at the same time make feel
how stranbe is that these unpretending singers should
here to teach what is the true refinement of
music; make feel its moral and religious power''
Others spoke follows
Il never enjoyed music. Rev. C. H. Spurgeon.
"They have beautiful voices."-London Graphic
Their voices clear, rich, and highly cultivated"
London Daily News
"Ths troupe sing with pathos, harmony, and
expression which quite touching London Journal
"There is something inexpressbly touching in their
wonderfully sweet, round, bell voices. - Rev. George
Macdonald. ..a
Mr.. Gladstone, while prime minister of England hon
ored them with complimentary breakfast, and listened
to their songs, Newman Hall writes, with rapt, en-
thusastic attention, saying Isn't it wonderful? never
heard any think like it. - RI
eve never audience riveted, nor more
thorough heart entertainment Men of hoary hairs as
well those younger in the assembly, moved to
tears they listened with rapt attention of the
identical slavesongs which these emancipated ones
dered with power and pathos perfectly indescrbae"
London Rock. $500. ..
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