The morning call., 1894-03-11
A NEW ORCHESTRA
How ROSewald Rehearsed
His Children.
Boys and Girls Who Will Perform as
Musicians at the Fair on
Teachers Day.

"AlleZl" cried Professor II. J. Rosewald.
in clarion-like tones as be waved his baton
in the air last night and then brought it
downward with one majestic swOOp.
AS he did this the all was filed with a
crash of harmony that almost caused the
building TO tremble 10 its foundations and
made the admiring listeners want to clutch
hold of their seats to keep from being
waited bodily out of them, for there were
eighty-fve soulful young musicians in the
orchestra Professor RusewaId was direct
ing, and each one was playing his or her
chosen instrument for all it was worth.
The performers were pupils of the gram
mar and high schools selected to give eclst
to Teachers day" at the Midwinter Fair
next Tuesday. I'VE had lots more appli-
cations" observed one of the School Di-
rectOrs 10 a CALL reporter, "bu we only
chose those who could read music we'll at
first sight"
Yesterday evening was the last rehear-
sal, and the young people knew it was
NOW or never" as they responded with
burst of harmony TO the downward swoop
of Professor Rosewald's baton. The ears
of every one. not only in the music nall,
but in the whole building. were filled with
music, when the professor suddenly
banged his baton against the desk. as if he
had been driving nail into IL, AID cried.
boy and girls. take the time the way |
take it. Like this-dum de da dum.
And then the whole orchestra began
again-"dum de. eic."-but they appeared
to be of one mind in not abbreviatiug the
''dum." which caused Professor Rosewald
to suffer the pangs of Job. However, he
took Ii out in hammering on the desk.
and finally The young people rise to the
occasion, and soaring over the dun"
a ffiPuity went on trium phantlv with The
composition.
Now a pauseY'-and as be cried this
the professor held his baton aloft. In
stantly dead hush fell upon the instru-
ments. But at this moment misguided
trombone, selling the opportunity to get
in note all to himself. emitted a hollow
sound. Still Professor Rosewald's patience
was not exhausted. He asked for ''the
pause" all over again, and that time he got
it. after which the music proceeded in
manner that made the hearers cry Bravo"
at the end.
There might have been thousand in
struments in The orchestra to judge from
the sounds of tuning during the intervals.
Even the drummer had to keep OIL beating
his instrument just to encourage II from
falling few seini-tones fiat. Then Pro-
feSsor ROsewald beat on his desk and the
orchestra started in on the washington
Post March," which was played In quite a
brilliant manner. Indeed. all the work of
the orchestra was extremely good, particu-
larly as there had been less than half a
DR. zen rehearsals.
National Airs" and a "Gavotte" by
ii arman were the other numbers played.
The Commercial School orchestra then
took urn all to itself and played the
overture to the Bridal Rose" excellently ;
indeed, Arthur Schmidt, the cOrnet solUist,
covered himself with glory.
And now the boys and girls are dream
ing day and night about next Tuesday,
when they are 10 be one of the attractions
of the fair and compete with the Midwin-
ter Fair band aud The Vienna orchestra.