Show Noted Choir Visits U. U S. S 4 e i C 4 C Vatican Singers on Tour I II I of Sistine cJ choir p photographed lOto on nn arrival nl in Bos- Bos Boston MEMBERS ME ton Ion OIl Left to ri right ht Luigi i Centilli Jo Ex Don Santos I Bos-I I Auguste an and Albert I 1 J c. c 4 r I t r Rome Sending Her Music to America Sistine Ch Chapel pel r Vocalists Arriving in East EW YORK Aug Aur 30 nomo Romo Is NEW N sending her music to America Under tho the auspices of or the tho St. St Gregory Gregory Greg Greg- or ory Musical society of ot New ew York a number of ot singers from tho famous Pontifical choir have just arrived ed In this countr country 0 for or an extended tour through h the United States and Canada Many any more are expected d to arrive arrivo earl early In September The choir which is composed of ot seventy voices is under the direction direction tion of tho the nl Right flight ht Rev Re Mgr gr Don Raffaele who has selected man many of ot the tue most notable singers from the Roman Basilicas including men long associated with the tho choirs of the Sistine Chapel St. St Peters Peter's Basilica St. St John Later Later- an and tho the Pontifical School of ot Higher Bisher Sacred Music Maestro C Casimiri Is one of the youngest men associated with musical developments de' In the theaU Vatican Vati aU can to attain such honors as have been granted him He Ha is at present present pres pres- ent canon of St St. John director of ot the Pontifical chapel and master of or composition under Father de do dc Santi of the 1110 great reat Schola This celebrated director Is making the tho trip in or order order order or- or der to attend personally to every detail of tho the concerts and his presence presence pres pres- presence ence will lend additional Inspiration inspiration inspiration tion o of ot the thc choirs choir's artistic efforts The Tho Papal choir from which many of oC the tho singers In this musical body have hare been drawn was es established established es- es b by Pope Popo Sylvester Slvester A. A D D. D 35 shortly after the early Christians had emerged from tho the Catacombs So overjoyed O were the they at the prospect of religious freedom having suffered generations generations genera genera- of persecution that tho they added sacred music to the solemnly majestic services ser of the church For many years the choir was made up exclusively eh of ot religious religious' who lived In community many of or whom were composers also but a a. papal decree has since admitted laymen to membership and it Isnow is isnow isnow now the most brilliant and widely known organization of Its Ita kind Inthe in inthe the tho world |