New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-07
TIE PEyNsrLIR SLAUGHTERED.

CLOSE OF TIE IuRD FESTIVAL At pEIEolr-foW
TIE LoIsI-. CHORUS AND O.CH.-I,A HAy.
ACQUi TED THEMSELVES.
Upon A OCCASIONAL RgC-IoSDENro F THE rElE --
DETROIT, Mich. Sept. 2.-Just as The les-
rve- all concluded. wish the exception % "a oa'
the weather. wlich has been Lovely and warm Uo'
warm indeed for comfort since Monday morning.
chang and "a thunderstorm broke over ,ne ely As
write the waters OF the clouds Iot loose WITH ven
g.auce l. always thUudors on every possible occasion
.n Detroit even III mIwuter. Tafou VIII a. DIS .Aur
conlngs and fai ures the Detroit Musical Festival OF
$50 has been for tms section, pronounced success,
unsteady and financially. ana must confess was sur
prise nud marvel 10 one 81 accuso4,- as am 10 TIE
exquisite feasts set forth IN Nev-Yolk II TINS appa-
reuy new community can be gin aus 3icl0uslv. whit
NAV they rot achieve under good training aad lender
shipl
Tuesday evenings programme began with the over
ture 10 the Tannaau-er" teen followed az n e. So
Piece for male chorus and orchestra by iacsc' wi-l
va. sung bv the United Steugrbund ri ea-. 800 10 lo0
VOICES strong Remenyi next PLAYED Mcnd'lssclns
violin concerto exQusitev. Mis- Henne SAM o mic
Fernando" B~chof ne love song from wager
~Wa.kere." ami the -aencorOund sang with superb
Ign, and shade Moehung- beautiful plrt-song. 'D.e
scnoene welt" Memberships WepGrgs Night
completed tie evenings entertainments This
was as great success as the cantata OF
the previous evening. far the
chorus was concerned Their precision and 7igor
we're delightful can you the silence " chorus
AID the mayuinccnt seel they come with torches
flashing" given win vEor worthy OF the New
York OratorO Society. The singing Of RemmertZ was
magnificent Inever heard him IN finer voice, and the
alto part was ia ken by d lady We'll known II Detroit
mus cal circles Mrs A b. KEENAN,, who is gifted with
a good voice great feeling and exceptionally ORA
matte delivery.
on Wednesday evening had very enjoy
abe selection, comprising Gade's I'm
Hochland overture. male chorus with
baritone solo, 'the Emigration Of the Normans," by
Max Bruch: Ia scene from Max Bruch's "Odyssene,"
sung by Mrs. Kennan the first movement OF Beetho
veus Violin Concerto superby interpreted by Remenyi
the wel-knOwn quartet On CANON from " fide TO-
and male chorus Freue LeDe," by the saeugcrbund
The cond part began with the last movrmr nt OF RAN
I'm Wade symphony. Miss Henne then sang "Ah,
mon ills" The finale TO Act OF Loncngrin" the dna
ara OF rhomass Hamlet" and the Kaisermarsch,"
with orchestra aud chorus brought remarkable
musical festivrie 10 "A close
OF the sooists, first and foremost stands AntoniA
Home she charmed everybody by the OF her
voice its sympathetic qualify fauitess intonauon.
And the finish OF her style. Next came RemmertZ who
at times sang magnlhcenty. and who would he study
and work might make himself nericln Rokitansky.
But he often rehaemenf and finish BIschoh, the
tenor sang passaby In Max Bruchs and Mendes~Ohn's
cantatas, and gave a fair delivery OF the Wakyre"
song But his tendency 10 the for tier and hls
excessive shouting distressing 10 the
aud painful to the eve, with Thermometer at So
OF the local ladies Mr. K-nnan uBqucstiOnably bore
away the palm. Nile. Ncllni." who IN Detroit circles
figures as Mrs Bottles a. hath that vautng ambition
yhieh orrtOps itself she acquitted hersef fairly in
the Brnch cantata bui Proofs variations Casja DIVA
and especia!ly tue Hamlet aka. too much Tor
her TIE other local soprano and bass nearly
wreckne the Lohengrin" nnale. had then parts
been taken up ny violin and cello and carried un Il
Messrs Henne and Remmer came 10 the rcscu,.
Renehyi with ali his tgnlhccni tcchn due ana his
superb bowling. committed solecisns Tor which le
would have been Kissed OF tine platform OF seinwsy,
in less than five minutes He recalled after the
Menoorssohn concerto and gave vugst blending
"Oln Folks at Home" and the "Campbes are Com
tng and still the night ignoring JoachE.s
ane caienza, be interpreted into the Beet
vie in sentiment vile IN composition vile
IN taste and on 4 recall gave the internal Carneyal
de Venice" with stomatic and tom-cat ELECTS accom-
nanlrd by sucn cOniOrtlOns and mOukeylsD gesucua-
dom might have been appropriate Ia beer garden,
but which an outrage AMI an Insult In
classical concert We emphasize dis
nrai.e OF SUCH practices. FOR audisDces Ike tnis
nnarcustomed one of Detroit require educating
and improving What has brought our musical gather
lngs IN the metropolis % such piton OF PERFECTION bur
ths good Influences OF Damrosch aud Theodore Ibomas
Wilnelmi earasate, Norman Ssruda or White would
hreak their vlOins than debase them by such
olaptrap. -. =. 49,. - 49, 49,.
az tho society Mr.. Frederic ADe Tor the manner In
which he drilled the oD0ruses and brought them 70
such perfection. But ohorus-ma1ter does not neces
sary imp AL orchestral leader and the vagaries OF
the save the two oantsas were
simply damlable Such sQuawks, yowis and yels
wore uttered BY the wind instruments he WOOD espe-