The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-05
A GREAT MUSICAL TREAT.
Extensive Preparations for the Com
ing Feast of Song,
Programme for the Opening Concert-The
Parade of the Participating Societies
The Triumphal Arch.

The eighth musical festival of the Indiana
s@ngerbund begins tomorrow The prepare
tions for the occasion are about complete, and
everything will be iii readiness for the recep-
ton of The visiting singing societies by to-mor-
row morning. The festival will draw large
number of strange to the city from all parts of
the State, ami i'll the representation of the differ
eht singing societies there will be about 600
singers The societies which will be presentand
participate In the exercises of the festival are
the Arion and Sengerbund, of Fort Wayne; the
Lederhranz, of Evansville; Manuerchors of
Terre Haute COucOrdla, of Lafayette; Beetho-
ven Liederkranz, of Richmond; Mannerchor, of
Lafayette; Mennerchor, of Peru; Sangerbund,
OF Aurora; Ledertafel, of Lawrenceburg;
LiederKranz of Mt. Vernon; Mannerchor, of
Tell City; M@nnerchOr, OF Columbus; the indie
pendent Turn-verein, singing section. the Lied
derkranz, the Lyra, and the M@nnerchor,
of indianapolis. The Lyra and the
MsennerchOr of this city are not
members of the sengerbund, but will
probably join it during this festival The
Evansville Liederkranz and the Lafayette
M8unerchor both have mixed chorus of ladies
and gentlemen. The Fort Wayne societies will
reach the city this morning at 1880 O'clock, the
Terre Haute society at noon, and Evansville
this evening. All will be in the city before the
opening tomorrow, and large delegations are
expected from Louisville, Chicago, Cincinnati,
and st. Louis The first OF the soloisJs to arrive
was Mr. F. Fay. of New York, who reached the
city yesterday and is stopping at the Grand HO-
tel The Others from abroad are expected to arrive
to-day. The soloists are A. Bischoff of Chicago
tenor; Miss Cranch of Cincinnati, contralto: Os-
car Stein, OF New York, basso; F. Fay. of New
York, baritone; Mrs. MaretZek, harpist: Mrs.
Wuest, OF this city, soprano, and Miss Wilcox,
city, soprano.
The decoration OF the city began yesterday.
The triumpha arch at the intersection of Merid-
ian and Washington streets VIII be finished to-
day, and 1t viii be the grandest thing of the
kind ever put up in the city. The arch, TO
the TOP of the dome, is forty-seven feet
street from the four corners. The dome rests
upon twelve pillars, and there arched wings
to the entrances IN each of the four directions.
The whole is deliberately decorated and fes-
TONED with eyergreens and bunting. The
names of each of the singing societies which
Will participate in the festival inscribed
upon the arch, and the words "Wilkommen"
appear in large letters over each of the four
entrances. The cOlOrs of Germany and the United
States are inter wined about the pillars, aud the
top of the dome is surmounted by flagstaff |
which is fiftyseven feet above the ground. The |
arch is brilliantly illuminated at night by four
electric lights, and it has much grander APP
pearance than one can get any idea of by min
ute description OF details of makeup.
Tomorrow evening banquet will be given by
the Evansville Liederkranz to the visit
ing singing societies, and on Friday even
ing the Indianapolis societies will also give
banquet to their guests. Hon. William He'll |
man is an honorary member of the Evansville
Liederkranz and will accompany the society on
It's visit to this city.
The reception concert will he given at En-
glish's Opera-house tomorrow evening, the pro-
gramme for which is as follows
First Part.
kalSermarsch. .--------...........--..R, Wagner
Orchestra.
Welcome address on behalf Of the State.
Governor A. G. Porter.
Welcome address on behalf of the city
Mayor D. W. Grubbs
AddTess- -..J. l.. Bleler president OF the Bund
Third seems and finale "Lohengrin" R. Wagner
Indianapolis Mannerchor, Carl Barus, Director.
Second Part.
Second Finale-"Wliam Tell" Rossini
Arnold. A. Bischcff; Tell A. B. Fay; Walter,
o. Stems
United German Singing Societies of Indian
Concert in F-Mal, op. 70, for pano-forte. ..
and orchestra. NJ. Won Weber
Miss Anna G. Wilcox.
AIR or the Page-"Huegenots". Meyer
Miss Emma Cranch.
Gotliude Mrs. Phi. Wuest; Theodorich,
o. Stems.
United German Singing Societies of Indian
apolts.
On Friday afternoon at o'clock there will be
a parade of the societies belonging to the S3ng-
erbund. The first division will form on North
and south New Jersey street. right resting on
Washington, the second division on North and
South Alabama street, right resting on Wash
ingtOn. The route of the procession will be
from M&nnsrchor Hall west on Washington to
Delaware north on Delaware to Market west
on Market to Circle, from there south ON Nerd
ian to Georgia, west Georgia TO Illinois,
north on Illinois to Maryland, west on Maryland
to Tennessee, north on Tennessee to Washington,
east on Washington to M9nnerchor Hall, where
it will disband
ANUS EMENTS,