New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-22


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This the largest orchestra OF talent ever brought
Men has never been cdualed here For two or
three years past orchestral music Ia e,r,nIv
utterly dem6raliged The tleater erchesas are fipg
sbominable and the concert crchcsTas nave loS d
sGc cSg of prde and determination to succeed in the
prcstnce Of many OF their Irlehue nun ''Dto,t
nnSer the bacon q Hans Balaka was alike surprising
10 the strangers and gratifying 20 the players H.
The opdnue piece of the programme was the suIcIpJU
buee Overture of Won WcberS which was gwen with al
snrable precision in time, AMI with cOnscenou Gus re-
ari Cor @xpressi6n especially the solo passage for
the reeds ana first strings A. me instruments m %
Queen in the finale of the overture the whole audience
broke ont in storm OF aPPlat1Sti "m yc,cd iI"
ing speech OF the Hon. j. b. Rice, Mayor OF the city
FOLLOWING the Mayors address, the Chicago Singers en-
braciug ten societies. numbering @DouE 10y i, S +
lie chorus Greeting, composed for TINS occasion u! D.
OTTO, SIMPLE, but very smooth and beautiful louI pri
song without solos which rendered with very iul
volume of voice ana i'm very eXcehet si6 Inc l,ll s
IaoT Wgm have ever heard speeches were again
an oye ana Edward ScblageT esq Of this city, aud H.
Clausseuuus esq, President Of the Fest gave tIue yer
foloTn the annual fashion of the Bund then presented
The Buud Gag 20 hi, successor the President :" lhc pres
with Tyre embroidered in gold upon It's folds, and Will
remain here during the coming year at TIE eNpauon OF
mission 20 locality which shall ENJOY the honor OF me
next Fest AT the conclusion OF the presentation tne
singers sung scmeidcr's German song rather uli-
cult chorus with intricate accompaniment Wlheh was rem
the Germana Maunerchor, which was rather tnn:
Owing to the aieaess 81 me h3"r t ine %S1,0cr
Spr,ck." q brief canticlc composed ny heIchdruU
cIvdcd with tbr singing of The star Spangled Banner;
all the singers. both on the stage anu ON the moor ana
the orchestra in unison the delegates an rising aud way
Ing ter hats Fully 1000 voices joined in the national
authcin The effect of which impressive III the hSCst
degree The building fairly shook win lhe swell VI o
voices the expression Of the singing was as EN-
thusastc and patriotic as he sdne n NJ U f tc
voices would have produced even III the neat u 'uo
late -,,.,.. ,.,..o. ,o,,o, g., o
tochl ght procession, and amid the hrng OF canon lhe
blazing of fireworks, aud very general illumination Oh
the city with Chinese aneTs moved through Ite p
cipal streets back TO headquarters The hIcetS were
thrOngcd with thousands OF people ana the glare ol
torches aud fireworks liz up the avenues with ght as
clear that onOOn day At headquarters the procession
halted and Mr. Hoeohster rccteda poem co,Dposeu 10y
Emil Ritterhauson OF Germany, ana dedicated To the
AT the conclusion of the recitation the Societies dis
persed the various local headquarters ana spent me
night FAR into the morning scrupulousy paying their de-
The sun rose this morning in brazcn sky, and al day
has shoue with equatorial heat Out IN spite Oh me Iati
that is one OF the hottest days ever p"6 mere any
that delegates were UP nearly all night hG SaehgeIIesi
with delay, and promptly at the apOhJeu
hour all IN thcr places 40 the Fest Han ready Ioi
rehearsal for the concert this evening At ca o'clock
adcdWh their long ride aud provoking delays upon the
road inhosptable rural stations in Indiana Where
there neither beer kODen, arrives In the best
Of spirits Their experience had been hard one. ,,
Railroad left Pittsburgh about IL o'clock Tuesday
morning with about 1900 passengers on board me Ci
BOO arrived at Forrest Ohio Via the Hamilton and Day
ton Road, and joined the other DELEGATIONS at tat place
All the passenger cars which were standing on the sue
tracks at Fort Wayne had been sent down 10 Forrest IN
CONSISTING of 40 cars in Which it estimated there were
1900 people, started on MS way 10 ChGago, anu tle
Al o'clock that evening terrible rain storm accom-
MED with orTiIc
which extended all over the West. Inc passengers De
came alarmed fearing that the rain which was coming
down in sheets might weaken the track as 10 force
OF the rails from their places But TIE Train Went
on securely until it arrived &C the Auelase River 20
miles this side Of Lima, Ohio The brakes at tins point
were wt1 9DT d been - wished away and the track
torn ny for considerable distance No Othef resource
left but to return to Lima and await the construction
bridge strong enough TO allow the passage of the
train, which finally accomplished IN time to allow
But neither5 AIion iederkanz were too fatlgued
40 be absent from the rehearsal They were promptly IN
their places solo singers and all aud, like Old veterans
drill they remained in their places until rehearsal Was
S SSe a9gEf ie of fG about %5 oo S Sod is admirably
trained and very well balanced the tenors and bases
being q little heavier than the other Two parts Ihe
Battle Hymn, from Rienzi, Is the gem OF inc Choral
singing tonpG is IS esSe ore d nd gte brses s
tanning the theme all through it, hold up the singers to
the Aron an opportunity for fine tenor solo which he
sang with very clear and strong voice. and with superb
expression The next chorus in favor will DC Mornings
serene and beautiful chorus On the open sea-" which
also gives Mr. Stems the baritone OF the L1ederkTanz
almost the entire compass OF his voice lie has gained
host OF admire rs by his splendid singing Both these
mites for solo singing but as IN each case u is only for
few bars, cannot yet speak OF their respective merits
with any degree OF detail.
GRAND CONCERT-THE NEw-YORK SOCIETIES
DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES.
CHICAGO, June 70.
There has been a grateful change in the
weather and the third day OF the Saengefest as bright
and beautiful the most ardent singer could desire The
outside and excitement have subsidized 10 large
degree Inc intense heat mas wited me miniature street
groves ard the high winds have torn the gs ana broken
The transparenCies The eYergeens rusty but the
beer still flows and there Is no ebD IN the ude OF sOcay
and good feehug Tie delegates nave setIed down 10
the musical business OF the Fest in right good earnest
genial enjoyment Gor with the German art is always
genial OF the Fest.
The concert last evening was principally Of vocal
Character and therefore the orchestra was not organized
up its full strength, numbering only seventy pieces OF
which the strings were fifty. The balance however
very even and Tor the hIst Time that can remember ~
the history Of orchestra playing IN this city, would
get the fun rich effect Of the strings without beng panied
Win The ehOt OF the players 10 struggle through the ain
of the brasscs The orchestra made manly from
The West consisting Of the best musicians OF Chicago II.
from NewYork. The audience attendance was an
immense although the heat intense and the Fest
Hail Wretchedy ventilated, II being low brick structure
with no windows on the sides, and only few apcrtures
for air, beneath the floor The orchestra occupied
the central part OF the stage tho singers
numbering 1900 being in their rear. The second
BASES and first tenOrs the extreme wings AtSk
O'Clock Mr. Baaka took his baton and after few bars
of welcome sung by the chorus he gave the signal for the
overture, and the first note OF Waguers RieHz sweed
An a sustained crescendo upou tbe tIuunet and died
aWay-again sounded and then the eccentric mosaic of
hagners pen, the trumpet hOurisles aud drum rolls the
oIuse ana sometimes dstractng OF the brasses,
nc were attempting 10 Guido Verdi upon
Lne hiters own ground, the sudden and
aneApected changes Of modulatiOns and the
audience IN superb style Was not Rieuz' pcnned be-
Tore wagner got into his head his metaphysical theories
nOOustruck Louis set INN musicaly madf Ceramic i'm
s attI " Nh ST1rty Elenzf as human and its