Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-14
Great Musical Festival.

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author of ''swingin round the cirkle. ID.
| r. Locke, editor of the Toledo Blade.
| Great Musical Festival.
The greatest musical festival that ever
took place in this country if not the greatest
| that has ever taken place in the world will
be the "Great National Peace Jubilee" at
Boston on June Is, l6 and nth 1869. The
programme which bears the motto 60 Let us
have peace" announces that the festival is 10
be held in honor of the restoration of peace
and union throughout our land.
This most important event in American
history is to be celebrated by the grandcst
outpourng of national, sublime and patriot
ic music, ever heard upon the American con-
iinent. The President of the United States,
members of his cabinet, members of Con
gress, heads of departments, and the govern
ors of all the States, are to be invited. An
immense colosseum, capable of accommods-
ting fifty thousand persons, is to be erected
especially for this occasion, and will be mag
nitcently decorated, historically emblematic
of State and national progress since the for
nation of the Union.
The festival is to be inauguraied at noon
on the first day, by prayer, and the delivery
of addresses welcoming all distinguished
guests and visitors TO Boston and to Massa-
chusetts also, congratulatory national ad-
concert, the principal feature Of which will
| be chorus of twenty thousand voices Sc
| lected from the schools of Boston and its
vicinity, who will sing national airs and
| hymns of peace, accompanied by an Orches-
| ira of one thousand musicians, including the
leading bands and best performers in the
United States. with the additional accom-
panying effects of artillery, and infantry fir
| ing, Ginning of bells, and other accessories.
/ Ill r;rtio nft in,
which the several pieces selected for this
concert will be performed may serve TO
| give some idea OF the effect TO be produced
The programme will open with the ma.
| tiopal anthem, "Hail Columbia, which will
be rendered in the following manner =;
Symphony--IIail Columbia, once through
by the full band of one thousand performers.
LIST Verse-Full band of one Thousand. and
grand chorus of twenty thousand.
I'd Verse-Ful band, grand chorus, and
Ginning of all the bells in the city.
Sd and last Verse-Full band oi ~ iuhl-
sand, grand chorus Of twenty ilnusnrd.ltls
Ginning, drums rolling, infantry iilr., and
cannon peaing in The distance, in ,Aa,i lime
with the music
The bells will be rung and the cnnnon
fired by electricity from the music 81; 4.
Several other pitc's uron the pr sii II ne
will be performed with similar erri d fl, cts.
classical programme Of symptom, al ia-
torio. 1t will open with Wagners Overture
to Tannhauser, arranged for full band of one
thousand performers All the musical soci-
eties in New England and elsewhere availa-
bic, will be united forming the greatest ora
torio ever assembled, either in Europe or
America. The following majes.i .ic selections
from the great Oratorios will lie produced by
the entire chorus, with accompaniments by
l I, ynl,, .xf aud
| formers: -
"Thc Heavens are telling the Glory of
God" from Haydn's Creation.
'sSee the Conquering Hero Comes" from
Handel's Judas MaccabTus.
The "Halelujah Chorus, from Handels
Messiah.
''Thanks be TO God, from Mendelssohn's
Elijah.
phony, will be produced in its grandest
form.
This, the greatest vocal and instrumental
concert ever given, will conclude with Ros-
sini's "Overture TO William Tell, performed
by the full orchestra of one thousand instru-
mentalists.
On the third day, which is the anniversary
of the battle of Bunker Hill, patriotic and
military programme will be given, forming
II grand concert for the multitude. The
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propriate historical address in honor of the
day, to be followed by q choice programme
of popular and familiar music. The selec-
tons will include Auber's sOvertnre to Fra
Diavolo," arranged for grand orchestra OF
one thousand performers, fifty trumpeters
performing the solo part usually played by
one trumpet. The favorte scene from II
Trovatore, introducing Verdi's Anvil Chorus
, will be brought out with grand chorus, full
I ,n,,1 - 4, hum 1rah ,usIo
several drum corps, artillery and bells. The
programme will also include Grand March
Of Peace, composed expressly for this occa-
, sion, and dedicated to the people of America
by an eminent European author.
, This Peace Jubilee will close on the even
ing of the 18th of June, by grand festive
entertainment, with music by the full band,
the particulars of which will he announced
hereafter. For this occasion the seats will
a be removed from the great parquette Of the
: colosseum, thereby giving an opportunity
G for an interchange OF congratulations and
9 friendly greetings and of bringing to hap
py close the most imposing musical ceremo-
a mics and one of the grandest national gath
G erings that have ever adorned the pages of
G history.
S The season tickets for the festival are to
be disposed of by subscription and the
: price of tickets, admitting one gentleman
: entertainments, has been fixed at one hun
( dred dollars. Fifteen hundred subscribers
4 will secure the entire fulflment of the I'M
: dertaking. Subscribers for season tickets
i will be entitled to first choice of reserved
a seats.
: Popular prices according to location of
: seats), for single admission to each enter
g tainment, will be fized, as soon as a suifi
D cient number of season tickets are suhscrib-
| lodi IN Uira mt ha pf thfa fnaft
val. The Boston papers say there is no
. doubt OF the requisite number of season tick
!, cts being subscribed for.
! The entire profits arising from this festival
nii, he distributed among the cities and
{ towns throughout the country, for the relief
+ Of the distressed widows and orphans of
: those who fell during the rebellion. The
a sum given to each city or town, to be in
proportion TO the number of season tickets
Z subscribed for, by the people of-or in the
a name of-each place.
= The structure in which this grand assembly
c of musicians, singers and spectators is to be
c gathered must of course be OF immense pro-
: portions. The building will be 500 feet long,
t 800 feet wide, 10 feet high to the apex of the
f roof,aud 81 feet high at the caves. The seats
G will slope gradually from near the caves OF
: plane, extending entirely around the struct-
Z e,will be divided into the parquette circle
f and balcony, and will be constiuctedin grad
= ually descending steps The building will
: probably be Gated On Boston Common.
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D 1t is now stated that the lIss by The
|, earthquake in San Francisco will reach
C three million dollars.
:, 1T was announced in Paris paper thai
4, John Bright was to he Secretary of War in
Mr.. Gladstone's cabinet.
. -Governor oglcsby's message 10 the Iii.
I nois Legislature fills eight columns ot close
! type in the large Chicago dailics,