Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-03
GILMORE'S BAND.
Magnificent Concert Given at the Grand
Last Night.

When the curtain rolled up at the Grand
last night and the eminent musician and
composer. Z. : Gilmore. raised his baton
1 10 begin the first number on the programme.
the opera house was crowded -parqurt.
dress circle and balcony being alike filled
with a hne audience. The audience was
not fashionable one. but 1t WAS made up
Ut the music lovers of Springfield. who
went Ia hear the music and
who did not go merely because
( 1t Was the proper thing. The concert WAS
distinctly the musical event of this season.
and when the grand notes of Old Hundred
swelled through the house at the conclusion
OF the last number hundreds of persons in
the audience were lnath To leave their seats.
Many had heard the band before. but to
those VIII" had not the concert was rtVtla-
iium. Never before had they realized the
possibilities contained in a military band
composed Of tine performers. and led by
such a musician ~ 7. :. Gilmore. The
great conductor had the band under the
most perfect control. The slightest move
ment Of his baton was understood by the
performers and responded Ia by them. lie
handled the band A. if it had been a great
organ "n which he was playing and the
effect was grand beyond the power of words
to describe
The first number ON the Programme
was Memberships charming over
ture, "Ruy Bias" a severely classical
work, containing the most delicious har-
mony. 1t was magnifcently rendered.
Gottschalk'S Last Hope" piece famil-
lar to all performers on the piano, was next
given beautifully.
f.. \. Lefehre, who first brought the sax
ophone into popular notice in this country. !
performed a delightful solo on that inStru- |
memt. He is certainly a master and was
heartily recalled
The grandeSt number Of the .
evening was the Hungarian Rhap-
<"die" No. ,, by that immortal
List. For years ii has been a .
popular piano solo with the greatest mas
terS, and its rendition by military band .
W a. q sui ~ ~ ~ IlA~N lhiAN II - t'N't'NN-
vely difficult but the arrangement was 80
perfect and its performance 80 mastery that
he technical difficulties of the work were
overcome with apparent ease. 1t was
greeted with rapturou> and prolonged ap-
DiauSe. As an encore the band PLAYED an
exquisite little thing. spirited and catchy.
hat admirably showed the conductors con
rol over the band.
Number : was a grand fantasia. on the
Blue Bells of Scotland. for the clariuntt>
The arrangement shows with striking ef-
e,t the unity that can he attained by
lumber of good performers. sweeping over 4
he most rapid passages together as if
'layed by one man.
Miss Letitia Fritch sang Gounod'S Ave
Iare'' charmingly. She is well known
ere. having appeared with the Hess Eng
Sh Opera Company and with the Emma
bbott troupe. She was twice recalled and
9th times sang the Sweetheart" de
ciuu>lN.
The remainder Of the programme con-
~ted of a Grand Selection" from Bellimi'S
peraS, fage"let solo by Fred. Lax a de-
ghtful thing that was heartily enc"re,l.
he Last Chord" and Grand Popular ,
election" introducing popular songs and t
lvorite melodies. and concluding with
Old Hundred" As all encore TO the
Last Chord four airs of the MikadO were
rendered.
All in all. the concert was the finest that
as been given in Springfield for years.