, 1875-09-05
ABROAD.
THEODORE Tno4A,

HFsrture. - LGQuoF1," NC. IL VI 0P.t
Overture, " Fideho, No. l. in Z, op. r.
Symphony in A. No. !: % o.; =
Theme aud variations, 3cherzo' snd Finale from
the Saptat, OP. ~.
Overture, "Rgnons," op u.
The Tribune adds: I'VE have no recollection
Of any previous performance In this country OF
the four overtures to fldollo on tue same
evening" The Tribune evidently Is not aware
tnat ali four Of the oyertures hnse beeu gwen ID
ih,cau 20 in one eYoning By this Thomas orchestra.
The New York Times Of tho 18th says:
The proe,s,nme interpreted nightly BY slr. Thomas
forcs nndar4o no change In respect OF positive music
:. wort Ind now that the d.tctfsntt their why
home from tho fashionable watering paces or from
Europe increastng audiences may % iookeo Iof MINT
Iy Next T,cedsy evening performance u1 partcn-
jnrly subaAutia merit may oe eountod upon and It IL
unerstood that young iianst new to the local pub
IL, mr. Lehiug, will Oh that OCCASION oe aecofaed
hearing
Tho following items regarding Mr. Thomas We
gather from the Boston papers
i-. Thomas and his orchestra will % heard for the
hrst time this In New England In thn Eliot Hail.
Newton, on the Il OF November No Pro9r4nnes ioF
either Of these COURSES OF concerts have yet been ar-
ruupe but it is the intention OF the to make
the6, Of the highest possible character nna ~
r,ls driIed By Mr snarand. and nr. Remmertz and
Mr, Bisohoa Will sing At Some Of btu oaneerts.
M.lAme Madeline Schiller has accepted ~ engage
ment Of gix weeks for an extended Western tour wlth
Theodore Thomas, to commence ear's III too coming
rha Theotora Thomas concerts in New York close
m the lsh OF September. is qnite probable that
Mr. Thomas will give series OF summer concerts IN
Boston next season.
Tbe concert at tho Central Park Garden on tho
eron,nr OF the 3lst ult. was devoted to Scaudl-
navian composers, the programme being "a FOL
lows:
H0r'e + SS: Sa s5Sss Ne bsa oG Is n'" Legend
8. Hero's Hmm. T. nofee fane' a.,.
o1nes1s sss1o 1S5 pai9o p,aR9 oR xdsso s.
Mr. .. liebLing.
s1mpnonio Introduction to tho drama a,.n,..,
Fairy Overture, Alaadlu ..Hornemaa
wedding Mareh from tho drama :. Tho e.
wsd!og gf.. e u1ss sa yon. IN Dream
Champagne Gafop. ..Lo1nbyc
or h1r. Lieblng, the new pianist, the New
York Tribune says;
The p.anst, Mr.. s. LieblinR,. , young man OF 16
nd pupil Of anz b1na VII fnr bs sssa. 1s asn m
ancc. He made, however decided 6ucc ~ H's
handling Of the concerto was more reuar able Tor
smooth and in many passages extremely poetical va
were conscious Of Lack Of fire and Of too calm
sP heed SS rs y ons 81 o
waltzes with briliancy which took tho house oy
storm.
THE GOETHE FEST MUSIC.
Tho New York Times thus describes the mu-
sical fcatures of the Goethe Fest in thai city on
the 2sth ult.:
brief programme OF Instrumental music prefaeed
the "Goethe Fe!es." Lindpatutner's ''Jubal Over
turen scene from Oberon, with coruet obI3ato
By Mr. Arbuckle. and schuberts serenade, played By
vtous to Mr. Bryant's o1stion, Beethoven's magulh
cent overture to" Egmout +" was executed, and, At
he close o5 the the Nv SoEs Sta
Fest, du Dsntscller Elchenwald." After Mr;
Taylor's poem, Herr Bisshon[ sang The Earl
wtshed and with considerable more vieor than was
necessary. The can:ssa, To the Manes Of Goethe"
however the ps,seP1 feature 9s the Ssil as
Leonard Esq eprestdent Of the Goethe Club, and
he music is 81 Prof. " Q. MDdner. the score ncand
mxed MI T Voices. Mr. sohss solo, Dor Traube Dlat,"
produced particularly good IMPRESSION not only BE-
causo Of the hne voice and delivery Of the singer,
but also By reason Of the dneney ct the writ
ing The whole cautata, however, can with justice be
set down az an interesting appropriate and sehoary
oo.h ha tasks assigned them not unworthy Of their
merit The Fist Terminated with The rendering Of
Liszt's Goethe March" and after tho departure Of
headed by its President Dr. L. L. Rnopaner, to whose
anergy and Judgment tho success Of tho denonstra-
ion il mainly due. supped in state at the Hotel
invited gucsts.
NO SINGING IN THAT CHURCH.
The New York Star tells the following story:
At Deckcrtown Last Sunday there an exhibition
Of the contrarness OF church choirs that was both
noJfng and amusing. The Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, pastor
Of the Church Of that place, being absent
on Sunday. the Rev. M1. soper filled his pulpit lie
had quarreled among themselves the ngns BEFORE and
that not member was there to sing Sunday morn
tng He gave out his hymn selected for the opening.
and read 1t through. There musical response,
sound Of prnieo from cholr congregation. After
moments embarrassing silence, brother arose, an6,
car. The preacher nodded bis head and smiled. He
Thought the brother had said the wrong hymn had |
been rcad 90 he turned the leaves as>n and ont
closing with, "Pesse omit one stanza"
dead silence in the congregation again. The /
hymn, wien another brother arose and spoke from |
the gallery:
s' You choir ia busted someo Of 'ena thought
the bass sung too low, and Of 'cu thought tho
spranny was too high, and others thought ought
hey better alto, aud there wasn't many that liked the
sno5 , and 80 the rest got mad and they won't be any
And 50 the services vera ended without any |
"singin'.''
NEW MUSICAL WORKS.
lie Cid de- Normandie" is the title Of q new
opera bouffe at present in the handa Of Herve.
Mr. J. A. Butterfield has finished new CAN
tata, Ruth and Naomi" after the plan Of his
popular work, 'Belsl,azzar," and ia to give it in
concert at Des Moinee, IT,, Sept 9.
Mr. George ". TrIon, Jr.'s new opera, "Amy !
Csssonet," will be published in complete vocal
score: in few days. BY afossrs. Lee Walker.
1t is expected that PhIadelphians uili havo an
early opportunity OF hearing the work.
Mr. Arthur Sullivan has been commissioned,
fumor states. to compose an opera expressly for
the 1tslian Theatre In st. Petersburg for the
seasou Of 187G-'77, provided Nine Nilsson ho
engaged to enact the principal part. II the work
should be produced, it will, OF course be hesrd
1T the new Opeza-House on the Thames En-
Ganknent.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Julia Parker, OF Baltimore, will appear In Milan
10 opera this month. Her stage appellatton is
Signora GuilettA Tasca.
Nile. Zuima Boufat, the rising star Of opera
Ionde in Paris, will create the principal role in
odenbach's new opeTa, Voyage dams Ia 1une. !"
siguor Mario Glgliucoi, who married, = short
!inae s1nce, Miss Mozley, Is sou OF the Countess
u Giglluccl, better known in England as Glars
Noveio.
The well-known Belgian nausicographer, the
CheTalier von Elewyck, is about to publish bis
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