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B y R.umOd . YrtaI New Trier High school gave a Ibrliant performance of "The Pirates of >Penzance" last week-end in the auditorium. As viewed.. n, Friday even,*ng it was r*eceived .bya thor-_ oügbly. responsive 'and enthusiastic audience, and the performance was keyed up to a hîgh pitch.Pricas and chorus sang with spirit, project- ing words, music and mood clearly. Certainly. praise goes to the musicaàl organizations of the schooli, and to Mirs Manaàn E. Cottoni,whose cheery smile and excpert:nmusicianship guided the orchestra, chorus 'and soloists through the intricacies of the musical score. There- were many notable thing., about. the presentation of the opera 'last Friday. evening. The tempo chosen kept the music. dancing in truc Gilbert .and Sullivanmanr and that is important. The orchestra swept along under' Mrs. Cotton's 1,aton, and the young voies on the stage' sang with -vigor, se that the opera seemed vital, fu»ll of gaiety and charm.. There was no need to apolo- gize for anything, and one did not have to aa.y that it was enjoyed only because those taking part were friends of the listeners. -The speaking parts were given with the inflection and English diction usually assumed only by prof essionals. Careful work must have been done with the principals, for egch one had t ance," but- high schools o ften find an Americanized version advisable. The singing was better 'than one expects- of a high school, for the prin- cipals showed marked vocal talent, as well as dramatic ability. The chor- uses, particularly the girls, were en-. chanting to look upo n and just as en- chanting to hear. jean. Lindstroin as Mabel showed a voice which. though f ragile andi light president William H. Dunham, vice- president;. Walter B. Smnith, secre- tary; Païke E. Smos treasurer; and Charles H. Réynôlds, historian. ý Dr. Frederick Stock, conductor of the Chicago Symphony orchestra, is mn1usical director for the festival this yar, having succeeded Peter C. Lut- km. John W. Beattie is associate di- rector, and -Horace Whitehouse is thé chorus master.: Henry E. Voegeli manager 'of the Chicago Sýymphony orchestra, is also ange of thé festival; D. Sterling Wbeelwright is' choral secretary, and lib rarian; and Mrs.. Wheelwright will' handle- the local sale *of tickets at thé Lyon and Healy store in -Evanston., Three néw members. have been elected to the executive committee.iti festival affairs, William H. Barnes, Carl M. Beecher and Peter C. Lut- tcf». Mr'. Luticin, it is 'rcmembered, was founder and conductor of the festival for 22 years. Other members of the executive committee are Paul. 1. Aldrich, Horace M. Capron, Percy B. * ckhart, John .H. Hilton, Robert il. Scott and Edward M. Skinner, in addition to the officers of the asso- ciation. Three Music Festivals iMiddle West iMay 9; Ann 4rbor is having a festival from May 13 to May 16, and the Chicago-North Shore festival is Mayi 18 to May 23. Six of the artists ap- pearing aýt the Chicago-North Shore festival are to appear at other musi- cal gatherings, for Walter Widdop and tleanor Reynolds will sing at al three festivals; Jeannette Vreeland and Dan Gridley take part both here and in Cincinnati, and Lily Pons andt Paderewski appear here and in Ann Arbor. a, -- a m es 1' i rs, .i wgu Major Geni was Rutl suns, and alof the. same. crs; -and, 'hyllhs - DO The, choruses remli Lily Pons, .rech soprano who. has created a -sensaçtion al the MetropolitanOer House thisq vear, wicill be: the, soloist at the Chicago-North Shore Music festi-, val in Patten gymnas um on; the opentitg night of thse festtival, MOn- day, Mfay 18. Miss Pons will sing the air, "Cara. Nome," f rom Verdi's "Rigoletto,» and the "Bell -Song" f rom Delibes' opera, "Lakme." She will be accompanied-by, the Chicago Symphony orchestr. The twenty-six-year-old -coloratUra is beautiful, vivacious and clever, and this is her first visit to the west. She bas graciously. delayed her trip to South América to sing at the festival. Florence Austral Symphotiy Soloist Friday, Saturday Florence Austral, soprano, is sing- ing selections f rom Wagner's opera.. "Tristan and Isolde," with the Clhi- cago Symphony orchestra at the Fr1- day afternon and, Saturday evening pair of concerts this week end. She wil be heard in Isolde's narrative;1 "Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen,"y in the "Liebestod." She will also sn the "Abscheulicher" f rom Beethoven'-s M- Among the numbers to be played ky Iby the symphony will be Symphony ied I N o. 1 by Kilinnikow .and the Mother Goopse suite by Ravel Roussel's Elghtieth psalm, which will be sung by the chorus of 600 voices at the Chcago-Northi Shore Music festival in Patten gymnasium on Thursday, .e vening, May 21 Jis masterpiece. of French Music. Henry Pruniere, one of the world's great est critics, said- of it that it is a great bumanwork, poignant in feeling. ".It. speaks for men who suifer," .said M. Pr.uniere, :'.andwho' implore the. Heavens to save them, with cries of ýrevoit which in the end subside in a transport of. confidence and hope.» The work is in the -Modern idioim nd.-is considered particularly vivid and stimulating. >"King David," by Honegger, whiclî will be sung. on the opening night, Monday, May 18, quickly gained .pop- u1arity whenr produced in 1924, for its dramaicpert once arrested the attention of music loverse. It was composed in 1921, and is now of wcrld-wide f ame. Additional works to be sung by' the chorus will be the March f rom Gold- niark's Queen of Sheba"; dances froin "Prince Igor," by Borodin; the "Sanctus" f rom the..Bach, B minor mass; Handei's "ýArioso"; 'and the finale from "Die. Meistersinger," l>y Wagner. The children's chorus willý sing seé- lections from the Gilbert and Sulli- van operas on Saturday afternoon. May 23. The operas chosen are "Pati- ence," "Pinafore," "The Mikado," and "The Pirates of Penzance." Thie chorus will also sing. a cantata by Fletclir, "The Walrus and the Car-' penter"; and "Old King Cole," t traditional air. Lily Pons, soprano; Jeannette Vree-' land, soprano; Eleanor keyiiolds. contralto; Dan Gridley, tenor; jPaul Leyssac; narrator, are the soloists foi- Monday evening, May 18. On Tues-. day ýJan Ignace ýPaderewski wilI be heard in, the Paclerewski -conicerto with the orchestra,' and in* a group, of Chopin compositions for piano. Flor- [ence Austral soprano. arid'Dn <Grid- IN PIANO RECITAL E. Robert Schmitz, will give a piano recital at the' Civic Theatre, on Sun- dyaftennoon May' 10, under Bentha Otts direction.