Page 16 THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Thursday, May 25, 1950 MUSIC ALBUM BY IRVEN FELL The of Choral first year Societ the Oakville 3 and look- future probably to review its short to ask ourselves if ying on place, when meeting s called for about 63 which to me prise. At the f Were 58 voi of I es, not (there were no far as we could find out) too few alto: id enough sopran fi and seconds. For the second con: cert, these matters evened them- selyes up, with the possible ex- ception of not having enough tenors, and the total of choir personnel was 54. For the last concert, interest waned or our concerts were too close together, or what- ever it was (this is up to us to find out) the attendance at re- hearsals was bad and the total personnel of the choir fell to 44 voices, and at that we had to be glad of three or four experienced choral workers coming in at the last two or three rehearsals. Reviewing this, it would seem that there was gradual lack of interest somewhere. Total bership waned, attendance practice waned, but, and this is a big but, the public interest did the Sint people was a r- concert there 1 overabundance enough tenors nore in town respond- big as whether CANADIAN SHIP MAKES HISTORY BY N.Y. visi? One of a three-vessel city. It was the first visit ik task force of the Royal 18,000-ton light carrier Magnificent pays a courtesy --Central Press Canadian Canadian Navy, the on New York call of a Canadian warship to the city's harbar. while again In summing before it could be used up, I would say last year's experience that there room for a Choral Society. I further believe that these matters which deal with the cultural side of life are as necessary as a ball team or hockey team for creat- ing an even Lalince lo the phil osophy of living. For my own part, as conductor, I enjoyed it very much and wish to thank the chorister: Hugh Brear- is not wane to as large an extent as the choir itself seemingly did. Whoever tackles it next Fall, if there is one, should call a meet- ing where a spade can be called a spade and not a shovel. During the preparation for the last con- cert, committee work fell down and I have since been told, quite pointedly, that the conductor Was to blame because he was said to have stated that he did not like committees. The only answer that I can give to that is that no one likes committees which will not work. Even during the first con- cert, preparation committee work lagged so that it fell mostly on the shoulders of one man, and I will mention his name, Mr. Ham- ilton Smith. He could not keep up with it for the next concert and told me so. With a view to 'helping out, I took some of the vork myself and for doing it I as told that I did not like com- ittees. Oh, well 'twas ever thus. 1 enjoyed the experience my- self. I know, from what a lot of the members have told me, that they too enjoyed the experience. Some members are asking al ready if we will be starting up again in the Fall. The public has supported the choir, for the three concerts there were nearly 1,000 admis- sions, or. maybe just over the 1,000. That it can be run with fin- ancial stability was also proven. The three concerts netted over §150.00 for the Arts Crafts. We were able to pay for the use of Lusk Hall for rehearsals and St. John's Church and the janitor who was good to us Maybe we did not pay enough for these services but at least it showed that we were trying One reason we were able to finish on the right side finan- cially was because of the assist- ing artists who performed for next to nothing, and according to reports, all were enjoyed by those who heard them. One of them, Mr. Eketorp, did play free of any charge, and we thank for him for it. The others were just bare expenses. Music is a costly item, and for each concert it averages about $60.00. True, we still have the music and it can be used again, but-it is one of those things you have to hold for a and Quality Venetian Blinds Custom Made 'Guaranteed Two Years REPAIR and LAUNDRY SERVICE Venetian} Blind Laundry & Mfg. Co. PHONE 859 ey, the accompanist, and Mrs Cushnie who also accompanied, Miss McBain at the organ. Mr. Hamilton Smith deserves a lot of thanks for his untiring work, he had too much to do. Mrs. Jack Seed, Mrs. Jack Wyndham, Mrs. Hamilton Smith, Mrs. Douglas Wilkes, the latter two who worked so hard in the early or- ganization period. Oh there are plenty of enthusiasts but I can't mention them all. Lastly, the Frederick Harris Company dem- onstrated its interest and the lo: cal Lion's Club. On Civic Night, held annually by the Lion's Club, the! club invited the choral so- ciety to sing three numbers. For doing so it expressed its appre- ciation in really fine fashion, pre- senting the choir with 35 copies of Handel's, "The Me: 3 very good and useful gift. 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