The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-04-05

[For tho Nsws.
The Concert at the College Chapel.
Mr.. EDITOR: In the Gazette of
March 28th, I notice an attempt by the
editor to criticize the late Concert, and
I must confess that it is as hard for mo
to understand the editor, as it was for
him to understand the music. Please
hear him,
After acknowledging that no is no
musician, he says. "Liko old Mrs. Par
tington, VIC have always been dead set
against this modern, highfalutin, upper
attic music. 1t has no life or feeling in
it-no soul It is too mechanical. We
like the old J-timea-tho old.fashioned
kind"
I wonder who told the editor that the
music selected for the occasion was mod
ern, when the list of authors shows them
to be the old German, italian and French
composers, and most of the pieces play
ed have been in use for from 90 to 60
years, and have fair prospect to con-
tinue in use as much longer?
The editor complains that there was
not garicy enough in the selection. I
suppose he has not examined tho pro-
gramme. Allow me to post him in the
names of the composers whose music
furnished the entertainment, and then
perhaps he as we'll as others will be bet
ter prepared to judge as to variety. The
names of the composers are as follows,
viz: Beethoven, Verdi, Bissell, Burgmul-
Ter, Hatton, Class, Schubert, Boyer,
Thalberg, Kollner, Bayley, Comcttant,
Louis, Thomas, Weber, Roif, Kuhc,
Kruger, Crouch, Groze, Bellak, Gerng,
Gockel and Brown, "a in all, 1 think
all must admit this to be the greatest
variety we have ever had in any Con-
cert given here.
IF the editor expected to hear some
"plantaHoa melodies" or lore songs, as a
matter of course he was disappointed,
and would be again, should he attend
another Concert at the same place, for
none but first,class teachers are en-
ployed in the College, and that kind of
teachers select Classical Music for their
scholars, such as will refine the feelings,
soften the heart, and elevate the mind.
Music, Gods gift to man, was designed
for these noble and sacred purposes, and
to exert a refining influence on society.
How mortifying it is, after all that has
been done in these latter days, when
music is heard in almost every house,
to find the great mass of the people en-
tirely ignorant of the beauty and power
of such music as Handel, Haydn, Mo-
zart, Beethoven and the other great
masters have furnished. These men
have supplied the world with an mex.
haustible fountain of musical manna.-
Many have feasted on it, but it is to be
regretted that still more are content to
neglect if not to loathe it, while others
are too ignorant of its sweets to taste it
In regard to the Concert 1 think il
was a decided success The young la.
dies performed their pieces we'll without
exception, but without meaning to dis,
parage others, would particularly men,
ton tho following: "Clover Guard
March" performed on two pianos by
Prof. Cluas and Miss r. Brown; "Thc
A1olian Harp" by Miss jenny Neal
"The Carnival de Venise," by Miss A
Meek; "L'Elisir d'Amore" by Prof
Glass; "Last Greeting" by Miss Ma
ther; shakspeare's "Hark the Lark, " by
Miss Jenny Stevens; "Le Papillon,
by Misses Eddy and Nicholson. know
that all good judges of music who wor,
present will agree with me in pronouno
ing these pieces excellent and well per
formed.
A word Of explanation as to tn,
length Of the Concert, TO which som,
have objected, The object Of the youn(
ladies was a noble one, and all desirec
to lend their aid consequently oacl
played one piece This consumed som,
three hours which was not much tOr
. long.
In conclusion, permit me to express
my fervent hope, that the young ladie
who took part in tho affair may alway
be as beautiful and happy, and play thei
part in life as well as they played th
piano on that ocoasionl
A LOVER OF MUSIC.