, 1877-03-11

), THE CHICAGO MCs1cAL FESTIVAL.
i The musical festival In st. Louis is dated NJ
: 8, that Of Boston the 18th OF May, closing VII
, !, Sunday evening concert on the Goth. Next
5 order will come our Chicago festival, which
= announced for the first week in June, under Il
auspices Of the Apollo Club, with chorus
: 500 selected voices, assisted By the re-
resentatiye @ t artists list Of the county; Miyy,, VII
success as in the magnitude. OF detail. Bosto
; has its old Handel and Haydn Society, hut, wit
the esprit de corps which is so characteristic I
our home Society, we have very little to fcaI
public are ready 10 support it. The arrange
mcnts now in progress arc certainly extenslv
aud elaborate, and We are promised IN event be
fitting the dignity of the Apollo Club and ou
city.
HERsHEF-scnooL MATINEE.
The first exhibition OF the pupils Of the Her
shcy Musical School will be given at a matiuc
next Wednesday, afternoon at the hall Of TIL
school. Among Mr. Eddy's pupils, Mr.. Pete
Luphn will play two new compositions Of Mcr
kcl's, for organ; Miss Mary Putnam, two O
Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words, op. 19
Nos and 3, for piano; Miss Marguerite Walker
"The Brook" By Pape, for piano; aud Miss Car
minor. Miss Lila Fargo and Miss Han
vii vii pay g'eS schu6eps asps arehs 2! r sss
! and the Misses Grace A. Hiltz, Mary A. Hen
dEck, Eand Lizzie $. Foster, pupils Of Mrs.
this Is the first exhibition by pupils Of the
school, there Wiu be . rery general interest
manifested in their efforts, as giving indication,
Of the work which this new school of musical
art Is doing in our midst.
THE VERDI REQUIEM.
At last the definite announcement is made
that the Beethoven Society will give the Man.
zoni Requiem OF Verdi at the Plymouth Con-
gregational Church, on the evening of the I'D
inst, Nr. Eddy playing the orchestral parts
@Ron W'os the he e%5ggan, %g, and Mrs: r. Thurzton;
M Mss Ba2ssca Ds FssF1m tns M II. psSts sots Ra Hpd
Society has now given the work three
months study, and will undoubtedly be able to
introduce it with degree Of success that will
make it exceedingly interesting. AS one of the
works marking vcrdi's departure from the old
Afda," there will be curiosity among pau-
sicians to hear it. We are desired hy the man
agement to suggest to the associate members Of
the Society that full rehearsal will take place
mitted upon presentation Of their membership
tickets The work Is one Of such magnitude
that they ought to avail themselves Of this op-
portunity to become acquainted with the work
before hearing 1t 10 concert, and from the same
point OF view It will be matter OF general in
terest that it is contemplated to repeat the Mass
lor the benefit OF the general public.
THE SECOND SYMPHONY CONCERT
The second symphonic concert OF the Chicago
philharmonic Club will be given at Mccormick
Hall next Friday evening, the soloist heing
aime. Eberlein, who comes here from the
Munich Opera-House, and Dr.. J. Jordan, Bos-
ton vlolnlst. The programme Will be as fol-
lows:
1. Overture, ..Egmont Beethoven
:. Song from ..Iohsnslia .wassner
Hue E0erleiA.
3. Andaate and Polonaise essaaoa yisustemps
Dr.. J. Jordan.
2.is f3S ;9s sfsaasaa .SegaF5se9
5. Entre-Act Lohensrin'' .............. Wagner
THE EMMA ABBOTT CONCERTS,
The Emma Abbott troupe, embracing Miss |
Abbott, Brlsnoli, tenor, Fcrranti, buffo basso,
". X. Case, pianist, ana Charles E. Pratt ac- !
,o'npanist, will give two concerts at the New !
Chicago Theatre on Friday evening, tho 10th,
lnd Saturday afternoon, the 17tn. As there has
been mulch curiosity to know Just where Miss
aooott Stands as singer, we quote the follow
ns from one of Jerome Hopkins recent notices
u her: Miss Abbott's concerts have been re-
narsable fos several reasons. They have
occn given BY q singer, SO the papers say,
Tllo S'does not phrase wcl},' and yet whose
:. phrasing is most excel1ent;'' II who IS cannot
cation is pcTiect;'' whose ' voice is perfectly
'ycn,'' yet is "weak iii lower and middle
ones; whose "baliad-sfnging was the best
hlng she did" md yet from whose perform
s1aI %a5 eniasnt eat singing not
loW, we certainly cannot tell them any more
definitely. but leave them to judge for them
elves at the Forthcoming concerts. g
- LOCAL s1IscELIANY.
The Hershey musical evenings will commence
t the Hershey Hall on the 23d inst.
Mr.. Emil Licbl1ng and John White, the organ
st, contem plate giving some piano and organ
ceitals at the Hershey Hall IN May,
The popular Barnabcc concert troupe will
i've the last concert OF the season at NcCor-
nick Hall on the 14th inst, with one Of their
programmes.
Julia Klvc had very remarkable success Mt
burlington, H., on the 4th inst Next Tuesday
ventng she plays at St. Louis and will anpear |
etore vcry large audience.
The Chicago Musical College will give sofrec |
llisicale at the Methodist Church Block on the |
= :th OF April for the benefit Of Miss Mary
'shara. " tue pianist, and Miss Alice Lansdcn,
icil rare excellence nj the recent annnai con-
srt OF that institution.
Ole Bull, the veteran yiolinist, is announced
" three concerts a. Mccormick Hall on Fri
~ the 23d, SATURDAY. afternoon the 9th. and .
onoay the 18th. Upon these occasions be will :
ave The competent assistance Of Miss ThursbY !
I'd Mile. lsidore Martinez, sopranos tom Ear1
nor; and Atr. S. Liebling, brother Of our nwn |
r. Liebling, pianist. Tie array OF talent i: q q
1nsualiy strong. and some very enjoyable con- =
It's may be anticipated. >