Musical Program Begins Season's Entertainment
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Musical Program Begins Season's Entertainment
Description
An article detailing the musical performances given around Ursinus that students often attended and wrote about in the newspapers. This one details an off campus concert given by a four part vocal quartet and a pianist accompanist.
Source
Ursinusiana, The Ursinus Weekly, 1923-1924, October 15, 1923, pg 1.
Date
October 15, 1923
Language
English
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Conly Concert Company Offers Popular Program
PIANIST FEATURES EVENING
An auspicious beginning was made on Thursday eening for the Community Entertainment Course with the appearance of the Conly Concert Company in a varied and popular program. Selections, chiefly vocal and/or a variety familiar to the average American musical audience, comprised a repertoire which did not fail to fulfill the expectation of an evening of worth-while entertainment.
The always acceptable "Rigoletta" quartette was immediately indicative of the type and quality of the program which followed. This number was given by the mixed quartette composed of Florence Kinnaird, soprano; Marie Stone Langston, contralto; Frank M. Conly, basso; Royal MacLellan, tenor; who, with William s. Thunder, as accompanist and pianist, composed the personnel of the company.
These singers have been able to form a very effective combination, and their numbers were particularly pleasing, due, in part, to the suitability of particular selections. "Madcap Play," by Whiting; "Romany Life," by Herbert; and a group of shorter quartette numbers were fully appreciated and merited especial commendation.
William S, thunder, pianist, gave three selections, one of which, "Rondo-Capriccioso," Mendelssohn, had been officially on the program. By special request Mr. Thunder obliged with Rachmaninoff's "Prelude in C." These two piano pieces proved to be the "high lights" of the concert. They were both rendered in brilliant manner, the "Prelude in C" especially, with its theme the beautiful tones of the Moscow cathedral bells, was played with fine skill and expression.
In the persons of Mr. Conly, basso, and also director of the company, and of Mr. Maclellan, tenor, the management presented two noted singers. In their duet numbers and solo work, including a duet, "Watchmen What of a Night," and vocal numbers from Aida and Faust, they helped greatly in maintaining a uniform and excellent standard of performance. The selection from Gounod's "Faust" was that of one of Mephistopheles' songs and was quite realistic and well executed.
Responding with an encore to a duet number, Miss Kinnaird and Miss Langston sang the "Barcarolle" from "Tales of Hoffman," an ever acceptable duet for female voices.
The "Habanera" from "Carmen" by Bizet, contralto, solo, and "Wake Up" and "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" sung by Miss Kinniard, were other numbers of equal interest.
PIANIST FEATURES EVENING
An auspicious beginning was made on Thursday eening for the Community Entertainment Course with the appearance of the Conly Concert Company in a varied and popular program. Selections, chiefly vocal and/or a variety familiar to the average American musical audience, comprised a repertoire which did not fail to fulfill the expectation of an evening of worth-while entertainment.
The always acceptable "Rigoletta" quartette was immediately indicative of the type and quality of the program which followed. This number was given by the mixed quartette composed of Florence Kinnaird, soprano; Marie Stone Langston, contralto; Frank M. Conly, basso; Royal MacLellan, tenor; who, with William s. Thunder, as accompanist and pianist, composed the personnel of the company.
These singers have been able to form a very effective combination, and their numbers were particularly pleasing, due, in part, to the suitability of particular selections. "Madcap Play," by Whiting; "Romany Life," by Herbert; and a group of shorter quartette numbers were fully appreciated and merited especial commendation.
William S, thunder, pianist, gave three selections, one of which, "Rondo-Capriccioso," Mendelssohn, had been officially on the program. By special request Mr. Thunder obliged with Rachmaninoff's "Prelude in C." These two piano pieces proved to be the "high lights" of the concert. They were both rendered in brilliant manner, the "Prelude in C" especially, with its theme the beautiful tones of the Moscow cathedral bells, was played with fine skill and expression.
In the persons of Mr. Conly, basso, and also director of the company, and of Mr. Maclellan, tenor, the management presented two noted singers. In their duet numbers and solo work, including a duet, "Watchmen What of a Night," and vocal numbers from Aida and Faust, they helped greatly in maintaining a uniform and excellent standard of performance. The selection from Gounod's "Faust" was that of one of Mephistopheles' songs and was quite realistic and well executed.
Responding with an encore to a duet number, Miss Kinnaird and Miss Langston sang the "Barcarolle" from "Tales of Hoffman," an ever acceptable duet for female voices.
The "Habanera" from "Carmen" by Bizet, contralto, solo, and "Wake Up" and "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" sung by Miss Kinniard, were other numbers of equal interest.
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School newspaper article
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“Musical Program Begins Season's Entertainment,” Omeka - Digital History at Ursinus, accessed December 26, 2024, https://omeka.ursinus.edu/items/show/312.