St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-09
THE SAENGERFEST.


The musical treat that Minneapolis is
to enjoy next week will surpass any
thing of its kind ever heard in the
West. Of the great musical events that
have taken place in the country it will
rank with the first. The local managers
of this great jubilee say the attendance
will be far in excess OF what they had
expected, and while they were confident
that every seat in the Exposition music
hall would be taken, the demand from
all quarters of the Northwest for tickets
warrants the statement that the capacity
of 5000 SlttingS for each concert will
not supply the demand. The great
ensemble of artists has been mentioned
but the grand work that they will do
must be seen to be appreciated. Not
only will Gilmore's wonderful band he
heard with it's many renowned sOlOists,
anylls, artillery, ETC.. but also the fol-
lowing special artists, many of whom
are the most celebrated in the world:
Campanani. the worlds greatest tenor;
Herr de Danckwardt, tenor Of the
Royal Opera Of Sweden; Del Puente,
the most popular OF all Bari
tones; MyroD Whitney, the grandest
basso America has ever known: Sig.
Blanche Stone-BartOn. the leading
American soprano; Miss Helen Dudley
Campbell, the finest American contral-
to; and Signorina De We're, the new
Italian sOngstress, who is creating a
great musical sensation everywhere.
She has been proclaimed as the finest
diva who has recently visited our
shores, and placed on plane with Patti,
Gerster, Nilsson, Jenny Lind. etc.
These great artists will be supported
by grand chorus Of 1000 voices from
Minneapolis, st. Paul and the cities of
the Northwest. During the festival
will be reproduced the famous artillery
accompaniment just as used at the big
Boston jubilee, and for this purpose
Mr.. Gilmore has battery of six patent
breech-loading bronze cannon, each one
of which can be fired twenty times per
minute. These will be placed in some
convenient vacant space outside, and
doomed in exact time with the music by
means of wires connecting with an cleo
trio keyboard on the stage.
During the winter MIR. Gilmore has
ranged specially for his band under his
own supervision. The Second Rhapso-
die of LISTS, which was one of the
earlier pieces arranged for Gilmore, and
the one which created such stir dur
ing his European tour, has been heard
here and always with pleasure. There
are now only two OIL three military band
arrangements of this beautiful number
in existence. One of the new az
rangements is Lists Twelfth Rhapso-
die, which will be heard here for
the first time at the jubilee Festival.
This is the only military band arrange
ment of the Twelfth Rhapsodie ever
made successfully. Another beautiful
piece which will be played here for the
first time is Weber's concerto for piano.
the arrangement of which was only re-
Gently completed by Mr.. Schultz, a
member of the band. Another piece of
music, simple as it may be, is Gilmore's
latest song, ireland to England"
which was given to the world on the last
in the columns of the New York Herald.
Gilmore's columbia" will also be
rendered with grand effects and mill
tary accompaniment. A splendid new
descriptive piece, with numerous eff
fects, will be the alpine Storm" by
Kunkel, and new and popular nauti-
cal fantastic, by Miller. will be heard,
descriptive of life on British troop
ship. These will all be features of in
terest to all musical people, besides the
standard military band music, the great
soloists, the celebrated vocal artists, the
grand chorus,
Gilmore is a genious. He feels the
pulse Of the public as doctor would his
patient. If he sees that quiet or senti-
mental selection acts as soporific, he
administers an eye-Opener for an encore.
Strauss Pizzicato polka usually follows
the Wagner overture. BY these sudden
contrasts he pleases all tastes, keeps
his audience in sympathy with himself,
and they go away not only well pleased,
but anxious to return.
The great music hall in the EXPOSE
ton building has been so arranged that
every seat will command view of the
platform where the singers and must
clans will be stationed. The arrange
ment for taking care of the great audi
ences has been perfected to such de-
gree that it is expected there will not
be jar OF any sort. There can be no
choice in the splendid programmes
which have been announced. They
comprise music of the grandest sort.
The one-fare rate OH all the railroads,
which has been accorded the event, is
conclusive evidence of its great import
ance, and it will probably be a long
time before as favorable rate for visit
ing Minneapolis will be again secured.
Prof. Stempf, the musical director of
the saengerfest, aided by P. S. Gilmore
and Frank DAM Jr., who will supple
ment his efforts at the heads of their re-
spective bands, have arranged in the
five concert programmes that will be
offered the grandeSt collection of music
that has ever been offered in this coun-
try.
The seats are now selling, and yester-
day the physicians purchased block of
400 tickets.