, 1874-05-03

IdG HANDEL ANu dA1uN hA1 FESTIVAL
The forthcoming festival Of the Handel md
Haydc Society Of Boston, which commences On
Tuesday next and cloees On Sunday eyentng,is
one Of those 1ars eveuts that exercise LISTING
influence upon musical progress, and che slso
which could hardly take place in any other civ
than Boston, for the reason that no other citv
has Hnnde1 and Hadyn Society. 1le1t to
Boston, Cincinnati has thus far ahoHn i.sef
the only city which has been able, cut
OF its own resources, to inaugur.to =
great mua:ca1 festival Even at the faa-
tiral given in New York last spring, Jus. pze.
ceding that given in Cincinnati. it vas found
necessary to import the Handel and Haydn g.
ciety. The programmes for the coming festival
have been made up with excellent Judgment
and are most judiciously distributed through
the week. The foundation Of tho orchest.s
will be Theodore Thomas splendid organiza-
ton, reinforced by the best players in Bossun.
On Tuesday evening "Judaa Maccabmus"
will be performed,-the soios by Mias Edith
Wynne, Hiss Annie Cary, Mr. Nelson Va1ls5,
and Mr.. II. ". Whitney. Wednesday afternoon
miscellaneous concert will be given Tia
principal feature will be schubert's unfinished
symphony in B minor, Of which two movements
are complete, besides few bars OF the third.
It is known as the Eighth Symphony, md
though often performed in England, Is new to
this country. On Wednesday evening tho pro-
gramme will consist Of the first part Of Haydns
"seaeons and Beethoyen's Ninth Symphony,
the solos in which will be taken by Mira. Il. Il.
Smith, Miss Cary, Mesars. Varley. Osgood. r.
j. Winch. J. F. Winch, and J. F. Rndoiphsa1.
Thursday afternoon Mendelssohn'a unfu-
ished oratorio Of "Christus," and "Haaz
Ny Prayer" and new Psalm. "God
is our Refuge" by Dudley Buck, ruaic;sn
and composer, By the way, whose needless
loss Chicago should ever regret. On Friday
afternoon there will be miscellaneous concert,
st which Schumann's 3 fl4t Symphony will 10
the principal feature. Friday evening Bach'a
"Passion Music, according to Matthew" will 10
given entire,-the solos by Miss Wyune, Miss
Z
dolphsen, and Whitney. The last miscellaneous
concert will be on Saturday afternoon. st xhich
| Rats Lenore Symphony will DO the principal
number. Saturday evening J. z. Ps,ues new Oh
West, Miss Phillips, and Mess1s. varley ard
Rudolphaeu in the solos. The festival will closs
| with the F" Messiah On Sunday evening, tho 80
los by Mise Wynne, Miss Cary, and Messrs. Var
ley aud Whitney. No person Of any musica
taste can read this LIST Of works without 1t oncs
approaching the high standard Of culture Of tba
handel and Haydn Society, and, also, tho zsra
enjoyment Of those who will have tho good
! fortune to be in Boston and attend the feah'
val. Those Of our muaicsl people In Chicago
| who have the opportunity to 50 should not fs1
to improve it. It will we'll be worth making the
Journey to Boston for this purpose, even II tha1a
| is no other inducement. Those who havs once
hoard the Handel and Hadyn Society will ce.-
| tainlY do 60, il they can. Those who have no.
| heard 1t should do so once that they may learn
what music is. In this connection, the question
inevitably suggests itsch: Will Chicago erer
haye q great mixed musical organization.
capable Of producing the higher works Of ru-
sic7 We may not get Handel and Hadyn So
ciety III at once; but one thing Ia cezt.inr Nc
shall never get ONO unless = start IL made son'
time. Are no forever to waste our tiraa On
t1iaes and piR1ny concerts, without eTsr aiming
It something higher7 Or did the dre burn 1p
| Ill our mua.cd pride and culsure7