The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-25 00:00:00

HEREFORD MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

HEREFORD, Thursday.—Last night's concert was bet-
ter attended than the first. About 450 fashiouahlts
were present, including most of the nobility whose names
were given in yesterday's report. The following was
the scheme for last night : •

PART I.

Overture—(Egmont) Beethoven.
Duet—Madame and Mr. Weiss, " 0 du
geliebte"
Resit. ed Aria—Miss Dolby, " A to riede " Mercadante.
Song—Mr. Sims Reeves, " Adelaide" (by
desire)
...... Beethoven.
Scena—Madame Grisi,
ramide)
Duet—Violin and Concertina—Messrs H.
and R. Magrove H. Blagrove.
Aria—Madame Weiss, " Dove Sono" (Fi-
garo) Mozart.
Quartetto—Madame Grisi, Signor Mario,
Mr. M. Smith, and Mr. Weiss, " A to o
care" (I Puritani)
Finale (Loreley) Solo, Midame Clara No-
vello and Chorus

" Bel raggio" (Semi-

Rossini.

Mendolfolohn.

PART 11.
Overture—(Guillaume Tell)
• Scene—Mr. Sims Reeves, "Ali si ben mio"
Trovatore)
Terzetto—Madame Weiss, Mr. Montem
Smith, and Mr. Weiss (Vieni al mar" ... Gordigiana,
March and Chorus—" What song orsound"
(Jefsonda)
Aria—Madame Clara Novello, "Deli vieni"
(Figaro) Mozart.
• Song—Mr. Weiss, "Oh ! What a happy
life" (Berta) H. Smart.
Duetto—Madame Grisi and Signor Mario,
" Un tenero core" (Roberto Devereux) Donizetti.
Terzetto--Madame Clara Novello, Madame
and Mr. Weiss, " Ecco al fin" W.L Phillips
Finale—Miss Moss, Mies Dolby, Mr. Mon-
tern Smith, Mr. H. Baroby, Red Chorus,
"Hail, ye heroes" (Euryanthe)
The concert was over at 11 o'clock, and about two-
thirds of the company re,-naaned for some hours longer,
a ball taking place after the concert on this evening. Tae
grand full-dress ball, however, comes off to-merrew
night, and winos up the festival.
' The cathedral was well filled again this morni, g.
• The programme was a lengthy one, and hal not been
got through when the last available train left Hereford
for London. It consisted of Mendelesohn's " Hymn of
Praise ;" Spohr's sacred cantata, "The Christian's
Prayer ;" and Mozart's " Twelfth Service." At the mil-
nesucernent of the second part also was playee an over-
turn (St. Polycarp) not generally known in the musical
world. It is written by the Rev. -Sir F. A. Gore Ou.eley,,
Bart., prec,iutor of Hereford Cathedral, and successor to
Sir D. Bishop at Oxford. Before Mozart's Service we had
Martin Luther's Hymn most devotionally sung by Clete,
Novello. The introduction of the trumpet by Harper, at
the words, " The trumpet sound.," produced a thrilling
effect, and altogether this hymn produced the deepest sen-
sation. Sims Reeves also sang (between the oratnrie”
the air, "Sound an alarm," from Judas Illaccubceus
The principal vocal parts were sustained this morning hy
Mdme. Novello, Mrs. Weiss, and Mr. Sims Reeves.
The lovely duet, "I waited for the Lord," sung I.y
Clara Novello and Mr. Weiss, was repeated by desire.
Sims Reeves delivered the dramatic passage, " Watch-
man, will the night soon pass?" with. admirable judg-
ment. The fine cberaie, " Let all men praise the Lew,"
produced a deep impression ; and at the succeeding
chortee, " Glory and praise to God," the bishop 'eke,
and re mained• standing until its close—an example which,
of course, was followed by the rest of the cothpany. The
same respect was shown to the concluding part of the
last chorus, at the words " Hallelujah ! Sing to the
Lord." Mozart's Twelfth Service concluded the COO -
cert, the, audience standing during the "Sanctus.
" The
collection at the doors amotreted to 2151. 15s. 11d,
ILLREFORD, Friday.—The third and last concert yes.
terday evening was the longest of the three. The per-
formances began. with the overture and a vocal selection
from Der Freisohutz—comprising the scene for tenor
(Mr. Sims Reeves) the drinking song of Casper (Mr.
Weiss), the Peen a of Agatha (Madame Novello), the trio
for two s opraeo a and tenor in the second act (Miss Moor,
Mrs. Weis, and Mr. M. Smith), the second air of Ann-
',hen (Mrs. Weiss), tbe "Bridesmaid's chorus" (solo
Mee. Weiss), seed the "Huntsman's chorus." The exc.
cution of thee,* pieces was very creditable. Madame
Grist then sae g exquisitely " Qui la voee" ( I Puritani),
and an encore d ernai.ded. Miss Dolby was also obliged
to repeat Men, iclasohn's "First Violet," with an orches-
tral accompar, itnent by Mr. Alfred Mellon. She per-
formed her dr rty in tbe most graceful manner. Two
more pieces ref pained to complete the first pea, viz., the
duet between tonna and Ernesto ( Don Pasquale), and
thesacrificial mt arc le and chorus from The Ruins of Athens.
The first was well sung by Grisi and Mario ; the la-r,
a composition of i Oppressive grandeur and beauty, was
remarkably well executed by the band and chorus.
The second part , rf the concert opened with Mozart's
ernPhony in E it, The peformance of this fine work
was extremely go
od. The remainder of the concert con-
sisted of a. mince
flaneous selection, and concluded with
"God save the Queen " (solos by Madame Clara No-
vello,. Dc
,4by; Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Weise).
The attends
.nce this morning at the cathedral was in,-
manse, al thor igh the weather was anything but law ur-
able. The 0 rntorio was. The Messiah. The execution
of this noble , work was faultless. The solo parts were
sustained I, y Madame Clara Novello. Miss Dolby, Mrs.
Weiss, Mil is Moss, Mr. Sims Reevee, Mr. Weiss, and
Mr. M. Sipith. There were present no less than 1,111
persons.

Rossini.

Verdi.

Spohr.

To-nigl At the grand dress ball takes place, as usual, in
the Shifl J.ha,ll.

Altzr ,
—The " _JOAN. MAILS.— SOUTHAMPT.O.N2
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Afternoon

Caven. united States' mail steam-ship Washington, Capt.
IY, arrived off Cowes en route to Bremen this after-
...noon, with 60. passengers, 202,000 do's.- in specie for
and England, and usual cargo. Sbe left New
York on the 11th inst. Her news is, there fore, no later
Yon that received by the. Ariel which reached Cowes
cells
,
on 13.
,3r,-voyage to Havre yesterday aftern 30n. His Ex-.
ne:f Mr: Buchanan, the American Minister to the
Cot trt of St. James, accom
Spanied by Mr. Appleton) the
er at/
Seat,r y of Legation, and Mr. J. R. Croskey, United
t, as Consul for this district, arrived here this morning
from . I ;oudon, and after paying a short visit to the docks
and pi iblic offices of this port, embarked for a tour t,f a
few d • ays in the Isle of Wight,