Telegram-herald., 1890-06-15
NELODIOUS MENTION.
Prof. Colwen's Great Three Days
Eree Musical Festival.
EHIlIIOAGBlAOSIE AND his PLANS.
L iasnofe's abilee Not . Financial sac
cess Niss liza hIssn a iros
y oman-Other AuslSsA
AeHs of Interest

Mss Gertrude Baars entertained the
menbers OF toe Schubert CLUB and Ma
ana Ars. MooreheAd "a acharmng man
ner al her residence, corner Prospect
and Fouut1.a-sts. lasI Tuesday evening".
The gross reco pts { or the Gimore'
festival amounted % 500 OF which
the good naured Gilmore got 5000
which was TO more than the contract
called for. The Ieut 0f the hall ana
other expenses amounted 10 something
over 500 aud therefore the oratoro
society wll lose something on the atalr
financially, although the benent 10 Tie
members musloaliy VII easily make up
the balance, that ls those who have
enough genuine taste ln them 10 appre-
cate thc grander numbers played py
GllmOre's band. Ihe society has
enough money IN IL treasury % make
up the deficiency. Money would have
been made il the citizens OF Grand
Rapids had held up Their end. As i
was hundreds ot people came INTO the
city On tie excursions and Il was the
merchants who reaped tAe harvest.
Prof. c. y. Colwel has about com
pleted arrangements Tor ms grand free
musical festival u be gwen IN the
main auditorium OF the Park COngEcg2-
tlonal church on June -. Il and 20.
The entire affair Will bc free 10 all hold
ing invitations, and therefore cannot
fan tO be- wei paIOnzcd. 4 like aiialr
OF similar dimensions has never before
been attempted 10y any local artist.
The instrumental numbers on eacn OF
the programs arc al new 10 the music
lovers Ot tins city.
Some forty pupils OF Prof. Colwc.l
viii render the instrumental numbers,
while fifteen other pupils are preparing
for another musicale % bc gwen n
October. The following vOcaLsts Will
assist: Mrs Eta Yale, Mrs. klla CAM
pau, Mrs. Ora Pearson. Mrs. j.. b..
Shcdd, Mrs. Carl Nichols, Miss Mare
Noble and Mrs. Reuben Peterson, So-
prani; Mrs. Marie N.Aldworth ana Ms.
l.. +. Patten, alti, a. IL. MOrohcad, Ora
Pearson and Is. 4. Benoker, tenor; l..
=. Eddy and Clarence *. Cotton, hassl.
The programmes are all attractive,
though that of the last THURSDAY cy-
onmg probably oilers the greatest var-
city, introducing the overture 10 r.
enzl' by Wagner, two pianos, eight
bands and piano qn&rtettc, four per-
formers at one piano. THIS VIII be the
first instance known TO local MUSICIANS
where four performers have executed a
selection on one piano. Two vocalists
comparatively new to the Grand Rap
ids public VIII also appear on the last
evening.
Director Morebead and the Oratorio
Society are to be congratulated upon
su.eud 4 success Of the chOTuSas ~ the
Gilmore festival. The grand and
difficult chorus from Elijah, '"Ihanks
be TO God" was sung after manner
seldom cdualcd hv large chOruscs. The
members of the Caledonia Choral
Union, who took part, covered them
selves with glory.
Miss Ida Klein, the charming soprano
of the Gilmore aggregation after sing
ing beautifully last Thursday evening,
proved herself possessed of "a good big
heart ln the midst of the concert, q
telegram was received announcing the
sudden death Of the mother OF a young
lady who was singing In the chorus.
The Young lady WAS called 90 tine ante
room and the news broken 30 her.
Mss Klein, seeing the girls distress
folded her arm about her. lCd her % r
private room. and SOotned her rs "a
dear friend would have done. Before
Miss Klein left the city she received %
most touching letter from the afflicted
young lady.
Mss Marie Noble VIII sing q soprano
solo at toe Westminster Presbyterian
Church this morning.
The choir loft of tho Wesimnstcr
I Church is being tastcfuly rcarraugcd
% make room for the ncr $1,000 organ.
which viii bo received iu about three
weeks Clarence Eddy. the celebrated
chicago organlst. VIII open tine organ
with grand concert, assisted by local
vOcaHst-.
Agramonte already has q large o,as.
+ of pupils here, another lu Detroit au-
other iu Jackson. lII- week HH uo DE-
( vded rs fol .ow- Three days n TIN.
c.ty, tuo days in Detroit and one q
Jackson. sunday he wiI sperd here.
II +. the protector Of tIe American
/ Composers CHORAL ASSOCIATION. organ.
+ zed at H8rdman halls Nev
York CITY on Nav 2f. us able
address on that occasion ls pgb-
+ shed n ful m the last number oi
+ Trctno NrHr and J'-omo. Tie soc otF