St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-18
The REALM OF MUSIC.
st. Paul Now Prepared for a
Brilliant Season Of
Song.
The Amphion Club and the
Proud Record 1t Has
Made.
Musical People Beginning to
Return From Summer
JauntS.
Mention Of Votaries Of the
Gay Science and Their
Doings.

The past week has shown noticea-
bic and salutary revival of interest in
musical matters, not only among the
musical people themselves, but also
with those to whom music and the pleas
ures it brings are the principle features
to be looked forward to for the winter
season. A number of the st. Paul mu-
steal instructors and instructresSes, who
have been absent on summer jaunts to
the seaside or through the Adirondacks
have now returned, invigOrated for the
work before them. One fact is eStab-
liShed. and that is that the coming mu-
steal season In this city will be one OF
the most enjoyable and thoroughly ar
tistic in it's history. Many of the most
famous concert singers of the world are
now booked for series of concerts, to
be given here shortly: and the local
clubs and choral societies are buSily en-
gagged in preparing for the entertain
ments they have already announced.
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One of the oldest choral societies in
the city is the Amphion club, which or
ganization is still in the field. and one
of the most active musical clubs in the
state. The history of the club is some
what interesting from the fact that it
was the fist local singing club to UNI
dertake the production of music of the
higher order. In 1887, the year of the
Amphion clubs organization, its name
was made famous by the rendition of
Romberg's eantata, 1.-The Transient
and the Eternal" The solo parts were
taken by members of the club, and the
production was surprise, not only to
the public, but to the performers them
selves. The first public concert was
given June II, 1888, in Market hall.
with chorus of thirty-nine voices. On
this occasion was given Jensen's
Feast of Adonis." and Sphor's God
Thou Art Great" As before, the local
parts were taken by local artists. Dur
ing 1888 and 1889 there has
been marked advance in
the aims and capacity of the
club. For the present season the scope
of the club will be enlarged and the act
i've membership increased and limited
to eighty. The utmost care will be used
in the selection of voices. and where the
musical capabilities are not known to
the director an examination will be nee
essary to secure the admission OF the
applicant. The works to be given the
coming season are: First concert.
''Placida," by William Carter; second
concert, "Out of Darkness" GOun0d,
'.Mount of Olives" Beethoven; third
concert. Light of ASIA" Dudley Buck.
The part songs, which have proved so
enjoyable feature of the clubs work,
Will find illustration also in the pro-
grammes of the coming season.
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Arrangements have been made for
series of concerts to be given in st. Paul
by Theodore Thomas orchestra during
the coming season.
The renowned Boston pianist, Edward
Perry, will give second series of piano
lecture recitals during the coming sea-
son, the first Of which will occur in De-
tober.
The Christ church choir has CON-
pleted its engagement at Mlnnetonka
and was successful while there in Gre
ating a profound impression. The
sacred concerts given in the Hotel La
fayette were quite the feature of the
past few weeks at the lake, and the
large number in attendance was Suffi
cient evidence of the pleasure found in
the concerts by the people of and at
Minnetonka. There is probability
that the choir will be engaged to sing at
the exposition in Minneapolis, over
lures having already been made by the
exposition management in that connec-
ton.
Memberships male quartette will
sing next week at the Hotel Lafayette.
Sunday concerts will be given, and in
addition there will be given musicale
every Friday until further notice.
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Profs. Hans Jung and Aamold, the
celebrated tenor and yiolInist, are on a
trip through Iowa.
MIR. and Mrs. James E. Kramer, two
well-known Chicago musicians, have
announced their intention of coming to
St. Paul to reside. Both are teachers of
music, Mrs Kramer being one of the
most noted harp players in Chieago,and
Prof. Kramer is we'll known as highly
successful piano instructor.
Prof. TitcOmb has gone away for
short vacation. His destination is Chi
sage Lake, and he emphatically an
nounced just prior to his departure
that his oee upation would be nshing ex-
cluSively.
The Mendelssohn quartette, assisted
by Miss Mae Murphy, Miss Emma
Hess and Prof. Titcomb. gave lecture
at the ST. Louis hotel, Minnetonka, on
Friday evening.
Prof. D. F. CoIville goes East Oh the
18th for a vacation.