, 1877-07-08

lA1DO1NA 6O1NAlAAs OoA
ty and Ntne," sacred song and chorus, by T. r.
Wcstendorf; "Ycs, I'll Meet You at the Foun-
Sweet Eyes Brown" song and chorus, by Rob
ert Challoncr. A popularity of this Music Is
that it is mainly By home writer's.
4 vocal aud Instrumental concert will be
given ut the Ada Street N. E. Church on Friday
evening next, under the direction Of Mrs. Car
ric L. Dabcock, the organist. The prograinIne
will be given BY thc Chicago Quartette, MFs. u.
choir.
Our composer, Mr.. s. g. Pratt, is still on his
musical travels. On tho occasion OF ex,Presi-
dent Grants recent visit to the CRYSTAL Palace,
London, his Anniversary. Overture, with
Chorus" was performed. Subsequently, MS
march, "Homage to Chicago" was given at
the Alexandra Palacc ~
send us the following late issues Of William 4:
Pond d Co., New York: .fMusctte'' - anu "fl1-
fcrar,'' two impromptus for piano, by Gounod; ;
sIn the RAIN song, by c: Rizzo; "sleep ald
Sleep" ql!aby by F. G. isley; Ia a. sI!son, Nsh,n
sti stetson "rhou Ast Ike 'e' qo IoVe
song, BY A. J. Holden; paraphrase of "Hall
Coium6ia,' for piano, by S. 3. Mills; Summer e
Sweet, Good-br," caprice for piano, VI =. H.
Wilson; and Nancy Lee" song for baritone
Dy SIcpHEN AuailS.
The nineteenth OF Mr.. Eddy's organ rccitals
as gysn yesteIdny % %itn 1 sge
minor Sonata, No. &; Baeh's Sonata In u, No
&; and Fin's's Sonata in G minor, Or. |. The
lighter numbers we're tue Handel Largo dur
ins's arrangcment). Guilu,aat's ''0ilcrtolre sur
deux Noe's'" an.l the Andante Ida ute nore- move
pl,ony: Mrs. Tharston was the yocallist, ami
s.,l. Torrente's aria, 'sShow Me Thy Ways. u
Lori,' aud Gonnod's song, - Q that We Two
were AIaying." The last recital OF the season
will be given next Saturday.
THE aERMAs1A MAEsSERcHoR
will give its first sun,mcrnights concert Of tile
season at the Lincoln Park Pavilion Weuucs-
day: ...
PROGRAMME.
= 1''''' ~''''''''' 0rfdtsfra.
. concert ''sf'o'ei 0rri:stra.
3. "The Power OF Alusic". .keonig
For male roices, ,riN tenor SOLO and orchestra
accompaniment.
4. Instrumental solo. with orchestra accom-
g. ..The Eird in the sky (dcdicated to the
g. .Tas gfs@aaa Maa oi xois .heiataa1es es
Mt1a eaoyus Of At Gfsa1aaia.
Z. March dedicated to Emperor Will
HILL '''. 0rciexiya, @@"1"'"
s. Song-.'Rhein Wine e".....-............F. Liszt
Ge'W1nnja Na<""e'cAor.
Orchestral
To conclude with hop for those who wish to
indulge.
TESTIMONIAL TO WAGNER
The London slNten9nm says.
We learn thar Lord Lindsay, the President OF the
Wagner Society, aud other members of the Com
m'ttce, nlong with Mr.: Dannrcuther: the CON
solved to raise fund to present the composer with
IN adequate testimonial. They have taken this
step in order to carry out the principle on which
WAGNER to establish the National Oprra House at
bayreuth. 1t secret and it is 10 be regretted
even by those professors and amateurs who do not
concur with him iE his views OF the lyric drama,
that 1icrr Wagner hns been suffering severely nn-
der the load OF the deficit t Dayrtutn, ana that the
recent concerts ut the ROYAL Albert Hall have been
pretent movement Of hls friends and admirers,
WIN believe that the proposed testimonial fs the
only way OF securing for him the leisure and rest
NECESSARY for the development Of his creatire
powers.
NILSSON AS "DESDEMoSA."
The London Times Of June says:
The event Of last week, and the finest perform
auee as yet Of the season., at Mr.. Mapleson'5
Theatre, was Rossi1is happi!y revived ..oteIlo."
bcrifk, and II. Faure tooS the leading parts. Few
can have forgotten the. impression created by
Madame Nilsson. when she first appeared as Des-
i,
Drury- -Inne-sescn years ago; none can have for
gotten that oftl!o is the part which exhibited
s!gnor Tamberlih, when lust among ~, at
thar, since Ronconi, there has been no SUCH
Laao on the opcrstic stage as n: Fanre: This
added 70 an IMPOSING EImiro ;lifaban'iol like
tenor Si.not Carrion, here quite ut home, not
less excellent Emilio in Mile. kobiati, and slgnor
Bro2cotini, es fair renrcscntative OF the Doge,
made the cast Of Rossiris opera stria-fair
counterpart to his comic masterpiece, Ill Rar-
bierc ii siv1sla,'' composed III the eamc year
tlslo)-one Of more than ordinary strength, md
euccess Almc. Nilssons DesdemoHG IL another
proof Of the marked progress she is making, step
By step, towards becoming tragic lyric come:
goal 10 which she has afforded more than Que con-
vincns proof that hcr ambition tends
MUSICAL NOTES.
Nine pa]u,ieri has arrived in Milan from New
York.
Christine Nilsson is anxious to return to
Amcrica.
Herr Wachtel is about to sing at her Majesty's
Theatre in London.
Miss Minnie Hauck has been engaged at the
Brussels Monnaie for eight nights.
n. Capoul has signed an engagement for four
months in Russia and two months at vienna
next winter and spring.
Count Won Beust, the Austrian Ambassador
at London, has published i waltz anu dedicated
it to Queen Caroline Of Saxony.
Mile. Hcilbron, who is now singing in Paris,
has been engaged by II. Ferri for a series OF per-
formanees in st, Petersburg and A1oscow.
Mr.. Max Marctzck Is represented to be writ
ing an opera OH American subjects the p1inci-
pal role bcin. intended for Miss krllogg, Mr..
Max Strakosch proposes to bring it OUT ln De-
cember.
Mile. Emilia Chiomi, who has recently made
her debut ut Her Maicsty's Theatre. London,
undcr the management OF Alr. Afaplcson, with
success, will probably visit the United States
during the autumn.
The health Of Dr. Won Bulow, who is now
staying near Bingcn on the Rhine, is so far re-
stored that hc has accepted the engagement 50
long contemplated, aud is to be the conductor
OF the choral and orchestral concerts at Glasgow.
According to the Nussiknliches IEochcnbtatt. the
accredited organ Of Waenerism, the production
of tue "Nlbelunccn Ring" ut Munich, has been
"postrotcd for sou,e years" by the King Of Da-
yaria, in order that the opera may be fully re-
hcArscd."
Mrs. Oates and her company are engaged for
two weeks at the Montreal Academy OF Music.
beginning July 9, by Max Strakosch. Mrs. Oates
will shortly leave for Paris where she will pass
the summer iii stutlyin. four new operas, which
have been recommended to her BY Nile. Aimee.
She Will return to America In the fall and finish
her contract with Manager Miles, of Cincinnati.