, 1877-06-03

member of the Choral Union, sn1E In very
s III: Ii: sat%' sy ~ becoming sos tss
favor'tc, and the opinio, il comuoo' among
those who know her best thht s!,c will lcvcfSn,
INTO one Of our best Of oratorio soo[ets. of
lie tna been oelurc the public long time, and
IA general faVorttc; but would sEng bettert II he
Mcrs an asesrass n.a' MEtt q pitches no sfoll
hts proverb!a1 break in hts upper ,iotcs was a
hIndrancc to the perfect enjoyment Of his listen-
crs.. IN the whole, the chors,scs wefe done With
credit to tlls young and cn!iuslastic soctoty.
tenors and basscs, this sor!cty will bc oble TO
grasp the most pretcnt[ous nuslc.
Mr.. ULAuDRR's BENRTIT.
Tho benefit concert which was rendered by
the members Of the Great Western Band to It's
director, Mr.. Joseph Claudcr, on The evening OF
the 9th ult., was success Ia every respect.
Every scat in tic largo Turner Hall was occu-
pied, while from musical standpoint the Or
chcstra did better than any similar home organi.
zatlon tas eyer done he5s bcf9te. lho orst Par.
teacher, Ut. Chr. Bach, tho milwaukee, music
director, contained three numbers that require
% as t evs Hn 0 un maSa Rasp povers yery
merto,ion. work. dlsplaT!iHF i...a!! admirable s
rrcsto from Bcc.hoven's se!enth sym:
phGn whisn we5e es artsssalty testsa
A]A uNCly tlntEA Uf kuN NtIAG1thN 4A2 tuooL
effective number Of tho frat part was Liszt's
Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2, Which vas rocclyy-
Cd with such applause that Il had to 70 repsat-
ed: The mcnlbers OF tho orchestra played this
with an inspiration and enthusiasm tnat cannot
be praised too highly. and showed what, they
arc capable OF doing wl,cu under good and
proper direction. Tic second part Of the pro-
"ss an ns fssts1 .s + sns ss9sssS
oyerturc,-a fantasia from 'Trovatore.n' and a
clarinet solo, we'll played by Mr. II. zench. hlr.
Clauder ia young and acttvc man who, with
Uach ftjs i drerted Wa9ner's aKa!sor March,
Ind Mir: Ctauler tho "comedy overture"
Keller. Bella. Tho importing march was
VIC wcrc afterwards Informed It was impossible
for Mr.. Bach to hold more than onc rehearsal
with the orc!iestra for the performance Of Tho
nSs5s s 5ssted rs drsrs sy @ xf ss sn Ts
hnve In OUR midst when properly directed, and
what great results ran bo achieved when co.i-
t,ucfor and orcilestra work hand in hand In q
harmonious manner.
LOCAL MrscRLLANr.
We arc indebted to 8. Turncy, Of Hamilton,
Cam, for tho vocal ualtzns a. sung IN tho opcrn
OF 'Love and WAR"
John White. formerly Of this city, Is now
playing m organ Ia Montreal, Ills drst way-
station on the road to Europe.
Tho wcll-known Irish cantatrico, Rosa
D'Erina, will give musical evening" this
evening. at Mccormick Hall, with programme
Of untlonnl airs and ballads.
The fathcr of Mr.. N. Lcdochowskt, 70 wcll
| known In our musical cisclps, dlol recently In
iarre crclo of friends ID Ills bereavement.
George scl,loltlartn, Of this city, haa just
writtcl q 9rand march, dedicated to Lung
John" published by lsoot g sons, Music Com
fhN ttY IN ID mia 1rftf fall.
| longth cut Of tic hero Ut tho narch. Forum
hero.
Mr. Wolfsohn closed Ills sories Of piano re-
citats with . beethoven matlnGe yesterday IN
which he plaYGd tho eonatns in E 1!nt Mujor 0E.
2, in r minor op: 81, aud Q minor op. III; a1so
tho fantasle op. II and poloslaiso op. %. Miss
Ella 4. white sa!is IT, & :" ln Qncs1a IT,. Ioinba,"
contemplated Will be Kivon next fall.
THO Beethoven Society, on Tues1ay last,
| cIcctcl the following uccrs f0r tho scasou 0f
1s7.'5s: Prcsi,icnt,, John 9. slortati; yicc.
President, Q. W. Potter; Secretary, Fr9'l q.
rim, j. Maurice Hubbard; Directors, john +.
Le1yunl, Mrs. A. n. Eddy, Cul. Hay. Jn.ncs r.
| Kelly, Charles a. 'Knorr, William Lewis, Miss
Jolnson 's a'oMShs, Mss,. bass. 6ss fA a. "S' '' ' r.
| A testimonial concert WAS sgiyon to Miss
| Fnnnio Kcll1gg. at Huston On lilo 18th ult., at
which Mr. Witkfc, late Of this city, aang. Tue
Transcript saysot Ills slngng:
| Mr. Wiikio's remarkable tenor. which has bccn
.s ., s ssni X a:.sY g. s,af. r. pSe as !.
atnon ans 's4 tfs apsas uoS"os s rs:t IL II nsitos
Kss: s r, :ssss ssa E e. as?i %is x NJ: Nc
IL a ifuo tenor Of tho tnGst toxtqre, sesy bright.
stt9ng. md purel beth IN head ana In chest 1ncs
und good tasto. II. fortunate posse4sor must prove
n ussfal and valuable addition to the ranks Of onr