Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-31

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We're "A Detroit Friday evening and
heart Gounod's ''Rsdenlptlon,F whlea
was presented by the Detroit Musical
Society, At the Detroit Rink, ~hica .
one Of the largest addltor.uus IA the
State. The PEG Pc 81 petEo.s are evil
dently filled ~ different spirit thaa
The people OF Grand Rapids, Tor the
aouse Mas com pIetsly nslsd by 81 M
mense audience. The soloists 81 the
oecas.on we're Miss Jennie Patrick
Walker. soprano. OF Boston. Nlss Jen-
me >toddard, contralto. OF Detroit,
Jules Jordan. tenor. of Prov ldence, and
Nr. Arthur BeEesfoTd. OF Chicago. The
orchestra Was composed OF forty hive
pieces and the chorus OF 3i0 voices.
Far different Was the patronage gwen
tho OTatoglo soclety's Nav Festival,
gwen Tuesday and "Wednesday of last
week. The house was so thin that, as
gentleman was heard TO express It. 1T
made fellow ashamed of being there.
The very peope who are so often asking
vocallsts 10 sing for the glory there ls in
lt, are usually the most backward about
paying 10 hear \ deserving entertain.
ally Mrs. Fisk, the contralto, aud Mr..
Beresford, the basso. Mrs. Fisk was
suffering With u severe cold. which inter
fered with some of her higa tones, but
people here know what she can do. Mr..
Beresford has glorious big voice. with
immense earring power. his ennuneI-
alton is good. Mrs. Ford and Mr.. stowe
sang with good execution and gave good
satisfaction. Tine work OF the band was
of the highest standard, the rendition
OF the "Semranide" overture aud Sc
lection from Meyerbeer being especially
tine. The chorus did we'll, although in
some cases IL was drowned out 10y the
orchestra. The receipts of the festival
ran several hundred dollars behind the
expenses.
Director Morehead was in Detroit
Friday and Saturday, completing final
arrangements for the Schubert concert
TO be given At the Detroit Opera House
on the evening of June 5. The club
viii present fine program. Clarence
A. Cotton vii sing the bass solo, "Hon-
or and Arms" from Handefs oratorio
of Samson" The club is promised a
splendid house at the concert which
wilt be given at Iona on "Wednesday
evening, under the auspices OF the
Knights of Pythias.
The Fortnightly Club entertainment
given at the Ladies Literary Club Fri.
day evening was success. The third
act Of "Richelieu" was we'll presented
for an amateur performance. Chas.
Holden, who took the leading part, de-
serves great credit, as does also Miss
Noble, who took the part OF Julia. "
The musical people who assisted are
Mrs. Ella Fyfe, soprano; Will III.
Looms, tenor; T.. A. Cotton. bIsso
Miss Ada Hunt and Miss Putnam, pan.
lists; Fred A. Wurzburg and Miss Bios
som Smith, accompanies
At the Frederick Archer organ con.
cert, 10 be given at the Park Church
Thursday evening, the O'clock Move
ment," by Hayden, and the "Storm,"
by Lemmens, will be repeated by re.
quest. Other numbers will be from
Meyerbeer, Mozart and other grea,
composers. Mrs. Carl Nichols, the So
prano, will be the soloist OF the even
ing.
All that Director Wurzburg needs is
men and instruments. At the Oratorio
festival ne had about thirty pieces and
he needed every one of them to reveal
the power aud beauties of the music he
offered. Grand Rapids has the best
band IN Michigan, an organization that
should be encouraged and supported.
The object OF the National Conserv-
atory beng the advancement OF music
IN the United States through the devel-
opment of American talent, applica-
tons for admission INTO the classes OF
the Conservatory are invited. 1t IS ex-
pected that positive aptitude shall be
shown by the candidates for admission,
without regard to the applicants stage
of progress. and that his or her desire
to receive the instruction impaired in
the Conservatory shall be the outcome
OF a serious and weil-detined purpose.
The successful candidates will enjoy
the tuition of the best teachers that
can be engaged, and, after graduation,
Will be afforded opportunities OF max
Jog known their accomplishments, thus
securing engagements. The conditions
OF admission as To fees, etc, varying
according To the classification of the
pupil. are determined by the Board OF
Directors. Instruction IN all branches
viii be gwen free TO students whose
talent and circumstances warrant it..
The course embraces tuition In singing,
operate and miscellaneous. solfeggio,
stage department, elocuton, fencing
and Italian, piano, organ, harp, violin,
viola, cello. hute. oboe, sclarionet, bas-
soon. french horn, cornet. trombone
harmony, counterpart and compost
ton, history OF music, chamber music,
orchestra ard chorus.