Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-23
CUR MUSICIANS.

seE<srb~sd-Thsy Cosfssd for fhs
sGms Prfss-Ssrss<th OF fh< Co.'S
Tending soeisffes.
The great interest manifested by our musicians
in the result OF the prize singing at the coming
Sangerfest in New York viii be at its height on
Monday next, as the lOng-lOoked-for contest win
Be decided at that time. Washington sends two
sOcieties-the Washington Sangerbund, num-
bering Go voices, under the direction OF Prof.
Carl Richter, and the Choral Society, number
ing 81 singers, under the direction Of Mr.. Harry
4. Sherman. These societies viii compete for
the same prize, which is to be a seven hundred
and FIFTY dollar piano; and, from the fact that
the Choral Society is the only American organi-
zation participating in the Sangerfest. and that
they will sing their song in the German Ian
guage much interest Is felt in the result OF their
society has been in active rehearsal, and now
that the time DRAWS near for their departure,
they meet nightly. 1t will be remembered that
at the last grand S9ngerfest held in Baltimore,
two years ago. the Washington S&ngerbund
came of victorious in the prize song. Encour-
aged by that success, they 90 with that conf
dence which is calculated to be OF benefit to
the in the coming contest -Er -
1.-the officers of the Choral Society are as fol-
IOwS;-President, Franklin Philip, Esq.: vice
president, Lewis j. Davis; secretary and trea.-
urer, ID. L. Burnett; librarian, j. H. Eldridge:
executive committee, G. c. Ever, s. G.. Young,
g Z Middleton; raDslatOrs, H Ames Blood, Il.
O. Dyhrert urth, and Theodore POesehe. The
works of the following authors by making them
honorary members: Herman MOhr. Franz Abt,
Fred. MOhrfng, Wilhelm Tschirch, c. +. W.
Mueller. They have also an inactive member
ship bst, Comprising gentlemen OF the city who
are patrons OF every enterprise calculated to
make Washington great city. The following
tenors, W. ii. Burnett, ID. l.. Burnett, G. s.
Whitaker, David KOhr, A Miller, I. L. Park
sFS u n spIingrgStb 3 ~ Wi,S S9; T.
Townsend; second tenOrs, A. @. Bradley, =. X.
Bond, H. G: Gillette, y: o: Chapman, G. g.
Ever, Ben +. Lloyd, f. +. Howe, 4. A. Miller,
G. y. Wood, James Patterson, W. E Morgan,
III. &. Pearson, G. W. Rothwell, s. b. W. Ser
ycSs, first bass, II. ". Barrett, q. W. Bradshaw,
j. ii. Eldridge, G. w. French, G. F. johnson,
Morse, Q. a. Pearson, +. =. Stitt, S. G. Young,
a.. {. Brown; second bass, G.. A. Ball, II. a.
Chase; g: w eallan, l. ]. DAYS.; g. II. Dalton,
KrOell, w r. Kelsey, 5. :. Middleton, c. W.
SOmenschmidt, l.. B Seibold, W. A. Widney.
MeSSrs. Burnette, Ever, Young and Chase will
sing the solo quartette Passages in the prize song
While in New York their Headquarters viii be
Dramatic Hall, and they Will be the special
guests OF the LeiderkranLof that city. Too muck
credit cannot be given this society. Their
ysnizatiOn was effected October 9Th, 1859, since
which time their progress has been rapid. Its
present efficient state Il dne alike to the able
Inanag ement OF its officers and its director.
The members OF the S3ngerbund are :-Presi-
dent, l.. Waldeeker; vice president, A. Hart;
KnOOP, Schmidt, Hagemann, waldmann, Die
trich, Bauer, Klinge, Banghausen, Hart, Bau-
senberg, Laubach; second tenors, Meiners, Bis
hon, Harvested, Reider, Ribnitsky, Spelshau-
sen, Bergman, Fust, Kari, Schafer. Varhoff,
Save; first bass, Kahlert, Rockar, Hagmann.
GOble, KOhler, Rakemam, Sievers, kohler;
second bass, Waldeeker, Kachlin, Altsehuh,
StOlpe, Weide, Herbert, Sehrusdtmann, Faber,
Cocker, Schlaich
The Chorals have accepted the invitation ex-
tended them by the SseRgeI bund, and will &C
company them to the depot tomorrow morn ng.
Arriving in Baltimore, they will be escorted by
the singing societies Of that city 10 their head
quarters, where, after n hasty breakfast, they
will take special train with the Richmond and
Baltimore singers, and arrive in New York at 6
O'Clock y. m, where a general reception will
take place, all the visiting societies participating
The combined societies will be received by the
mayor Of New York city Saturday evening. On
Sunday morning there will be rehe arsal of the
grand chorus, and i'm the evening a concerl will
be given Monday afternoon, at 8 O'Clock, the
prize singing viii take place at Steinway Hall
those eOntending for the third prize singing first
Our Choral Society has been drawn to sing inst
among the societies singing the second prize
song The S9ngerbmd OF this city follow them
On The list.