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Praise For St. Andrew's Choir

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Day
25
Month
October
Year
1893
Copyright
Public Domain
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A gentleman éígnlng himaell 'A Chicago Clmrclmiaai." In a coniiiiuiüoatiun to Tlie Cliurcli. has these pleamiii worde to say ol tibe vested Choto" oí St. Aiiiircu's cinirrh ;ind ii s trainer, I'roí. Hougbton : Yery neldoin doea onc liaw tbe ]ii ■asure and opportunity ni hearing a iliiH-imurlily well traincd hoy choir, siu-h as I had tlie fíniíd fortuin' to hcar last Siwiday eveinnu:. at the (llmicli f St. Aniln'w, Aun Arbor. ■inii!ïh the ebo4r of tliat evening contatned oniy ir, boy.-, they un In a iiiaiiiicr far su[erior to tJiat of aiiy .■in ■ in tin' Iribge city clnwehea i have visiU'd. The voUi.nic of tone wam muí-'ii above the average large a oí ru voircs. in Ohieago foiinstauoe. TUie boys kiiii; with pertect ease, and did not Beem in any way to stf.-ii:i tbelr VOteea wlicn sin.iíiirj.' the upper tunes, wiiicli wei-e miOSi clear and resonant. I vas eepectelly stvm-k by tlie mamncr in which t lie I'salms were chantllle was ■xcellent. N"l ome word iniled ) reaoh the eare of ; ,. ciiir.'ri ■ifation- in íact tliat was ase wlth everythlng ttoey sang, !i se :ma :■■ grea-t P'O' lh:lt 'hi ( holr la n t the ptoperty ol orne large tiiy ciiurcii. Thr eboir tílso .1 very elever boy Bopraaio, who sin-s wivh greal expression, aml poeaessee a Btrong, sllTwr-toned volee, Bbowlns marta ol bh higheat cnlliV.lt (111. , ry ui : Is i:n ■ t o i'n.' trataIng, and as a deTOOt chiirclmiaii and ni aM cíuoÍBter, I oiiiy regret that ilivic aw nofc more ehoir mastera likc thc one (ií Si. Amhi'w's ohurchj who are wllUng to n'ivc sncli onergy to1 brinu.' about BUCil a íaithíul rendition of the beaiitlfol servlcea ol onr elmrcli. One word mlgbt be sala", altboagb iy no incans the lcasi important, In ivtnnl tu thc bella viour of tile boys. which iu fvery way w8 rever.-nt nnl devuiit. I llave traveled exlehsively ilirmiíli both Ain-'i-ican and Elnglish eities. but I mnst honcstly coníess that it lias never bren my a foi-Uine ti) be in a cliun-h w liere Ote clioir iH'haved tn a more ilevont „K.inicr, not even n tar ÍJlined Bug lish ( '.Ti hedía Ís. One. thereíore. íi-'ls lli.-it rannot espressin bOO stronsï language, the thorougb piratee Bucb excellerit wo-.-k deaerves.

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Ann Arbor Courier