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Eugene Oratorio Society

Categories: 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, Eugene, Society/Association

Eugene Oratorio Society was sponsored by the Department of Music and open to the community.

Active Years: 1896

1896-1897 (Department of Music)

The Eugene Oratorio Society, organized in 1896 and composed of students and townspeople, met once a week in the Baptist Church. Wallis Gifford Nash was the director. They performed Stainer’s Daughter of Jairus in Villard Hall with a Chorus of 50 and an orchestra of 10.

1897-1898 (Department of Music)

The Eugene Oratorio Society performed Rossini’s Stabat Mater with Wallis Gifford Nash conducting. Concerts were held in Villard Hall. Soloists were R. C. Brooks, soprano; Irving M. Glen, bass; Mr. E. D. Resler, tenor; and Miss Katherine Glen, contralto. The Society meets once a week in the Baptist church.

1898-1899

The Eugene Oratorio Society performed Haydn’s Creation with 100 voices and an orchestra of 22. W. G. Nash directed.

1902 – 1903

The Eugene Oratorio Society of 160 voices performed Gounod’s Redemption and Elijah.

1903-1904

Irving M. Glen directed the Eugene Oratorio Society

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