Thursday, April 28, 2011

Soprano Plans Recital - Frances Butler Meers

Date Unknown
Danville Commercial News

Mrs.Francis Butler Meers, a teacher at Fairchild School, who is prominent in Danville musical circles, will present a voice recital under the sponsorship of Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, at 3 p.m. Sunday May 27, at Central Christian Church.
Mrs. Meers, a soprano, is a voice student of Mrs. Flo Hunter Shell, and for the past several years has continued her musical study at Illinois Wesleyan University. The recital is presented as a requirement for her degree of Bachelor of Music Education which she will receive this summer.
Miss Helen Wolff will assist Mrs. Meers at the piano.
The public is invited to attend this concert.
The program will be as follows:
Part 1
"Three Prayers" (Paladihle), "Butterflies" (Chausson), "Thou Art Like Unto a Flower: (Rubenstein), "Schlafe" (Schubert),
Part 2
Aria - "Dove Sons" (from The Marriage of Firago) (Mozart).
Part 4
"It was Not Meant for Me" (Freml), "A Piper" (Head), "God Canst Thou Forgive?" (Brown)
Part 5
"Minor and Major" (Spross), "Clouds" (Charles), "What Is a Song" (Curran).

A picture accompanied the article. Francis looks young in this picture.

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