The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-13
Columbia n Nursery OF Talent.
70 the Editors Of the Phenir:


/ hold it ON especial privilege Of.
Columbia that even amidst her abe,
mination of desolntion, the ashes
and ruins of her once fair edifices
and beautiful. gardens, the wreck of
glory as wide-bruited as the country
itself was wide, she has still some
what of which to be justly proud-the
genius and talents of her children
the laurels which her children are
winning in the domain of art-and
which crown her with another,
fresher, and more lasting glory-one
destined in its nature not to pass 80
lightly and irretrievably away.
This reflection is a propos of some
news that have lately received and
that it affords me infinite pleasure to
communicate, through your columns,
to all friends and lovers of music, in
Columbia-nnmely, that our young
friend, Mr.. Charles Feininger, (after
M absence of more than six years.
will, in company of his sister, Miss
Gabrielle Feininger, OH n journey
through the South, arrive here Mt the
end of this month.
None can have forgotten Mr.. Fein-
niger, or the brilliant manner in which
he acquitted himself, as VirtuoSo on
the violin, Oh more than one occasion
in this place some eight or nine years
ago, or the promise he then gave of
highest attainment in his art. Loud
as were the critics in his praise, it was
well merited, and thoy prophesied not
more of his future than the event has
| verified
He was formerly II pupil of the
distinguished Herr Professor August
Koepper, (of Columbia,) from whom
he received the thorough preparation
that afterwards led him forward upon
his career as artistc. During several
years residence and study at the
world-renowned Consercatorium (Aca-
denny of music at Leipzig. in Ger
many, he perfected himself rs artiste,
both in his manner of playing and
in the department of classical musical
composition. OF his performance on
the violin it may be said, not only
that it transcends every expectation
but that he is so thorough master
of his instrument as to make it ex-
press and reproduce every and any
thought and feeling-and that so
faithfully, SO completely, rs to hold
his audience in rapt attention.
Miss Gabrielle Feininger, pupil
of our honoured and faTorite "Mock-
ing-bird of the South" Madame
Dovilliers, nee Brennan, received from
her worthy instructress her first les
sons in singing many years ago. Her
excellent teacher knew well how to
hold fast and develop and fix in her
equally gifted pupil the first indica-
tions of the future artiste. Under
the later and unidentified guidance
of the best and most celebrated mas
ters OF the Italian School in New
York, Miss Feininger has already at
tained high grade in the art of
song. The pure and clear-ringing
tone of her voice, which she controls
with extraordinary skill, and the
ability with which she renders the
most difficulty passages, give her
every claim to the title of artiste.
Mr.. Feininger and Miss Feininger
will, with the kind cooperation of
Professor Joseph Hart Denck, whose
name already stands high in the world
OF art, afford to the lovers of music
satisfactory proofs of their superior
gifts and attainments-apd, as has
been said already, at no distant date.
On the occasion, then, of so great
musical treat and one so near now, it is
needful but to hint that where such
acknowledged geniuses combine their
powers, every demand will be met
every expectation surpassed. None
it is to be hoped will neglect to enjoy
the opportunity offered of listening
to these clever drtisteS-their towns
man and townswoman. Let us, then,
try to give them such q reception and
support as their merit deserves.
1t has proved particular pleasure
to me to be able to report the fore
going in regard of the talented bro
ther and sister Feininger-and SO to
prepare our Columbian public for
their appearance before it; and the
more so, in that all of us read, some
days ago, in the Ph@nir, On exceed
ingly fattering notice of the per-
formance in New York of Miss Nc
Culloeb, of this town; which was for
her, as for the gifted Feiningers, the
school whence she found the way into
tho reo1m of orr COlup,b;o bo,