New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-25
,pTISTS MIGHT at WORCESTER.

.o,,r OF THE PERFORMERS AT THE FIFTH AND
SIXTH FESTIVAL CONCERTS.
WORCESTER. Mass. Sept. "a (Specidl).-This
once the day of small things and the gala day of
enc musical festival. 1t became the custom
with the Board OF Government several
roors ago to designate the Thursday
, Of the festival artists night" and to place the
$50 solo attractions in The Thursday evening pro
.ms The evening thus became the most brilliant,
ofo,Iv OF the week. The tradition was
maintained this evening by the puDhc
though neglected by the managers.
Madame Fursch Mad the star of the festival yet her
only appearance In public guest Of the Worees
Dor County Agricultural Society at It's annual cattle
show. where she sat in the judges stand The
proernnme though longer than any other. was by no
means so interesting unsteady, as that OF last night
The public hockod to the evening concert, however,
and the hall presented peculiarly gay ana
festive appearance The work OF the chorus in tho two
concerts was reduced to minimum. In the afternoon
the only occupation of the choir was in O. A. MacFar
ren's cantata "May Day." pleasing little compost
ton, but devoid of the breadth which one ~
accustomed to look for In work chosen Tor
festival In the evening he choir listened enthusiast
icay to ten numbers with occasional encores and then
pronounced a pompous choral benedctiOn on the
whole affair by singing Handels coronation anthem
"Zadok the Priest" The orchestra did little
more combining itself outside of the accompaniment TO
Nolkmann's symphony in minor, which New-Iorkers
heard Mt q concert OF the symphony Society
In January, 1854, shortly after the composers
DEATH and Gades pOetical overture entitled Ossian
IL would be idle to discuss the solo performances Miss
Uowland young woman from FItchOurg. who recently
spent q year studying in Italy, made "a pleas
ant impression the afternoon in q song ana the
solo parts OF the cantata and &. NJ Loeier mantncd
ihe dignity of the Boston observation-disclosures ny sp'du
reading of Bachs ChacOnne for violin solo, Boston :
advantage over New-YOrk in the department OF violin
PLAYING has at this festival been eXemp!ih III the
fine playing of Mr.. Lchtcnberg Mr. i.oelier
and Mr. iistemann, the latter Of whom PLAYED Hapde
Largo" tonight. Mrs Belle Cole inaue
an ambitious effort in Webers :" ocean,
thou mighty monster" aud exhibited mueh
good taste and knowledge in the trying rectauNe ana
dramatic cantlena though she rather severely put
10 IA in the desperately difficult allegro. Mr. Stod
dard carried captive the WOrccseran heart by singing
.'Let All Obey" and experimenting it with Fauer
equal enthusiasm by brilliant . performance
OF Webers Polonaise Brillanto," in LISTS
arrangements with orchestra accompaniment she
was MacDowers witches Dance" Mac
Dowen is young American who has
made his mark composer and toacner
in Germany and Madame Carreno's interest IN
him is both natural and commentaries. considcrlns
that she or his teacnefs Mrs
Blanche Barton sang the Indian Bell song FROM
Iakme" in manner that deserves praise Tor neahess
tempered with that so many tones III her voice
arr lifeless. Miss Jueh also sang horid air sweet
Bird" from Handels " l. Allegro"