Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-16
Central Vermont Musical Conveu-
NoNTpE J,rpR Feb. IL 1871

Central Vermont Musical C0nyeu-
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at MoNTPELrEB, Feb. IL, 1871.
+ Editor Rutland Herald The music
loving people OF Washington and sdjoin-
ing counties having just repeated the .ex-
pertinent Of q second Musical Convention
under purely Vermont auspices, that is
with exclusively Vermont talent for d.
rector, soloists and singers, no apology is
needed for the brief report your humble
correspondent proposes to make to your
readers On tho we8t side OF the mountains
of the result OF our efforts. After the
success Of the previous year we entered
upon the present session with consider
able confidence, and with perhaps rather
more definite ideas of what might be ac-
complished in the four days allotted to
the con vention by the united effort of our
member, engaged in the commendable
undertaking of demonstrating that Yer
mont has within her own limits all the
elements requisite for the production OF
classical music in superior manner and
10 the satisfaction, yea, qualification OF
even critical audience. -
The director, thisyear as last, was Col.
Fl. D, Hopkins Of Montpelier, rho has by
his indefatigable energy and skill, added
greatly to his well earned reputation of
the previous year as a most excellent and
Efficient conductor. It ia but just to say
that the marked success of the convention
was largely due TO his intelligent direc.
ton and untiring effort. We have at
tended several conventions from time to
time within our State, and we feel it a
duty to bear testimony to the fact that
we have nowhere met in director so
much genuine enthusiasm or go faithful
devotion to the work.
Another feature which we think con-
tributed to the success Of the session was
the selections Of music. As there was no
publisher of tune books engaged, the con-
vention was left free to select and use
such music as seemed best, and the result
was that the selections were of much
higher order than is usually produced.
The glees sung were from book called
the "Greeting." 4 few choruses were
sung from tie Jubilee Chorus Book" to
wit: the THE Marodous Work." "The
Heavens are Telling" Inf amatus," and
one or two of onr national airs for variety
and spice. Bat the chief labor during the
session was expended upon sacred can.
tata of LendeIssobn, set to words from
the forty-seoond Psalm and entitled, CAS-
the heart pauts,' difficult but noble
work 1t was publicly given at the
second and last concert of Friday even
ing, and was 81 fitting climax to the must.
cal feast Of the week. The memory Of
its sublime harmonies and touching mel,
odies will lnger long in the hearts of the
fortunate ones who heard it. The pro
dnction az such compositions in any com
munity is a permanent blessing, for il
surely makes them better, purer, nobler.
IA an illustration of this fact an Incl
dent occurred during one of the evening
sessions that is worth relating, IS it is M
less complimentary to the person referred
! to than the singers.
The chorus had scarcely finished the
recitation IF one of the grand chorus Of
the cantsta just mentioned when an aged
aud eEtimable person rose in the audience
apparently overcome by the sublime
effects Of tba composition ard said it
seemed to him he had never
before been carried SO near to heaven and
treoueated tbnt the. sold Hundred Dox-
ology" might he surg as fit ending tc
the performance md personal favor tt
himself \ reqnest which was cheerfully
and grapdly complied with. The gentle
man stond as if transfixed until its close
when apparently unable to speak he bow
cd and withdrew.
Bot I have made my lsttsr mu b Longer
than intended.
II / can indnce any Of your societies
in West5rn Vermont and do as We
have done, 7 shall have accomplished
most that I destined by this com
munioation. I need only ada as matter
Of information TO those interested, thai
musically, f,aoc lly and in every re
spect our convention WAS emphatically {
succcss ~ you are sware We were in
debted TO Rutland FIR eur sorr- no soloist
and it gives me PIE snre to add that Mrs
4 Oliver has added to her excellent repu
tation of last year I believe she neve
appeared in song during The entire fou
days without the compliment of an en-
core, to which sho as often responded.
At the close If car Friday night con
cert, resolut ions were adopted, EXPIRE s,iv
OF the sense Of the convention. that thi
sixth annual -esslon If tie Association
had bpcn the best OF all also thanks t.
Col Hopkins director. and Mr.. Fl. c
Eddy piaDi-t, for their untiriug effort
for the success of the convention.
, Our member arc already oontemplat
} ing c r0ugej for next year, when we hop
for a large delegation from over th
mountain, aud We will show you wha
cqn be done by The Central Vernon
Musical Association when Goiue its best
- ..... Yours, .........
\ .... g.. OLD HUNDRED"
Il
Liberal Christian Union.