New-York tribune., 1894-06-26
FAREWELL TO THE GARDEN.
LAST CONCERT OF THE sAENGERFEsT

days bdde farewell 10 Madison square Garden
in a final concert last evening. Thousands Of people
filled the great hall from top TO bottom. exceeding
In numbers even the great crowd of Sunday even
ing In the streets around the building 1t was diff
cult TO about. they were thick with people.
Every window for blocks near by contained several
listeners that it is probably true as was e5ti-
mated by a member Of a Sangerfest COMMITTED
that 1000 people heard the parting strains Of music
in Madison Square Garden.
The singers a tired lot OF men. however, and
comparatively few OF them were TO be seen near
the Garden five minutes after the conductor of the
orchestra had Laid down his baton. The Arion,
however. gave a ''commers'' in honor OF the sing
ers and many Of them enjoyed H.
The day was spent by the visitors IL various
ways Some Of them were busy with rehcarsals
at the Garden while others passed the time in view
ing the sights OF the city and the suburbs Several
hundred went to Manhattan Beach and as many
more were guests of DIT. Senner az Ellis Island.
Although the concert yesterday was the last to
be given by the visiting societies. 1t is not the end
Of the Sangerfest.
one Of the most enjoyable parts of the entire
programme TO the German visitors is to be carried
out to-day when the picnic or festival takes place
at Timer Park Gravesend Beach. There the Ger
mans will live up to traditions other than musical
and prove 10 American guests what "Gemuth-
lchkeit"
Accommodations have been made for 1900 guests.
and fully that many are expected by the managers.
ment The prizes in the great singing contest IN
the Garden on Sunday will be awarded by Richard
ais the Competing societies will learn for the Arst
time who were the judges oh oi me pa n C song @ f
the SanccrfOst and tomorrow most OF the visitors
viii start on their homeward Journey. well pleased.
II Is TO be hoped, with tieir riumphs ana receptyn
IN New-York.
THE LAST DAYS MUSIC.
II it had depended whoHy upon the pubic. the
last day OF the festival would have been the most
brilliant of ali. The success Of Sunday night
aroused popular interest. which by night had rolled
10 stupendous proportions. This. in spite OF the
su.try and humid atmosphere, was a phenomenon
which told e!oquent.y of the extent 10 which the
festival Of the Germans had taken possession OF
the popular fancy. That the evening concert, con-
ducel by NJ. Zoeilner. fell lite short in general
effectiveness Of that Of Sunday was Due ch'ely 10
untoward circumstances. The atmospheric condi-
tons were not favorable. the singers were some
what weary Of the continuous round Of pleasures
which are the necessary accompaniments OF
Sangerfest and in consequence were Jess aoie 10
maintain integrity ana purity OF pitch. 1he mass
choir moreover less numerous BY about lVU
than on Sunday night. This was not surprising 10
those familiar with the song festivals Of the Ger
mans: rather it surprising that 50 admirao'e d
record made-a record which we warrant IS
unique in the anna.s Of the American SangerteSte
In fact il ought TO be said with hearty emphdsis
that the seventeenth meeting Of the singers OF the
Nori0sticher Sangerbund WAS virtually ies'V''
Of song and We shall be much surprised II a new
and better musical spirit does not henceforth am
,natc the German festivals OF tie West as WEI as
the East The influence of the mus-caI FEATURES
of the festival ended, 50 FAR as music 10 VA
cernei will be far-reaching and potent OF '"S
great deal OF credit is due 10 the zeaI OF MesSiS.
Van der Stucken Zoe.ner and Helm the fesuva'
directors and the Music Committee, header D! MI
Ernest Urchs that gave those gentlemen the heces-
sary support and encouragement IhanKs 10 'neS'
in the first instance and the conception oil inc HIS
sion Of a song festival, which they eniorCVi upo''
the singers the talk about the disposition oil 'He
Germans TO cultivate a refining dea.ny We The
this time to bx something more thah td-h lne'
Taere Was a great deal OF mediocre and even
he secohd eass Which hed the greater part Of the
afternoon. but interest was arouseu anu pa per -
gwen by the contest among the united singers oi
the cities and towns The sincerity anu md
Of the ambition displayed by the ',cisiI
the excellence of the results attained especlSai,!
by BROOKLYN and Philadelpha Were or tbe com
work justification TO great sx,eh' ho 1oe % nTen 10
petitive feature which has hitherto DSen opV" "a
much and severe criticism. Brooklyn, Ne"aLh n an
Philadelphia were each represented d! a Ia nile
from A0 so singers and most cor aion
OF execution and tastefuness OF expression was uS
closed In all the work done Huosoh
To compete in separate class. In both these com
petitions the choirs chose their own sSngs' oTnh
rmsfance which added interest 10 the analr thOush
II naturally increased the difficulty OF adlndicat1sI s
It wisdom toe and PrSper to tbs ~ male
Singing societies that prompted the committee To
OF the Folk-Song. II was the love for music Oh ms ,ls
character that created the societies anu IN n
they always show their greatest enecuSeheSSs. IS
Al last nights concert. on Sunday hlght ue
shorter and simpler part-songs wisnIus M nnest delight
the largest number. ,,.,.,. oouad an undue
There what the judcious eahed ening an u,n con-
cert but the audience. fully 100 more nunsIooSS noS
than on the preSus snS sYens To sccpt piano
forte concerto without cavil II hsd garnefep en ~
thIsiasm from the choristers. who seemed 10 oe
equally happy when peTfo9iing ngan OF wben Mr.
Zoelner went upon the platform to conduc, dl Wy
opening number. Weber's overture 70 ,O hnurs
and cumnated finally , IN Wachr Sn am Rhen which
Ing perfotmance OF e, D,mSsr on the concert scheme
was participated in by the audience ana ehuen f ~
round Srfea round 1ae Se chTsa who sang the Mao scene
win its lovely Morse Folk tune from ~, &
Flute. Arthur Friedheim. who played Weber Sse con-
certstuck for pianoforte ana E!, !rb rrewess Miss
B,auTst and he aided by Anna Keller contranG, o.
and J. scharf. tenor ALSO sang g sle Wms,c which
brought the set pieces 20 close Inc S NO
numbers were the overture 20 ,oD of FAUST the
eDonpe 81 svlphs' and 'Ride to Hell The mass ass
chorus FIRST 3 sang the ana "a aer o and
one wo Mocht iGh selnt NJ ,hS even VS1
ins ana one OF the founders Of Germsn MSnnefge et
sang The others were SUI In ruH whch the choir
tSciousy supported by the wind instrumentsh h0I OF
ihe orchestral and Der kanerad' Wy made a
most exceent showing in the festival only the nrn n-
adenuecy of the band in respect OF nuinp..Is Pie
ven,sS tbe fragment from "Tannhauser from
being the imposing aehevement Dt eeet Yee But
as car well be magned as against the stupenuouSS
diapason OF the 400 voices, the chsrae'ed,sdi dct ~
s,rring accompaniment was lost: Inc cOnu9ct y!
the audience throughout the evening inoicateo tI
II it were possible TO give another coacert d .oieh m
all the scenes OF last nlBht anu o"N"'
repeated with emphasis.
THE COMMERS WAS A GREAT SOCCEoo'
The Orpheus. of Buffalo: the Junger Manhercho''
Of Philadelphia the Concordia, OF Whkesodire' '''e
Lederkranz OF Baltimore and the Washihsto"
sangerbund. of Washington, d. c., are the guests
du-l.s L.. Sa.nnarfest Of the Arion OF this clty