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THE SIGNAL,
Some of My Choir Experiences
lis 11 l'. li A ra l LYON
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The last issue of °awar,e. ale••.]cell• Omagh probably . many who Mare
known publication of ` tLr Opted I Widened to unprogressive choirs have
Amite*. memories.
Chu M of Canada, Lad tune Alticlrw kit shorts here were not crow'ued
by le . 11. c. llamilt.,1.• f„e�6erly or• with ,neveeae. Of musical ltuowkdgt
u: cLurcL,l 1 had rico e•ousidenible. but my meth- !Meal air. or some piece b)' l'hopfu--
,. urs own i s 'e eau
+e, with toeatutug face, brought me
reetakrttlons bring to memory Rur-
slllus. doles, ('aecbr, and others whore
nationality could only be guessed at.
haugiug-- *terally hanglug--over the
planus while I would play. Oh, yes:
they knew music' tbulte rough -looking.
and frequently uot•too-cleau, ludlvld-
uul.. smile and a nod are the same
the world over. It was very *admit
we could converse. but the sppre'in-
tl.•n was unmistuksble when they
Mani the stratus of the Russian na-
ganisi of North erect I
Guderkh. !(r. Hamllto ti pew' or., ods were lacking lunger, and a few th I' I Ilu'tn ons countryman.
Cher thlugr that inexperienced youthglitil
stat of Weller Coit !hutch, Ter•' is o[teu t
witbou .
onU' and also buds t W do a'n Observations In the years t at taco no: it wustl't vodka !---and, without a
.+.1111 pier g, pe I
some kind of pop from the canteeu—
tiD atdn
enable writing + to beta • peeled since that alone Lave ltd me
to word, Maudwl the glass over to we.
associate e' r f 1lagksl ('angio Itom hlsable rale wl our nn One
:Ire caret • of llrat.•laas yaw harrishuw” or
and for some reelsuu bun►s do nut %that O.K. dote in our plaraseeuluge.
r to be popular with the aver• -Nit kerrishaw•" means ••no good.'
riga cuueluslua that authenw in book Iwlrued a few Husslan word* during
"' furs are sea as , that wlund*d like
and cuntr:hntu fr.4l Idly to bth.'r 1er01uus ) "keretstaaw,1 mlr16e
trritadicr,.- a* a taClle pen, uud Ilty,
,� v•er) ble
the face. . wilt: read''' appeu
article. yd. u subire 1 which is often age choir. of course. there are excep- one of my greatest pleasures, and
ui an ut.e ttet'estin technical boor. lir. A. S. Vogt t-olupiled two a eeekl - relief from dully duty. was
r.trea' d g volumes that are splendid in content to plus for the Sunday services of the
style "r rept "lu.e one of the •,rtiele and variety. nod have had a wide use. Y.M.t'..t. Quite a share of populanity
frs4l Onward. which w -:l4 pul.li+Led )tut, an the whole, pieces in sheet form was mine. and music often proved an
/irader the leading, "Some ,.f My Choir sive a leader more opportunity of eopee sesame" to many a pleasant
choosing things that meet his pareicu- acquaintance.
Ft perienccs."
Ilar nerds I heard a Russian 4.1101r while over
Shortly after this I passed in organ-' there. also an orchestra of Austrian
/ My first attompt at lca.liee a choir pluy'ing et the Toronto Conservatory./ prlso+.e•r+. The former. while they
/ was it' a small t,tmmtudty 14411 farstud left to take a .'hunch poeittou in a sang in 'un incomprehensible tongue.
from Toronto. 1 was then a youth of town of about seven thousand. 1 yet made me think of the beet choral
about sloven. There had beet' 1140 made w) directing unpopular with the work heard In Toronto. The urrhes-
lerdrr► previous to this. lee; they did choir there after u new 1notlths. but, era did out pity the "1'risotter's Sone:"
little more than try ter keep the .•hair in spite of much dissatisfaction. man- —they gave a soplendid Interpretatfen
together. Yet that in itself is some` I aged to bold 011 for a year.
The 1418• of alae •"I4er Gynt Suite." of (aleig.
timer task! All honor 1 those who vials and vougregatiun were so partial The players were aliens. and had been
can do it! But of anythia.: even at► 10 flit organ musks however, that It oIgs.1I,I to us in the war. but. listen-
pr,,srUlug god singing :titre was ,was voted to appoint a separate choir- -lege to their skllfut.antl beautiful work.f
1, 1» One of the former ,enders had tender. _1114 1 played in that church 1 felt, us alwaye in the pi -creme of
,eartett to use a book of '')test An- for the fullowiug nine years without anything that raises one utw8•e the,
theins." by somebody or ,'Ler. It had a break: pcttc jentonsdeer of man. that ricotta
.! • c 17 1 Joined the mastic van help in making ue all skin.)
1."esible together once a week for Red Cross branch of the service, and, After demobilization In Canada. the
practice. grad "go over" a les' biers in, after considers a time spent in ('au- next engagemern was to ti11 the office
this book—then the one rh.tt showed aka. was sent o�ereeeas to Vladivoenok, of acconitl:lnlst for the Gypsy Smith
the least Lumber of mistakes was 'our, Siberia. What a blessing, when tour in British Columbia. 1 did not
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w.
Ice, the custom to get a• many s. 110 the summer of lt)
GODERIC$1' ONT.
,'Goblers
Turkeys a;r harder to rear than children eometltncs, but they
mature earlier. aid once they reach maturity there is leas chance of
them going wrong. W. Freeman with bis tremendous flock demon-
strates that otl , r than wheat can be raised in Alberta. Ile gets hie
greatest return• at • time when Santa Claus 1s making his heallest
outlays. The farm 1s at Strathmore, where is also the Canadian
Pacific Ezperlmental Farm.
would pace dune .-''.blt to oily large' w'r•stLing with a di111 1111 chur0s—
city. A few mile- .1w'lly, a farming "Awake the harp. the lyre awake!"
tathem for Sunday.' The reerltlts'cvn thrown into the melting -pot of the! have any chair duties. lis a separate e„mmunity inaugt "''.,I a ('Moral So-' 44114' of our bas e+ had been taking
be letter itttagined than described. army. et le able to play or sing: My :puler had been engaged. At the eiety. The people ,ere eager to horn, Mime. a littl,. ell.t:c 11.• w'e., it nu•
elosing service in i.ondon. (int.. on our and. strange 10 se' we had 110 Ire men 1lral .,medial. and pretended to 11e
return trdp,uair (IMOthe I111.1 than la. sang a ee lies a ' 1
t o•re practice. . Very :t,l.1,14•441/. During a moment's late.., he
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Jai rhorua. The crowds were tin few knew a note •' mu•tic• s„ a pert "tasted his .cess uruun.t, and
great that even those directing thesof mch ecPa'' - ' 'ek was 111 0141 11411.144~1 the choir to ••awake the harp."
meeting, had di@leulty. at lime.. In
gaindur an entrance I remember one
night raining admittance for • young
lady by cert' •e141det11y mnking her one
of oar deer. The Iridewalks were
I Necked with People. and she could not
get Dear the dour. Together we made
,.nr way in. however—the doorkeeper
knetw 11e. and 1 101,1 him /.114. WAS, 411114
of the choir. And so she was --that
night. at least' 1 piloted her to the
;-ld:ltform. where a peat wee found in
1!.e iamb- for her --no yucotinns asked!
and she enjoyed the whole service
-oma most ndrantagoeue point of
singing-1w•bnul mers We rave our Quick as thought. 1 threw leek the
concert. however. :.`'•tr t+everel month.. rest of tlw seutetwe—"the lyre
and a very creel • ,'de ehuwinr wax j awake:" There wile a moment's
made in singing :.dd'Ier.' chorus" ldkenle. atm* then a buret of laughter,
(Faust1. an easy tort -sung. an an -lin which he .,mid not refrain from
them of moderate ,t.itlkrolty, an.! third Joining. t1'eryene 14.11, wide enough
"Good -night. Gent!• `••!ks " by Thome- awlo eanothrr chortle. near the begin
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weeThe remain, the program
wee of n miscelkl••,,,1. character. ting. the Milltun4• text tivecrlla•. the
At the close of see e4neert an in- fallen 'grid,. of tarkn.•s., sinking.
1 I 1 didn't
•t like ir. he. with "1Ie*istiring e11r41Mg rage." A
(-cruse bi did
1 nor silo - mass. dee4red here. and 1 stroke rt' (ase
He sold it would I , h 11*een much Ise- er of our Ieadlu¢ tete. -tee. of Theo.,
ter If all the .ts•i,adTerafnwu kc
ones: Stich atatetnete ,heat's make uwo.k•ru moms' who teio•h the• your_
.ps•eker Ile i+ -."$int the way you fresh when 1
eltic-t.kw told.
tae more rIndk1lve etyk• of interpretation
11 t w the la.' a -.
.etc. me feel sorry -for ..•h.w.l hoir ",aught on." at,
it has Men my experience. fre- deliberately. puffins ` mse•If beyond tae ,ut Lmsld The .ca mere "rag,'" into 11 .
somal%. that the largest towns are not mach of new an. unfamiliar tonal w-nn1+.
eraltiealways the most enthnalnetie or pens twenty. it hetr:,y• a single-track That choir is nor of rot' oust pleas
t.. work annaara—.isal�tng of regular mind. without thea'lliurtle.e t., side•' ant recons •rtlons today. Never olid 1
church choir work. in four ••mall trnck a prejudice ',.n_ entitle*to int rewire more tremiine. whole -ended
.,ommen1lde•s—nils n place of lees than nn Iden through. stitch a one would aioPraletlon anywhere. They welt,.
one thousdlwl—it wee is'.etbe 110 get ,only reflect. hP n ',I remember that 1111.110.1y voted the rutin pr.svee.ls
resltlts not to he had In some larger the "goal old her• • which he ie `I 111. •.('matted" to me, though the co
g
scorns. 111 i!1'2 . in n town ufv �� loyal
, alPartlP( 4' hem. rn.0et ,me i lc unknown. rn• „'rt had been gotten up originally for
thnuvind, mar chair pttslmtM He, the choir's hwtleflt. Then. nn.. Anil
"Creation." and every poloist was a .,,n',dnnslc. Why
oneetrlf to nnit' day. shortly before leaving. the same.
member of that crane: 111 tali. there a few things. she '`.Pm Is so much to y
(IRS% sh rlln wit. fll. "flw':1k.•rth lyre. -
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were only twenty-two sinters, •int 1.• enjoyed. odes i- known? Mandel me. as an offering from the
every one certainly did life bit: There The sorInr set „{ humor often entire chulr. one of those tangible
was also a ladles' (-horns of tweive. bridge -r over awk' -,1 mntoent•. One's. j takenx of etyorPrlatlnn ,I t are fnnnd
In the Sterne town. and their work in No. tieing the 1're,t' i•,41." we were
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Combine to make a thrilling tale in
"THE TIGER TRAIL"
by Edison Marshall, one of America's greatest
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"The Tiger Trail" is exciting, romantic, fascinating
Read the first instalment in this issue of The Signal
In an envelope. When 1 a.ke,l. '
"What's thla?" he r'spondel. "We al,
rpredate yon."
Yes. Yes-. 1 learued to love choir wort.
instead of hating and eceding it. The
erne of both lea.tership and comrade-
ship 1e a very real one when a man
knowe hi. job, MPnthnsla+tic and 4141•
ergetiks and y44 can be. when practhe
la over. a reel friend and pal. Fur
many pleasant memorie14 end friend-
ships, 1 have to thank my choir ex-
perieneea.
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81AITY SPOON A.D. 141•IM.
Dug (`p on Bonk of England Site --
Vanity Hags of Old.
The governor of the Rank of Eng-
land recently preeen'ed to the City
Museum at the Guildhall a little
bronze spoon about five Inches long
and • quarter of an Inch wide which
was dug up during the rebuilding of
the bank aaye the London Mall.
Experts believe that the spoon once
graced the dressing table of a woman
of fashion of r.ondinlum and that It
was used for extracting aids to beauty
from the narrow glass or pottery con -
1 tethers In which they were purchased.
13o many of hese have been found.
not only In London. but on other Ro-
man sites that It is evident that they
were In very geeeral use It Is not
possible to give a date, but from oth-
er things found near It. Including a
eoln of the F.mperer Domltlan. It
mould appear to be about Al).81-96.
Fragments of poOery also unearth-
ed suggest that the spoon was last In
use before A D. 100. 90 that the Lon-
don slit who carries a vanity bag can
at least Malin that the practice Is
supported by a 'radltion of some
eighteen centuries.
Brlaage4rate4 Square.
London's oldest square of grass
has been saved for the public, after
three years' desperate endeavor. It
le Bridgewater Square, which 1s sur-
rounded by Some of the tallest build-
ings In London. The plot of ground
was In danger of going; Into the hands
et builders, but £3,000 raised by the
public In three years and £2,000 ov-
en by the Oorporatlon has saved it.
Bridgewater square was formerly the
forecourt to Bridgewater House, de-
stroyed by are in 1687.
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