The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-22
FESTIVAL OF MUSIC
Much Interest in the SOusa Band
Concerts Tomorrow.
Excellent Choral Work Expected-StOry
of the Overture to the Fly
ing Dutchman.

Sousa and his band will be the feature of
the present week His band is composed of
great musicians, and Sousa is himself
without doubt the first band master of his
time. The work of his band is something
marvellous, experts and musicians all
agree, and the manner in which he enter
tains an audience with every variety of
music, and with his catchy and delightful
encores. is charming in the extreme. The
band will be assisted by two beautiful
artists. The soprano, Signorina Moreska, is
an Italian operate artist of the very first
rank. from La Scala, Milan, and Miss Leo
nora Won Stosch is carrying her audiences
by storm both by her beauty and skill.
The autumnal season chorus will be
Quoted by Mr.. f. X. Arens. The great band
will arrive at noon to-day in a special
train from St. Louis
The first concert Monday afternoon will
open with Wagner's famous overture to
the Flying Dutchman." Following is
translation of Richard Wasner's own words
In description of TINS overture:
The terrible ship of the Flying Dutch
man is rushing about in the storm; it APP
proacheS the coast and lies to at the shore.
where erstwhile it had been denied its mas
ter to seek peace and salvation; we hear
the compassionate music of this salvation
being heralded, which sounds to us like
prayer and complaint Gloomily and hope
lessly the damned one hearkens thereto.
Exhausted and longing for death, he steps
tired of life work silently to bring the ship
to rest. How often has not this unfortu-
nate one before gone through the very
same experienced How often has he not
steered his ship through the ocean waves
to the strand, where, after intervals of
seven years, he was permitted TO land near
pected to have arrived at the end OF his
worry, but woe! How often had he not,
terribly disappointed been obliged to again
start out upon insane, errng voyages? To
force his destruction he sought and tore
about in the combined dangers of current
and storm; into gaping whirlpools he thrust
his ship, but the pools refused to draw it
down; to wreck it he drove against the
cliffs but the rocks refused to demolish it.
All the frightful dangers of the sea which,
in manhocd's craving for adventure, he
once did scorn, now laugh at hiIn-they do
not endanser him; he is condemned to, in
all eternity, seek treasures in the ocean
desert which do not requite him, yet never
shall he find what alone can redeem him.
Confidently and easily a ship glides by him.
He hears the happy, homely singing OF its
crew. merry at their early return home.
He is overcome with wrath at their joyous
comfort. Furicusly he chases by them in
the storm, frightens these happy people
out of their course, and in terror they be-
come silent and fly. In terrible agony he
cries aloud for relief. In lis loneliness and
"a woman. Where in which country, lives
this angel of hope? Where beats for his
troubles a Synpdtnetc Nnere 1S
she who will not fly from him In revulsion
and fear, as these cowardly men who
cross themselves in horror? Now CLEANS a
light through the darkness; like an electric
thrill enters his harassed soul. 1t van
ishes and again appears. The sailor, sight
ing we'll the guiding star, straightway bears
down 1t through tide and wave. That
which go powerfully attracts him is the
glance of woman, which penetrates to
him, imbued with sacred woefulne and
sympathy. A heart throws open it's un-
fashionable depths to the awful sufferings
of the damned one; it is forced to sacrifice
as to perish with his sufferings. Before
this heavenly appartion the unhappy being
breaks down, while his ship is crushed to
pieces. The ocean swallows it; but he
rises from the waves. holy and blessed, led
by the victorious hand of his angel into the
morning glow of highest love-"