The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28
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The tWsnty.sixth sangeriessOt the North
American sangerbund commences in the
Exposition building next Wednesday
evening. The North American Sanger
bund ia the union OF many Of the German
singing societies in the United States for
the purpose Of meeting every second year
to perform together great musical works
requiring large chorus and orchestra, The
sangariestis the name applied TO the period
Of the meeting and the music performed
during It. A 1.-THE close Of each fest, the
place Of the next Is determined on, and q
director chosen, with power 10 select the
works to be studied Tor the succeeding lest
and 70 prepare all the details Of the pro-
gramme. The last fest was held in Gin
cinnati two years ago. There Dr.. hans
BalRlks, Of this city, was elected director
for this year, and OhiCAgo was chosen -
the place OF meeting
AloCal committee, Gompasad oil many
active German citizens, have been ut Work
for months consummEting arrangements
for the festival. The civic President 10 MT.
Louis Wahl. A subscription oil S00,UO0
was easily procured as y guarantee iund
to meet any deficiency in the enterprise.
Various sub. committees have attended to
the several divisions Of the work TO- re-
ceiying societies and providing for their
entertainment: decorating the streets and
firing OF CGunOn on the first A!Iernooni
e%quippirg the Expedition building tIr the
fest; getting up q picnic for Sunday next,
for the Germans believe in q Thoroughly
social way Ct enjoying music; and TO DO
everything else which needs TO be done
In order 10 render the affair q success aside
from It's musical features.
The latter, II may safely be expected,
will bs q success, The snlo artists are all
eminent, aud several Of them are without
supeTiors in the grade VI music chosen for
such immense concerts. They are Nine.
Peschka.Leutner, who comes from Berlin
for q fee Of ~, 600 and all expensesi Miss
Annie Louise Gary, Mr., William Gan
didug, tenor, ircm Berlin and London;
Mr.. AlyHon ". Whitney, Mr, Frank Rem
merits, Dir. Hugo Lindsu, tenor; Jacob
Beuzing, bass, OF Cincinnati; Mr.. Lever
mann, bass; Mr.. SChusler, bass; BIZ
Bereghy, bass; Mr.. Edward SChullEe, Of
Chicago, tenor; Nine. Emma Donald,
Miss Hannah MCCarthy sopranos, Of
OhiCsgo, and Miss Rose Kellner, OF this
city, alto. The grand chorus will be made
up 81 the Chicago festival chorus, with the
choruses coming from other cities, afford
ing fifteen huudredV voices for 3 full chorus.
TIE orchestra is composed OF musicians
from New York, Cincinnati and Chicago,
and numbers u hundred and twenty.
Singing societies are coming from Mil.
wsukee, st. Louis, Cleaveland, Cincinnati,
Buffalo, Columbus, Philadelphia, Fort
Wayne, Dayton, Bloomington, Pekin, and
Richmond, Ind. They will be acCompan-
ed bV large dsleg atoms OF friendsi and SO
all the railroads have offered reduced rates,
It Ia certain that the city will be FLIED with
visitors.
Elsewhere the Times prints In full the
complete programme OF Eheseven concerto,
80 that lis readem who desire 10 attend
may exercise 8 jndlCious preference IS to
the particular Coucvrt or concerts. The
if.e!noon programmes, il will BE- observed,
ore more popular than those Of the even.
ings; and there are no "rotI' concerts the
principal soloiSts siDg at each OF The seven.
Considering the expense attached to such
an enterprise, the price Of the reserved
seats, 81, cbnnot be considered unreasona'
Bile. SuChImusic 10 a luxury, and those
who indulge in 1t must expect to pay
It's value.
Because the work OF preparing the festi.
val has been done chiefly by our German
citizens, no u can fairly assume that
only the Germans will enjoy the music TO
be rendered there. 1t is highly probable
that It will us by far the finest music,
certainly the finest In its solos, ever heard
by our peoples and those who do not avail
themselves Of the opportunity 10 attend
will lose a pleasure which they may not
have another chance to obtain. 1t Is 10 be
hoped, not only In courtesy to the Ger.
mans themselves, bnt in justice to art,
that tho festival will be q Rrea. popular
and financial success.