, 1881-10-02
MUSIC.
Concert for the Benefit Of the Michi-
gan Sufcrers-program Of the
Cincinnati May Festival.
Resume Of tue Worcester, Mass, Festl-
vai-Rcmarkablc Success Of d
Chicago Singer.
Engagement Of Miss Heckle for Prof
Swings Choir-Musical Notes at
Home and Abroad,

l. a Tfanu cOnccft anu dralEnatlc entertainment
has been arranged. uu,lcr the direction Of Nr.
I : Il. Pratt. 10 take place 1T tie Central MUSIC
Halt OIL Friday afternoon next, commencing 1T
! o'clock. tho purpose of which is to swell the
ft.ll for the relief Of the sufferers 1y the Miyh-
| ignn fires. It is understood that the M:lnaer-
| chor OF tho Apollo Club the Eutcrpc Da,uen-
chor, tho Chickcrlng Quartet, tho st. Cecilia
Ladies' Quartet, the Harmonic Quartet, and at,
| orchestra Of sixty pieces will furnish the tnll-
steal numbers, ami thnt Mr. Mccullough, and Mr..
| kecne vii! contribute readings to add to the
| interest ot tue program. Such Il variety Of ut
fractions, added To the excellence OF this great
anu ur-cat churty+ will undoubtedly call out
! stn iiprit.sc AUDIENCE. Tickets will he for sale
Rfter Tuesday LIT the box-ollcc Of the hall.
CINCINNATI MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
The programs of the Chicago May Festival
nave already been pr,ttctI in Till: TRIBUNE, und
VIC n1r now able 10 place betnro our renders
those nl the Cincinnati Festival, which occurs
Jitst before ours IT will he 5ceu that they are
IN Il larger sctie. The program for tho first
night Will lnclHde Mozart's 'iiegucm," Eee-
tho'cn's eighth symphony. aud Handlers bet
tf'lSen It DcltM y; for the sccuni night, I3ach's
st. Matthew's rassioa Musc": tor tho ,hirl
nl1nt. SchHb,Tt5 ninth symphony lIltl sceues
from Sehs1nann's Faust: AMI for tao fourth
night. tho prize composition. Wasuer's Faust
" l.ci TroyeilS." as TO the prize composition,
tho announcement sayS:
III pursuance uf tho policy adopted by It in !
connection with its fourth festival the assoca-
ton Ill t,ctoh'i 3As', olerc. prize uf $I.AU tor
fhc HOst Eler!furiUils composition for CHORUS |
ana orchestra. to h: performed 1T the fifth fcs-
tNal: t'tniefi'ip1i was opened IL 2ll citizens Of
!ne United States, irrespective Of piucc 1T birth.
Herr CaW'i!1pester Carl Heueck,.. I.riIsic unu
~ tatn'ite Saint s:lTns. Paris arc distinguished
auta"r!feS Wh0. In conjunction with Mr.. I1on1-
hnt {ttr
to act rs Judges. THE eighteen compositions
which VII have been submitted. in response to this
he announced at the festival.
WORCESTER. f,I+&SS.) FESTIVAL.
The annual festival 1T Worcester Mass., com-
nenced On tho Eth inst, this years program
including the following large array Of must-
clans:
Sopranos. Clara Louise Kellogg, Miss Emma r.
hno'slts. Hattie Louise SsmnaS Louise D. Ite:n-
,lds. ana ;Al'.a Ward: coa1ralt.'s. Annie l.,ise
lrs, Tom knr!, Theodore !. Todt, Cnarlcs Il.
Adams, and Frank II. Mason; has:os, Nyron ".
~n'tns', ;,n Franz nss,mcrsz; Sisnor Ih:t'anoH,
hcse thor. were the SCHUBERT company and the
,crtnunic orchestra. nnd slI'e. Tercse Lene, vic
~: Nine julia Rive King, piano; Theodore
.icnc, t'ooncello: EuSen.. Tiaytr. or4;ts, und !
'seph T. l4'ic'cr, corntt- A'r: Carl Zerr:ih, was
lie conductor. and Messrs. Il: u. Allen and e. ".
!
rE4l:.
The first program was a miscellaneous one.
IN the sccurd day two concerts were given,
ddfy enough, tho first 1T noon, anti tho second
t3 o. til. The first wsls IN organ concert by afr.
Eugene Thayer. with vocal selections by sfrs. |
,exter, formerly Of Cincinnati, and Miss WI :
ant, the alto. In the second coucert the Scht1-
crt Club was tue principal feature. Mrs. G!ea-
Oh, Of this city, also SANG, and the Boston Id
IHi>cr'S correspondent says of her:
The gem Of tho concert. however, Was tho |
at Mrs Grace Hiltz-Gleusoll, who is new j
J Worcester, bur she made friends here with | !
CT hrsr measure. She gave the two Schubert =,
'nss with much expression. Her voice is .
suAl!y sweet and cttAr. and she excel5 in deli !
ate effects. She cnuncintcs clearly, and in I {
seet and low suugs and in pathetic music she T r
Us complete success. Her singing OF the |
Sancta MnriA was superb and even after she c
ad repeated it the audience WIS hardly satisfied Il
At the third CONCERT Eerai's IS Requiem Muss" /
rs given, in which Mrs. Gleason, Miss Cary Mr.. 81
dam. and Mr.. acknowledgement Mrs. Glea- It
ms success has already been chronicIed by }
egraph- The festival closed with 1.-The
reauoa " on Friduy lust.