New-York tribune., 1871-07-28
THE NEW JUBILEE.
Mr.. GILMoRE's GREAT SCHEME yoR 1s7s

to bo held I'm Boston Summer with 30 O,o SINGERS
an orchestra OF 1903 pieces, and military band OF 1909
pieces besides. lie says:
Two years ago Boston Peace Jubilee held the nat,n
spel-bonnd by the snbmity Of its music That erea,
melody filing every Chrlstian heart with lai tidngi
OF great joy" u came like sunburst upon the mustcal
lore, and revealing new sphere of harmony. fHr'r
land OF promi5e and triuinphanty realizing eToate,
thought possible. II will ever be memorable epoch IL
the history OF music.
Never before had musical enthusiasm run 90 high IN
our own laDd never had there been such occasion %
call It forth. 10 grand Outburst Of sacred song an
! overwhelming outpourng of the people, a universal
expression Of Joy aud thanSfuness that Peace he,ed
Peace, bad settled down upon tho land once more I.
was glorious event and Thousands upon thousands are
happier to-day fer that one week OF heavenly music
Ine boom OF the cannon, the s.rOke OF tie bells m.
cang Of the anys the peal OF the organ, tho harmony
OF tho thousand iustrgWent7, The melody OF tho ten
tnUIssnd voices, tte Inspired works Of the great
ters, The or THE star 5panglcl Bluuc the cheers
general excitement and interest of the eyent-i tots
Il the rich possession Of many memory, and viii
be recalled as among tho happicst experiences VI
| lifetime
YEw JUBnEE
II was indeed glorious triumph for an in'ec. .af--
a triumph for the individual participant a triumph n,
| the nation triumph for the musical world = tbsre
one Of the thousands who were thcro who would no.
wish TO to hear 10 take part in another u
nusic-nay IN a festival OF -lOuble tho magnituts,
double the maeulfceuce double the interest aud I'M
porlance In every respecti such feSiFH IS no" +"
WITHIN the past year Tie black cloud Of war has har',
countries Of the Continent but, God praised Peaoe
has conquered at last, aud once more untoids hef
sciOusncss OF mankind Is shocked with The terrible
havoc OF war, as now waged wih al the improved ma
Chnery death, that the tendency tine D. for
peace-pcraa5e,L enduring pcace among tN nations
OF tho eIrfb Viii NOT all say Cod.spsed 20 av move
that wOuld help to inaUgUrate such LappF era
Vith this end in view II Is proposed 20 hold in Ge Cy u
Boston, in the month Of June, l51l, Worlds Peace
Jubilee International Musical Festival, union 81 "a
Nations In Harmony when IUey Ihorsan% r 49, SySs
the Hymn Of the Angels" Poaco on Garth sooi"iD
toward man."
For ts nurnoso IL "a proposed erect Coliseum 'hst
will seat a Hundred Thousand People, grand Temple
Of Music that shall be, IA It were the sahernFpaoo Of
the nations upon whose sacred altar every people shan
Law its qft OF song within, IL shall be adorned with the
e,nblens OF Peace and Harmony and the different
entrances the names Of az nations VIII be cubqzon.dI
willie above it shall h0at TIE hl24 of oil coaauiss
hi hest above All the broad banner OF Universal Pg4.e
MUSIC or ALL NATIONS.
Poets, composers, artists and conductors of every nd
will be asked 10 contribute or take part aad all Govern
ments will be invited TO send representatives. 70 pafcL
pate in the ceremonies The Festival will coptnne tOs
weeks, and proposed to dedicate y TO each
nation Now that, through the recent Treaty OF wash.
ingon, there Is every prospect Of permanent aad 4,
to be hoped perpetual peace between England anf
America, it would seem highly appropriate America
should dedicate the fret day OF the grand festival T. no
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland. Wills
chiefly or compositions of son3 adopted ths
British I,es-including Costa, Bennett, Benedict. aud
Arthur Sullivan, among living compose - ami Bake,
Wallace and Others, among the lus.r0us drs las ia
highest compliment America could pay Great Britain,
the best place upon tho programme W!A bc given 20
Engand's national air, "God save the Queen" It's
majestic choral when produced By a chorus or TreuY
thousand ADegicdH U9ces, with tha accompaniment 0i
T0o thousand isi7ameHts and every otAor accessory
that higben its effect cannot fail 10 touch ta heart
OF Old England, aud convince her that her Oi.ITug
across the sea seek peace and pursue IT," aud arc
tions in dispute between the two Governments to srks
the grandest chord Of harmony that ever fell upon humas
While the proposition TO dedicate the first day o. n.
Worlds Musical Festival % the fOfhCrIid N do. hs
receive the approval OF all Americans who are tleln-
selves chiefly the children ana chdrens children Of En-
gland, Ireland, and Scotland next and nearest 10 eLm NJ
Kindred with America Is the Gerpgpl Fdfter'a,d. 10
Germany, hen-tbe land which leads oil others IA the
yen Mozart Handel Haydn MCIdeis>obn, and scores of
other composers whose Lofty inspirations tcay hl no
ChI1stianizing and harmonl@ng the whole human
brot4erAoOd-o Germany, then, hundreds OF ton,iuds
q whose noble the best CtIZ Bf
America shall be dedicated the second day.
MoUeiOld ard Fatheria,d, So intimately connected by
ties OF blood with America should be the first 10 receive
her arms Win equal warmth Russia. to-IIence
Austria. to Italy, to Spain, to al natios, and inyi'et
national Musical Jubilee such festival O harmony ad
rejoicing as the world has never known
MILITARY BANDS FROM EUROPE.
Thus while united England, Ireland, aal scotland
would have its day Germany It's day, France It's day.
Russia It's day. Austria its dag, Italy 3 day - each and
every nation seperlte daywhile cannon will salute
ioy-bels ring drums beat, peal two thousand n
srumonts play, and twenty thousand voices sinswais
all these elements OF harmony will unto IN pro1ucins
national OF every and and the gr3adcs WORKS
OF the great masters with power aud maiety hitherto
unknown si IN oIderto carry OUT the prOPosel e3tF
In all its tulness IL IS necessary that edch nation s0ud
be bereprssentof By mgg!lF,cnt Band ~ heLH 1oiprm
Of country % wlcb beiongs-rhich Bdfi sbgoa %
he git and contribution ~ eacb GDgeTnBcEt u 20 tS
frSt Ltenahoat hHSc4t Fsst.sdi te {st fsaes @oes
OF all nations e5e hed Upon the Gay dedicated - any
particular nation, the Band Of that nation would ~
the most interesting moment IN The days sN'r''s Ds
marched TO the front OF the platform To ~. us ptr1
and to receive such welcome. such an 0' ' - hOdd
convince its country hat America a least desires TO D"
terms OF amity with all the world.
After the band has played seeg ton Of It's own cLoot
the 1000 instruments, and all the elements of narmony
combined, viii give the national air Of the country
represents, Is compliment from America to tlt iti0h
Nhat cheers would greet the app drduee % mag
nilcent A,strian Band, Prassia9 BaaI, LI',tnJ
OF musical Belgium! What music they would mA&e.
what International harasoay such yi4ors would pES
duee
The effect Of such musical gathering as Is proposed
would be TO popularze tae heavenly art of song anl
move to nObler impulses every Christian heart. I4eEe
would be no var 1ol Thought OF war dHns tho psepir
bind closer with its subtitle chain o harmony the hearts
of all peoples and cause the electric cable IN is eIa
bracng and allconquerng march oi civilization QUAD
the globe, to pusate with warmer words OF greeuaS
than ever eapcd from heart to heart from nlOn
to nation through mysterious depths OF ocean. aht
open broader path for the moral and ma. sa progress
"cmLDRES CRY FOR IT."
Tie musical people OF America, from ona end ot ths
land to another are ready for this grand demon
,traton In hundreds OF cities, towns, ana villages.
from the Atlantic the Pacific they waiting for the
word organize their best voices, where they are not
already organized. and to commence with renewed ar
dor the study and prc nee OF the G'otious 5 ~ 20
sent the character and compositions Of every elmo an
peope-the music OF Germany, which may Ue regarded
a. Universal mgsic, the music of England, Ireland ana
scotland the music Of Ialy, the music OF France, ths
music OF Russia. the music OF Austria, the music OF
oyery quarter OF tAe gobe-EurOpe, Asia, A4ica and
America. -,
From both hemiSpheres and every nation let them
come,-frCm classic Greece and the Holy Land, rom
Turkey China. japan, from tie Nile and the Gansss
Alps Anesay, les not the continents tione>
but the isles of the contribute aud with all thr va
ricd instruments D. music swell the glad chorrS OF uhl
yersal rejoicing that shall I'll only every heart oas
the whole word with divine harmony.
Come representatives OF every court and cabnetot
Europe the New World invites yoI join ~ the fo1ss