River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-05-29
STATE MUSICAL CONVENTION.
Festival of Song at Minneapolis June
10th, nth and 18th, Under the
Leadership Of the Re-
nowned Theodore
Thomas.

| Arrangements have been perfected
whereby large excursion of our citi
/ zens will undoubtedly attend the State
/ Musical Convention to be held a
Minneapolis ON the dates above nam
| ed, as a very low rate has been secur
| ed and return train after the last
evenings concert will be furnished
for River Falls and Hudson. Excel
lent seats can be secured by applying
to idr. G. b. Merrick at the depot on
or before Saturday evening next.
Terms $3.50, 50 SO and $3.50, not in.
GLIDING railroad fare.
| The 'Philharmonics, which have
been literally distributed and which
can be had ON application to the post.
| master, give full information in re-
| gard to the seats, prices, etc. This
occasion viii afford an opportunity of
hearing the best artists of the coun-
| try. Excursions are being arranged
on all lines leading to Minneapolis,
| and anyone desiring 10 attend any or
all of these coneer5s should secure
seats at once, as they will be put on
| sale for the public Jine Sd.
This will be the last appearance of
Madame Christine Nilsson before the
American people, al she will retire
from the stage on hT return to Eu-
rope.
The Chicago Tribune of Sunday
contains a column editorial detailing
the triumphal march of Theodore
Thomas and his unparalleled attrac-
lions of orchestral and artists from
Boston toward Chicgo and MiDneapo-
lis. The Tribune says nothing like
the success of this ssries of festivals
has ever occurred In America, and
none have equaled item in merit.
That this festival will be by far the
most notable musical event which has
ever occurred west of Chicago, or
even there until thepresent year, will
be acknowledged upon asimple review
of the facts. At thu head of it viii
be Theodore Thomas, the easy first or
chestral and choral conductor of his
time, with an orchestra of 81 which
he has made the marvel Of the new
world, supported by ch1rous furnish
ed mainly by the cities Of Minneapolis
and st. Paul, to consist Ct at least 600
voices. TO perform thesolo work of
this festival there will appear a gal
axy of vocalists without parallel at
any previous festival Of the kind.
Among these are the renowned trio Of
operate artists-Mate'na, Winkel-
man, and Scaria--selectsd by Richard
Wagner from the singers of the world
as combining the vocal and dramatic
require ments necessaryto cope with
the most exacting AMI heroic roles
ever placed before artiss in the his
tory of music; also Emily Juch--loEg
one of the fayorite sofranos of Her
Majesty's opera troupe, Emily Winant,
who since the retirement of Cary is
the first American cmtralto, Theo-
dore Toedt, just as csnfessedly the
first American tenor, and Franz Rem
mertz, bass who has no American
superior unless Myrol Whitney be
the one exception. last but by no
means least--is Chritine Nilsson
the famous Swedish jongstress, who
as singer and wols3n occupies the
warmest place in the hearts of the
people of the wholeworld of any liv-
ing cantatrice. Aided to all, and
making great success possible only
through this meanl--the association
have secured as tie auditorium III
which this Festivalwill be held, the
great University Coliseum, now near
ly completed, which has been erected
primarily as vast amphitheatre for
the holding of Commencement exer-
cises, and at other times as drill
hall for the students which win hold
many thousands of PERSONS, and which
will be the finest building for the pur-
poses of a musical gathering which
the contry contains. These, in brief,
are the Distinguishing features of
Festival which viii place the music of
Minnesota at one .~eat stride along
: de of that of the gteat metropolis of
the country.