The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-14
THE NAY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Official Programmes of the Concerts
Are Completed at Last.
They Show an imposing Array Of
Standard Compositions-An Even
ing Devoted TO Wagner.

FESTIVAL yesterday as to indicate the gen.
eral interest in the coming entertainments,
and the probability that the patronage will
be greater than ever before. Many appIi-
cations have been received by letters and
kilograms from various parts of the State.
asking that seats be reserved for the send
ers. A big rush Is expected when the sale
fog season tickets begins tomorrow morn
ing. promptly at 9 o'clock. This will con-
tinue two days. the sale for single con-
certs beginning next Wednesday morning.
1t IL the expectation of the directors that
more seats will be sold In advance than IN
any previous years. and If this is realized
the financial success of the enterprise Is
assured. Mr.. u. p. Erwin. vice president
of the board, 10 now in New York makIng
necessary arran qenents TOT the festival.
Below 10 printed, for the first time. the
official programme for the various concerts.
IL is complete in every respect. with
the exceptions of the solo numbers that are
80 be sung by Nine. Nordica and Miss Reid.
which have not yet been selected By these
ladies. Those who have an understanding
of music will readily reco ynize the fact
city presented such varied and attractive
programmes. rendered by such al array of
acknowledged artists:
Monday Evening, May 2s.
PART I-MB. ARENs. Conductor.
JUDAS MACCABEUS.- Handel
Chorus-.Hail, Sc Afflicted"
Bass Recit. -"Not Vain Is All This Storm OF
Grief"
ChOrus-"Oh Father. Whose Almighty Power"
Bass RecItative-"I Feel the Deity Within"
Bass Recitative and Aria-"Arn, Arm, 1e
Tenor Reclt-eTis Well, My Friends"
Tenor Recitative and Aria-"CalI Forth Thy
Powers"
Duet tlrst and second soprano or alto-
Come Ever. Smiling Liberty"
Recitatlve-"Haste We. Ny Brethren"
Chorus-'Hear Va, Oh Lord"
Soprano Recitative-'o Let Eternal Honors
Crown His Name"
Soprano Recitative and Aria-''Fr0m Mighty
Kings He Took the Spoil"
Chorus-"Haii Judea. Happy Land"
Tenor Recit-.Thanks to Ny Brethren"
Tenor Reoitative and Aria-"How Vain Is
Man Who Boasts In Fight"
Soprano Recitatiye-Oh Judas. Oh My Breth-
Soprano Recltative and Aria-"Ah, wretched
Israeli'
C%hOrns."Ah: wretehsd Israeli"
Tenor Recitative and Aria-"Sound an Alarm"
ChOrus-"We Heart
Alto SOlo-'Father OF Heaven"
Recitative-"FrOm Capharsalama-"
Chorus OF Youths-"see the Conqu'ring Hero
Duet. sopr. and Alto-"see the eodlike Youth
Full Chorus-"see, the Conqu'rlng Hero
Comes"
soprano ana ALTO Du6t-"On Lovely Heaco."
Alto AMI Tenor solo and Chorus-"Sing Unto
God"
Nine. Nordica. Miss Maurcr.
Miss Stein, Mr.. Rieger.
Mr.. Bushnell.
PART H-MR. sEIDL. Conductor.
1. Symphonic poem. lies Preludes"
2. Aria, "Let the Bright Seraphim'. Handel
Miss Juch.
Trumpet obligato by Mr. Seiffert.
3. B0abdil new Operal -.Moskowskt.
! SsSs sssI fantasia. First time.
a. Solo-Selected.
Nine. Nordica.
5. violoncelio
o. o. L LSSsno waltz. First time.
Mr.. Herbert.
6. Grand duet from La Helevey.
Rachel. Miss Juch. Eudoxia. Miss Fabris.
2. Overture and Bacehanale. .---..----.wagner
from the Paris version of 'Tannhauser and
the Chorus of sirens."l By the Misses Ber-
telle, Osborn. LAWN. Maurer and Mesdane 8
Northrop. Baldwin. Riegg and Drummond.
Tuesday Matinee, May rs.
PART I.
J. G Gysptu ssio Mozart
8. scherzo Ostinato ---Tschaikowsky
4. Waltz song Rome Rome and Juiiet'---.-Gounod
5. tp "March to the scaffold," from
Fantastic D--
Q) "Dance OF the Sylphs, from Dam DoiioA
nation OF
q. Aria, 'Eri ru," from Ballo in Maschera. Verdi
Mr.. G.. w. FERGUSON.
z. Violin Concerto First movement. Beethoven
Mr.. Richard S~chliewen.
8. Gotterdammerung. Song OF the
Rhinemaidens. Trio from Act III Wagner
| Hirst timeJ
iiS rbDfls
Weilgunde.- BerteIle
Fl0sshilde Miss Stein
8. Siegfried Wagner
| composed by Wagner on the occasion OF the
birth OF his son, aud in honor of his wife Cost.
ma
III. Songs, al
-
Miss Reid.