St. Landry democrat., 1888-09-08
PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.

The grand concert and ball of
the 0. p. L. aud d. Association came
off last Friday, August 31st, and we feel
it to be our duty 80 give an unbiased
account of it. This Association is GER
tainly grand success not OB'y in its
large and respectable membership Us
paying members) but also by the moral
and educational good it produces
amongst its members and all those who
feel interested enough to visit its per-
formances. The music was superb, the
selections refined and rare. The over
ture, "Weber's FreisciIagtz," apiece sell
dom performed on account of its great
difficulties, was gloriously renderd 90
the organ, piano and violin by Miss
Alice Latour, Octave Bodcmuller and
Prof r. Mayer, who at the late assem-
bling of the Press Convention at this
place dispensed music that would have
brought happiness to Evan geline i'll
her saddest hour.
Mrs. G.. Settoou's romance, from Lucie
de Lammermo3s was rendered with
great taste and tender feeling. In fact,
so impressive was it that we overheard
several remark, "She has the sweetest
voice | ever heard"
Misses Florence and Olympia Laas,
charming pupils of the Professor, Sc
iected II. Wizards beautiful song,
"Waiting,' and "When the Tide Comes
ill.," the rendition of both of which
fully sustained the far-famed, we'll
earned reputation of these young ladies
when their souls are given in song. Our
friend Mr.. T. Hardeman Lewis, who,
is, by the way, eX-President of the
goose club, favored us with "Sweet
Memories of Thee" which was about
as sweet as old, and he seemed very
much abashed by the prolonged ap-
plause given him by the appeciative au
dience. Uppermost in the attention of
the public was the selections artistically
rendered from different operas on the
piano and violin by Prof. r. Mayer and
his proficient pupil, Miss Alice Latour,
who we know cannot conscientiosly ac-
knowledge a superior in Southwestern
Louisiana.
Miss O. Laas in second appearance,
played a fantasia on the piano, by S.
Smith, witch certainly proved that true
to promise, she is a prodigy in music.
Master Octave Bodemuller again ex-
hibited lis fecility in executing the
most difficult mnsic only acquired by
professionals. We predict for him a
grand future if he perseveres in the art.
Miss A. Latour certainly deserves spe-
cial credit as musician OF rare talent.
She crowned herself as an artist of great
attachments. The execution of Alice by
Asher was a masterpiece. Not only did
she play with the deepest feeling in the
parts, but also showed how much she
is master of the instrument. In the part
where the melody is sustained by the
left hand while the right hand does the
variations, she in scales excels, and al
though few can appreciate such artis-
tic, classic music, we feel proud to
know that Opelousas has produced such
an exception to the general rule. Be-
fore the concert we were RECALLED by
music from the Washington string
band, which seemed to be in its happ'est
mood. The music was superb and
the Washington people ought to have
exceeding pride in their band, mas
much MS it is the only one outside OF
New Orleans which could favorably rem
der the selections chosen in the artistic
manner in which they were done. 1t was
all music chosen by professor L. May
pr. The ball lasted until early morn
when the crowd went home rejoicing
and convinced of the fact that the y. T.
D. Association knows how to get
fuFrt entertainments. The hall was
The KrssroWded.
rorr O Crugo s,eminee for Cover
It D. Y. arner Miller, and
rot senant- Cover