Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-27
Artillery Band Concert.

very large and highly representative
audience attended last evening at the Met
ropolitan Theater the first grand concert
given by the First Artillery Regimental
Band. General T. W Sheehan and staff.
Colonel j. w. Guthrie and staff and
most of the company officers of the
regiment attended in uniform. The stage
was handsomely set with military tran
pings. The band occupied terraced seats.
There were twenty-five pieces, brass, reed
and string. Charles A. Neale was Musical
Conductor, and acquitted himself with
high credit, testfying by bis
management to thoroughly intelligent
comprehension of the requirements of a
director. The programme, which has al
ready been published in full, consisted of
twelve numbers. The result of the effort
OF the band emphasized the conviction
that 1t Is combination of musical forces
that gives US we'll balanced body of capa-
bic musicians, who are steadily improving
in precision with each of its performances,
and that its Interpretation of the themes it
undertakes is rapidly approaching the
faultless. Regarded simply as fine execu-
ton and sympathetic Interpretation the
sixth number was the bands chief triumph.
Selections from Faust" Next to it, if not
level with it. was the "Stabat Mater though
| unquestionably many would give equal, if
not superior prominence to the "Interna-
tional Congress-" There was in the per-
| formance of the band last night refine
| ment of work and q richness in its modu-
| lations not heretofore observable in the
! playing of this body of musicians-that it
was its first indoor performance, where all
the conditions were favorable accounts
doubtless for this noticeable finish and for
the delicacy of expression in the more
! dramatic parts. The public will be iusti-
ned, now that the band has won such a
signal success in concert, in looking
| for still greater excellence and still
more effective work and self-possesion
in the remaining concerts of the SERIES
This should be added, that the unquestion-
able pleasure the audience experienced last
night, the satisfying character of the enter
tainment. and the popular quality of its
variety, prove that the scheme of the con-
certs is beneficial to the community and is
worthy OF cordial support. The band will
not make much money by these entertain
ments, since its expenses are very heavy,
but II will attain a considerably higher
place musically in the esteem ofthe public
Miss Maud L. Noyes was the soprano of the
| eyening-a very young lady who contem-
plates making this place her residence, and
| who was last evening a debutante. Her
voice has not great strength it is fresh,
girlish, indeed, and of a refined quality.
She handles it well, and sings with
| the feeling that underlies true
| expression. She was very kindly
received and warmly encored at each of her
| numbers. Her rendering of the selections
chosen was delicate, conscientious, and
| showed her to have been under careful
tutorship. She is pupil of Ugo Talbo,
who entertains high hopes for her future
Development She sang Ernani Involamin
and '-Orpheus and His Late and for en-
cores gave The Nightingale" and
Dreams" Charles Haywood. of San
Francisco, was the tenor of the evening
and sang with strong feeling and marked
| effect The Irish Emigrant" and Maid of
Athens" Being encored, he sang two
very amusing ballads with much of dra-
matte action. Mr.. Haywood has a clear,
expressive tenor of wearing quality. An
| instrumental quartet-violin, viooncello
| piano and fute-Professor Drefous, F.
Jay Lewis, Mrs. and Mr.. Neale-was
not heard to advantage The performers
were too near 10 heavy drapery, and we'll
executed piece awakened little response
from the audience. Mrs. c. A. Neale was
| accompanist for the vocalists of the even
ing. The enjoyment of the concert was
enhanced by the good management. The
| credit for the business direction and the
| working up OF the affair is due to w. E.
/ Ormsby, of the board of officers of the
| regiment, and he was last evening heartily
congratulated upon his good management