The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-21
THE MAY FESTIVAL.
A Great Occasion Grows Greater
Is 1t Progresses.
What Is Thought Of It...Music for the
Closing Concerts.


standing room could be made available for
hearing it was occupied. There were sew
eral thousand persons who had admission
tickets without seats. and considered them
selves fortunate in being able to secure a
good place even to stand and hear the mu-
sic.
The feature of the concert, and that
which attracted the unusually large at
tendance, was the production of Mr.. Dud-
ley Bucks prize composition, Scenes
rom Longfelow's Golden Legend" The
piece proved delightful one in all re-
spects, and was thoroughly enjoyed by low
ers of any class OF music.
The scores are not difficult and the cho-
rus mastered it with comparatively little
effort, but there is about it sparkle and
brilliancy that makes it most winning
and enjoyable composition. 1t seems to
admirably combine the beauties OF operatic
and oratorio music. The listener Is en-
raptured with the brilliancy OF what re-
minds him of "Berlioz," and is then lost
in admiration at the grandeur OF strains
that appear to belong to some magnificent
oratorio. The sJlo parts were most ele-
gantly sung, Miss Norton achieving her
crowning success of the Festival.
At the conclusion Mr.. Dudley Buck was
loudly called for and in response be was
escorted to the stage by President Pendle-
ton, where he was warmly applauded by
chorus and audience and heartily congraL-
ulatcd by Mr.. Thomas.
The prize composition formed the first
part of the programme. The Second part
consisted OF two scenes from the third act
of Wagner's 'Gett@dammerung" and
overture from king Lear" by Berlioz.
The programme was magnificent one, but
was too long. With one scene instead of
two of the Wagner selections it would have
been more satisfactory.
To-day's Programme.
THIRD AFTERNOON CONCERT.
Selections from Iphigenia in Gluck
q. Overture-Ogchestra.
b. SceneI.-"Diana impitoyable."
Mr.. J. II. Rudolphsen.
Orchestra.
Aria, HENCE, hence away" (Semele) .......Handel
Miss Annie Louise Cary.
Wedding March and Variations. Op; 2t .Goldmark
(From symphony "Landliche HochzeiL')
OICueStTd.
Scene, LA motto fugs gorma" tl......spohr
Aria, Isl 10 sento" Fanst
Miss Annie B. Notion.
Intermission.
Overture (Figaro)'..,:;..:. '..'."..'''.'."Mozart
Orchestra
slumber Song (Masaniello)
Sign0r Ilalo Campanin
Turkish March ruins OF Athens )......B Beethoven
Orchestra.
Romanza-"Vane, Vane," (Roberto) ....Meyerbeer
A,,x ShDr r,uiu
Qnstrume entei by Carl Muller Berghaus.)
Orchestra
Cobbler's Song-"Jerum, Jcrum"
(Msi''efslaFe,h mf. hyrcn W Whitney: wagner
slsvonic Rhapsody. Op; 49, No. S..."...Dvorak
Orchestra.
FOURTH EVENING CONCERT.
Beethoven Night
symphony. No. 8, minor, Up, ".
]. Allegro con brio ? Andante .Mnt ,S con moto.
Allegro schelnol; inlcrmission n1'Sr0 'F'n'le''
Missa Solennis, D major, Op. l2S
Miss Annie L. Cary. Miss Emma Cranch,
Sig. Italo Csnpanini Mr.. Fred. Harvey,
Mr.. S. T. Jacobsohn, Violin.
Chorus, Orchestra, Organ.
The May Musical Festival OF 1880 will close with
Zadok, the Priest Coronation Anthem) Handel
ChoruS, Orcneslra, OIgan.
FESTIVAL NOTES.
There was the usual trouble last night
looking for carriages.
Mr.. Thomas will tonight have a talk
with the chorus preparatory to reorganiz-
ing at once for the Festival of 1882.
The tickets to the Cary concert for Satur-
day afternoon are selling rapidly, and a
tremendously large audience is promised.
The Lrogramme is one of great merit, and
full Of attractions.
Prof. Carl.Zerrahn, Of Boston, the emin-
ent leader, is enthusiastic over the chorus
work. He said yesterday: Il should like
to talk with every member of that chorus,
and tell them how grandly they have &C.
eomplished their work."
From Mr.. Hassard's dispatch TO the New
York Tribune. "The success of the prize
composition was most emphatic. Every
thing in 1t was most heartily app!auded.
The Monks Revel was highly relished as a
delicious bit Of musical humor, the repre-
sentation Of q sort of churchly ballet, If
| may use the expression, in which we
caught sight of Tapping cassocks and
dancing sandals capering around tie Mis-
sails and Graduals The Drinking Song,
which was given not in Mr.. Stedman's
clever translation, but in the musical
Latin original, is one of the best pieces OF
the kind l know of. The mixture of solo
and chorus effects are all excellent, and all
made q due impression, although in the
finale OF the first number Mr.. Whiting,
who sat at the organ, failed to accompany
the chant as lie should have done. The
March, which is beautifully scored came out
magnificently, and SO did the concludins
chorus which brings the work to fine
climax"
From Mr.. Upton's dispatch to the Chi
cago Tribune:
HTHE GOLDEN LEGEND-The performance
of the work was an elegant one in ever,
respect, except in the twelfth scene, which
had to be stopped after few bars and re
commenced, owing to false start by Mr.
Harvey, the tenor, that threatened seriou
results. Apart from this slip Mr.. Harve.
sang In fine style, developing delightful
quality Of voice and some very clear, bril-
liant and strong high tones. In two mum
bers of the duo. with Miss Norton in tn
obligato OF the third scene, he created a de
cided sensation and was rewarded with en-
thusiastic plaudits. Miss Norton sang th
Elsie Solo very sweetly and In excellen
taste, and also came in for generous shar