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Show eh en FOB THE CHOIR The tabernacle choir will shortly resume re-sume rehearsals for the season of 1810-19. Director Joseph Eallantyne in a statement to the Slandnrd, was optimistic regarding the work this year and was sure it would be one of the most successful slnco he assumed tho directorship. For tho past two months ho has devoted considerable timo in the examination of separate choruses, cantatas, and oratorios for this year's work, and nlready has re-coived re-coived the following sacred choruses "Blessed Redeemer" Denza "Come Unto Mc" Schubert "Festival To Dcum" Dudley Buck "Lead Kindly Light" Dudley Buck "How Firm a Foundation". .Chadwick "O Lord Most Merciful" Concone "Father Thy Children Bow in Adoration" Ador-ation" Sullivan "Turn Yc Even Unto Mo". . .Schuman "The Inner Voice". .Homer N. Bartlott "Be Thou Near" Schubert "The Master's Call'" Gounod "Festival Hymn" Dudley Buck The latter chorus was written by Buck for tho world's musical jubilee in 1S92 and is most appropriate in these times of stress. The work bo-gins bo-gins with the following words: "Oh, peace, on thy upsoarlng pinion Through the world thy onward flight taking, Teach the nations their turmoil for-" for-" saking, To seek thine eternal dominion." Two oratorios, "O, Holy Night" (Rogers) and "The Man of Saviours" (LoRoy M. Rile) have been decided ' upon, and ordered. So that these will be ready in tho library when rehearsals rehear-sals are resumed. "Tho Man of Sorrows" is a most pretentious work and typifies the most modern art of choral writing. The j composer has not attempted lo gratify j the desire of the music lover alone (which he so admirably does) by making mak-ing tho text subservient to the music, but has undertaken to convey lo tho listener through Ihe music a more thoughtful realization of the pain and suffering which Christ endured. It makes an irresistahle emotional appeal. ap-peal. It is a splendid musical conception, concep-tion, and one which will be equally enjoyed by tho choir, in its study, and the people who will be privileged to listen to its rendition. "O, Holy Night" is a work of forty minutes which is in direct contrast with the previous work and is illustrative of tho Christmas thought. This work will j bo given as a Christmas service. The third oratorio to he given has I not been definitely determined upon, but Professor Ballantyne says it is a choice between three now in mind. ' Choir members are seemingly anxious anx-ious for rehearsals to resumo and should be when the amount of now work is before them. |