, 1870-03-04
THE SAN FRANCISCO MUSICAL
FESTIVAL



Ihere were fusif ten thousand persons in :be
ouicirR ye1'erdss. not 1uc!udtng the chorus and
mLSlclsuf, ana with fer exceptions they made
o.nels by refFAlninR from the n1serrF, couvniEn
NED coas7enng 90 ntqueEt IN large asse:noiaSei.
We rald v1lls % he big cruz, and fo7pd thar,
very loose And relaxed CONDITION. ht.m4Ianis
KeEe httne admtns,ered, b1t 1t ans doao,fuI II il
T1a!o oe se1e 70 tsss par; n The pe1tormsuce'
wss kept behind II all the lire, and it vas ho5et
toa. BY the ttne tha. It's services Were ne.ded III
.11tt before 1ne COMMENCEMENT or the concef:
Aaaame u1to camc upon the atsge, asd wAs re-
ce!teo WIN several rounds q applause.
The cotcert opcEed H1tn the iAVot!fe oyessure
10 Al Eata Of Che1nb!nl pJ lhe grand orchestra
VI 1eo r:ecek. THIS may seem TO bo a large NUN.
teT q mn.s,S1ss, 1s and n hull q Ordinary slze
u1t als 1nu e1te ha fnca as tho Pavilion reaulfrd
laIlc Volume OF souLd 10 Ill II tho,ouxhly and
mo she bAna bten s"1ce y. sstone It won!d have
say better appreciated, Tor those ut the extreme
eEd q ste building were as l,pelel with thelr ap-
4-G.otla ia E1ce.sis," ron Woz rtH Tve,fth
Aats, vas The bext piece OF tho programme aud
sss rex rcd py, 'ne orssoFto chorus oi 1.s3o
edect Of The afternoon, 4Ed WITH ertry de1!ro to
naAe allowance for s6e netyousneAG o. tue part
G. e., lae M ne'ic1p's1t' ' waca ntoIp5ed taem .
M H.. 'ia tG Is Ssanaf sa. hfG iE.,ss: ss5s
Ga tie Ss stsna sa ao%p'as
byns Of praise ever Set 10 naslc-the ascending
tnt1ds IN 'hc epen1g Lars belt tae most * caus-
Of "Gora III Exc:Ists." Tho " Ercelats wfalllnx
on " hlAht1t roIe, Il ono OF those Wonderful
combinations OF sense and Aonnd IL which rue o d
masters were 20 happy, AID to Aa5o1e accus; ;oued
to zee 80 sutsecce cariied be JoEd taeussiyes IN.
voluntarily b. the tnoIimttJ OF this noblo piece It
"as as, ra,1sr sas 1sap:en,n 70 fad usual
pafEe11dr Enthusiasm. The audience. hnHe3cf,
WEIR. rethar,, g nnca to blame II this lnsraoce
oelatot.u 81 Nj. Smith, I1l,fd 10 add materially q
me sublntiJ- II recalled to ul forcIby the daJ4
9! our !oulh Eher, litndine before :" Pasch s5d
rom tfe 1eeettes OF The csoSc, acc3nran ed bS
me n ionlouA strai1s Of tho Pandean pipes.
Gaoea sJnpfoEy 10 c. although vel. reudered,
tie FATHER eod Of the bullanR owing to the no{;c
inc;otns to the a1E:yA Of streams oi eager seat.
the Rslef:el before thes cou:d Ise cunyincaS snes
there wss 70 room for then any where, aud ,ten
oontoied one ano1fe:'n warperai II tue corners.
MeLte!tsehL. 7ss splend,a!t given ~ tpo cno,r'
eeeonf fan'ed By the hands. a3o ws suppose ny ile
as1S l,rf rsl, oaeytE u mt rely matter Of coa.
s!eeEes'l' wo1klrI with hsrds stu fee, In ir5ut
Of ~ httrumeLt which was satd to have bad tns;
ni,e eetto seo npoa u, 10 tourds we're helld for
mo,cn IL con1a fairy have taken credit Thl.
p,tcc dcsciFetiy net with hearty and general An.
p!a1ae. 1t vas Che Of the n OFT credit ablc uer.
oama1esE Maaas r. G. ,hs sfsernoon ne" prayrr .ton
IN food EtSle, and whs heartily apptaudcI, Tne
20 os Ntie zach Eesder. b5 fo1r 70 ccs sng,rc "a
nnl:on: n ~ ms'ter ct Ies'e: that the manager
tonld ee enuu,ted, N four yaIces By ro means
qIscF lne The fofcc or effect Of ope, and bes'det
qosllty can be obtaineo-a copdi,ion anso,nfelv
nectH8rr 10 such cales. a great deal Of 1nterest
,a wa1s eehttes In soo. which, IN this case, WIS
ANY one crtenrg the haIl st tue close CT tho
az p.ece mtsht have rcen w,thuu: looking At rue
pscetan1re tEat an event OF lo u!ttuary Interest
Up upon sears ard cTe1y assnsse ieaee saVhS Vp,cS
sousd ncctt item v1ew OF the age. The deIse
9sts Wsta q naEan beings IN the p1omtnatea below
seiinaale Eesvontnc's, seu.astou, per1adcd tts
'.ot noG,e snneE1:ed nass in the bcdJ Ct tbs hail
expectation aEd a roar Of Qrp;nSte bnrs: fo,ts =.
Rs1cefnl 1Rurt, violin IN hind IL seen descsnc.
z see Anphlt1eatre 10 The aIage- Il II pcrfec.
lesp.rg croa the.. feet md upop Tho seats. IN
tnsf ,s1GGneIt. hEsateca Of men wave tner xl-
master epEiI had irauEuslted aso carried 70
.7Gnphant conc'rson an undenak,rE a. vast IA
iEs ccLc tn:1or as !: 1: conplcated Ia ia de:als
the purity Of the no,lves wn.ca hAro aniua:ed
her 10 eltone whom they are dnptaYct, nrc
*aEed from auphitheasrc and gallery. We LOOK
he ptentnkders hare ttconc Ec:fectt ontrsge-
Gus 10 sEe.r delight, and, hav1rE put on thr,r
1cAh:Gtt PGUO taE E1t 1CFA5'Gp, EEeG GcfFfUl0f0
or tottInes snali 1eves tr dtvoted 10 less NCr-
by raipoes, h1s shal he Destroyed n'se.ly on ihe
tn'!d1ss, ald the iumatea, vi. ltroid Consider
ase1y teacs on ns otches "a lrto the opening pas
.sS, sf;o %, 81 hfstaoren ~ e1aoe so,
!osc eltgle noe Of Madsme UseoL cr
stt aeon paulmetts, tho apr'ause wis
nusIsd, apd The urit Nh notes Of Beethovent
lkSYtA-AfQN n hal
fsos ded Win thousarts Of peofle but set 90 si+Li
t.s nst nl,psf might almost have been hea.d, We
10 The ~ po'o ha1 thst lh'a alecca haa contn7ed
wn!,s wao.Ts ii !, Csso. rla,irg 1. teyord criticism.
S1t.t to, ,fr1eS1o.. !, u d!ncu: !, sosle OFT
epao ep,3 be heard 70 Tho ra.tsest end Of H. Mi
ID tne rpsss =, fH s, ,he oIeams,s Il.d-iresnnipe
A!nfeafc, When tone bsrhsr.ns. ~ ~ ~ npe.-o1ss.
LEE EotEon of The ha-rnuse tnIran tus ,;s p'oee
sonhtea, a5ettea ot b the comb.na!oa Of s1eet
~ passages we're list to isosr - ss1y otanu-
,se 1'sss ~ hoxsEer neard epoasn ~ s.',ote uo%
cite. for theJ would nerer hes, nnnthss TneI night
Aen pet Of applaa.e olrss sos:n 1hen ,s het
to.e sa11 .nto We &ona Of her hearers. and -.
1ot resi- ot d-vldent,y 10. w;.h,ne ,ns, Geso dtd
g.aESMs tsoold be p1oEAeied he1ond lee anc,. e,S.
NscaEs Ctso1 dress, l:ts rcte,tss tn CO.,
10 faullless taste II consisted o: ~, WA
nel!ae tHyet gray tlrt-ulnned win Th,ta ,.-a
tt,1s IS ~! suuek With TIE er4ce!ni ~
t!,s tN9ue q Maaans EIso tfo1 the s,sQe-xn Ar.
and eais!1i stads. We ulas1stasI isss . o. long
.ae GP. =, e,s ~ ,srofte aas ios
STAT dlDg oEeE for ii IL Lostnn -, sna she taa
NJ AZ Aa 1,a,, so9 u het eoe.:,on Ia sqd
s'6p So4 q iae r. Expooa sasS sss
iion: heN boN VS. n.sae IL isyse III OF he Expo
ron 1s Iefso:s ns Aie Tel ng.n fton n. 49,,
Sse.n 10 e. epery 70 pss Et.A'r 2: n.tE. ri
unen Gisso. asdr pe1foiaoI.I ia; ma,lc 20
ii .p,fi5n T. wsesf ssta
Ml.,t1r1 n,11d "oss 1as hne'y plsyed By ihs Gond
1T Ine "Eaeiujsa Cno,as." froa IN tn nc..,., ;,
e Wnes fSsr sc .., eseI a3p1esaes
oDs TINE, II Il. m n,da1e deno:1; .as ha,d1 eqa Al
nv ,e4nrs,.a en- p'ese down seemed immloenI hut
Enc TSn fsc9 n,nsnse!!e. n a: proeee1ed q &c
700 nafd atd xeIe o.sly lnten, nn rd.,n Nt;1e
2ll'y, to.uf their retS bkat-ssgnnd s Gusluu-