Word: wabun
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...Song or Wabun. Words by Longfellow, Music by Mr. F. B. Burton, Solo by Mr. Lilienthal. Violin Obligato by Mr. D. Leavitt, Accompaniment by Mr. E. P. Warren...
...violins in the first part. The "March in Springtime" was well given by the Glee Club and elicited much applause. Storch's "Serenade," which introduced Mr. McCagg in a tenor solo, received an encore. Then came the event of the evening, Mr. Burton's new song, the "Song of Wabun." The tenor part was well given by Mr. Lilienthal who was accompanied on the piano by Mr. Warren. Mr. Leavitt's violin obligato was also a fine piece of work. At the conclusion of the song Mr. Burton, the composer, was called to the stage by the enthusiastic audience...
...coming concert of the Glee Club and Pierian Sodality. It is a solo for a tenor voice, arranged with piano and violin accompaniment. Mr. Lilienthal, '83, will sing the solo, and Van Raalte, of Boston, will probably play the violin accompaniment. The words are the song of Wabun, the East Wind, from Longfellow's "Hiawatha." Mr. Burton's setting is often strongly suggestive of Wagner, but altogether his treatment is decidedly original. He has shown great taste and judgment in his work, which will undoubtedly meet with a deserved success...