, 1869-07-17
TIE BALTIMORE sKNGERPEsr.
A Concert Of Two ThouAanu Singers
Awarding of larizcs.

-A~A&uaAXV VI 4-1lZGHs
......... BALz1AoAz, Ju1y Is,
inG glory ot the eensesfest was lhe grand eonoert
Of too singers Of the uutIcd societies. this eFea.ug
n tho sraesous hall Of the MARYLAND Institute,
which, Ike on the preceding evenings, Ras dlisd
BY large md fashionable audience
The asrapGene1ts for The location Of The singers
Esss NEST aaMtsaeie, ths naasslye Platform being
nled ith hohStarftat and peatly constructed ruEa
Of benches elesased cna aboro the other. SO that
the Dembess standing thereon could al See the
baton OF the leader, and act IN concert with his
Eelldlrected moyeneata and Signals
Professor lenschow. the leader Of the present
s9ngesiess, has already occupied an exalted rtnu-
tatton musician Of emtnenoe and dlssincrlon,
but the manner In which he l1as discharged his
duties on the present occasion has served to make
tor him petmAnent GesnAnlo- American reputa-
In ruth, well deserved from the faithful and un
RENTING Attention he has given his tllies-
1as sonfsit ~ nish5 oPs1ea 1et; wtta tas s1aoa
Rven By the full orchestra, xtth the single excep-
t1on that the t12s4 Instruments were II tiulcs .
I1t1e TOO forss Lttolf the composer Of this WORT,
hAa great reputation III Europe, and Is stu lv-
Ing In FaIt1, II IN advanced age. The orchestra
further acquitted Itself With much credit IN tbs
sesSp rs 5, 0z Rs5et@ps s g Is
hu4> 1ae name y er1oneoosly given. and Is Ia.
tehded for Hohnstock, 4. gentleman who resided
for 1any years II Philadslphlas and having con-
!. The composanon shows much research, Judgment,
and soand knowledge Of thorough care, 1Qd It's
performance By tue orchestra WIS M11m{J ap-
1ne 7oeh eoneera,lon WI, however, looked for
WITH III grkate! exprctancT md ea2esneas than
sbe instrumental and tue drte e1ort q tha united
cetnposcd by AsntoA, German w1stef SIN hiring.
Htnee wpfka smack nousidesah}y Of Vnae Ii de1-
1guated the new romantic bcnnoI Ntth gl1nd and
pzel4de ID major nine-etkht rna, fne Primo.
-basscs- -eofRuspce.I In. piaaissiaa tohe1, ANow
.ileas lie the iresn green nelds." tn which
sno II sssony ~ 7ea aea
in semi cholus the tenors announced the
,gRssas,ass . no ~; Sc5SPg I 81 -. Hsa5si y s
tons p7odsc,ns, With Its two thousand yoloes aad-
Instruments, majestic ethrs~ After this cane
III 1tolfns 70 sreat sdyantase foi,o1 "a b. soIS
eo6tinaa sne description until tbs "D1Eu OF
aboundlne lo 6oaatifai passages expressive aad
ten i Gee VIZ ssc mnseI - one
worthy Of especial fayuI. .....
me ne1t plsee ktyen By sas united societies F.s
the great Creator, Ind composed bJ Herman
xe.tasp o.aer, and having many -wondznul vocal
Seess nseE saps sas esRasnes
the high appIeasi.on it Is held IN by the German
stngeIn The 4nda'ts Cpn Aeto, Thou sandest
The dew; Thou sendest the rain, y WIS especially
beautful: and after referring ia vocal sIraln to
some Of The Wo1ts Of the Omnipotent tue piece
closes VIII Frand halleaulah, not unlike Handel
The next composition was' the "sou3 Of vlcto-
H." BY Aot flne work In F sharp major, and par
taking Of the acceptable ehafaeteHsucs Of this
great composer Throughout.
The sublime grandeur and dignity with which
G1auy OF .4r passages Of these nne compositions
Ere etYeu would be dtacult 70 describe, and the
audience were most enthusiastic. IN the wel;de-
serSed applause given to thts army Of chaunteIs
In addition TO khese grand seIeeLoas, 10 which
Ill present 1o!aed. the delegations from tho sev-
cral ciues each gase specimen Of khetr vocal
Ihs New Yofkezz sung :" The Chapel nY Beeker,
and having greater number Of vpices than either
o. iae o}he4 Giles, they made 1ne etrstt IN it,
te1di,ion.
selves b. gisnR Uote 81 aoTess* IL tae :aSs NOS.
acceptable mauner, and the members OF tho Ualu-
more societies wpn for themselves new laurels by
the abIe p'annes tn which taey interpreted The
prze composition Of Herman FRANKIE, for which
ihey had paid one hundred dollars In gold
TIE fest poem or q We'tome,' p composed tor the
Heinrich WtndhaIh aud It wtll, therefore, be seen
grspo, aa welt as varied desenptIoa. 49,,
Professors Iensehaw, I4llntsan, Szemeleu5i,
Rosewald and JrL Miller. the judges OF tue prize
singing tc-las made known thelr decision, which,
1t II SAID gives very general satisfaction The re-
suit js ~ follows:
In Glass ], comprising societies above forty.
EeWDefS, EQe uenLeClef LleGeFKfnQZ, or New
York. numbering seventy singers, recetre the frst
prize. : grand piano. valued At s1,s9o, manu.ao-
iured ~ Knaoe ca The song ihsy gaye on
Monday night 1t the contest Naa '11oH Came
Loye:" The Janger Mannerchpr; Of PnIlalet.
pbls,. numbering Tt1tJ-stx singer, sung " The
March ee Midnight" and receive the second
pnZe, which Il similar TO the nrst-une OF Kllbea
grand planes, valued at f,boo.
In the Class II, which conprlses societies OF less
than foIry-stx members: the Hoboken Qulttette
Club, numbering thtftJ-ou s1ngets, comes M
with the nrtt houors-a grand square plano, ,naD-
nfaetuted " Aesar1 GaehIs = Co. AID VALUED At
5000. Their song Was .tTae Poets Grave on
second prize, when Is In alt respects the ssme as
that received By the Hoooten Cl1h, Is awxrled the
Washington SaDgerhund, which nam1ens thirty
four FipgerA They saug directing to the
Spring." - ,+--.'