The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-17
40 Concert 80 NIghl.

of last night was not ex
OPTIONAL The parquette and dress
ircle were filed with an appreciafive
ssembIy, who epjoyed the well Sc
ec,ed aud tastefully rendered pro
.ramme, from beginning to end.
Those who had attended previous
ioncerts Of the Society, doubtless
noted the marked improvement Of
he year. This might. perhaps, be &C
,ounted for by the number of excel
ent singers lately added to the So |
siety's roll, but ills due. for tho most |
part, to the faithful services of Mr..
aenung, the leader. under whose di !
rection the Society gave. last night,
It's best concert. and beyond all ques
lion, the most pleasurable one ever
enjoyed in the city.
The opening chorus from Bsllini's
familiar opera of Norma. was we'll
bat lacked the orchestral
accompaniment usually had in the
opera. We hope next season to hear
our Philharmonics sustained by an
orchestra. lead by PRoF. WAR.
Rem. and We shall then have
such grand choFuses as Norma,
Cometh," given in . style worthy
of the society's reputation The
"Dawning Of the Better
Day, was selection made, no doubt
to please the more uneultiVated music
al tastes IN the audience, but the
singers, BY their almost faultless pro-
nunciation and careful crescendos,
made it one Of shegems Of the even
ing 9 -9i .svz hlsaslfI gsiuasts
The solo, II Would Lipgsr,n by
Gowaod. was sung BY Mrs, Coolidge
in her usual exosilant manner Ii
is very difficult solo of
high pitch and requires a
voice Of great compass and fexibiliiy
to do it Justice. Mrs. c.. who is the
leading soprano of the society, sang
the song assigned her with cheerful
nesso but il vas thought By many that
some other selection would have
shown 70 a better advantage the ex-
cellencies Of her voices Responding
to an encore Mrs. @. sang Kathleen
Mavourneen.P sb1na
I The duett, "When morning light is
breakiBg." although heard before in
Egaasville. in publics was never sung
in any manner to be compared with
the faultless rendition of Miss West
and Mrs. Talbot. last night. and it
WAS raptufously e8goOzed. Very few
Sopranos, off the lyric STAGE can be
found equal to Miss West, who. by
years Of careful vocal. instruction,
has attained perfect purity of tone
and an ease Of execution, rarely found
among amateurs. ae
Mrs. Talbot's alto, is conceded to
be wonderfully rich and strong, and
although she was suffering from ill
ness. acquitted herself with great
credit. 8eqs era -
The trio, 1BelieYs me, ,-by Verdi,
was greatly admired. Mrs. Drew,
whose fine voice seemed in excellent
condition, sang the soprano, assisted
By Mr.. Tinker on the tenor, and Mr..
Mason on the base. 1t was one of
tho best selections Of the evening,
and was sung with taste and feeling.
The audience demanded its repeti-
tion.i cu
The chorus, And the Glory of tt !,
Lord from the Messiah, difficult as
it is, was fairly given. aud with at
much effect isis possible to render
il, without orchestral Accomplishments
We doubt whether the Society could
have sung such chorus a year ago.
The piano solo By Prof. Bukowitz,
brilliant, difficult and withal beauti
full, fully earned the hearty encore il
received, and marks Mr.. B. as a mas
ter hand. 1t was followed by another
grand chorus from the Messiah, Lift
up your heads. To hear the produc.
ton of the immortal Handel rendered
in such a manner in Evansville, was a
treat rarely offered our people, and
was appreciated by all. 4s
Miss Ogden's solo La F5ntafa, was
warmly applauded aud eacorcd.
q The Bridge of Sighs, as arranged by
Mr.. White, Of Boston, was sung by
one of the best quartettes Of the Phil
harmonics, and their perfect enuneia.
ton and faultless melody was re.
warded by the WaTmest applause Of
the evening, and an encore.
The late hour at which we write
forbids an extended notice of Che
duett by Mrs. Coolidge and Miss
West--"Holy Mother. Guide hil
Footstepsi the two capital songs, b.
Miss Hopkins. aud the Highland
Reel by Miss O'Riley, Mrs. Mageniss,
and Messrs. Tinker and Mason.
The concluding chorus, Crowned
with the Tempest, from Ernant. was
the best chorus of the night. It is
difficult, and the Philharmonic Soeie-
ty may congratulate itself upon the
manner of its rendition. We know
of no amateur society in the West
which could have sung this grand
chorus unaccompanied by an orohes.
ira. in more faultless manner.
The Concert was a great success,
and tho citizens of Evansville feel a
just pride in this society, composed of
home talent. gentlemen and ladies
who find time to spare from their
business and home duties to cultivate
the aesthetic and the beautiful. In
the future it viii only be necessary to
announce q Philharmonic Concert, to
crowd the Opera House from par
quette to dome.
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