Bostonia Sextette Club

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BOSTONIA SEXTETTE CLUB C.L.Staats Director


Bostonia Sextette Club C. L. STAATS DIRECTOR
THE BOSTONIA SEXTETTE CLUB was organized in September 1989, and is today the most noted organization of its kind in the country.  It has toured the United States repeatedly from ocean to ocean, and from Texas in the South to Prince Edward Island in the North, appearing in almost every State in the Union, and in all parts of the Provinces in Canada.  It is still under the direction of Mr. C. L. Staats, the celebrated clarinet virtuoso, who was its founder, and under whose direction it has been each season ever since.  Its success has been honestly earned on its own merits, and it does not rely on the prestige of any parent organization as a guarantee of its worth.  It has established its reputation by ten years of successful concert-giving before the American public.  Mr. Staats is an artist of international reputation and experience, having played in the leading musical organizations in Europe and America.  He has filled the position of first clarinet in the Royal Italian Opera, Her Majesty's Theatre, London, at the Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris, and at the great Casino in Ostend, Belgium.  Here in the United States he is the most noted clarinetist on the concert stage, having played solo clarinet in Sousa's Band, and for years been a prominent member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.  As a soloist he is today without a rival, and is the only clarinetist devoting his time to solo playing and high-class concerts.

The playing of the club under the direction of Mr. Staats has never failed to please both the press and public, each selection being rendered with the utmost delicacy and perfection of ensemble.

Mr. Staats has surrounded himself with artists of high rank, making the organization unexcelled from an artistic standpoint, while its programs are both novel and interesting, consisting, as they do, of solos for clarinet, violin, and 'cello; numbers for strings alone as well as brilliant selections for the entire club.  A young and talented soprano soloist will assist the club, rendering an aria and also a song with clarinet obligato by Mr. Staats.  This is a most interesting and novel feature of the concerts.  A classical or popular program can be given as desired.  The Bostonia Sextette Club is an ideal attraction for musical or choral clubs, schools, colleges, churches, Y.M.C.A.'s, the Lyceum stage, and, in fact, in all places where high-class music performed in a most artistic manner is desired.  Attention is called to the fact that no piano is needed at its concerts, the accompaniments to the songs and solos being played by the Sextette.  Space will allow of only a few of the many flattering comments of the United States and Canadian press.



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Comments of the Press

ONTARIO

London Free Press.
Has an international reputation.  Each member a master of his instrument.



NEW BRUNSWICK

St. John Globe.
One of the most delightful concerts ever given here.



NOVA SCOTIA

Halifax Herald.
Their work was dainty, exceedingly, tuneful, and the musical standard was high.



PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Charlottetown Patriot.
Every performer is an artist.  Every soloist received an irresistible recall.



OHIO

Cincinnati Enquirer.
It may be safely ranked as one of the finest musical organizations in the country.


Cleveland Press.
A clever concert.  Splendid ensemble.


Canton News.
Organization of extraordinary merit.  Ensemble work beyond comparison.



MICHIGAN

Saginaw Herald.
Finished ensemble.  Force, quality, and power of tone approached that of an orchestra.



WISCONSIN

Milwaukee Sentinel.
Splendid attraction.  Large audience.


Manitowoc Tribune.
Unqualified success.  Mr. Staats best ever heard here.



MINNESOTA

Duluth Herald.
Enthusiastic audience.  Staats a master of the clarinet.



NORTH DAKOTA

Fargo Forum.
A musical treat.  All numbers well received.



INDIANA

Kendallville Sun.
Large audience, artistic performance.


South Bend Tribune.
Delightful musical evening.  Mr. Staats very interesting.



IOWA

Ottumwa Courier.
Every member an artist.  Exquisite harmony, delicate shading.



ALABAMA

Selma Journal.
A musical treat.



VIRGINIA

Norfolk Pilot.
Delighted big audience.



NORTH CAROLINA

Greensboro Telegram.
A rare treat.  Concerted pieces very fine.



GEORGIA

Augusta Chronicle.
Marvelous musical organization.  Never fails to draw the house of the season.




Comments of the Press

OREGON

Portland Oregonian.
The artistic Bostonia Sextette Club held a large audience spellbound.  Seldom one so well pleased.


Salem Statesman.
The club is recognized as the best of its kind, and fully sustained their reputation.



CALIFORNIA

Sacramento Bee.
Unusually demonstrative audience.  C. L. Staats displayed splendid technique.



UTAH

Salt Lake City Herald.
One of the most artistic programs ever rendered in the city.



IDAHO

Boise Statesman.
One of the most pleasurable musical events ever given here.



WASHINGTON

Walla Walla Union.
Large audience.  Performance rare treat.  C. L. Staats showed remarkable ability.



NEBRASKA

Kearney Hub.
Bostonia Sextette scores a great hit.



TEXAS

Galveston News.
Each number worth the price of admission.


Paris News.
The Bostonia Sextette is without a really serious touring rival.



KANSAS

Wichita Eagle.
Every member musician of ability.  Ensemble fine as ever heard.



COLORADO

Grand Junction Seminel.
Mr. Staats' solo superb.



MISSOURI

Warrensburg Star.
Wonderfully smooth and finished effect.



TENNESSEE

Chattanooga Times.
Splendid musical organization.  Mr. Staats is an artist of the first rank, and his playing was masterly.



ILLINOIS

Rock Island Argus.
Musical treat.  Mr. Staats a master of his instrument.


Joliet Republican.
Large attendance.  Sextette superb.  Mr. Staats' playing entrancing.



PENNSYLVANIA

Reading Times.
Ensemble playing of the first order.  Brilliant and artistic.



NEW YORK

Troy Record.
Splendid program.  Highest musicianship.


Cortland Standard.
One of the finest concerts ever heard in Cortland.



VERMONT

Burlington News.
A most delightful evening






C. L. STAATS




SPECIMEN PROGRAMMES
(1)
Programme


1
OVERTURE—Tantalusqualen
Suppe



SEXTETTE CLUB



2
(a) La Veillee de L'Ange Gardien
Pierne



(b) Evening Breeze
Langey



STRING QUINTETTE



3
FANTASIE for Clarinet, from Pre Aux Clercs
Paradis



MR. STAATS



4
SOPRANO SOLO—Chanson Provencale
Eva Del Acqua


5
VIOLIN SOLO—Hungarian Rhapsody
Hauser


6
SELECTION from Mignon
Thomas


7
'CELLO SOLO—Le Desir
Servais


8
SONG with Clarinet Obligato—Flow'r on the Way
Abt


9
TRAUMBILD—Vision
Von Blon



SEXTETTE CLUB



10
SELECTION from The Fortune Teller
Herbert



SEXTETTE CLUB






(2)
Programme


1
OVERTURE—Le Pre aux Clercs
Herold



SEXTETTE CLUB



2
(a) Spharenmusik
Rubinstein



(b) Menuet
Boccherini



FOR STRINGS



3
ANDANTE AND POLKA CAPRICE FOR CLARINET
Mayeur


4
ARIA—from La Reine de Saba
Gounod


5
VIOLIN SOLOS (a) Humoresque
Drorak



(b) Elfentanz
Popper


6
MINUET AND AIR with Variations from Quintette, Op. 108
Mozart



CLARINET, TWO VIOLINS, VIOLA and VIOLONCELLO



7
'CELLO SOLO—Serenade Badine
Marie


8
SONG with Clarinet Obligato—Der Hirt auf dem Felsen
Schubert


9
MORCEAUX (a) Sous les Tilleuls
Massenet



(b) Minuet de la Sonate
Nicode



SEXTETTE CLUB



10
BALLET MUSIC from La Reine de Saba
Gounod



(a)Allegro Moderato




(b)Moderato




(c)Andante




(d)Tempo di Valse




SEXTETTE CLUB




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