The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-09
KANSAS MUSICAL CONTEST.

hANSAS MDSIOAh SONIhoA-
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
! Some of the ladies and gentlemen of the
city had the pleasure of meeting on Tues
day last Mrs. Boyd of Newton, Mr.. and
! Mrs. Bigger Of Hutchinson and Mr.. Hoag-
! land of the same place. The parties named
! spent the day here in the interest of the
state musical contest. the plans for which,
| if carried out, will do as much to give
strangers a good impression of the culture
and intelligence Of our people as any other
exhibition.
! The people of Hutchinson, where the
! contest will be held, are planning most
! literally for this festival of music which,
it is expected, will reflect great credit
upon the towns in which the choruses
are to be formed, rs well as upon the en-
! tire state. The outline of the plan is about
as follows:
Theodore Thomas who is in charge of
chorus and orchestral music for the
worlds fair will direct chorus of 1000
voices. Into this chorus he invited the
singing societies of each state. Mrs. Boyd
of Newton was placed upon the BOARD OF
managers her confreres being such muSl-
clans as Verdi, William Mason. Gounod,
Rubenstein, etc.
Mrs, Boyd asked of Mr.. Thomas the
privilege OF taking to the fair the best
chorus in the state, which beside being in
the grand chorus. would also be
heard alone. This was granted,
and kanas will be the only state 50 recog-
nized.
Hutchinson has now arranged for mus
! ical festival in April. where all these
! choruSes OF the state will be heard and the
| best selected They have also offered most
! liberal premiums which appear below.
This plan will of course bring together
! the hest talent in the state. The follow
! ing towns have siSnified their intention to
! enter for the premium: Ottawa, Topeka.
| Emporia, Hutchinson. Hiawatha, Ster-
| ling. Abilene, Atchisou, Ellsworth, Coun-
| ell Grove, Newton. Lyons, Fort Scott,
! Garden City, Beloit. Horton, Holton, St
| Francis and Liudborg. The lust named
! town has chorus Of seventy-hve
! voices and an orchestra of twenty-five
pieces. 1t would seem needless to say that
! 1t is time our musicians should be stir
| ring.
! The chorus will be composed OF both
mems and wOmen's voices.
Not only for the sake OF the prize should
/ an effort be made III this city, but also for
the sake of bringing together the mu-
/ sicans of the CITY, Many of our citizens
! the way of chorus work and no place has
| had a better record.
All will hail with delight return TO the
| good old times when Wichita was a mu-
| steal town aud the traveller asked for no
/ better fate than TO be forced TO Sunday IN
! Wichita
| The Mercantile club of Hutchinson offer
! the following prizes. and the contest will
/ be held in April in that city. The rules
will be published later.
The festival will take place in the last
week in April, and continue three days
| two concerts being given each day.
The following prizes will be awarded as
an incentive TO all musicians OF the state
/ TO attend.
| Choruses OF not less than fifty voices
/ (mixed voices) winning the prize at Hutch
/ InsOu will be furnished free transportation
/ to Chicago and return, with the privileges
| of extending the time of stay there
August j. the month they are TO sing,
aud during the four days music congress
they are 10 have free entrance To the
worlds fair grounds.
They will sing, forming part of a
| grand chorus OF two thousand voices,
under the direction OF Theodore Thomas.
! The chorus winning second place will
/ have free entertainment during the three
DAYS festival at Hutchinson.
/ From this same chorus may be chosen
/ the following bodies OF singers, who Will
compete for similar prizes:
/ l. A chorus of not less that twenty
women's voices.
> A similar chorus Of mems voices.
| 8. Male qusrtette, ladies' quartette.
mixed Quartette.
4 Trio of male voices, ladies' voices,
/ mixed voices.
). Duet of ladies' voices mems voices,
mixed voices
SOLOS.
In addition to the prizes named above,
! tba successful soloist Will be given a gold
medal from the state of Kansas
An soloists recommended 70 the Chicago
/ Jury (experIl and approved by them, Will
receive a gold medal
For the Instrumental part of the festival
there will be:
Orchestras, Of not less than ten pieces.
Violin solos.
Cornet solos.
Piano solo.
Quintet (iBstrumentSl
-Four hand piano pieces, eight dollars IN
money.
Eight-hapd piano pieces, sixteen dollars