New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-17
MUSIC AT BUFFALO.
THE NORTH AMERICAN sAENaERBrrNp FIST

DESCRIPTION OF THE HALLs-THE SOCIETIES. CON-
DUCroRs AND s0LoTsTs-THE oPEEN0 PRO-
| GRAMME. snN
BUFFALO. N. Y, July 16.-During tho past week
| the appearance of Buffalo has been growing gayer
from day to day, until now ons cannot look In any
direction in which flags are not waving and gar
lands swinging In the breeze In honor of the twen-
ty third annual Sarngerfest of the North American
Saengerbund, to be held here this week. Tho Ger
man and American colors are twined together.
Evergreen cables tsnge themselves ABOUT the
streets in all directions Most of the business
houses are half hidden under rod, white, blue
and black bunting. and the ssloons-of which this
city can probably boast as many to the square loot
as New-York-are resplendent in emSlematic doc
orations. German notices snd Chinese lanterns.
Wilkommen Saenger' appears on ali sides. At the
junction of Main and Genesse sits. colossal arch
has been erected, covered with evergreens and
bearing eighty shields on which are inscribed the
names of the visiting societies Along the lines of
tho sides are rows of gas-Jets and on th top Is
inscription of welcome to the visitors. Gildsd Tyres
and medallions with tho names Of eminent CON-
posers are among its decorative elements.
Already visitors have begun to arrive in the city
In large numbers. Most of the faces seen In tho
streets to-day arc Enthusiastically German. and tho
language one hears Is different from that which
seems to have put all tine general characteristics
of German city.
THE sAENGERFEsT HALL
I yesterday heard the rehearsal Of Haydn's
"Fruhling und Herbst" from 1The Sea-
sons" by some eight hundred voices under
the direction of Carl Adam, The rehear-
sal was very successful and woll demonstrated
the excellent acoustic properties of the hall. The
Saengerfest building which Is permanent addition
to the attractions of Buffalo, is handsome struct-
urs in the French style of architecture
with 200 fect front on Main st. and 240 feet on
Edward st., "a feet high and with two towers each
102 feet high. The interior 10 calculated to seat
5000 persons In the main portion of tho hxll, and
5000 more In the broad corridors communicating
with the hall proper by Twenty-Five broad arch
ways. The stage will accommodate 1900 singers and
an orchestra OF nearly hundred instrumental per.
formers. Ths Saengerfest building 10 decorated
with festoons Of evergreens and bunting outside.
aud with fags, flowers and gsyly painted shields
bearing names $50. OF fayorite composers, inside.
flowers four or five feet in width, which is y ks-
eldoscopic of cocrs. At the sides of the hall
the plants large in sze embracing several vari-
cites OF ams while nearing the centre they grow
smaller. Back of the leader and partly below him
is o magnificent floral Tyre nearly six feet high.
forum. ars hung the rich sken banners of tho
varions societies taking part In the Fest. These
are OF different colors and are painSed or embroid
cred with appropriate devices or legends.
SOCIETIES. LEADERS AND soLoIsTs.
The cities whence these societies come are New
York, Dunkirk, Elmira and Rochester. of this
State Chicago. Indianapolis, Louisville, Detroit,
st. Louis. Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus Day
ton and Titiiu. Ohio; Allegheny. Erie and Phila-
delphia, Penn: Wheeling. w. Va; Milwaukee.
Wis; Newark, N. j., and Hamilton ana Waterloo,
Ontario.
Dr. Leopold Damrosch win direct the orchestra,
and the directors of the various special concerts
will be Carl Adam Monday evening", Joseph Misch-
ka Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday evoningl,
and Frederick Federlein TUESDAY evening and
Wednesday afternoon The soloists are Madame
Gabrielle Boems, Madame Marie Schell- Gramni,
Mrs Wells d. Tanner Joseph Benedict, Christian
Fritsch aud Max Heinrich
The Saengerfest was formally opened this even
ing with reception concert There was an audi
ence OF 1000. who were addressed by Governor
Cleveland. Mayor Manning and Phillip Becker, and
entertained with music by the local festival
chorus numbering 700 voices. Danroschs orches-
lian Fritsch and Max Heinrich. Governor Cleve-
lands speech was substantially as follows:
isstiyki OF music and Of song and sea-
our State within borders city containing Ger.
man enterprise enough and enough ofss Of
being selected NJ the place where this national
s: ans 70 rsf a Gsf to-
citizen 70 Join 10 welcoming our guests 20 my home but
extend TO those here assembled from other |
Sud s I much to tine
among people Their thrift and industry have added
soomn victims OF American work may earp:of Them
that labor ms' S ss done nox and o. ,1s same
places IN busy life. They have also brought to Us
%S'' Afi song AND Sa'n SaTs d snd
to demonstrate that nations language is rs
sm as ucnsa the a s
people are not apt to be bad people and may well be
and cultivation OF music universal in land.
In the course of Mr. Beckers address he said (: |
bid you welcome in this Music Hall. created by the
German Young Mems Association hberaity OF
many OF our citizens l bid you welcome TO this |
spacious hall that the North American saeBgerbund has
was decided TO hold the twenty.third saengerfess in
Buffalo. lne carrying out OF the plan was nearly frus-
hall Only last November the construction OF this hall
was brought under confederation In January the
tue Legislature as TO make the building possible on
March tue cornerstone laid and now after four
months we can hold the longeIpeced fest In this
hall. firmly founded The work has indeed cost great
struggle and hard labor.
The musical programme began with Webers
overture to "Oberon," Professor Damrosch directing
the orchestra. Following this was Mendessohns
" Festival ode to the Artists" The principal feat
ure was "Spring and Autumn" from Haydn's
" Seasons" The solo parts taken by Mrs. Wells
b. Tanner, Christian Fritsch and Max Heinrich
with accompaniment by the great orchestra. Carl
Adam directed all the choral numbers. Though the
concert lacked somewhat IN finish IL was fairly
even to the critical and the whole
Mime. Boama has refused TO sing her
solos under FoderleIn's orchestral accompaniment
1t is calculated that the Saengerfest will bring
from 5000 10 600 visitors TO Buffalo this week.
and tho newspapers here busily calculating how
much money tho Bulalonians will make out of all
these people. Tho hotels are we'll filled already
aud nearly every house-at least every German
house--is full OF visitors.
The American Art Unions collection Of paintings
which has been Oh exhibition &C the Fine Arts
gatn l.a all