The 50th anniversary concert of the Virginia Glee Club was the Glee Club's Charlottesville observance of their 50th anniversary and was a major part of their 1935-1936 season.[1] The concert, held February 21, 1936 in what is now Old Cabell Hall, was directed by Harry Rogers Pratt.
Repertoire[]
- Popule meus (Palestrina)
- Crucifixus (Lotti)
- On Wings of Song (Mendelssohn)
- Lullaby (Brahms)
- Dedication (Franz)
- Bouree (Bach) (Alfred Pew, performer)
- Vill Du Komma Med Mig (Jarnefelt) -- American premiere
- Hospodi Pomilui (Lvovsky)
- Oh, Susannah (Foster)
- Massa's in the Cold, Cold Ground (Foster)
- Poor Wayfaring Stranger (arr. Harry Rogers Pratt)
- Polichinelle (Rachmaninov) (Alfred Pew, performer)
- Ode to Big Business (Daniel Gregory Mason)
- Hoodah Day (arr. Marshall Bartholomew)
- What Shall We Do With a Drunken Sailor? (arr. Bartholomew)
- The Bishop's Robes (Dobie)
- Now 'Tis Time to Go (Bach)
- The Good Old Song (E.A. Craighill)
Review[]
- Bailey, Howard (1936-02-22). "Previews and Reviews: Glee Club Concert". College Topics: p. 2. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nA4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=52kEAAAAIBAJ&dq=glee%20club&pg=4784%2C1640967.