SHAMOKIN - The Cecilian Club's March meeting was held at the First Presbyterian Church. Barbara Silliman, president, presided over the business meeting.
Applications have been sent to area schools for the scholarship given by the club. Seniors who will start college next year to major in music are eligible to apply. Music teachers in area schools have the necessary information for applicants.
The club's June banquet will be held at Brewser's. Reservation forms will be distributed at the April meeting.
After the business meeting, the group sang the hymn, "For the Beauty of the Earth." Noriene Ladd accompanied on the organ. Marily Stasney presented an inspirational reading by Karen Barber from "Daily Guideposts."
The evening's program of classical music followed. The opening number was a vocal trio, as Charlene Pell, Kathi Christ and Tom Christ, accompanied by Grethel Vinup, sang Mozart's "Ave Verum Corpus." Next on the program was a piano solo, Vinup playing Debussy's "Arabesque No. 1."
Carol Ellis followed with "Come unto Him" from "The Messiah" by Handel. Ellis was accompanied by Nan Weller on piano. Silliman played a recorder solo, "Fantasia on Greensleeves," by Williams. Weller was again the accompanist on piano.
Margaret Morris, Stasney and Kathi Christ, accompanied by Ladd, sang Mozart's "Lullaby," arranged by Stoughton. Ladd on organ and Irvin Liachowitz on piano then played "Theme from Concerto in A minor" by Grieg, arranged by Smith.
The program concluded with the entire club singing "The Heavens Are Telling" from "The Creation" by Haydn, arranged by Sherwood, as Ellis directed and Vinup accompanied.
Members were reminded of several upcoming musical events.
This year's Good Friday service will be held at St. John's United Methodist Church from noon to 3 p.m. on April 6. A number of the club members will be helping with the special music for the service.
The next regular meeting will held April 9 at St. John's United Church of Christ.
