The New York herald., 1866-07-25
LOUISVILLE MUSICAL cQHyEMriSS.'
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sDscah SAepS .rbund-Neariy Fifty Socie.
ues fressZie from All Sections Of the Coun-
Ty-er1id Concert In the New Fest Hall, &c.
LoUrsvnLE, KY, July "a, 1858.
Louisville is redolent Of Faherland day. The Ohio
seems 10 be transformed into the classic Rhine and
the yellow, red and black Gag sandwiched
between the Stars and Stripes The part
Colored and other banners are way-
ing in every street. The musical congress OF
the fourteenth annual Saengerbund its first
grand festival in the West and from the mammoth Fest
Hall Broadway rolls out the grand old music Of the
German masters the voices Of thousand bury Ten.
TONS For the last days the various committees lave
been assduousy at work completing the arrangements
for the festival and 1t is gratifying proof of the
and popularity OF music in America that all naonaes
warmly participate In II.
THE FEST
specially erected at an immense for the OCCASION
quite imposing structure. 1t is nifty feet high one
hundred and seventy long, and eghtytwo broad
and is constructed excellent acoustic principles The
stage Is semicircuar and accommodate with ease
the immense chorus and orchestra designed for it, The
building will hold thousand people, the gallery alone
being capable Of fifteen hundred 1t decorated
with red, white and blue DEVICES and on the steps OF
the stage appear the busts OF Beethoven Mcndessohn
MozaIt Scnumnnn ana schubert Each society particl-
pating in the festival has own place the hall desg
mated by appropriate shield At the back of the stage
Apollo and his Tyre appear, surrounded by enugent
rays.
THE HEADQUARTERS AND COMMITTEES
The headquarters Of the Saeneerbu nd are In Beck's
Hall Mcssrs. Halman. Sticn, Hahn. Wolff Fanlds and
Eller arc the principal members OF the numerous com
mitees The Fest Director is Mr.. soboewski, of 81.
Louis and Mayor Lithgow and General G. Davis take
an active part in the proceedings
THE SOCIETIES PRESENT.
NO less nan forty societies from different cities in the
East and West, including the New York Iederkranz.
under tho direction of Mr. Stein had arrived and will
take part in the festival
TIL. PROCESSION
AZ two O'Clock this afternoon procession formed
at Becks Hall and started for the Fest Hall in the follow
ing order-
Band OF Music
Flag OF the Saongerbund.
Central Committee OF Columbus, Ohio.
Central Committee of Louisville, Kentucky.
MaeDnerchor OF Columbus Ohio.
Band OF Music from Chicago, Illinois.
Concorda OF Chicago, Illinois,
Germania Of Chicago, Illinois.
Frier Maennerchor Of Chicago, Illinois.
Germania Of 81. Lonis, Missouri.
Aron Des Westens - Louis, Missouri. =,
Delegations Of the Musical Societies OF ST. Louis Mis-
Licderchor, Of Evansville Indiana
Macnnerchor. of Indianapolis
Maennerchor, Tell City, Indiana
Maennerchor, of Terre Hane. Indiana.
Liederkranz, OF Richmond, Indiana
Band OF Music
Nannerchor, OF New Albany. Indiana.
Liedertafel, OF Lafayette Indiana
Saengcrbund, OF Aurora. Indiana
Naennerchor OF Iaporte, Indiana.
Lederkranz, OF New York city.
Liedcrafe, Of Buffalo, New York.
LiederkranZ, OF Syracuse New York.
MaenncrchOr Of Wheeling, West Virginia.
Harmonic Of Wheeling, West Virginia
Frohsinn, Of Pittsburg Pennsylvania.
Band OF music from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Maennerch0r, OF Cine nnati. Ohio.
Saengerbund, OF Cincinnati, Ohio.
Junger Naennerchor, OF Cincinnati, Ohio.
Harmonic of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Druidcn SaenGcrchor, OF Cincinnati, Ohio.
Saengerbund or Toledo, Ohio.
Gesangvcrein of Cleveland Ohio
haennorchor OF Cleveland Ohio
IiedcrkranZ, Of Cleveland, Ohio.
Liederkranz, OF Sidney, Ohio.
Harmonic, OF Chiihcothe. Ohio.
Liedertaiel, OF Akron Ohio.
Br,idcrbund. OF TiGiu, Ohio.
Orphcus, Of Louisville.
FrOhsinn, OF Louisville
Iiederkrnnz, of LOUSY lie.
Coucorda, OF Louisville.
THE RECEPTION COScJIvr
Arrived a. the Fest Hall the Saengerb md opened
by Rosins soul stirring overture To la Casa Laura.
In this overture there is movement in triple tme
which Is one Of the most graceful and vivid
parts Of that great representative o. this Italian school
The other orchestral parts were the march from sThe
Prophet. advertisement by waerstein and webers
over welcome overture to Euryanhc. Tho march from
"The Prophet - was marred by being taken too
slow and by the absence Of that massive grandeur
which should be It's distinguishing feature.
with warmth and expression that fully upheld The
high reputation OF the orchestra Those delicious
with freshness and decacv, and the baton OF Mr.
Sobcowsky held the orchestra of performers in
admirable order throughout ''The Singers Greeting
sung by the Louisville societies, the only piece
on tho programme.
The old Central Committee of the Saangerbund pre-
senicd the society's flags through Mr. Drescl To the
new committee. Mr.. A. Stein. the Pres dent bonded
The formal reception Of the guests by Mayor Lthgow OF
Louisville, then took place, and Professor Hickman
sponded in Citing terms At the coao of his ad-
dress the hitter claspcd the Mayors hand ana
turning 10 the audisnre, uttered tho memo
rabie words which have been adopted as the
motto of Kentucky, Omitted stand divided we fall,
thereby expressing the complete harmony which pre
walls between the Germans and other on the
present occasion.
In spite of the heat there were about two thousand
people assembled in tho hall.
CONCERT
During the cencert in the evening, Woodland Garden
handsome and well shaded German resort in the SUBJ
urbs of tho city crowded with members OF the
SaengcrbuDd The garden brilliantly Illuminated
and the vast crowd seemed to abandon themselves COM
plcely 10 the magnetic influence OF music, Rhine wine
aud lager beer. In many of the streets fes-
oons and arches or evergrcens stretched across
and bcamng countcnances Of unmistakabe Teutonic
origin are TO be met NJ every corner Ausirians and
frussaDS meet on the neutral ground of bar
mony, forgetfu that their brethren tho Atlantic
are engaged In deadly strife Even juvenile portion
ct tho community have become Teutonined and march
IN imprompiu procession with painted paper for
a2s screaming out phrases belonging language in
particular
To. nigh, tho nrst grand vocal and nstrumen.
tai concert will take place at the Fest Hall The saen-
gerest will finish upon Sunday with o. the grand 81
concerts given IN Ams msrca-namey the best classic
selections interpreted by the full chorus and orchesfrs
IN the Mammoth Cave
nfcIsoxs IN SUPREME couar-CHAMafas.
Before Judge Clerke
JuLs A-C &. West vs. Edward Bennett--The dc.