, 1877-08-12

}nCllt OF the winter StnSOn ut ttc tneaLfts,
for the 21 Of septsmher Ayersion Py y{he mt pcak
with the rather clumsy title Of ENGLAND III 1Ie
Days Of Charles the Sccond," then Will Dc pro
duced.
| MUSIC.
! THERE Is 4 DEAD CALM
| IN the local musical world. No concerts last
| week; none this week. Our record for the pres
ent therefore is confined to q few notices, ma1n-
| " having reference to the future.
THE CHICAGO ORCHESTRA.
The announcement has been received OF the
| formation Of new musical organization, to be
| called the Chicago Orchestra, which will be
heartily welcomed By the people, inasmuch US
it bids fair to be vast improvement upon the
various bands ana orchcstras hitherto existing.
The Chicago Orchestra IS the result OF the COM
bination Of the late It Great Western Light
Guard Band" and Hand - Freioers's orchestra
auu will contain all the eminent orchestral
talent hitherto embraced in both these
organizations. The members, having come
to the conclusion that. the advanced musical
taste Of our people, and the consequent &C.
made reform of the old ''band'' system, itn-
peratiycly necessary, at once dissolved both Or
supizations, and united in the formation OF the
Chicago Orchestra The recent brilliant success
OF lneoao,o inoIs ~ w. nu .uti e tha rcsolntc war IN
uI.t ,.1',,h ,'Ao +ho 1 now 1cnartrrc was entered
upon. The members OF the organization
above mentioned came to understand that,
fron. n'I tba III, srstcm of many wrangliDr and
nnnrrcIinT 1ftfIe ORGANIZATIONS, each Of which
.Ian.a;,a so,nn rooj talent amnnr 4 good deal
Of musical chalf, but which the everlasting dis
,n,to ~ t,ns nrecludino the nossibitity Of apy
a"1 ,at nr e,,ccess nr1,anizst;ons fron,. abroad
,rnr,.;ng nnon II }jehcr Standard Of professional
a+ra;nnanfs and hns;ncss cntcrnrist. wonld stcp
ccrt.rnom I'D dcrradc home talent to the 10
s;tion of mere dan,n-room ffddlers. These
musicians ns we'll as the public are to be con-
erratnlated nnon their timely action IN the
nnr.miscs Thr Dublic cannot but guin in the
formation of 4 large orchestra Of about sixty
MN cnnta;n;nu nearly ali the f1rst-flass Chica-
co rnusjcjans and the latter themselves will not
nnly hive a nromis,nr nrospect of .reatcr tlnan-
ciui 40 we'll as arfisfi. nrosncrity. hut they
mnst 1,ndouhteilly b. r1ad to be relieved from
thc fiisndvontares of the old q band II SYSTEM
in which liz leader or the first yoinist, and the
hassLlr11m beater. or the Inevitable usher,
and doorkeener we're all treated alike, each
carn;ur flo san,e amount of money. In regulnr
tratirs-rnion fashion. and each having an equal
share in directing the affairs OF the :. band"
which oi course were gcneru!S nlost nl1seIaoy
th .,, ~ IN vShir each onc is to
rc1v uoon hiS orn merits 11nffer the leadership
- ; up"t oaprof,'1i,,.nos.n tiIr n,anogcnent
~ II l,,s;nsss Affairs of tbc Cb;coro orchestra
,;;l Ia tai.nn rarc IT hv Mrssrs Ichn Hand fhe
we'll 1.Enosrn farnr;fn ri Chica~o societv :Iosenh
c]an;9ar IN nTc,jjent yo1ng Jnpsitiar ani
lately the leader OF the 6rcat western bahd,
nately assume the musical leadership. Among
the members III the Chicago Orchestra will be
found the following Hell-knoWn sololsts, whose
number is immediately to be increased By sew
cral importations from the East: William lchl,
violin; Mcinhard Eichhelm, violoncello: kurl
k1rth, buss: August Holm, flute; William
Wcisenbach, clarionet; Ebcrhard U]aisl bas-
soon; Dcrman Brown, trombone: 4. John,
cornet; August Mueller, horn. The orchestra
will continue to furnish music for public and
private entertainment and demonstrations, but
it will nav greater attention than heretofore
to concert music, and will cndcayor to in
aurnratc rcor,1Iar seasons Of pon1ar CONCERTS.
T'he,c ia no rcasou why in the course Of time
tho t,h;raoo Orchestra shonld not deycIoD into
q formidable rival Of the Theodore Thomas com
bl1aton, and. with proper support on the part
OF the public, It certainly Will become an lnstt-
tuition to which Chicago Will be able to point
with pride
LOCAL. NOTES
Mr.. q. S. Perkins. of this city. now conduct
inr tho Ohio Norn,n, Music School ar Xenin.
.; ~, '-'1 ..E,,:.,, ,, 49,, 49, 1tth :.,. ,,:,
"'l pfouuee Ina W 't,o ~" 4.'1 ~. "'sl'
bis p''plis, hc nmsell taxing the role o1 En}d<'-
The German Alenncrchor, in cooperation