St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-05
THE ST. PAUL MAY MUSICAL FESYI-


st. Paul now essays to take her position
among the cities of the land renowned for
their musical culture and for the annua
preparation and presentation of works Of thel
highest and most educational and attractive
character by elements found in their own
midsts. A creditable musical element has ex-
sted in st. Paul for many years, and for
over twenty years an instrumental society of
rare excellence was generously patronized
by the public, while several vocal Organiza-
lions have existed and produced satisfactory
results until, from peculiar local reasons,
they became inanimate. Miscellaneous musical
entertainments, with choral attributes, have
been given, but foreign auxliaries in or
chestral support, have divided the credit OF
such affairs and not until the present time
has it appeared feasible to undertake SO great
festival as is now promised, without seek
ing, beyond our own borders, other aid than
that Of solo artists.
st. Paul has made gigantic strides forward
in the past half decade, in population and in
business, and naturally art and culture are
keeping pace. To-day we find existing all
the attributes necessary to the production and
appreciation of high class of musical COM
positions, large society of skillful singers,
the material for an extensive and excellent
orchestra, a conductor eminently capable OF
organizing and training a grand COM
bination and spirit of liberality
and appreciation among the people
to support and encourage it. The
management must feel profound gratifca-
ton at the extremely liberal manner in
which their call for a sufficient guarantee
fund to enable them to carry out the project
en- splendid scale has been responded to.
G considerably over SIS, coo has been subscribed
for special season tickets and the prospect is
that the festival will be financial as well as
an artistic success. By the munifcence Of
patrons the managers have been en-
abled to group a. number of the
most famous solo artists now known
in music and the magnificent creations
of the great masters will be Interpreted in
manner seldom equaled in the world. With
Madam EUGENE PAPPENHEIM, the wonder
MAE PRYCE, ''the queen of song;" Miss
MATILDA PHILLIPS, the ccomplished con-
tralto; Mr.. CHARLES FRITsCH, the leading
oratorio tenor land Mr.. MYRoN WHITNEY, the
acknowledged king of oratorio bassos, backed
by chorus of nearly 300 voices and an Or
chestra of so musicians, the Creation and
the Seasons, as well as the other glorious
works, will be given with grandeur and
thrilling effect.
An analysis of the programs will disclose
the most attractive and remarkably artistic
com bination of different styles of
music, and great credit will be
accorded the distinguished maestro, Signor
JANNoTTA, for the skill and judgment he has
displayed in his selections. Madame Pap
PENHEIM, with graceful liberality, has con-
scented to sing at four of the five concerts,
including the first three evenings and the
matinee. The other great soloists will
contribute literally from their rich repertoires
of classic gems, and the orchestra, which is
industriously at work, will render some of
the finest orchestral works. This festival is
step in the right direction, and all should be
glad of this opportunity to aid in advancing
the city to the position Of the art as well as
the commercial center of this vast Northwest
ern empire.