Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-14
MUSIC IN THE AIR
Bnll,sn, Attractions Looked for
This Week.
MAPlES0N IN THE POWERS
HAstAAa's Reserved Eos The eADtou
symphony and .-ssii--A Splendid
Festival oG Melody

Rather ate IA the seaaon. yet never
thele-- scceptabiy se.corne. - the fest
va Il opefs and music with which the
patrons q these divine arts are 10 Re 70
salsd dgung the neat ten days. Never
before n tha History Il the cIty have
the hsca. au-iciAns lad such rica
Offering tend-tr.i them - - ouilin-'t IA
TIE announcements "a the coming Il the
bost0u S}n4pnl ~. ,~adl snd Maple
soE. fhs Iet.e artists WiA rrseI IN tais
,isilct,ts. ct p-1usu q -ong and me...i..
Ihe Boston SYMPHONY vii Lee hefe
this cuipsng "Wednesday aud si!l give la
Hartman hal. the granivst concer,
ever heard "a Jur ciy. There - nothing
In th.. WAY - a. orchestra ia thiscountFy
~hich can approach the Boston sym
phory WHY. because the orchestra
j. coop. eel . eighty = the finest artists
l. - ohtitn~l Tor GsoGey The organ
izAtlsu as faaus.,sd an. amply rsdo~e'
~ one q ho-t1us mAil0aalres. The
n4ruibers ARE vel paid hsS. no other
duties. aud rIt.t - really az a moments
uotiee o. assemble "a the rehearsal hall
tir practice Af TIE touch Il the con
ductors cali bell tie men are m their
piacv-- And q - this constant practice
lnnumrf.ahie rchear~ais that has re-
sultod ia oue Il the two or three
rucst concert orcnestras IN the world.
IhiN - tie onls endowed orchestra IN
fhss country Ene others are composed
~ unemployed musicians called -
.~thrr % some spseia! tour or engage
arnt The program - he gwen n
" r,ines,isy evening next Is classical and
at the same time prehensih.e ard
pleasing n the highest degree. Tue
beethoven Fifth symphony stands AT
the heat - all musical compositions.
la celebrated andant- movement has
t.cn listened - more than any other
piece "a the history u music. The
musical penn. -kowct a Omphale." or
The Spinning Wheel - Omphale is also
a great number and. N this city. nov.
city. Hercules vas banished by Ncr
cugy 50 heCome the slave ~ Omphale.
tn~ widow queen - Lydia He became
- desperately enamor-d ~ the lady
that -he mad, fol q him. dressed ain
I'D az one II her slaves with curled hair
aad rings on has fingers and at him AT
work with her maids spinning wool
This NEUROLOGICAL tale has inspirs-d
SAINT Saens ID COMPOSE his celebrated
symphonic poem.
The Peer Gynt Suite IL another mar
vellous production 20 modern romanti-
Cs-ni. The sunrise scene - Wagnerisn
sl4 extremely beautiful. The funeral
march - Asa IL a. w.ersi as IL Il fas
Cilatiug. bot the most remarkable music
- iatc years - the dance IA the hal ~
the Dovre King ending in a perfect
rout with all the gnOmcs and hobgoblins
chasing poor Peer around. slashIng az
him Ssth spears aud -cythes and pitch
flrSs. until hc begs 10 be made a flea.
that he may crawl through a crack ia
the hs-1r. The Interesting music de
puts tnss chaotic and fantastic scene IA,
pear - ii il possible 'or t.cas - be- rep
f.-aut rd ~ characterization. The other
EHmter- on tie program are -electe'i
form the asst celebrated and most
Tsgutar standard COMPOSITIONS. and ar,
~ veil known that a special analysis;
seems almost superfluous-