St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-20
THE GREAT FESTIVAL.
Opening Of the Fourteenth
Northwestern SaengerHest
to Occur To-Day.
The Greatest Musical Event
in the History Of Min
neSota.
The Reception Concert To-
Night and Its Magnificent
Programme.
Arrangements for the Recep-
ton and Entertainment
of Visitors.

The great Northwestern saengerfest
begins to-day, and tonight the first con-
cert of the series of five occurs at the
music hall which has been fitted up at
the Exposition building. The Harmonic
society, through it's various committees,
has been at work for months past upon
arrangements now completed for the
greatest festival of music ever held in
the Northwest. There is chorus OF
1000 trained voices, Gilmore's famous
band and seven solOists of worldwide
fame-Campanini, the incompatible
tenor del Puente, the baritone Whitney,
Americas greatest bassO; De Danck-
wardt, the young tenor gifted with
marvellous voice and dramatic eXecu-
ton; Nine. Blanche StOne-BartOn, the
representative American soprano; Miss
Helen Dudley Campbell, the famous
contralto; and SignOrina Clementlna
de We're, the soprano who is the musical
sensation of the year.
THE VISITING SOCIETIES.
The Northwestern saengerbunds will
arrive during the morning, and will be
escorted from the depots upon the ar
rival of the trains to Harmonic hall.
where headquarters are established.
The Winona MaeunerchOr society will
be the first to come, reaching the city at
7:3O, and nearly all the delegations will
arrive by 9 O'Clock. at which hour the
special train bringing the Milwaukee
and ShebOygan societies, the Gilmore
baud and sOlOistS will also arrive. Pro
vision has been made for 673 visitors
who will be the guests of the Harmonic
society. They will be distributed about
the hotels as follows:
At the Windsor: Allemania, 29. Eicheu-
kranz, 40, of Milwaukee,; philharmonic
Verein, II, of Winona: LiederKranz, p, La
Crosse. At the Warwick; Frohsian, 16; La
Crosse: Barden Maennerchor,4 40, Milwaukee
Germania, 16, Rockford. At the Pauly
house: Concordis, Ii. Shebeygan; Lake
View Liederkranz, 40, Lake View. st.
Charles hotel: Concordia.. IL, GAINESVILLE;
Freie Gemeinde, "a, Milwaukee; Maen-
wick: Concordia. II. Elgin; Germania. 16,
Freeport; Germania Turn Verein, 2O,Leider-
kranz, 10, Milwaukee; Sennefelder Lieder-
kranz, 40, Chicago. At the st. James: Har-
monia "a, Milwaukee; Orpheus, 40, Chica-
go. At the National: Teutonia Maennerchor,
"a, Chicago; Saengerbund, So, Dubuque;
Liedertafel. 40, Milwaukee. Among those
who will be scattered will be the Concordla.
"a, Watertown; Deutscher Maennervere1n,
20, Milwaukee,: Druiden Maennerchor. IL,
port.
THE FIVE CONCERTS
will be so many musical treats, dlstInc-
ton between which would be lnvidiOuS.
The programme for what is termed the
reception concert of the series tonight
is as follows:
Oyerture-st Rienzi" r. Wagner
DAMS Orchestra.
'Dem Genius Der Toene''-(Genius Of
sicnorigga de- we're Solo onartette and M Ger.
man Festival Chorus (male voices, Har-
monia and Frohsinn Of Minneapolis Sing
ing Section of st. Paul Turnyereln, st.
Paul..
Finale-"Lorely%;.. -. ;;Mendelssohn
Madame StOne-BartOn ana American Ger
man Festival Chorus. mixed voices.
Concord Waltz-From Flying Dutch
man. ............M Mueller erghaus
DAMS Orchestra.
Soprano Solo-Theme and Varia-
Miss Fannie Wacks.
Prayer, with chorus from 'Lohen-
grin" ....... ......... .......R. Wagner
Madame stone-Barton, Miss Campbell,
Messrs. de Danckwardt, Whitney, Porter
and mixed chorus.
Observation-Disclosures "...... ...R. Wagner
Gilmore's Band.
Bass aria, Il am Roamer'' 49,. Mendelssohn
Mr. Whitney.
Caprice Heroique, 1.-THE Awakening
Gilmores Band.
Aria from Magic Flute. -........... Mozart
Signorina de We're.
Popular Nautical Fantastic. ........ Miller
Descriptive of musical night on board OF
a British troop-ship; introducing the most
popular songs, dances, etc., Of the BRUSH
army and navy.
Gilmore's Band.
Friday afternoons concert includes
the appearance of Mdme. Stone-Bar-
ton and Miss Campbell, Gilmore's ma
tional anthem, Columbia. with artillery
accompaniment, will also be feature.
Friday evening the soloists will be Del
Puente. De We're and Campanini; Sat
urday afternoon, Del Puente, De We're
and Miss Campbell; Saturday evening,
Whitney, Stone-Barton, Campanini and
Miss Campbell.
THE MUSIC HALL
that has been fitted up at the EXPOSE
ton building will accommodate vast
concourse. and its acoustic properties
will meet all demands, it is thought.
On the third floor the light. we'll has
upon stout standards. The old side
seats are retained, so that. with the
chairs that are now OH the main floor,
the total seating capacity will be 5000.
In the rear of the performers an i'm
mense sounding board has been built.
Directly in front of this sounding
board, on raised seats, the singers will
sit; in front of them will be the orches-
ira and band, while still further in front
the principals will be located. Red,
white and blue bunting has been
twined about the pillars, and the effect
is very attractive.