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At the top is sliuwn the twenty iHani.sts who played on the twenty Weaver pianos tliiriiijur the York Na-
tional Musi<> Week Festival.
Ilottom pietiire inc-lucles the entire ensemble as they sippeareil in the finale.
our daily work from the time we arise
in the morning until we retire at night.
It was most effectively staged and the
cast consisted of nearly 400 partici-
pants.
"Around The Clock In Song," fea-
tured choruses, a quartette, an octette,
a pantomime and a 20-piano ensemble.
L
Larry Miller playing the organ op- bers in maroon velvet dresses, who
ened the program and played through- offered an effective contrast between
out the festival between all the ap- traditional and "jive" singing.
pearances, employing mainly the "old
The two old songs of the York Safe
familiar" known to every member of
and Lock Co. chorus set the audience
the audience.
to humming. The York Nurses chorus
The keynote of the pageant was sang two numbers also, with Virginia
voiced by Otis Morse, director and Leiphart carrying the solo in Berlin's
narrator, from his opening words, and "Angels of Mercy."
Classical to Modern Music
emphasized in the "siv o'clock in the
The music was varied, ranging from morning" selections by the Read Ma-
Three o'clock lassitude was demon-
the classical to the modern, giving ex- chinery company chorus. The chorus strated by four sewing machine oper-
cellent contrast. In the finale, which members were dressed in the clothes ators from the Klein-Meyers Manu-
was one of the most impressive scenes of various occupations and represent- facturing Co. and the pick-up obtained
ever to be presented in York, Louis ed all the workers of York going to by music. The music during the pan-
Vyner conducted the 20 pjanists and their jobs.
tomime was furnished by Larry Miller
the combined voices of more than 350
"The Chain Girls" and "The Work- on the organ.
persons in four patriotic selections.
ing Accoettes," original songs by Har-
Outlined against the beige backdrop ry M. Steinhauser and E. E.. Schroe-
Bicycle Review
from which hung the purple musical der, which were sung by the American
. Joe Tassia was soloist in the first
devices and clock were the 20 gray Chain & Cable Co. chorus, won an number sung by the large Blaw-Knox
pianos, lent for the occasion by the ovation.
Co. chorus. In the second a hilarious
Weaver Piano Co. through the courtesy
pantomime of tandem bicycle riding
of the American Red Cross, before the
Toy Symphony by Children
was acted and then sung by George
erect flags of the United Nations, sup-
The toy symphony composed of first Zech and Mrs. T*oy Geesey. The S.
plied by the American Legion. Tn a grade pupils of Betsy Ross school was
short introductory speech, Mr. Vyner led by a diminutive director. The fifth Morgan Smith Co. chorus chose two
explained the significance of Music grade students of Smallwood school, semi-classical songs for their appear-
Week and announced that the pianos in their singing-game, brought to the ance. The Martin-Parry Corp. chorus
being used would shortly be on their stage the delightful natural rhythm had two also, Frances Axe, soprano,
way to the South Pacific. The type on which comes so easy to them and which and Curitis Crolius, baritone-bass.
the stage, he said, is being manufac- is so impossible to imitate. Included Their songs were lullabies, to which
tured by the Weaver Piano Co. ex- in the school group was the Teen Agers Sally Summers enacted a bedtime
pressly for the use of the armed forces. octette, composed of eight T.A.C. mem- scene, warming and sentimental.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JUNE, 1945