New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11
MUSICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.


There is to be a Patti festival at lie Madison
sonare Garden on the evenings of Mar ard l2 aud
~ afternoon OF May Ia. Madame PATTI Is 10 sing
md have the help OF chorus OF 1000 voices $50 says
tho official aunouncemenO and an orchestra OF 100
musicians. The chorus is to be composed OF tie Met
ropoIItan Musical Society. the Rubinsten ClubC the
Musurgia the Melopola OF Planheld. the Kingston
philharmonic and the Rubinsteln Club OF Pough-
heepse. All these clubs are under the direction OF
william r. Chapman, who has undertaken TO unite
then, for this truly extraordinary occasion Sgnor
Ardih will conduct the festival. The following scheme
OF prices has been arranged by the management
$500 orchestra chairs 81 80 EACH 600 arena chairs
81 so EACH 1000 balcony chairs. &c each: arena
boxes holding six, $40; tier boxes. holding four, $40
promenade gallery ST. An auction sale OF boxes and
seats for the festival will be held at the concert hall
OF the Madison Square Garden on April % at 80
D. M. ION which occasion tea will be served TO tile
ladies'
Wednesday next will be the 150th anniversary Of
the first performance Of Mr.. Handels new Grand
Ontone. called the Messiah" which took place In the
new Music Hail. Fishamblest., Dublin, on April 10.
1742. Mr.. Walter Damrosch has deemed the occasion
worthy OF celebration. and has arranged a Handel
festival which viii be none the less interesting for
taking place two weeks later than chronological
verify demands. on the evening OF April IS and
tie AFTERNOON of the next day, Handels "Acls and
Gaatea."a sercnata Pastoral, viii be produced with
Miss de Vere Mr. Rieger and Mr. Fischer in the
principal parts and chorus composed OF fifty
singers. many Of whom principals in New
York church cholrs. The scenery Is paint
ing after designs drawn by Herr Kranz
of Berlin, the designer Of the scientific spectaces "A
Trip to the Moon" and The Ages of the World
on the evening OF April 80 THE Messiah will be
performed by the Orsorio and symphony societies,
"with Handels original accompaniment; at least
SAYS the announcement. Mr.. Damroschs interpreta-
ton of the phrase Is that choir Of oboes in the pro-
portion of TO three volns and choir of bassOOns
to play in unison with the BASES, shall take the place
of the orchestra as arranged by Mozart. The organ
will also be used, said. in the spirit OF Handel
The experiment will be interesting, and ii is to be
commended as vastly more Intelligent than the liberties
which Mr.. DamrOsch took few years ago with
Mozart's arrangement Of Handels That 1t VIII
please the hearers Of to-day greatly doubt for the
color which Mozart put into the accomplishments OF
the solos particularly will be sadly missed; but 1t will
furnish an extremely valuable and interesting study in
musical history. The solo singers Will be Mrs Jennie
Patrick Walker, Miss Margaret Reid. Mrs. Ritter
Goethe, Signor CampaHini and basso whose name
has not yet been announced.
She Symphony Orchestra several concerts in
the interior OF the state hast week On May it will
leave NewYork for spring tour in the West ending
with Indianapolis. where II will take part In festival
at which the solo singers will be Madame Fursch-
Madi, Miss Margaret Reid Mrs. Anna Mooney Burch,
Miss Lena Little Signor Campanini and Dr. Carl Martin.
Adolph Brodsky viii play violin solo.
one Of the most interesting concerts OF the season
will be that TO be given April 90 at the Metropolitan
Opera House for the benefit OF the Young Women's
Christian Association. Mr. seidl will conduct, the
orchestra will be his the music Will be Wagners and
the solo singers will be Frau Melke. Frau Ritter
Goetze Herr DIPPED and Emil Fischer. The music
will consist Of the overture and baccanale from Tam
haeuser" the prelude 10 the third act of "Tstan und
Isolde and the finale with Frau Niche Isolde;
the final OF Die Wakuere,' beginning with the
duo between WOtan Herr Fischer and Byuennhildc
FRAU Ritter-G0etzel and the last from "Sieg
April IA tickets for boxes and seats can be obtained
by writing 10 Miss F. G.. Cunningham, No 100 East
Thirty-sxthJst on and after that date they viii be
and az Tysons ticket Offices and on and after Thurs
day, April 81, at the Metropolitan opera House.
Mr.. g. IA. Wilson, compiler OF the Musical Year
publication OF the ninth volume, which will appear
this year in June instead of MAY heretofore.
Albert Becker's Reformation" cantata was pro-
duced by the Apollo Club of Chicago on April for
Iaertel received the following telegram from Philo
Otis. president of the club: Becker's cantata
great success Duet sung by all sopranos and altos
sncored Congratulations"
Office at Chickerng Hail, as a concert manager. IS
connected with the Phil ps Lyceum Bureau. and
will be pleased TO his old friends at No. % Union
Square.
Miss Marie s. Bsse Mrs Anna Buckley Hills.
Mrs. Charles b. Iawley and Miss Pauline Gninsberg
have associated Themselves together for concert work
as the Weber Ladies' Quartette. They gave con-
cert In Lakewood. y. J., last Friday evening.
Mr.. Frank G.. Dessert Will produce his Messc
Solennele in the Madison Square Concert Hall on
April 1s with the help Of an orchestra the choir Of
Alves j. Graf. J. J. Dessert and w. ReImegs, organ