The Evening critic., 1883-04-26
AMATEUR ORCHESTRA CONCERT.

a Successful and Enjoyable Concert
by Georgetown Musical Organ.
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The Georgetown Amateur Orchestra made
its first bow before Washington audience
last night at the Congregational Church,
which was crowded to sufocation by the
friends of the organization. Although this
was the sixth public rehearsal, 1t was the
first ever given in hall tho acoustic
properties Of which were at all adapted for
concert purposes, and the gentlemen Of the
orchestra have reason to feel proud of the
impression they made. The selec-
tions rendered were far more preten-
tious than those given at any
previous rehearsal, aud, as whole,
were smoothly and satisfactorily done. The
shading was carefully attended to, and with
but an occasional exception the chords were
struck with precision. The first number
was the most uniformly satisfactory,
the warm air of the church not
yet having commenced to make havoc
among the strings. The traumbilder, with
the either solo by Professor Finckle, was a
very neat performance and well received.
The symphony from Schubert was done
well, not comparatively but positively.
Beethoven's Symphony, No. /, was the
most ambitious work that the orchestra has
yet attempted, but their performance justi-
fed its attempt In shading and phrasing
they were uniformly correct, and their in
terpretation was accurate and splendid.
The orchestra has now arrived at stage in
its growth when its performances are very
generally appreciated, and more frequent
appearances in this city will be looked for
ward to with pleasant anticipation. The
programme, which was carried out under
the leadership of Professor X. Il. Bernays
was as follows:
]. Die Felsenmuhle zu Estalieies, C. G..
Reissiger.
Q. Symphony (unflnished), Franz Schu-
bert-td) Allegro Moderate; (b) Andantc
con moto.
3. Mariouettos March, Gounod.
4. Symphony No. /, Beethoven -td)
Adagi0 motto; Allegro con brio-C major
(b) Andante cantabile con moto-F; (c)
Minuetto L Trio-C major; (d) Adagio /;
Allegro motto Il Vivace-C major.
5. umbilder-tantasie (by request), },
Lumbye.
Professor Bernays is young man, but an
enthusiast in his art and thoroughly skilled
in its technique. His success in the per-
iection to which this orchestra has arrived
is creditable alike to his efforts and the
personnel Of the orchestra.
The Georgetown orchestra was organized
about three years ago with seven members,
and last year it had forty instruments.
Most of the members are Georgetown peo-
pie, but few are from Washington. Its
list of passive members numbers some OF
the most distinguished names in the Dis
trict. 1t presents an array of talent that
has been disciplined and developed by la-
borious and intelligent study into a musi-
cal association of which the District may
well be proud. The active members of the
orchestra are: II. D. Cooke, president f.
S. Barbarin, secretary; Il. w. Stone,
librarian; r. G. Bernays, conductor; L
II. Gibbs, treasurer; A. Coyle Gibbs, as
sistant librarian; first violin, II. d.
Cooke, Z. Szemelenyi, f. Weller, II. Rake
man, c. w. Curtis, Q. A. Pearson, A. j.
Bowles T. G. Shaefer, J. r. Hill; second
violin-Lillian Parslow, Z. =. Upham, j.
G. Fletcher, Carl Keferstein, Tyler Nord-
lnger r. L. Rogers, Alex de Nogueras
viola-F. J. Papst, W. IL. Burr, George X.
Finckle; violoncello-F Il, s. Barbarin, |. L.
Davis, ]. A. Alexander; contra bass-A. w.
Tyler, J.. Naeckar; flute-T. II. Gibbs, E.
w. Stone; oboe-C. S. Helm. John Just
clarionet-J. r. Gibson, +. w. Schroeder
horn-N. d. Adams, William Long from
bone-F. II. Barbarin; tympani-C. e.
Schroeder