Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-05-23
The Rutland Musical Festival.

The concert Thursday evening was magniii-
cent success in numbers as well as the quail
ity of the performance. The chief artists did
admirably, Mrs. Van Zandt and Franz
Remmertz seeming to be the iavorites.
while the beautiful selections Of the Ger
manias pleased all. There was evidently
much addition on Thursday to the memerical
strength of the festival in chorus voices,
and solo talent Among the choicest treats
of the fine matinee was the singing with
fine effect of an aria by Beethoven by W. S.
Leggatt, the tenor soloist of the Church
Music Association of New York Mozart's
GLORIA from the Twelfth Mass closed the
evenings entertainment and was gloriously
sung.
Friday was the last q ~ Of tins musical
jubilee, and Rutland ha hosts of visitors.
the trains from every direction being filled
with attendants to the festival The after
noon matinee was in the main given up to
the children of the public schools Of Rut-
land. Numbering some five hundred, they
sang several delightful choruses with almost
perfect time and in wonderful and charm
ing manner, their instructor, Prof.
Mietzke, welding the Jaton in royal style.
In the childrcn's chorus of 1.-The Herds
mans Mountain Song, " the beautiful obi
cato solo was performed by Miss Vizzie Van
| Zandt, little daughter of Mrs Van Zandt,
| the leading soprano of the Festival. who
though only eleven years old, proved herself
a sweet singer. All the soloists also sang
in the matinee. with the exception of Mad
anne De Ryther Mrs Van Zandt sang Il
boero from Verdi in her finest style, and
was rapturously encorcd Mr.. Fessenden
sang Where 90 you lovely Maggie, a
pleasing song by Alarston, and also the gay
and Sprightly air by Schumann. - The Hat
of Green" Mr.. Remmcrtz sang The
Warriors Song" with much feeling and in
good voice. The cornet soloist, Mr. Schu-
bruck. played an exquisite number, and
Messrs. GOering and Rietzel. of the Germa-
Mas, gave flute duet with fine effect. Doni-
zetti's trio - Life has no Power. y was SPLEEN
didly sung by Mrs. Van Zandt, and Messrs.
Fessenden and RemmertZ, and was prob
ably the best thing of the afternoon.
All who attended the fine concert. in the
the evening, speak of it in the most enthusi-
astic terms. The great Town Hall was alb
solutely crowded, large numbers being com
PEELED to stand. The grand and GROWING
piece of the evening was Rossini's ''Stabat
Mater" The choruses We're all well sung,
while the quartettes by the soloists were finely
given. Madames Van Zandt and De Ryther
sang the duet ''Quiscst Homo" Mr.. Fessen-
den gave the tenor solo " Cujus Amman
finely, and Mr.. Remmertz, the bass solo.
- Pro Peccatis. with good effect. Madame
| De Ryther sang the meZZO-s0pranO solo
Fac ut Portcm with much expression. The
" IntlammatuS - a. the close was rapturou~
" encored and repeated, Mrs. Van Zandt
singing the beautiful solo with much spirit
The gem of the second part Of the concert
was the MISerere. from - II Iruyatorc.
The prison scene was effectively presented.
Mr.. Fessenden singing that iavoritc air
All, have sighed TO rest, in magnificent
style. while Mr.. Van Zandt as leelinglN
rendered her part in the scene.
The grand concert came TO "a glorious con
clusion, with the singing of the " llallelu
iah " by the full chorus, the audience rising
during tine performance.
The festival has beena success unsteady
and we are glad to hear pecuniarily, also
Mcssrs John y. Baxter. Capt. I. \. Morse
and Prof Mietzkc who have had the labor
Ing oar, spared no effort or expense to max
5 this grand festival the best musical trea
ever offered % \ermonters. and they Ger
tainiy have achieved a triumphant success
JERlcuo.-John Early of Richmond. ha
purchased the saw mill, house. am
2 seven acre, Of land. of b. G.. Buxton o
Jericho, for the sum of $1,000. Early pro
q poses to change the mill intoa grist mil
and have it inrunning condition in abou
p two months. which Will be a great accomno
dation to the farmers in Jericho and ndcr
hill james Gribbin, who was employe
D in Iowe's mill during the last fourtee