The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-24
THE PH1LHARM Monies.
4 REVIVAL OF MUSIC AND ART IN OUR
FAIR CRESCENT CITY,

New Orleans Is again alive: nothing can
break down the Crescent City. The yellow
fever epidemic has stricken her sons and
daughters, but tho battle has been waged and
won. Many victims have been left as holocaust
upon the death trodden ground but the
courage Of our people Is up to any emergency
They shed tears under tho stroke Of misfortune.
but their hearts are strong and over tho graves
Of tho departed tho richness of their sorrow
raises radiant flowers n hope and memory that
color the past with the golden Hight ot sunset
and irradiate the future with the glories Of the
rising sun.
Trade Is now ohstruoting our levees cotton
and sugar coming In every day by the river
and the railroads aregivlng trouble to the wharf
assaes and tho city administrators Our streets
are crowded with people going out shopping
The lovellf st md the fairast grace our grenf
and magnificent boulevard Of Canal streot.
There s certainly life in tho old band yet =
This and moro WIS nSampllned last evening
nj tho concert given by the Philharmonic So
ciety. We saV moro, he"ause what shows tho
true spirit pf o population Ia the multtudinnus
Attendance III the best educated portion If tho
community ut n seance specially reserved to
art.
The soIree given Yesterday by tho Philhar-
monte Society was groat success. and showed
hnt If our people are for the present too poor
Of yore. yet they have not lost ther innate tnete
for music and their appreciation ~ the poetieai
beauties which the great masters. we'll inter
Drrtad. favelop, IA H. were. In q panorama ~
sound to vol oducated oars
Grunewad Hall crowded Last night with
al that was lovely anu appreciative in New
Orleans.
Tho concert opeued wtllihe hv.ic of Charu-
blnis mnss In A, which was sung by tho full
chorus Of tho society. Cherubnl Is one OF the
masters of sacred music; his compositions. full
Ut religious fervOr and If sweet harmony. re-
Iuire that delicate and intelligent nnders tand-
Ing Of their beauties difficult to attain but In
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lessly. The Tior'in from the same author Was
rendered by the chorus with grea' success.
Miss Annie Seawell. whose sweet and express
sive tones arc alwnys heard with renewed
pleasure, sang Gatty's o, Fair Dove . Fond
bowel 'aito1 so admirably that tho audience
called for mn encore" which however. 10 the
regret of oil. was not granted. owing to tho rule
adopted that on account Of the length Of the
programme no repetltlon Of the pieces would
ypinist. whose skill on his instrument is ne
knowedged by al md established by Frequent
snconsses, treated his attentive listenerE to Vtot
it's Concerto. played with his usual apprecia-
ton ~ q good composition.
l.hernhipi's ofe,toTlnm from the mnas In A
T. W. Iremer Tho Agnus Dol, mass in IA,
from rherubni, which opened the second part
Of the concert. wns sung with magnificent on
talent Of the association.
Then followed two violin solos by Mr.. Theo
dore Curant,, Mr. Curant particularly gave
sweet expression upon his well handled instru-
ment to the Romnnce Of a Wilhelm We think
that this artist has peculiar talent for tho in
depreciation OF sweet notes and harmonious
cHdenre. for he interpreted tho RpmRnee"
with much feeling. and In this pleasnh the au-
dience more than in the lighter piece Of On
Vote, from Vauyiamps.
He was followed by Mr. Geo " Thoard who
sang in n fine baritone voice tho romance from
Pardon do PloermeI" Mr. Thoard has a TO
markably correct voice aud sings with accurate
taste We have heard barifores with voices
having more scope, but few who understood 50
well what they had to sing.
t,,D lDl II, Q
Miss AfIlacks rendition Of tho Carnival Of
Venice" of Benedict. Her voice is pure that
~ the songsters In the gardens lit no by the
daWning OF an aurora In spring. Her knoWl-
edge Of music is evidently perfect. for she
went through the whole difflcult theme with tho
greatest apparent ease and without a fault. We
congratulate the PhilharmoBics upon having
such an adjunct.
AZ We were disposed to be hypercritieal we
tried to find fault with the fair songster and We
can only say. In attenuation Of our deserved
compliments. that tho beginning was owing no
doubt TO timi1ity sung perhaps In n degree
without as much precision and taste ns the
latter part, which Is indeed moro difficult but
in which she displayed alI the tase and talent
which the most critical public could desire.
Tho concert ended with the Credo from tho
mass In of Cherubiui. that was sung with
perfect ensemble by all the members Of the as
ISOLATION. We hope. for the good ~ the city
and the musical education of our people. that
the Philharmonic Society will not hereafter be
ChaTy OF Its concerts.