Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-07
xnSIraL FESTIVAL.
Pythisa Premensas coneers


Tomorrow night week Tuesday the
great musical festival and promenade
concert will be given by the Industrious
Knights Of Pythias at the Exposition
building. BY referring to our amuse'
ment advertising column It will be seen
that the entertainment to be given will
excel anything ever before given IN the
musical line in our city. The pro-
gramme is selected with taste by Prof.
Arnold, aud the finest and best
music Of the old masters will
be rendered in mastery style
the music Of Meyerbeer, Handel,
Poudert, Donnizetti, Verdi, Auber,
HAYDN and others. The vocal music
(choruses by the best voices ofour city,
vii; be under the direction of Professor
Perring. The orchestra will be con-
,roiled BY the baton of George ]. Hand
werker and the brass band by Professor
Arnold. Four thousand people will be
provided with seats in the main hall, the
Knights of Pythias having determined
to furnish every accommodation TO the
public. The musical exercises will close
at eleven o'clock. when the main hall
will be cleared and the grand Pythian
Hop will commence, the musical muses.
giving way to Terpsichore and her vota-
ries. The entertainment is not given
for the purpose of making money, and
the expense attending the monster musl-
cal enterprise will be so heavy that all
idea of gain must be ignored. The
Knights of Pyihias is renowned and
chivalric order, aud they desire to en-
terrain the public once year. During
the day the Knights will appear in pro.
csssion on the streets, with brass band
of twenty-five instruments, something
never before witnessed in Memphis.
The programme of the concert will
embrace the following gems: The grand
chorus "Hallelujah," from Handles
Messiah" the chorus Crowned with
the Tempest" from "Ernhni," and the
chorus, 1.-THE Heavens are Telling"
from Haydn's Creation" These
choruses will be rendered by all the sim
gers of Memphis participating in the
grand concert, with full orchestra ac-
compartment, making it the greatest
choral performance ever attempted in
the south. The choruses will oe under
the dictatorship Of Professor James E.
Perring, whose acknowledged ability as
a leader, and whose devotion to the
science of music eminently fit him for
the position. The grand orchestra will,
during the evening, render the following
selections: Overture, "Banditeustreiche"
by Suppe; Potpourri from La File du
Regiment" by Donnizetti; Overture
lie Domino Noir," by D. F. E. Auber;
Aria. with variations, by L. Poudert;
cornet solo, by H. Arnold. The orches.
ira will be under the dictatorship Of Pro-
fessor Geo. J. Handwerker, whose char
acter as musician and ability as
leader of orchestra is too well known in
Memphis to require comment, and is
sufficient guarantee that what is at.
tempted by the orchestra on this occa-
sion will be executed in most credit
able manner. The following selections
have been set apart to be performed by
the full reed and brass band: Corona
ton March" from I'll Profete,' by
Meyerbeer; and selections from Gol-
mods Faust" This band will be com.
posed of the Old Memphis brass band, to
which, for this occasion, several
musicians from other cities have been
engaged and will be added, making it
most complete and effective, and will be
directed by Professor Herman Arnold,
the present leader Of the Old Memphis
brass band, who enjoys reputation as
musician and musical director second
to none, and to whom this great under
taking owes its conception and arrange
ment.