The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-08-18

sart's Twelfth Mass. conducted by Mr.. Carl
Zerrahn. Ii was magui6ecntly rendered.
the parts coming In with great accuracy, and
the whole blended in a richness and exuee-
rance Of tone fairly soul.thrillins. Bat the
piece Of the day, and the one which touched
the popular heart most sorsiely, Was the
Star Spangied Hanuer The manner Of sing
ing II wss as follows: Fins; verse, Bases in
unison for the irsi sixteen measures; renors
then in unison the second sixteen measures,
the four parts joining in chorus Second
verse, Sopranos aud Altos in duet. TO full
chorus Thira verse, Bases and Tenors In
unison to :he full chorus. With the chorus,
came the Instrumental adjuncts Of the full
band, drum corps, organ, artillery, and
Ginning OF bells throughout the city, by
means Of the Fine Alarm. The cannons were
iired by means Of electricity nom the Con-
due;or's stand, and seemed to form very
I appropriate accompaniment TO the majestic
strains OF the chorus and Instruments. The
/ Chorus felt the inspiration Of the occasion,
and sang with uneQualed power, The song
U was 10 SWIFT AlaSA4NNis A1AA = SONAAS VI AAN
widest enthusiasm ensued. Cheer upon
cheer wss given, handkerehiefs aud hats
waved, and young men and old, maidens and
rnStrons, rose in their seats, and swelled the
tumult with their applause, The Chorus,
/ too, caught the infection, and responded
with cheers in their turn.
After repetition and intermissiou, came
I the lufsmmatus, from Stahat Mater, with
I Madame PaIepaRosA as Soloist. 1t was
I grSndly given, and her clear. rich voice was
distinctly heard in that deep wall that pre-
I ccdes the chorus, and runs like silver
! thread through its massive network One
eoald readily feel that the splendors and ter
rOrs Of the Judgment Day were deeply fore
7 Swallowed in this inimitSble production.
I After the IniiammStus came the Anvil Chorus,
with the accompaniment of 100 anvils, at
which 100 fremen assisted, artillery, bells,
I and the immense Jubilee drum, eight feet in
I diameter. II was given with thrilling effect,
and the full band snd organ swelled the
grand refrain. The performance closed with
America, !" and the audience went home, to
I sound the praises OF the frst days grand
success.
Other Days.
wednesday opened bright and pleasant,
and those who had felt little uneasy about
the strength Of the building, were, the most
Z Of them, applying Tor tickets for that days
7 performance. President Grant had arrived
[ in the city, and in the afternoon was present
at the Coliseum. The crowd was much
larger than the day previous. The President
was received by the Chorus singing, " See,
the Conqueriug Hero comes" In the cho-
ruses, HE, Watching over Israel" from
Mendelssohu's Elijah, was one of the most
noticeable. 1t was given with great sweet
ness and power. Miss Adelaide Phillips sang
an air from ClemenzA di Tito, which was
beautifully rendered The gem of the day
was, perhaps, let the Bright Seraphim,n
from Samson, by Madame Parepa-Rosa, with
trumpet accompaniment by Arbuekle. Her
voice alternated richly with the tones of the
trumpet, and held the vast audience SPELL
bound. Every note could be distinctly heard
throughout these acres of space. The day
closed with that familiar, yet ever grand and
fresh, chorus, 1.-The Heavens are telling"
The President expressed himself as greatly
pleased, and during the performance of the
Star Spangled Banner and Anvil Chorus,
which were repeated for his benefit, among
the numerous handkerchiefs waved, his was
not the least conspicuous.
Thursday was the 17th, snd general holi-
day. Shortly after 70 o'clock, the crowd be-
gan to surge in, and before 5, every available
inch Of standing room was occupied The
trite expression, "a sea of uptuned faces"
never found more literal fulfIlment than in
that swaying, surgiug mass of humanity
The performance consisted of many of the
principal features of the preceding days,
adding Luther's Judgment Hymn, beginning,
"Great God, what do I see and hearr'
and also "Hail Columbia" Everything
passed of successfully, aud the sudience
was rapturously enthusiastic
The audience, on Friday, did not seem to
have fallen away much from that of the pre-
eeding day. The choruses of "To God on
High" from St. Paul; Achieved is the
Glorious Work from the Creation; "Sleep-
ers, Wake; = Prayer from Moses in Egypt
"Gloris,'' and the Hallelujah,' from the
Messiah, were finely rendered. The solo
passages were given BY thirteen of our best
sopranos. The greatest success of the day
was the magnificent rendering of that grand
inspiration Of NendelssOhn's Thanks be
TO God from Elijah. The Chorus respond
ed with admirable precision TO the quicker
passages. and sang with great care and accu-
rscy, and with wonderful sweetness and
power, throughout.
And so fairly closed this more than Jubi-
lee-ihis carnival Of music, and 4 week of
unsurpassed enjoyment Of rare luxury to the
thousands Of music-lOving people who were
able 10 be present. As Mr. Tourjee, the Su-
perinteudent Of Chorus, says in his closing
circular, T" the musical pulse of a whole IA
ton has been quickened as never before"
/ have given but an imperfect account of
this great affair, snd have only been able TO
touch upon the more salient points, necesss-
rily emitting much that might be Of interest
Boston feels proud Of being the originator
Of such . novel and such grand enterprise,
snd prouder still that it was such q brilliant
success: aud although New York, through
her papers, speaks s1eeringly of it, we can
afford TO let her, and we say in reply: Z" Let
those laugh who win" Can you blame u.s.
of 'sthe Hub. who are never remarkable for
self-depreciaiion, for being more than ever
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