New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-07
BOSTON HANDEL AND HAYDN
SEVENTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
SOCIETY.
BEGINNING OF 4 WEEKS MUSICAL FESTIVITIES.

dreds Of musclovers in Boston tonight who are WISH
ing that the clOrcs of the Handel and liaSdh society
were not to 80 large extent the possession OF INC
past Yet II is a reflection calculated TO AWAKEN
pardonabe local pride that musical organization
has lived to celebrate its seventy fifth birthday
Bodies of this kind especially singing societies. are
not as a rule so longIived. The law of nature
concerning them seems 10 be that they originate III
dscord and pcrpctuae their kind as some anhcnueS 90
thcirs-by-sclf division. Generally one Pai I'll ''c
organism dies of the internal disturbance when caused
the separation and the other half continues lis cx-
istcnce until it strong enough 10 give p'r,h
to another creative disruption. In the venerable
Handel and Haydn Society. Boston boasts OF an or
ganization whose career covers the greater part VI
the history OF amateur singing societies ana ""on mas
remained intact through such series Oh N''SS'u"cS
as might invite the pen OF far more mag
NATIVE and graceful clronicer thah mas Ne.
undertaken its history. was on inc pp'"' VI
saving that in IFS annals might be found reflections on
the cri>l, Of the nations history, when rc'oc''c'
that country has endured Tor more ulan ""'.
fouIths Of a century Yet wolld not be u'"''"'' l"
find reflex of the American spiilt III al Us c'"S''
from its birth to it, latest development. III the history
of this society. Time and again 1t has Nmnoc Tue
lows Of a ratrotic occasion: time and again II mas
given voice 10 nations sorrow Though II mas not ucch
directly claimed for by It's historians II i dh'u 10
resist the conviction that il was the spirit "l leJo'"s
awakened by the news of the signing OF the treaty 81
society into existence. The news did not reach bo'
ton ill February ID 1-lj. Three days later con
cert was given 10y the second Baptist singing society,"
and attention publicly called To the appf"lfl""
of the occasion peace jubilee &c" u"N
aftcrward a vorable peace jubilee was celebrated III
the stone Chapel, and nasnnch "a the Iah"oi anu
Haydn Society was organized within I'VE weeks ai'cr
that event and before the fcrvor Of jnbllant feeling
had died out we NAV believe. tie historian {" thn
society suggests and the Hon. Robert e. winthrop sa'u
thiry-tw years ago. that the impressive services 81
the peace jubilee gave the primary impulse 10 ''c
establishment Of the Handel and Haydn society,"
since then among many public occasions. 1t has As
sisted i'm dcdicatinc the Boston Music Hail. In com
mcmoratng the death Of Webster 1-32l. inaueuiailnS
the statue Of General Warren on bunker liill u7')'
aided in the memorial services IN honor "i Abraham"
Lincoln 1-Gjl. and War Governor Andrew u-"''
taken part IN the National peace jublec- Of l-o' ana
l-73 celebrated the centenary of heethoVenS Dr'h
ns7O and performed other beautiful acts Of reverence
and patriotism which cannot De enumerated.
In this manner the society has for three quarters
Of a century aided IN IN, promotion OF those virtues
which in The long ago were looked upon a. hr'' lh
importance after religion and morality. 1910 'h'
retro> pcct which urges itself upon attentive persons
most per>istenty that which concerns itself with iis
artistic past All that wc have hcara tonight va, not
fattering to the present mu,'a! actvif oi lo,''' u
a feeling Of reverence Wa, nevertheless Inspired hF
The sight Of the society and Of the Nc~ior /rahn' VINO
for nearly thirty-.iX wears Aa, ..aycd rs aiil'uo
destnic- We reflect that IL, history carrie, u back
almost t. the time when II was question Of con
science whether artistic music might form part 81
divine worship. whether there Va, not some ln~di''-
wiCkedncs, in The simple symbol, of mn-i al notation
which made knowledge Of their meaning dangerous
TO the soul. We recall that il represents the hi-t
! seriou, and successful effort t. replace the Palm
tunes OF the old hymn book. and the crude creations
/ Of The ig.t convention leader, with the cnnohlnS
strains of two Of the submc- musicians that over
,,,,,, i ,ric, a,,ri,., H., existence when ,,. IT,.
| cali thar i'm il. first year, women.
n wi,,c6 vcrr ,,de 10 ner,rro r,e tenor part.
,inhe and cnntrlin heu.- iy.n ia men SINGING WIN
the natural voice as far as il would reach and then
| with the falseiio. glance over f. records and
! note how many wear, the -.cieis he. preached the
pure musical gospel of Handel and Haydn and Wien
church choir ana secular s.n-ins .oc ."te, ID ihe
communities which have barely -psint n'o 't -'"i'r
ln me iai Mc'i ana N,il9"r.i we tir' gaze i',
That he det of s'aiinie dne . iAe Handel ana iitNiA
spc.ey j. 40 goat thai !, seen. 'ii' '', 90 '.'."
i.rat- ol tic f1- Bat .Ae j." 10 arr nn'-c- ana
u u were i',-..ie +, MN, ,,r , ii. '.l '1, o.,
io..,i, ie,,~ nm i dr., i"l.. IT, exc. 10, fl~..
the p'' day 81 ja5so H. mo g ss, adia dcar a
n,,i,-,il-., 80 , I,it
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mea. u'c If pe..'at @cfi' and Dr. .a.ai Of 'la
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hLJah -h,@ea iist there - .e,cfi '..- , ,.s.
me ooc,rfv within lie d.. ft,o' t,..r. 4 wear ago
ulDrc~- nf removal Iln and l-Ius.ttf..r
told thai the Inspiring oi-e 81 in, re.orfnsf"fy
measure Wa largely ihe criticism of iAc ucH paper
pres, Ola the performance IF DcrioI- ]" D,un..
Having been pr. sent OH that occasion. n poi
ton ic-iF - the great good done fir -l0i'. tin
ti. cause Of choral music ly ihc rfuf~. - wedding
1ui poor material, ana Il il D.. rc that ft. nsr ran,,
have acd To- arr0nii 30 lt then ii would ..,n fit
there ma, Bee some good cor -frn.if1n in criticism after
ail Il ca. fnId no. oven l. d ful. i re...-.irf
lr-i t. recommend a lttlc 'rarnr down. II w..
delicate ta-. T. put arlG" singer. who h,f grown gray
in iio service OF thc .o,trt,. hut r va. ant~ witt
hciC-.n c'mhn~i tt l'i' gene 80 '.' '''.. "in f''
ihi Oh III" wii'd h-i 'i-nl ai''l i't W N'ii'.i.
elfc, 70 De proud oi thc 'oN- iyt'i'-- iAdi n'" ii
las been infused INTO the NcH.iauc ' ft"n ""'"
wear seemed 10 hc lyDri'--I' d'flrNIf
There were many INNING moments iN li' 'N"'H
work 10 MINT and doubt Il 1nF OF iAc forts ven
performances %! TlD1h' which preceded ih4.. Ni'A
opened tsc fest IV1 week. more generally r'ilN'
lAc chorus numbered $50 voices. AID the most i'tHr
AL ffffr ttfls a, or. 10 t 1f