, 1876-06-11
MUSIC.


MUSIC.
AT HOME.
THE APOLLO CLUB CONCERT.
The Apollo Club closed its season with an
extra concert at McCormick's Hall on last
Thursday evening, assisted By Miss Annie Louise
Cary and Mr.. 8. B. Mills. 4 notice OF this co,,.
cert has already appeared in TIE TRIBUNE; but
there are some general facts connected with 1t
that are deserving Of notice, and could not be
brought out in the haste Of writing Immediately
after It had transpired. There has probably
never been concert given in Chicago upon the
merits OF which an audience has been so unan-
imously enthusiastic From the first note of
Dr.. Arne's quaint old English glec to the last
note of Handcl's majestic fugue for double
chorus from 'Isracl in Egypt" it was delight
fully enjoyable, aud this notwithstanding that
the hall was uncomfortably hot and the atmos-
pllerc the worst possible that singers could con-
tend with.
The success OF this concert WIS not only an
effective climax to the work Of the Club for this
season, but it has demonstrated the fact that we
have 6rst-class choral leader in Chicago Up
on this point, VIC presume, there will be no ex-
ception taken, even by the most critical. So far
as the Mannerellor was concerned, there could
be no doubt about Mr.. Tomlins' ability. Excel
lent US the work Of the Club has been III past
seasons,it has never reached the standard of er-
cellencc displayed this season. In power, ex-
preston, cnunciation, aud musical correctness,
IL all that combines to make perfection in male
singing, the Club is Uncomfortable. and
Is not excclled bv the Arion of
New York, or its namcsake Of Boston
This may seem hirh praise. INIT il warranted Nv
thr Indictment at those WHO have had nnnortun.
tics Of hearing ali these organizations. It was
n nurstjon. however. whether thc snme oh;l;tv =
that drilled The maid choir IN n somewhat 5 n,r.
row range Of music-uarrow OF ucccssity-would
be able to accomplish proportionate results with
ll1aeu cuo!as u ~ more conplenenslVe and
Ill, Satt1l @ ti'a ol,,ao f " 80. - n,oa.
fime Mr Tom1ins mt nn1v had 1is snnrayoe
aud altos under effective musical discipline, hut
they sang with the tenors and bassos, already
seasoned and maturetl, as if they were q society
Of years. standing. The experiment was sue
ecssful one, and successful under a yery rigid
test for the choral numbers were very diverse
anu ex4Gting IN character, and all OF them, even
o,+ ~ tnc acomn.nf,nont Thnx TSrS ha S'se a; Mt1
mart motct Of Ncndelssohnss stJutIge me- OGaS. >,
! stirring, breezy 81 Hunting Chorus y bY Bene-
dict; the exquisite part song Of Ga1lmick's,
A SHADOW -; Dr. Arne,s quaint glee, Where
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mauslea1, nns sne DrlEnt oun' oy byTn, an
pIga1alst allu 1n1auE!-"r1te1 o. queen Eilza-
W;nI v:ms ;''es nep1sls sonF, breathe H9lt, ye
nu4s ~ lily .ae n1uess ins,. " huSeAeh anu aatton
ao1 .ue a1iae Snolos, u, anu tte aou5ae eaofns
trfumnh. This IL crrtsinIr nm orrou ~ n~n,RoIe
sufficiently diverse in character to test cyen m
old society, and yet every one Of them was car
r1ea throngn, nor only Without scarcely an
nra.e;on W., uerfsct1oa ~ - en'no;at;a4 s na -,
musal correctness. which have never becn ~
celled even by our societies Of long standing.
III admirable proportion, and the whole chorus
kept one eye upon their conductor and the other
,,pnn their rnsic thu4 securing not
nn1v nr.r;a,on in ottocL mt 1o,fact
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Tbaanrt T,o,nss ,a, ,rs'1 ~ ~ =. iasaus
= - sa - sN:. .- =: n-H1I III ~ 'e ~ e44o1 e "
hc was rehcarslng IN FarWcll Hall, rs some OF
them hung on affect!ouatcly to the last note as
II 10th to part with 1t, stBitc it off.'' Tomlins
chorus understood the meaning Of the musical
t.os as1a,;si11 she!r ~ nan,I;nt,. q n,,17;as,
fhor,,s J; ,r,,a, ,,,,,,, ~, 1.cn.', tt,.1. ~
EuoIus' ' "nea upou Lne ehcoIe ne LOOK Tue
cnOruS aL q Greatly accelerated Tempo ana car