SODALITY ENDS 1920-21 SEASON

Any concert which the Pierian Sodality might give would be interesting were it only because of the traditions, achievements and spirit which lie in the history of this, the oldest musical organization in America; but the One Hundred and Fourteenth Annual Concert given yesterday afternoon in the Copley Theatre had distinct musical as well as historical appeal.

A little insecure in the selection of Meyerbeer's sonorous "Coronation March", Mr. E. H. Hoffman '18 brought his musicians together under his baton to an easy, graceful and sure playing of the second selection, Massenet's overture, "Phedre". It would seem better for the Sodality, in choosing light music, to avoid the University marches like "Up the Street" and "Our Director", for not only are they more suitable for band production, but also they are decidedly marred by the uneven, quickened tempo and orchestral interpretation which they received yesterday.

In Strauss' famous "Wine, Woman and Song", there were passages when the insistence on the rhythm disturbed the smooth flowing tone of the melody so associated with Strauss' waltzes. The same tightened, driving feeling came out in the first and last movements of Bizet's "L'Arlesienne", but the second movement was beautifully handled. On the whole, the orchestra has excellent strings and wood-winds, but the horns and brasses might be improved, and a more easy, smooth and unified spirit in rendition should be worked for.

The two soloists on the program are to be congratulated. W. F. Manning '22 played Behr's calm flute solo "Nocturne" and, for encore piece, Mouquet's "Dorian Greek Dance", with feeling; while I. H. Rosenberg '22 gave two violin selections by Kreisler, the languorous. "Old Refrain" and, again as encore, "Schon Rosmarin", with a full, sympathetic tone unusual in amateur playing.