The Evansville journal., 1869-06-22

aces " fails to express the magni-
ude OF the assembly. 1t was a vast
ocean of humanity, billowing up to-
wards the ends and sides of the build
ing, with large streams leading from
the doors. The orchestra and chorus
singers occupied about one-thlrd Of
the buiiding-the orchestra In the
center aud the singers in the CALLER
ies-the sopranos on one side aud the
altos on the other, the base and ten
ors occupying the entire end Of the
building, in which was also the Orgon,
made expressly for the occasion. The
orchestra is composed of more than
one thousand performers, and the
singers number over ten thousand.
The first impression on hearing the
orchestra strike up is feeling of
disappointment that the noisa is no
greater. But as one listens to the
ebb aud flow Of the music, the dim
inundoes aud grand swells, he reali-
zes. as perhaps never before, the
beauty Of the figure in the Good Book,
which describes the singing in Heaven
as the voice of many waters"
The opening piece an Overture IN
Fra Biavolo," j" in which fifty trum-
peters performed the part usually al
lotted to one trumpet, had all this
ebb and food of music of which /
have been spea king. LUTHER 5
Judgment Hymn was sung with
enthusiasm and power, and
thrilled the hearts Of the
forty thousands who listened,
Simply saying that it was sublime be-
yond description is enough. The
multiplying of adjectives will not
convey any clearer idea of its grand
eur. But the enthusiasm Of the audi
encc burst forth the loudest and long
est when Madame PAREPA- Rosa
came forward and sung the Aria,
Robert, TOD quj . ain1e. She-was cheer
cd until the noise became deaiening
Forty thousand people make a good
deal Of noise when excited and de
lightedl Madame PAREPA- Rosa s
voice seemed to penetrate every part
of the immense edifce, and was heard
by every person in the house. 1t was
no doubt, the erowning performance
of her life.
Immediately preceding the com
meneement of the anvil Chorus,
from Trovatore," one hundred fire
men marched into the hall with theil
hammers on their shoulders, and
filing right and left, passed down the
aisles to their respective anvils. Thi:
was the most popular of the instru
mental performances. The artillery
was fired by electricity in unisoa with
the beating Of the big drum, and the
volume Of sound was tremendous
The time kept by the red-shirie
blacksmiths and the guns on the out
side was as true to the leaders, batoI
as any of the small vlolins or horns
This firing Of artillery and ringing
of bells to heighten the effecI
Of the music when power is de
signed, seems to be peculiar to Mr.
| GILMORE, who alone has accom-
plished the difficult undertak
ing. The Anvil Chorus has been
repeated two or three times, but the
audience insist on having it twice
every day, and, no doubt, will con
tinue to insist as long as the Festiva
lasts. The singing of Hail Columbia
by the chorus was especially pleasing
and would have been regarded will
more particular pleasure had it no
been followed by the Star SpangleC
Banner" sung by Madame Parepi
Rosa, with chorus and orchestral &C
compartment. In this the male voice
sung a verse repeated by Madam
Rosa as a solo, and then the full cho
rus. The female voices, In which tn
alto was sweetly prominent, sung tn
second verse, followed by Madam
Rosa and the chorus as before. This
it struck your correspondent, was tn
most popular chorus of the afternoon
1t will long dwell in his memory a
among the pleasantest recollections {
his life.
The concert lasted near three hours
1t was lengthened out by the cheer
fulness with which the singers re
sponded to calls for the repetition {
their performances. Upon dismissin
the audience with the doxology, th
vast crowd managed to get out of th
= building in a very short time an
: without confusion or accident. On
or two ladies were overcome by th
, heat, but beyond that no serior
| trouble was experienced.
This evening there is a grand ba
: at the Coliseum, which will be attenC
5 ed by large numbers. Doddsworth
r Band, Of New York, and Gilmore
: of Boston, viii furnish the music.
Z Bishop SIMPSON, of the M. !
$ Church, addressed a very large AT
{ diehce in Music Hall, on the subjel
g of Lay Delegation. His remarks wer
D eloquent aud frequently applaudeC
J. Atits close the audience sung a hymn
= with the Great Organ of Boston q
= an accompaniment.
5 Your correspondent will not clos
a this hastily written letter withor
> more particularly referring to Mr..
: IL. GILMORE, the originator of th
Q Jubilee and It's manager. The energ
/ and perseverance with which /
n has carried out his design