Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-12-21

The CONCERT Our beautiful Mechanics
Hall was well filled, on Friday evening last, upon
the announcement Of complimentary benefit
concert" by Flske's Cornet Band, to Mr. W. L
! Hobbs, one Of ther most worthy members, and
well known as most industrious and accom-.
| plished band leader and musician. The pro
| gramme comprised quite variety as well as mum
| Der of performances, and had due allowance been
made for the "encore swindle," as our Boston
friends term it, possibly less than t,oelpe pieces
| would have sufficed.
| The band played, with much spirit and effect,
the brilliant overture to "Taucredi" by Rossini,
benefit polka by Mr. Hobbs and grand pot
pourri of national airs arranged with rare skill and
good taste by wulf Fries of the Mendelssohn
Quintette Club. We need hardly say to your mu.
steal readers, who heard the Germana military
band during our late fremen's muster, that this
latter piece was one oftheir especial iavorites and
their performance oft was one that can hardly be
otlen-certainly not surpassed. Our own band
was highly successful in rendering these national
airs, and exhibited good degree of precision and
correct information, even when contrasted with su.
peror performers.
The Serenade Band, which included a select
portion of the eornet instrumentalists discoursed
most excellent music, giving us Sounds from the
Alps" and the always acceptable and effective
piece, ''Rest, Spirit, Rest" by Rourke. We
must confess that slight tendency, on the part
OF the leader, to play somewhat a5oUe the pitch
of the other performers, was quite noticeable in
some of the music Of the Serenade as we'll as the
full band but, aside from this tendency, which
which is more readily observed by the audience,
and especially by a lover of ''eu.harmony,' we
cannot sufficiently commend the exceeding brill
liancy and vigor Of execution, the rare delicacy
and power of true musical expression, which char
acterizsd the performances of their accomplished
leader.
Several pieces by the "String Band" or or
chestra, afforded great satisfaction to the audi
ence, among them very beautiful serenade,
departed Days" by Louis, waltzes, by DIAL
bert and quadrilles, by Hobbs. and others. The
success of this orchestral performance was ex-
tremely gratifying to many of our citizens, know
ing that such music has been too little cultivated
in our midst, and that it deserved especial en-
enlargement at our hands. We trust it will re-
ceiye more attention and encouragement, in flu
ture, than has been bestowed upon it heretofore.
capital cornet solo, by Mr. Arbuekle, upon a
cayatina iiom Fry's "Leonora," clarinet solo,
finely performed by Hobbs, upon a theme of Ros-
sini's, with variations, and two songs by Miss E.
a. Holman, the popular vocalist and Coincidence
from our Worcester Theatre, concluded most
agreeable evenings entertainment. The piano
accompaniment, by Mr.. B. D. Allen, whose solo
performances are always most acceptable, was all
that could be desired.
May we not hope for series of cheap concerts
by this cornet band, during the ensuing Winter,
and thus furnish to large number of our citizens
Almost rational and economical source of amuse-
ment, while. at the same time we benefit and en-
courage most deserving musical association.
W g. r.