[".Mctal. ] EIGHTH BIENNIAL MUSIC FESTIVAL, AT CINCINN A TI, MAY 22, 23, 24, 25 AND 26, 1888. THEODORE THOMAS, MUSICAL DIRECTOR. PUBLISHED AND SOLD BY THE FESTIVAL ASSOCIA TION ~ 1888. COPYRIGHTED, 1888, By THE CINCINNATI MUSICAL FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION. ALDINE PRINTING WORKS. Board of Directors. WILLIAM N. HOBART, President. LAWRENCE MAXWELL, JR., Vice- President. ROBERT B. BOWLER, JOHN CHURCH, EDWARD RA'VSON, CHAS. P. TAFT, ALBERT H. CHATFIELD, JULIUS DEXTER, A. E. BURKHARDT. H. T. LOOMIS, Secretary . ., .) MEMBERS OF THE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION 4.-ND CON­ TRIBUTORS TO THE FUND FOR THE MAIN­ TENANCE OF THE CHORUS. W. P. ANDERSON, H. P. LLOYD, MRS. LOUISE N. ANDERSON, LAWRENCE MAXWELL, JR., F. H. ALMS, ARTHUR MEES, R. B. BOWLER, ALEXANDER McDoNALD, A. E. BURKHARD'f, JAMES McDoNALD, D. H. BALDWIN & CO., ROBERT MITCHELL, A. H. CHATFIELD, PETER RUDOLPH NEFF, THE JOHN CHURCH CO., MRS. N. G. NETTLETON, THE COMMERCIAL GAZETTE CO., PERCY PROCTER, JULIUS DEXTER, HARLEY T. PROCTER, B. F. DAVIS, EDMUND PENDLETON, RICHARD DYMOND, HENRY G. ROELKER, ALBERT ERKENBRECHER, EDWARD RAWSON, J. F. ELLIOTT, CHAS. W. SHORT, F. FORCHHEIMER, JOHN L. STETTINIUS, SETH C. FOSTER, STEWART SHILLITO, THOS. T. GAFF, EDWIN STEVENS, WILLIAM N. HOBAR'!', M. M. SHOEMAKER, A. HOWARD HINKLE, W. W. SEELY, M. E. INGALLS, CHAS. P. TAFT, JOHN D. JONES, L. V AN ANTWERP, NICHOLAS LONGWORTH, LUCIE~ W ULSIN. MRS. S. W. LONGWORTH, ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS. MRS. MARY EMERY, RUFUS KING. 4 THEODORE ,THOMAS, MUSICAL DIRECTOR. LOUIS EHRGOTT, CHORUS CONDUCTOR. SOPRANOS. FRAU LILLI LEHMANN, lYhIE. GruLlA VALDA, :VIRS. CORINNE MOORE-LAWSON, MISS ELIZABETH HETLICIl. CONTRALTO. MISS EMMA CRANCH. TENORS. "NIR~ EDWARD LLOYD, MR. THEODORE J. TOEDT, HERR PAUL KALISCH. BARITONE. MR. ALONZO E. STODDARD. BASS. MR. MYRON W. WHITNEY. ORGANIST. MR. ARTHUR MEES. CHORUS. ORCHESTRA. ORGAN. 5 Order of Performances. TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 22, ............... FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 23, ............. SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY AF'l'ERNOON, MAY 24, . THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 24, . FOURTH CONCERT. F RIDAY E VENING, M AY 25 , •••. FIFTH CONCERT. SATURDAY AFTERNOQN, MAY 26, . SIXTH CONCERT. SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 26, . SEVENTH CONCERT. Evening Concerts begin at 7: 30 o'clock. Afternoon Concerts begin at 2: 00 o'clock. PARTICULAR NOTICE. The doors will be closed and .the concerts will begin precisely at the minute advertised. The doors will not be re-opened nor persons admitted until some convenient point in the programme is reached. No encores will be given. The Intermissions, which have proved such an attractive feature of the former festivals, will be continued. At each concert the Intermission will last about half an hour, during which time the audience will have an opportunity for promenade, and to take refreshments in other parts of the building. They will be called to their seats by the sound of a trumpet. While the performances are going on, the doors that give access to the places for refreshment will remain closed. Season Tickets, including reserved seats for all seven performances (on sale only until May 1),. $12 00 (Tickets for each performance detachable and accepted separately.) Single Concert, reserved seat (for sale on and after May 3), .. " 2 00 General Admission, . .. 1 00 Auction Sale of choice of seats for Subscribers' Season Tickets be­ gins at College Hall (Walnut Street), Tuesday, April 24, at 10 o'clock A. M. Sale of single reserved seats begins May 3,'and continues until the close of the festival. Persons residing at a distance can obtain reserved seats by addressing W. N. HOBART, President, who will furnish plats of the Hall, and any other information about the festival, upon application. () FIRST CONCERT. TUESDAY EVENING, MAY TWENTY-SEOOND. HYMN, Op. 36, Weber FRAU LILLI LEHMANN. MR. THEODORE J. 'rOEDT . .:\1188 E:mIIA CRANCH. :\1H. MYRON W·. WHITNEY. Chorus, Organ and Orchestra. SYMPHONY No.5, C Minor, Op. 67, Beethoven Allegro con brio. Andante can mota. Alleg1·o. Finale. 3-ntermtsston. EINE FAUST OUVERTURE, Wagner CANTATA, SONG OF PROMISE, Op. 43, J. ](. Paine (Composed for the Festival.) FRA U LILLI LEHMANN. Chorus, Organ and Orchestra. 7 SECOND CONCERT. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY TWENTY-THIRD. ST. PAUL, An Oratorio. Mendelssohn. MME. GIULIA VALDA. MR. EDWARD LLOYD. MISS EMMA CRANeR. MR. MYRON W. W RITNEY. Chorus, Organ, and Orchestra. Intermission between the First and Second Parts. s THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY TWENTY-FOURTI-I. OVERTURE, . } RECITATIVE AND ARIA, "Du kennst den Don Juan, Mozart Verriither," . FRAU I-JILLI LEHMANN. RECITATIVE AND ARIA, Joseph in Egypt, "Ach, mir} Mehul liichelt umsonst," MR. THEODORE J. TOED'I'. RECITATIVE AND RONDO, "Ja, der Augenblick er-} ITJ':b sc hemet,. " . rre er MRS. CORINNE MOORE-LAWSON. SYMPHONY :N o. 3, C Minor, Op. 78, 1. Adagio-Allegro m,oderato-Poco Adagio. II. Allegro Moderato-Presto-Maestoso-Allegro. Orchestra and Organ. gntermtsston. OVERTURE, Manfred, Op. 115, Schumann GRETCHEN AM SPINNRAD, Schttbert, FRAU LILLI I"EHMANN. ARIA, Irene, "She alone charmeth my sadness," Gounod MR. MYRON W. WHITNEY. RECITATIVE AND ARIA, Faust, Spohr MRS. CORINNE MOORE-LAWSON. RHAPSODY No.2. Liszt FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY EVENING, MAY TWENTY-FOURTH. THE SPECTRE'S BRIDE, a Dramatic Cantata, Op. 69, Dvorak FRA U LILLI LEHMANN. MR. EmVARD LLOYD. MR. ALONZO E. STODDARD. Chorus and Qrchestra. 5ntermtsston. SYMPHONY, Landliche Hochzeit, Op. 26, Goldrnark Hochzeitsmarsch, Va1wtionen. Brautlied, Inte1'mezzo. Se1'enade, Scherzo. 1m Garten, Andante. Tanz, Finale. 10 FIFTH CONCERT. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY TWENTY-FIFTH. PARADISE LOST. A Sacred Work in three parts. Rubinstein. MME. GIULIA VALDA. MIL EDWARD LLOYD. MISS ELIZABETH HETLICH. MR. ALONZO E. STODDARD. MISS E.l\IMA CRANCII. MR. MYHOX 'V'. WHITNEY. Chorus, Organ and Orchestra. Intermission between the Second and Third Parts. 11 SIXTH CONCERT. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY TWENTY-SIXTH. SUITE No.3, D Major, Bach OVERTURE, AIR, GAVOTTE I-GAVOTTE II. ARIA, Judas Maccabreus, "Sound an Alarm," Handel MR. EDWARD LLOYD. RECITATIVE AND ARIA, Alceste, "Ihr Gotter ew'ger} Gluck Nacht," . FRA U LILLI LEHMANN. SYMPHONY No.6, Pastoral, Op. 68, Beethovlm . Allegro, ma non tl·OPpO. Oheerful impressions on al'riving in the country. Andante molto mota. Scene by the m'ook. Allegro. Peasants' merry-making. Allegro. Thunderstorm. Allegl·etto. Shepherd's Song. Glad and thankful feelings after the stor~n. 3-ntermtsston. FUNERAL MARCH, . Ohopin ROMANZA, Faust, "Dahin ist meine Ruh'," Berlioz FRA e LILLI LEHMANN. ARIA, Stabat Mater, "Cujus animam," Rossini MR. EDWARD LLOYD. ARIA, Der Damon, "Taglich eilen wir im Fluge," Rubinstein MME. GIULIA VALDA. MORCEAU SYMPHONIQUE, La Russie, R'ttbinstein Orchestra and Organ. 12 SEVENTH CONCERT. SATURDAY EVENING, MAY TWENTY-SIXTH. 'Ulllagner 1Rigbt. TANNHAUSER. a) Overture. b) Bacchanale and Duo. FRAU LILLI LEHMANN AND HERR PAUL KALISCH. Chorus of Women. LOHENGRIN. a) Vorspiel. b) Lohengrin's Farewell. MR. EDWARD LLOYD. c) Praye1" and Finale. MRS. LAWSON. MISS CRANCI-I. MR. TOEDT. MR. STODDARD. MR. WHITNEY. Chorus and Orchestra. 5ntermtsston. DIE MEISTERSINGER. a) Vorspiel. b) Walther's Preislied. MR. EDWARD LLOYD. GOTTERDAMMERUNG. a) Siegfried's Death. Orchestra. b) Finale, B1'unnhilde's Self-immolation. FRAU LILLI LEHMANN. 13 THE FESTIVAL. THIS Festival, the eighth of a biennial series, is given by the Cin- cinnati Musical Festival Association, an organization of ladies and gentlemen interested in the cause, and incorporated under the laws of Ohio for that purpose. The enterprise presents a development that has been at once rapid and healthy, the product of that public spirit and private generosity which has furnished men and means to carry on in Cincinnati every worthy effort in the cause of art. The First Festival, held in 1873, seems to have been suggested by the German Samgerfests. It was largely patterned after them, and was doubtless intended as a sort of American off-shoot. The circular was issued to "the choral societies of America," and stated that the object of the Festival was "to elevate and strengthen the standard of choral and instrumental music, and also to bring about harmony of action between the musical societies of the country, and more espe­ cially of the West." The permanent establishment of local festivals was, perhaps, not anticipated, certainly not on the lines that have since been followed; but the experiment proved so successful that a second festb;al was at once determined upon and announced at the last concert of the first festival. The second festival was held in 1875. Its success led to the building of Music Hall, by private subscription headed by that of Mr. Reuben R. Springer, at a cost of a little over $300,000, exclusive of the ground, which was supplied by the city. The hall was furnished with the great organ at a cost of $30,000, and was opened and dedicated at the third festival, held in 1878. Thus, in the course of five years, had the experiment of 1873 resulted in providing Cincinnati with the largest music hall and organ in the 15 THE FESTIVAL. country. With these material wants supplied, the May Festivals were looked upon as permanently established. , . Their history since that time is largely from their artistIC sIde, and is best disclosed in the schedule appf' led to this book of the works that have been performed and of the forces that have been employed. The Association has been moved from the beginning by a spirit of conscientious endeavor and high artistic purpose. The effort has been to present great works for chorus and orchestra, classical and modern, with the best forces obtainable. The course of the Asso­ ciation in this behalf has been molded and guided by the sound judgment and wise counsels of Mr. Theodore Thomas, who has been the Musical Director from the .first. The business management is in the hands of a Board of Directors. The first two festivals came within a trifle of meeting their expenses.