The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-14
TIE MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

TaE PUnLlc SCHOOL oHII.DBEN IN THE CHORUS
BEAUTIFUL FEATURE or THE oCCAsIoN-A
DENsK CROWD AND MAGNIFICENT PROGRAMME
IN THE EVENING.
CINCINFArI Onto. May 10, 1875.
The most attractive feature OF the entire festi
val IN popular point or view, was the singing
OF The public school children this afternoon.
Very charming they lOoKed, too. loo
strong. in two rows framing the orches-
ira and forming as pretty picture as any
one would WISH TO gaze at so said General 5her-
man, who sat one Of the galleries and enjoyed
the music amazingly. The undressing festival
overture OF Lassen opened the concert, and then
the entire chorus OF children gave q selection
from GiueS and aiterward the piquant little work
or Rossini "Nignt shades no longer.n The
pure, resn young voices told with grand
effect, every one singing with win and
energy as II Il was a personal matter ana success
depended upon individual exertions causing even
the oDcurate heart OF Thomas 90 reent SO far az
10 permit the Rossinian chorus 10 be repeated.
The training u the children great sur
prise as that or tue elder chorus. Mozart's can
tata, PRAISE or Friendship found also ready
and capable interprete 10 them.
THE soLoIsIs
we're Mrs. smith, Miss WhnnerV, Miss Cranch, Mr..
Bischon ana Mr. Whitney. The hall was crowded
"a sunocauon ana the young aspirants for choral
such an exhibition SPEAKS volumes for the excel
lcnce .. ihe public schvois Of his city.
THE EVENING OOSCERT.
n was well that The festival nall was strongly
constructed 10 bear up agalns the dense mass
hear Baclis "Magnincai,' given Tor the nrst
time in America and the choral symphony OF
beethoven me last and grandesto 81 the immortal
nine. Inc gates were closed against more than
l. 600 people. Al eight O'Clock the hall, being
Already uNercrowded. the iAtneI OF composers,
as Bach his been sometimes called, was repre-
sented BY work 80 quaint. ~ ODD, so sturdy Ia
H. old-ashinncd phrases aud so far removed IN IT'S
every de tsll rom modern ideas tnat more com
niete surprise could scarcely be alforeea the audi
ence. From the very opening the extreme dI11-
culties with which the chorus WAS obliged % con-
lend were at once revealed u
FIVE PART yUGrR
~ unusual power. maaslyeness ana completely;
then foli1Hed a solo ~ tcultdiit. 10 do ustIce 10
when wis rather BEYOND the power Of N - Whiu-
merry. the second soprano. 'Quia respsxit,r 4
yerI expressive melody, ras rendered Sy Mrs.
smith IA a manner mat detracted naught rom
It's 0eautV. AZ Vie WOrus "Al Nations ShJl
can Me Bles FL, ne nve part chorus agaIn
entered ana more quaint and wonder lully edec-
tive nun Der could scarcely &c imagined. The
sanie mote Ia ezch part and the pecnnar m0dnla.
steer tncir way MAKE tuis one or
the most SIGNIFICANT y ne cantaia
mIhl magma and Miss cary ana ar. Winch sang
a quot. ''Et mise icordia'-tne gem III the WORK
Contrslto being allied VITA that emotional
shirt Inat belongs only - the great
artst. Tue chorus came our in 4
brilliant manner In the ,Feclt Porentlain other
grand number. In the succeeding solo Tor the
TENOR Nr. wincn's voice was inadequate 10 the
task. Miss cary nad most delightful SOLO,
"EsurIentes,' WITH an accompaniment u two
nutes anu let nothing 10 be desired
in her rendering ~ ~ trio Tor two sopranos
ana alt0 .Suscepit Israel" rare specimen
or BaCh's Style. Was succeeded nv tue hnaie Tor
chorus, 10 WHICH, IKE Pelon on Ossa. nnheard u
uIfncuIucs we're hc4ped. out bravery overcome bY
fhe chorus. NOtwithstanulng the interest at
must necessarily be attached 20 the re formance
o. such work ior the nrst time, IL
nust be saia however, 10 create surprise
rather tnsn Pleasure. Modern Hrn
not nkeIJ ~ dnd mucn 10 admire IL suc1 !
ca1Ous musical Illustration vi he beautiful hyMn
u the Mother Vi God.
rms CHORAL SYMPHONY
has been frequently performed IN hts country. hut
DOUBT very much II A. ever received ne.Orc such
uagnincent INTERPRETATION 4. tnat Al ~
night The subiiInity the 6rst rIoved wtsn
~ mingled emotlOns Of 10y and sadness.
me glorious Intoxicating Influences 81 the incom-
parable rcner2O. The caiuI beauty ana pocuc
VISIONS ot tnc Audante were So viyIdiy PORTRAYED
BY tie Urchestra tnal the spirit Of me great
Ter seemed ~ hover over the conductors stand.
Then CaMe ne gathering storm Of emotion that
Ncilca up IN tne masters NINA. ncn ike i tor.
rent gearing cataract, the Suul eNpq nas nom The
mere contemplation 81 joy and ruSaes toNara tlat
Niagara q e,siacy where voices aud instruments
peal l0rth. -cEier'S Hymn Of Jos VIZ
TAX ENEST % rIE EVENING.
The colo quartet consisted Of Mrs. smith. Miss
Cary. Mr Winch aud Nj. Remmer,k. The baritone
commenced vita tnc grand appeal 20 Brothers ti
ana Was ualchly Joined by The chorus ,ba ses. &
me other yaIces iaiiing IA tO well inc glorious
hmm. 4 ~ 4 h1rd pfueA t0r a chorus AID well
they went through a. Only once did the sulo
Qusrtet natter toward the end but they cute v
recovered themselves AZ Tho end me SYN
OVATION ~ rarely fslls r. ths los u a couducIor