, 1862-04-07
Musical Matta~x

LIE PHILHARMONIC socrHrY nnnonooo =
eomplimentary concert for the benefit Of th.e,1
musical Director, Mr.. Hans Balatka for Mon.
gay evening, April 2sth, with a programme carc.
tuay selected from those works which durino
.ae pas1 Two seasons hare been received at
4ue,f concerts with the most unqualified an.
pfooatlon. Beethoven's Pastoral SYMPHONY
ever fresh and beautiful, 1T harbineer Of mi,
n1ef' Is the representative of the str,ct1v
elass1eal' and In this instance, sinpn1ar,y
enough, at the same time the emfnent1r : NM,
aar. Ihis is probably owing to the fart that
onward nature as We all know It. Ia NOR.
etea1ly depicted in this than in any Of the 9th
er symphonies. The overture BY Iittolf to
honesplefre" is Of the modern sensational
SCHOOL, While Ber1foz's arrangement Of Web
ers invitation to the Waltz, is the very
apotheosls Of the dance. Mendelssohn, Nj
nor Piano Concerto, withlorchestra, will be
Played By Mr. Becker, while the vocal parts
viii be sustained by the best talent in the city,
Mr. Ba1atka's friends will see that he receives
that substantial benefit he so richly deseryes.
On this occasion the members of the Society
have no.e1clusiFe privileges, the sale Of tickets
being open to the public.
TnE ORAToR1o OF EL1JAH.-The rchcarsa1s
Of the chorus arc now quite fully attended
and give Indications that this great sacred
work Will be brought out with q strong and
enectlTe chorus. Mr. Balatka's popularity as
a conductor of vocal music is having its effect
IN weekly augmenting the number Of singers.
VINO are only too glad to sing under so lntelli-
gent q leader. It is very fortunate that the
management and leadership of this under
taxing hare been placed in his hands.
MESDELssoHN soc1ETY.-Thi society, which
mas SO long abstained from any Public per-
formancc, but whose regular rehearsals haye
never tagged, propose to give soirss musicale
to their friends during the coming week, The
" First Walpurgis Night" of Mendelssohn,
qnitc novelty to us, will be given.
together with numerous four-part songs
1or both male and mixed voices. They viii
lave the assistance Of Nessrs. Balatka, Becker
and Bscael, IN Bcethoven's trio In G, On. l,
NO. =. Mr. Biche1 also plays solo by Dc Be-;
l1ot- 1he programme Is unusually good, aud
fortunate will be those who are favored with
an invitation to hear it. This Society Is under
Inc very efficient leadership OF Mr. A. ".
Dom, and numbers among its members some
ot our best singers.
EASTER MUs1c.-The choir of tue Church
u the holy Name, under the charge Of Pro-
essor Girac, have in rehearsal q Grand MSS |
'f Neldermcger, which they intend to give !
WITH much enlarged choir and full orches- |
IA at Easter.
Thus much for home talent. This week.
\ addition to Prestidigitation, Hermann is to |
'1se' with the assistance Of his wife, operatic
Entertainments, and next week VIC arc to hear
'ottschalk with Carlotti Patti, and others,
4 CHICAGO PR1AA DossA-It is probably
noWn to many Of our readers that Cnieago
las abroad most promising Soprano, who bus
ur1ng the past two years been diligently cu1-
lVating her voice under the best Euronean
masters. She is now in italy, and we learn is
repairing herself 10 appear in opera at no
cry distant day.