The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-09
THE SENGERBUND.
Preparations for the Great German Fes-
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The Northeastern smngerbund OF America
will celebrate their grand tbi-annual musical
festival in Baltimore on the 10th, 11th, 18th.
18th, 14th. 10Th and 18th Of July. The North
eastern smngeI bund comprises societies from
the Eastern, Middle and Southern States, num-
bering about one hundred aud sixty societies.
one hundred and twenty in New York and
vicinity, thirty in Philade1phia and vicinity,
and ten in Baltimore and vicinity--embracing
about six Thousand active and about twenty
thousand passive members. A large majority
of these societies will be present. A Baltimore
letter says -
The Executive Committee have been labor
FESTIVAL superior to ali preceding ones. Mr..
Lenschow, the festival leader, about four
months ago visited New York and Phlladel-
phia, and there had rehearsals with the united
In addition to the societies mentioned,
number of eminent composers from Europe,
and representatives Of European societies
will be present. The visiting societies will
PEELED to comply with the rule requiring
them to attend the rehearsals; their prof.
ciency in the choruses must be sttested to
by the leaders OF the different societies. =.
Invitations were given for prize compos itions
to the composers Of the Old and New World to
be performed at this festival. Sixty eight COM
posers responded. The FIRST prize Of 500 ip
Crossen, Prussia the second prize, $50 IN
gold, to Professor Metzger. Of Vienna, Austria.
The first prize composition will be sung by the
Baltlmoreans. with o full orchestral accompa-
slneing at the festival four valuable prizes,
consisting OF two grand pinpos from Knabe's
mandatory, valued at $500 each, and two
square pianos from Gaehle. viii be awarded.
These festivals are celebrated only in New
York, Philadelphla and BALTIMORE, and have
taken place as follows: FIRST, in Philadelphia,
1900; second, in Baltimore, 1851; third in New
York. 1852; fourth. in Philadelphia, 1853; fifth,
Philadeiphia. 1857; eighth, Baltimore, 1859;
and in 1861 were suspended on &C ,ount of the
war; the ninth in New York, 1865; tenth, IN
Philadelphia, 1867; and the present is the
Atthe last festivalin Philadelphia the Spnger.
bund adopted q resolution having for it's object
more strict observance and attention to the
highest cultivation Of vocal music. Specific
pose. Among the rules Ia one that no society,
In cities whore more than one society exists,
should be admitted into the Sseagerbund unl
snsss ss i ofs 81 ths e ss s~sbasd
where the festival take piace. ana one each ID
the other sdates. Y
the first day o grand public reception OF
guests, With an imposing procession. On the
second day the performances or Handels Orat D
RIO, s'Messiah !" by o chorus consisting Of about
400 male and female voices, organised and
selected from, among the best talent Of the city
sas5i5SSvli ny an adequate orchestra; the solo
parts 10 be sung By artists OF Acknowledged
reputation, under the leadership OF Professor
Lenschow. On the third day prize singnG by
| the different societies from abroad. On the
({ourth day q grand concert. In which ali the
>pcieties will unite. On the TWO followins
dys. repetition o. choSusSs and plcnics on
the Ground.
IA NUMBER OF distiT guished musicians frona
EaroD> have already arrived. asss ing whom ia
from Gee, special delegate to represent the
4 aernaan Apnd OF eighty thousand members.
Aei 10 the hpecial guest Of the Emngefbund oi
lPhil2deipbM Madame Rotter, Madsme Frede-
rici Hmmers Yoseph HermAns, and other dis
ttnguished opae singers VIII be present.