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.