The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-30

the festival OF music in New York this week,
TO be held in the acknowledgement A1nory
under the direction Of Theodore Thomas.
The musical world l. in great excitement
over il.
The following
SOLO ARTISTS
have been engaged for the rendition Of the
Beethoven " Missa Soiennis.' the BerliOZ
"Fall of Troy" and some Wagner selec-
tons: Nine. MateTna, Miss Emily Winant,
Miss Hattie Schel, Herr Candidus, Herr
Gcore Hcnschell. Mr.. Toedt. Mr.. Myron
w. Whitney, and Mr.. FranZ Remmertz.
In selecting Nine. AIaterna and Herr
Candidus, the Herald says, Mr.. Thomas
has chosen with gvcat judgment aud they
viii be- delightful features Of his festival.
TIE CHORUS.
Some idea OF the magnitude oi the I'M
dertaking may be gathered when il is un-
derstood that the following societies will
take part in the Festival:
The New York Chorus Society, 900 sing
ers Theodore Thomas, director; W. G..
Dietrich. chorus master.
The Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus, 800
singers: Theodore Thomas. director; G.
Mortimer Wiskeand W. g. Dietrich. chorus
masters.
The Handel and Haydn Society Of Bos-
ton. 80 SINGERS Carl Zerrahn, conductor.
The Cecilian, Of Philadelphia, $50 sing
ers; Michael II. Cross, director.
The County Musical Associa-
ton. Of Massachusetts,, $50 singers; Carl
Zerrahn. conductor.
The Baltimore OratOrio Association, $50
singers: Fritz Finke, conductor.
The Reading Choral Society, OF Reading,
Penn, 100 singers; Edward 4. Berg, con-
ductOr.
THE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
compelled tribute from a wider territory
than the chorus. IL numbers 800 instru-
ments. and the men who compose il are
among the representative Orchestial-players
of the country. New York alone supplied
go Of the men, fTst-class instrumeutalists.
In engaging the men, the purpose wa. kept
i'm view Of securing only such - had PLAYED
frequently under Mr.. Thomas direction.
Fortv-fye came from other cities-eightcen
from Cincinnati. seventeen from Chicago,
two from Boston. two from Philadelphia,
two from Brooklyn. and one each from 81.
Louis, Milwaukee. New Orleans, and Lam
caster, Penn. The fact that festivals will
be given next month in Cincinnati and Chi
cagO. NJ which several Of the important
works first given here viii be repeated, j.
probably the reason why 30 many musi-
clans come from those two cities. The dis
ribution Of musical instruments in the
orchestra T. as follows:
50 First vlollns. g Clariueis. Tenor from
so second Yio- , Blssci horns. Dorc7.
lins 2Bass clari- 2 Bass tro N
9g EfDlle. nets. NDuf-.
SO Vi0iou- Bassoons. Tubas.
colos. Contra las kette-drurns.
40 ID % b e soons. liass,druins.
taesef. Horns. ~itAll urulH-s
o Harps. -aEhorns' lthpf uIuin'
Flutes. tprneta- 4ihUAl'-
Picoios. Irunpets. IIiahFles'
Ob0cs. / Bass tfuIn-
2Englfsh pet.
horns.
II will be seen that this is a remarkably
well-eguipped band. and contains several
instruments which are not found ordinarily
i'm concert orchestras. Some Of them-the
Bs.,et horns and the tenor drum "a large
-ide-dTIm without snarcs were specially
made in Europe for the festival, and will
be used. like the trIlmpets, bass clarinets,
and contra bassOOns, in order that certain
pieces Of music shall be given with the
effects contemplated by the composers.
THE GREAT ORGAN.
In addition to the orchestra, there is 10
be a Grand organ. which, being placed TN
der the stage. does not break the synmet-
rical rows Of singers, and by the use OF q
reversed action and electrical connection
between the key-bOX and the pipes Il l. -
completely under the control OF Nr.
Thomas n the nearest instrument in the
band. The electrical appliance II simple
vet effective, and 50 far there lias-been none
OF the trouble which might have been ap-
prehended Of a slOwness OF utterance from
the pipes because Of the somewhat novel
action and the disposition Of the insiru-
ment.
ON Wednesday and Saturday evenings
the local choir made up Of the New York
and Brooklyn sOeieties) viii compose the
/ festival chorus; on .Tuesday, when the
Bach cantata and Handel Jubilate will be
0iven. the Worcester County Musical AssO-
| cation and the Reading Choral society will
add their numbers 70 the chOrns. while on
FRIDAY all the societies will participate ex-
| cept the two last mentioned.
RECENT REIEARsALs
for the music festival had all the appear
anees Of monster concerts. The trans
I formation Oi the drill-rOom OF the seventh
/ Regiment Armory into a coneert-roOm was
complete. and on the stage erected II the
west end were gathered ON Thursday after
noon the whole festival orchestra and the
4 local festival choir Twelve hundred
voices AID 800 instruments joined in the
music Of ''Israel in Egypt" and no less
than 1900 persons SAT in the chairs on the
eudienee-aoor and listened with almost the
same interest and decOrous behavior that
I they would show at concert. II was a
fine opportunity TO marshal all the factors
Of the festival and picture the scenes Of this
week.