The New York herald., 1866-07-27
LOUISVILLE MUSICAL CONVENTION.
SECOND nay.

The Grand Prise Concert-F0uf Thousand
People Present In the Fest Hall-The New
York Iiederkranz Bears Away the Palm In
singing-Grand Torchlisht Procession, &c.
LOUISVILLE, July 26 1885,
The great Saengerfest held here this week seems TO
occupy the attention and interest Of the entire popua
tion OF Louisville The second day Of the Fest displays
renewed enthusiasm and good feeling. The wlkommen
saepger Bruder which looks down from the festooned
fronts ON every street. no empty unmsaning phrase
to Judge from the acctionae greeting and incoherent
protesiatons Of friendship and beamng faces to be met
with everywhere The greater part Of the singers
cuartered At Beck's Hall. The Great Western Lst 4
Guard Band from Chicago played during the forenr on
II IA an excellent institution and with little reed
element nfused into IT, it would be worthy Of ranking
with the metropolitan bands There sew, ,ra other
hands attached Saeugerbund the best II which s
the Louisville Silver Band.
THE PRnH CONCERT.
Tonight the prize concert of, vnd the immense
Fest Hall crowded 10 its utmost canacty, the
treme The eve ran along the y. .ass or human heads
beneath to the brilliant illnrp mated STAGE with its
Wilkommen" inscribed in letters or re above and the
filter Of a thousand ianS and the numerous storms
calm and grandeur Of The Tell overture mngled with
the scarcely suppressed hum Of four thousand people
Tho orchestra increased todav IN hundred pieces
was led ny Messrs Soboewaki Hart and Zoellcr and Is
nv far the best feature Of the festival so far the Toll
Overture now q necessary feature on every musical
programme In America was given with electrical ene t.
and had the good fortune of interesting the sweating
andenc sufficiently to bear mp against one hundred de-
grees Fahrenheit in the hall The following the
programme Of the prize concert
overture-"wiiliam Tell, .Rossini
"S'shsy "andsrcSs Cincinnati Masnnerchor ''rr A0'
ihe o0a' OF 'usf'S cncinnsti ssenserbund
'n' ''Au1''' st. Louis Arionde: westerns
'"''e' sumo whecina Harmonic
fedicated 10 tho Lederkranx) FIR Abt
New York Iederkranz
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f'1""'s s'''' Chicago Concorda.
'"eDS'' ''''' Cincinnati Harmonic.
20 Ich auf der Hurdle Dor' Knccker
'Largheto out Of major symphony" Beethoven
Orchestra.
''"s Tii1in Dunderburs
''''' = N' Akron Iiedertafei
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.r,..,, ..,,.Evs, Evsnsvilie Liederfrans Kreu,zcr
~ wheeling Maennerchor. -.
De' ''0'n'' Columbus iohoj Masnnerchor
e' ''''s cineinnaii Junsei Maennsrchor
ser'.................F =. Was ner
The iudges Of the prizes were Mes.rs sobo,ewsk Of
New York and Zocller and Hast, Of Louisville or all
the societies which took part in the above programme
there three particularly good. These were the
New York Ledcrkranz, Praur director; the cfnrin
natl "aennechor Carl Rarns director and the Chicago
COncordia Otto Lob director. The MAGNIFICENT bass
voice Of Mr. sens contributed largely towards the
Of the Fest Tho tenor voices IN the three societies
are free from that nasal twang and metallic or harsh
tone that apos of tho best trained musical orean
zaons. In Ottos trining niece. snng BY the ChcA~o
Concora there is hcautIul imitation OF an organ ac
commandment To the theme given by the chor,s 1t was
with dclcacv and the harmony was exquisite Tho
applause which followed the efforts of the above named
soccties deafenng The other societies showed
markabe training and proficiency. and In some m
stances excellent quality OF tenor and bass voices
To- night the remainder ri the societies will
compete for the handsome prizes which have been
sented IN the committee OF the saencerfest The New
York Liedcrknnz, so far, bears away the palm In
singing.
A grand torchligh procession followed the concert
and the societies. with muse banners torches &c,
passing through the princinal streets The singers and
musicians taking part in the saengerest number over
ono thousand.