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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Pioneer Mike II dedication Saturday ... Transient who made racist comments known to Ashland police ... 18 students fraudulently earned certification at Abdill ... Pioneer Mike II dedication Saturday ... Transient who made racist comments known to Ashland police ... 18 students fraudulently earned certification at Abdill ... Mail Tribune 100: July 1, 1916 The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jul. 1, 2016 at 12:01 AM Posted Jul. 1, 2016 at 12:01 AM » Social News July 1, 1916 MUSICAL DAY OPENS CHAUTAUQUA NEXT FRIDAY Next Friday, the 7th of July, the Chautauqua at Ashland, opens with a Rogue River valley musical day. The choruses of Medford and Ashland have been rehearsing for some months past with a view of uniting the singers of the two towns into one large chorus. A joint rehearsal of the two music clubs was held at Medford last Tuesday night, in which a hundred singers and an orchestra of twenty pieces were brought together. It has been the desire of George Andrews, since opening his studio last winter, not only to improve the singers in individual solo work, but to build up an interest in choral work, in the entire community from Ashland to Grants Pass. He is much encouraged with his initial efforts, and hopes by another year to be able to bring together a chorus of 250 voices for a musical convention, on which occasion some of the best noted musical talent may be engaged to assist the local societies of the valley. E. C. Root, Carleton Janes and Harry Howell are doing splendid work in bringing together their pupils to unite in one big orchestra, and it is their intention to build this orchestral organization up to thirty or forty members, which will be used not only as an accompaniment for the chorus, but standard overtures, and some of the symphonies will be taken up. The orchestra is composed of musicians from Medford, Talent and Ashland. A picnic dinner has been arranged for Friday, at which all the musicians and singers are to participate, and concerts at the pavilion in the afternoon and evening. The program of the afternoon will be interspersed with solo singing by Mrs. Ed Andrews, Miss Geraldine Theiss, Mrs. Gay Childers and Fletcher Fish, also singers from Grants Pass and Ashland. In fact, Friday is to be the big musical day of the Chautauqua, which should receive the encouragement and patronage of all music-lovers of the valley. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jul. 1, 2016 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501