The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-27

denied and most stupendous undertaking
needed to be aglow with musical fire.
with patriotic fire; more! with the fire of
heavenly inspiration, for nothing less could
have carried it through. or have made il
the theme of press and pulpit, of the nation,
for months before and after its glorious
and successful contamination.
The great jubilee, that had made every
heart in the land beat time to the music of
the union, being over, the president, the
national, state, and city officials, the
thousands of singers and players, and the
hundreds of thousands of auditors, all re-
turned to their offices and their homes to
talk about what they had heard and seen
the greatest musical event of all the ages
aid the question very naturally arose,
what next!
Again in 1872 Gilmore's clarion call rang
throughout the country for a world's
musical festival, an international musical
jubilee, a gathering of the hosts
of harmony from the nations of the earth,
and it came to pass. Another great
coliseum was erected, capable of holding
100000 people. Over three hundred so
cieties were organized throughout the
country, each with the intent of forming a
part of the great chorus of 10000 voices
the instrumental forces consisted of nearly
two thousand musicians augmented by
several of the best bands from Europe, in
Guiding the band of the Grenadier guards.
from London, the band of the Garde Re
publicaine, from PARIS, the band of the
Kaiser Franz regiment, from Berlin
band from Dublin, ireland, Johann
Strauss, the famous composer and
conductor, from Vienna, Franz Abt,
the great German song writer, and
host of eminent vocal and instrument
tai artists from all parts of Europe, to-
gether with an American contingent of
solo vocalists, numbering $50 voices, en-
titled 1.-The Bouquet of Artists
The President of the United States, {. S.
Grant. honored this occasion as he did the
jubilee of 1869, by his presence, and no
monarch of the old world ever received
such homage, such greeting, such an ova-
ton as was paid to this citizen ruler of the
great American republic.
When he entered the Temple of Music
followed by the ministers, representatives.
governors, mayors, and the leading men of
the land, the mighty multitude arose,
breaking out into one tremendous cheer,
while the harmony of 10000 voices and
1000 instruments Joined by the best bands
of the leading nations of Europe, sent
forth in all its power and majesty the sub
lime strains of Handel's hymn to the victor,
See! the conquering hero !' For
eighteen days-from.the 18th of June to the
Attn of July-this great jubilee continued,
from the first day to the last Truly these
were times when music filed the land and
hoated on the breeze.
The solid men of Boston subscribed
nearly one million of dollars as a guarantee
fund to carry through these iubilees. never
closing the books until the last claim was
settled, and the last bill receipted; at the
end of all, the committee, aided by the
citizens of Boston, placed to the credit of
z. ). Gilmore, the originator and general
director, over fifty thousand dollars, in APP
probation of his Herculean labors in bring
ing about these marvellous musical festivals.
The following is the programme for
Thursday evening as it appears in Gil
more's advance pamphlets:
1-Overture, ''Tannhauser,"- Wagner
Gilmore's band
2-Brindisi, from 'Lucretia Borgia,''- Donizetti
Miss Jenny Dickerson.
3-Grand scena from The Hugue-
nots," The Benediction of the
Gilmore's band.
Aria Bravoura for soprano, La
Perle du Bresil, '------------------ David
Signorina Clementina de We're.
5-ChoruS from Gloria l2th.Mass."- Mozart
Grand chorus and Gilmore's band
6-Duet for cornet and euphonium,
from I'll Travatore, 'Miserere,". Verdi
Messrs. Bent and Rafayolo.
7-Romanza for tenor. "Iphigenia," Gluck
Signor Campanini.
S-Concertstuck, opp. 79-------------V Won Weber
Originally written for piano-forte solo,
with orchestral accompaniment. Re
Gently arranged for
Gilmore's band.
9-PilgTims' chorus from LON Va,
Grand chorus and Gilmore's band.