, 1881-05-01
THE MUSIC FESTIVAL OF 1882.

~ VIII De mat1er f0r c0nRratulatlOn
among all lovers 0f music in this city, the
announcement that lust the guarantee Of a
sufficient fund has been made to secure the
Festival! for next Spring. in conjunction with
those Which Mr.. Theodore Thomas has
already arranged to give in New York and
Cincinnati. The project was first broached
by the late George B. Carpenter. with the
| idea of holding the Festiva! this spring, and
he had several interviews with Mr.. Thomas,
at which the general l-ontlines were discussed
and tue project advanced so far that corps
OF singers to the mum 'ar OF Go3 or mure
were booked. At tpat time, however, the man
ayers of the Sangerfast had already selected
Chicago for their Festival of 1881, and to pre-
vent clasltng with this the Thomas Fcs-
tival was deferred year .ard the
matter for a time dropped. During
Mr. Thomas recent visit here, however,
to conduct the performances Of 1.-THE
Damnatloll Of Faust" the project was taken
up again, and alr. Thomas had several inter
views with gentlemen who are Interested In
music, at which the Festival WIS discussed
from business point of view. Hs made
). nseif responsible for tue musical details,
''-,N
tion. Owing to the absence from the city of
one of the Leading movers III the project, ac-
tion was deferred until his return. At last
the final move has been taken, and the all
nOuncelnent has been sent to A1r. Thomas
officially pledgine to him the guarantee fund,
Which Mr.. Thomas estimated need not ex-
ceeu $4,000. AS the Arrangements fur New
York aud Cincinnati have already been
matte. It may be NOW considered certain that
Mr. Thomas will give these three great fes-
tlvals in May, loS2.-the first In New York.
the second In Cincinnati Though Cincinnati
Is WORKING hard to gut the first place), and
the third in Chicago. 1t is US yet
too early to announce any details tr
Chicago, as 3fr. Thomas has not until now
been warranted to act, but this much may bo
said: the New York Philharmonic Orc4es-
ira will be the nucleus Of the Instrumental
f'rce in each festival. III New York, Mr..
Tlulnas will use chorus which he has al |
ready organized there; III Cincinnati, the |
Festival Churus, which has dune such sple14- !
did work during the past six years, at former |
festivals; III Chicago the chorus has yet to |
be fully completed, though the nucleus OF 1t |
Is already On the books. Mr. Thomas will
use Tile same sUlulsts for all the festivals !
These have not been engaged, and will |
not be until he visits Europe this summer
In this regard he Is going to make 1 new de-
parture, for reasons not necessary to specify
here, and If such thing be possible he will
en4ase for the first quartet, a: lenst, Euro
petll Sooi5ts Vf the first class. The pr)yrau,s |
tor Chicago have not yet been conai tered.
and nothing can DC said OF them except that
they will hardly be- written upon the large
scale that would suit the older and mare sx-
pericuccd chorus in Cinciuuati. 1t would be
folly to attempt competition in that direction,
oul At tie same tine 1t does not necessitate
Tie gift Ut prophecy to claim that 1t will be
he gria1ldest musical occasion Chicago has
ever Known. As IL the success OF the scheme
ronl financial point OF view there is 10
question, and we hazard little in saying that
t will even surpass Cincinnati III receipts, as
Chicago is the most profitable musical city, /
outside Of New York, In the country. With
he Sangvrfest in June, the Series of !
I{r Thomas summer-gardtn concerts ut the
Exposition Building in July and August, and
tlc Festival neXt Spring, the coming Year will
'e Il busy one III Music, while the spr>ns OF
So will be tie most notable one ever known |
u the United States, and one which, by coll-
arison, will dwarf all other seusuus. :