JP the World of Music and Musicians Notable Music AMONG THE Festivals PRINCIPALS IN MUSIC FESTIVAL AT 71 ST REGIMENT ARMORY Details of This ¦" -"sjME!B«*s Week's And Tlieir Origins ^br?**^ ^*vTp<\ ^f^^^^>^ /^3fT7\ ***gmm^ By H. E. Krehbiel House on October 11, 1826. Concerts at the Armorv lt "Oratorio," There ought to be no harm and no may be explained here, a century Walter Damrosch says said "I of malevolence if a veteran ago meant not exclusively the art-form regarding the; he. shall ask the committee to BQSpicion music festival to be it to some other vocalist." cbserver of musical affairs in the which we associate with the word, but held at the 71st give was Regiment this week: Rachmaninoff United States, one who has made such the equivnlent of a concert of Armory during Evening "It is possible to underestimate as The Rachmaninoff of the his vocation for aacred music. It does not appear that well as to evening observa'.ion nearly the overestimate the value ot a Music Festival, at the 7 lst Reg a century, should set down the Harmonit Society, which died festival in these days. ment i»<> half about "Since faiher's Armory Wednesday, will fact that he had fancied that the days of 1829, ever gave a festival or my great music fes¬ the occasion for a united demonstr.i- held a tival in 1S81 New York has so tion in honor of the festivals of the old were convention, but the concert on developed Russian compose-, mcsic type October tremendously and there is such an ava-l pianist and conductor. Not since 1891, forever in the metropolis of the 11, 1820, was a somewhat mo- lanche of excellent musical entertain- when Walter Damrosch gone mentous ment invited Tschai- country, and that such meetings as affair, inasmuch as it was at- during the winter that the sen- kowsky to visit this country, has thero tended the sational side of a festival nrn- been had occupied his attention forty-odd by President of the United week of shown such interest, it is said, States, John sic no longer looms up with the same in the appearance of a would never be seen Quincy Adams, and the as distinguished years ago again. Governor of the lorce formerly. Russian musician, who will be seen at a ti'me music festivals eommonwealth after "But enough remains to make it well this concert in the three roies of conr- Or.c? upon they had talked worth like the most and "horse, pig3 and pol- while if viewed from a more se-1 poser, pianist and conductor. looked significant itics" at the fair rious standpoint. The -features of the country's grounds. Tho first "The program is replete with novelty. intercsting precursor of the artistic forces engaged are im-! Sophie Braslau will be heard in a life. In tho of present festivals was in their but not groiip musical early part my a convention posing number, so; of Rachmaninoff songs. Georges Bak- career I atter.ded many organized by Edward lnrge as to be artisticaHy unwieldy. lanoff, baryton*. will be the soloist in professional Hamilton, a Worcester "ln the 'Elijah' the cntire festival the cantata of them in many places, and as a musician, and f& "Springtime," with Festival Benjamfn F. chorus of 1,000 will take part, but for t horus and orchestr i. of the of musical de- Baker, of Boston, who the student history had also a local Rachmaninoff evening and for the Of the other Rachmaninoff music on I reputation as leader 'Pilgrim'3 I have selected 600 the velopmcnt in tho United States have of one of the Progress' program there will be tho sv;;:- singing societies of Worces¬ singers, to which will be addcd a school phonic poem, "The Isle of the searched as patiently and laboriously ter. Under children's of Dead." their auspices the first chorus 600. For the latter an air played by twenty first violii s ss any man to get at the beginnings of .>*avewe* the festival should be a real musu-al tvith convention for the discussion of church &X2C& orchestra accompan ment, and . East stimulant and new musical culture rn the and Middle music was held rjero inspiration. chorus to bc sung (a capella) for \yest.to find the roots of the tree and September 28-October OI*. "In 'The Damnatfon of Faust' the! the (irst time in America, "Laud Ye 1, 1858. After that conventions were male chorus will number 250, and the Name of the source of the which they Lord," by the Festival trace the springs of annual occurrence; and, should make a splendid showing in the Chorus. Rachmaninoff will the them. As a broad lndeed, famous bring nourished generali- there were two of rival Soldiers' Chorus. program to a close by playing his own them, institu- V J the very demand conceito Xo. " for zation it may correctly be said that tions, in 1863. The # "Finally, large for' piano with orchestra. manaccra of the tickets indicates that a large public Edgar Stillman oratori festivals.choral festivals, I mean. convention which met in 7&X-&-AfcocJ^. cojsiCntr&o exists for Kelley's ¦, Mechanics choral music, if cultivated 'Pilgrim's Progress," will bo i, sre admirable stimulants for commu- Hall in that year proved to bo the fit- in fe3tival fashion, and I nm very keen scntcd in New York for the first timo to have thi.; interest even ri rities in which musical culture is in teat, and they survived under tho for- of Dr. Leopold Damrosch and his sons, kept alivo and Fnday r a1 the Music Festival at and that loss their man Frank and ever since their or- Ballado. Op. 10. No. 2 ; nine waltzes from properly nourished." the 71st Regiment Armory. The words ir? infancy, they title of "the Worcester Walter, 39 The Xew are County (save for a Op. ; Rhapsody, Op. 79, No. 2. .Brahrna York Music Festival, which founded on tiunj man's classic. value when culture takes on mature Musical ganization few years in Nocturne, Op. 55. No. 1 next Convention." More than the case of the Oratorio and Barcarolle, Oi>. opens Tuesday at the 71st Regi¬ There is a doubh signi icance in tl o and After un¬ Society), 60.Chopin ment announces oi inancc a1 growth stability. that, twenty towr.s were renresented in the in this respect they bore a resem- Gnvoite.Gla-..ounow Armory, through the perl h ;. m< of Oratorio Society that the concerts are work. The Biblc and * less devoted to specifie ends which or- list of officers and, it is to be pre- blance to the Cincinnati festivals in Bhapsodie, Op. 11, No. 3.Dohnanyi Kelley's Bunyai the which thev scheduled to begin on daylight sav¬ "Pilgi im' Prcgrc ,¦ dinary musical activity leaves un- sumed, in the choir also. In 1871 phase assumed after 8:15 m. the 1878. At the first in Mr. At p. Song recital by Martha ing time. This announcement is made books to enter the New World with touched, are more likely to do name of the festival, 1873, Phillips: for the benelit of those who the they governing organization was Thomns's invitation to participat.e ex¬ may Mayflower. English speaking peo¬ harm than because tend to changed to that which it bears tended to all Pastoral .Veracini come to the festival from great dis ple all over the world are this year good, they now. nearly the territory Aria di Nicea.Gian Domenico tances, in Xew York to "the Worcester watered the Ohio and Freachi arriving on celebrating tho 300th anniversary oi sensationalism, substitute hectic County Musical Asso¬ by Mississlppi (From the musicale on the rivers, and was societies as "Sardanapalo") through trains running Eastern landing of the Pilgrims. excitement for calm enjoyment, nullify ciation".and it was solemnly resolved accepted by Minuetto Allegro.Bernardo Gaffi standard time. Of also is the fart far West as Iowa. Here tho original (Da Cantate da Camera, a voce sola, etc. importancc that and degrade taste. Perform- that thereafter tho "conventions" German model was seen. The Order of the Edgar Stillman Kelley, the composer, Judgment plainly At 1700) Programg is an ancts which would best be heard in should be "festivals." the second in the com- Warnlng.Mozart American of old New England festival, 1875, All Souls' Day.Richard Strauss "Elijah." Tuesday evening, will be stock. 'moderate s:.-ed music rooms are given munities which contributed to the Spring Night; The Sanaman.Schumann gin at 8:15 p. m.; the Rachmaninoff i'iie Orlgin of the Clnclnnati Festivals chorus were those within a radius of progrum s:lo "Pilgrim's Progress" will be per¬ !n vast places, iil adapted to hearing, Modersorg !8ung in Norwegian ; The Wednesday evening, formed with the F( \ a Chor ai I should like to delve into the less than one hundred miles from Cin¬ Shepherdeaa; Elt Syn (sung in Nor- p. m. (Thursday will be devoted to Waiter and music which would make its ancient cinnati. this time Mr. Thomas's wegian) private rehearsala the orchestra. Damrosch conduct- By .Grieg l; ¦.¦ records of Boston, New York, Philadel- "Pilgrim's ing, :\i-.! the foll w .¦ most if and ideals had been clarified and uplifted, Was 1 Not a Blado of Grass (sung in Progress," 8:15 eloquent appeal played phia, Charleston and other cities to Friday evening, p. m.j Gni i: n, Mari Sundc! Juli i Claus- snow and for the third festival, as for every Bussian) .Tscbaiko-.vaky Bach, Bcethoven and Brahms sung small and well balanced agen- how foolish is the notion that mu¬ Gold Fish !n program, sen, Lamberl ll- aid V, ,,, n- by festival the choir has been a (flrst tima, eung Ruasian), 2:80 rn. Murpl y, cies is inflation of the sical culture is a new thing compara- since, Balnkirew Saturday afternoon, p. (The rath, Fredci iek P tton, liarles T. Titt- vulgarized by in the purely local organization, which exista Pnnillona .Erneat Chauaaun Moravian Trombone Choir, however, man tively United States, but I must for Les will and R yal Dadi forces ti'll correct and refined perform- r.ot. It is for solely tho purposes of the biennial Nocturne .Gabriele Sibella start to play old Bach chorales A featur of th enoug-h present pur. on the music festival ;..¦ p-'ses to state that the records show gatherings. Chanuon Norveglenno .Felix Fourdrain parapet outside of the 71st the 71st Regimenl Armor; will h the New York There Ls a Garden in Her Face, Regiment Armory at 2 m Music Festivals that the cultivation of ci>oral music Festivals Four Decades Ago A. Walter Kramer precisely p. ach, Beetho\ en and U hms concci t Two Typical amateurs is as "The Damnation of Faust," Saturday next Sati aft .:-!. by old on this side of For tho festival of May, 18S1, the By the Lake; The Butterfly. .Frank La Forge 8:15 rday For two ciries have the Atlantie as ir, is in chorus be- l.ltdo House.Seneca Piercc evening, p. m, and the fareweil At this concert will be many years Europe. Han- numbered 1,000, the units, My program with Tetrazzini performed del's music, and some sidcs tho Oratorio or¬ Orientale (Fair Goes the Dancingi. Sunday after¬ the double- concert Bi ims d r \ i- maintained music festivals which in Haydn's, of it, Society, being Marion Bauer noon at 3 o'clock, was church ciioirs as created for the in lin and viol nc to be ed their illustrato two types of 8ung by far ganizations purpose Oliver is said to pla by orngin west as Edel, fourteen, be Heifetz and Deeth >. n' Cincinnati within the first two New York, Nowark, Jersey City, Nyack Princess Theater, 3 p. m. Recital by tho best in Casals; culture. The cities are Worcester, riecades of the and There were also boy soprano Xew York. In ph my No. 15 bj the New V rk nineteenth century. Brooklyn. Mona Gondre and Paul Leyssac: competition with hundreds of other Orche Sym¬ Mass., and Cincinnati". The annual fes¬ Mendelssohn and Spohr were invitod choruses f >r special use of 1,200 young Vieillea Chansona Paysannes: phony itra, Wall r Da to conduct a ficn the Normal boy singers, young Edel has been onducting, nnd a of tivals in Worcesf.r rcpresent almost a music festival in New 'women College, and Les Trola Princessea. .Chanson Canadl?nne selected Walter Damrosch to group York in 1847. 250 from the church choirs of Mon Pere m'a marie a un bosau.1555 by sing chorusi g ai d choral to be pi r med of sr. which, because Mendelssohn deelincci boys the part of the in the century activity because of illness, and died at the end the city, b*e former under the direc- Ah 1 Que l'araour cause de Peinea, Shepherd Edgar by celebr3ted Bach hoir of li Ih- ar- Chanson Normande Stillman Kelley's oratorio, "Pilgrim's I cannot call it development (sinco of the but to tion of Geerge Mango'd the \v>U< lehem, consisting of 300 \ » |Cr year. get back to a The Little Pig. Progress," which will be done for the their din .1. Fred tistic growth has not marked the -meet¬ consideration of the line of develop¬ der that ot John D. Prince, a broker from the Hills of Verraont first time Xew York the ctor, Wolle. ment with whorr choirs were a Song in at Music "Thi ings for a long time), 1 mu3t call ef- which resulted in the festivals boy hobby. Mile, Gondre. Festival at 71st Fri¬ Damnation of F.iu t" cf the Cincinnati type. German The orchentra was compo.-ed of the La Fatallte.Leon Fraple Regiment Armory, "The Damnation fort or energy. The more famous Cin- sing- combined and day evening. of Fa ist," by Hec- ir.g societies, choii-3 of men, sprai g up .Symphony Philharmonic Mr. Leyssac. A feature of the music festi¬ tor Berlioz, w .il be 11 vive t th" fifth c :.'..'. festivals have taken place in the East societies and individuals drafted from Chansuns Tendres special in the '30s of the Liaon Dormait .18th Sieclei val at the 71st Regiment Armory for concert of the m festh sir.ee and too, nineteenth century. Boston, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and '¦ '- R' Arm .... they, . biennially 1873, Philadelphia, Baltimore. The choral works Conime I'Alouette Kotrel the afternoon of Saturday, April 10, gimei ry lcr.g ago ceased to have the evolu- Balt.more and Xew Vork were ear- per- (Recitation with music). when the concert wii! be devoted to evening in commemorati o ljest in the formed were Handel's "Dettingen 'Te Margnton Ailant au Moulin... ,18th Siecle fortieth field, but within a " and ' ol the firs! tionary significance which they had in Rubinstein's "Tower of Oh No I.Old Bach, Beethoven Brahm3, wi'.l be anniversary dozen years there were already sim- Deum,' Babel," No, John. English the celebrated Moravian Trombone formance of this work in .'.. r ca the I st decade of their existence. The iiar Handel's "Messiah," Berlioz's "Grands Tho Proposal . Lohr 'The societies in Milwaukee, St. Louis, Mile, Gondre. Choir, o: Bethlehem. soloist will be Ion e two institutions were Messe des Morts" and Beethoven's Orville ¦. widely divergent Cincinnati, Louisville, Madison, Ind., The La Valse. Thome Trombone Choir to Harrold, n R r d and other Ninth Symphony. forces gath- Participate Frederick Patton. The ( ,in their origir.s. It ought to be inter- Western cities. Of course Tlieodore Thomas Words by Theuriet). Festival the ered together by in de The Moravian Trombone Choir will and the New .¦ to look at tho?r- in view cultivation of Gernuthiichkeit foi- Un Peu Musique.Thome York Symj li ny esting origins, lowed hard on the heels of the May, 1882, were even more formidable. (Worda by Vicror Hugo). travel over from Bethlehem for the tra will participate. Walter Dami li state of music in prac- The choral units were the New York How Beautiful Were Once the Roses. festival with the no will be of the present the tice of music in these and u less famous Bach the conductor. societies, cilian 350 the Arensky Choir. It is United States. The of the much admired means for this was the of Philadelphia, sir.gers; planned by the manage- In 1880 Dr. progenitors Philharmonic Chorus, 600 *srojDjr*crj20 (Words by Ttirjteneff). ment of the festival to t'ne trom- Leopold Damro ch the were old- con- ii terchange of visita among the so- Brooklyn Mr. Leyssac. place father ut Walter Worcester festivals the the Handel and So¬ bonists with their on Damrosch, (lrst pro- cieties. and singers; Haydn Le Mariage de Colombine.Jean Bertot tmmpets high up uced "The <¦: ventions which flourished Philadelphia Baltimore of 550 the Co- the at Damnation Faust" in throughout set the exampie, which Louisville and ciety Boston, singers; Colombine. Ml'.e. Gondro parapet the Thirty-fourth Street America at tire old St< inway H il] with New England a century ago. The Cin- Cincinnati celian of PhilacDlphia, 350 singers; the Pierrot. Mr. Leyssac and Park Avenue corner of the 71st the >f followed in 1818. At this Worcester County Musical Association, assistance thi iymphony So¬ cinr.ati festivals were an outgrowth of meeting the North American Sanger- Regiment Armory building, where they ciety or New York, the Oratorio So¬ was 150 singers; the Baltimore Orator'o TUESDAY will play oid Bach. chora es to .he- out¬ and the German national Sangorfeete which hund organized, and in 1840 the 550 and the ciety, Amy Sherwin, Julius Jor- first of its festivities in .Society, singers, Reading Aeolian Hall, 3 p. m. Piano recital side world for one-half hour before dan, Franz Ren mertz an F. G. had their a co- took pluce of Pa. 100 the concert Bourne beginnings, by singular Cincinnati. were held Choral Society Reading, by Marie-Magdeleino Ducarp: commences within. as soloists. !. ,< Sangerfcsto by singers. These SQcieties wero not The music festival will be at incider.ee, in Cir.cinnati in l&4y. These the bund in Cincinnati in 1840, 1851, Toccata et Fugue.Bach-Tauslg opened it was m cessary to ri pi .: the work hcard all at once, however; the Wor¬ of Etudea .Schumann the 7t..t Regiment Armory with a per¬ six times in German festivals antedated the first 1853, 1856 and 10"0. In the course of Programmes tiie Week Symphoniquea cester and societies united No. No. formance of oratorio these Reading Etudes, Op. 25, 1, 6, No. 8, the "Elijah," Mme. ¦; ]. i! hoTv j convention, which estabiished c succes- twenty years the festival grew with the New York and con- No. 0; Berceuac, Op. 57; Polonaiae, with steadily in ma^n^tude if ::ot in artistic Brooklyn Tuesday evening, Frieda lietn- and the New V Sviti] my Oi rior. of nine tingents on the first evening, when SUNDAY The Blrthday .Arthur Whitlng Op. :<', .Chopin Merle Rachel Morton- r meetings at Worcester, by character, so that when tho Mr. McCormack (The pel, Alcock, tra, Wall 1' gathering Bach's cantata, "A Stronghold Sure," Cathedrale Engloutie Submerged Harris, Edward Johnson i.nd Louis render a ai years, but the ; recurnors of that conven¬ of 1870 took p!<;ce it was found neces- Carnegie Hall, 3 p. rn. Vlclin recital Lntrlish folk«o:ic?3 Cathedra!) .D ussy and Handel's Utrecht "Jubilate" were Graveure as ^aioists and tne fcsl val we ( ncerl music :. sary to build a hall to accoinmodate Jascha Norah O'Neale .Arr. Hughes Phalenes tSand Fliea).Philipp fest tion -e 11 y decades eariier than the and the Boston, Philadel¬ by Heifetz: chorus of .'.'- ..¦ a of and instru- performed, Trottin" to tiie Fair.Arr. Stanford Legend: St. Francoia de Paule Walk- 1,200 voices; also the the 71st I! Armory, ;,.y first of the German out of body 8,000 singcrs and Baltimore societies reinforced Preludio; Menuetto II; Loure; Gavctte lureweil on York organizations besides the audience. The phia and Roncia .1. S. Bach My Gentle Harp. ing tho Wsves i.Liazt Symphony Orchestra augmented afternoon. April II. raentaiists, the local choirs on the third of the i which the Cincinnati festival idea erected evening, (From Sor.ain VI for violin alone) Arr. Milligan-Fox Jeux d'oau (Play Waters).Ravel for thjs occasion to 150 pieces. Walter Mme. Y-;< :z:ni building to this end became when the choral climax of the festival In Dublin's Fair City.Arr. Pase Mcphiato VValtz .Liazt as Conc.ei-to in E minor.Julea Conus Damrosch, conductor in chief of ti.e from Bizet's "Pi i' "; .... ¦. grew. That idea, though it has re- the visible bond between the German was reached with Handel's "Israel in Mr. McCormack festivals and the with loftier Vienne
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