The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-17
NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SONG
A Mammoth SangerfeSt for
New York.
1t will Be Veritable Carnival of
Music.
All the Principal Eastern Singing soci-
cites to Be Rspresented-Immens
Choruses and Talented Prin-
cipals to Be Heard.

By the Associated Press
New York, June 16.-A festival oil
song, a national sangerfest, which
promises to beat any previous effort OF
the kind that has been attempted in this
country, will be begun in the spacious
Madison Square gardens. Saturday, June
23d. This carnival OF music and song
will be produced under the auspices of
the Vereingten Sanger society, of whic
Mr.. William Steinway is the honorary
president and Richard Katzmeyer is
president. The society, in bringing
about this festival, does so in the belief
that it will tend to encourage the Guilt
walton OF music and song. The commit
tee of arrangements ia very represen t.
alive one, and among those who are tax
ing part in making the affair success
are Mayor Gilroy, ex-Mayors W. R.
Grace and Hugh Grant, Chauncey
M. Depew, E. Ellery Ander-
son, James Kilbreth, the collector
OF the port of New York; Andrew
Carnegie, Joseph IL. Choate and George
B. McClellsnd, W. B. Merrill, Charles
A. Dana, John L. CockerIll and Judge
p. Henry Dugro.
All the principal singing societies in
every state east of the Mississippi will
be represented, and it is expected that
q chorus of 10. 1000 male voices will be
heard. This will constitute the largest
male chorus ever heard in this country.
The society trusted the management OF
the carnival to James Morrissey, and in
addition to the singing societies, the
members of which are all non-profes.
sional, the following we'll known musical
artists and soloists have been engaged !:
Amelia Materna, Emma Juch, Lillian
Blauvelt, Madame Tavary, Maud Powell,
Giuseppe Campanari, Emile Fisher,
Conrad Behrens, Arthur Friedman and
Victor Herbert.
The musical directors, Messrs. Van
derstucken and Zoetner, have been
laboring very efectually for the past
three months, and they are perfectly
satisfied with the result of their labors.
In all there will be five concerts. The
opening performance is at 8 80 O'Clock
on Saturday evening, June 23d, and it
will be given in honor of the visiting
singers. The second will take place on
Sunday afternoon. 1t will be devoted
to prize singing in which male chorus
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compete. The former consists OF repre-
sentatives from Buffalo, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Brooklyn and New York,
and will sing Ferallitis Das Grab Inc Blu
sento. The third class, comprising So
cistiee from every state east OF the Mis-
sssipi, will render Bach's Walkein-
samheil.
The prizes in each OF the classes will
be: First, Steinwsy grand piano SEC
ond, solld silver cup; and third, a
golid silver wreath.
The competitive prize singing for the
second class will take place on Monday
afternoon, June 25, when Won WeiserlA's
Herbs Nacht will be sung.
The prizes in this second class will be
similar to those of the first and third.
The first concert will be given on Mon
day, and all the prominent artists men
toned will take part in it. President
Cleveland and Governor Flower have
written to the committee accepting the
invitations to attend, and it is expected
that many notable persons from the dif-
ferent states will come to see the per-
formance.
The decorators are already busy at
work on the garden, and when the gates
are thrown open the visitors will be con-
fronted with dazzling blending of the
stars and stripes and the German tri-
colore festooned with natural flowers and
gerlands. The front OF the building on
the Madison avenue side is similarly
decorated. In case shot spell' should
pay visit during the celebration, the
immense sliding roof can be thrown
open, thus giving the spectators the
pleasure of an open air concert. A tri-
umphal arch is being erected in front
of the balcony at Madison avenue, and
it ie expected that from this balcony
Mr.. Cleveland and other distinguished
visitors will review the procession which
will herald the opening of the sanger
feet. This parade will be the principal
feature OF the festival. Fully 10000
men will be in line, each one wear
ing On alpine hat and carrying 6
lighted torch. They will march te
the time of vocal music, and al
along the line of march the citizens have
been requested to illuminate their resi-
dences. Interpreted along the line
there will be several hoatG beautifully
decorated, and the principal one viii
represent an apotheosis of music and
song. 1t will have the place of honol
between the Arlon and Liederkranz 80
cietes.
Several uniformed organizations will
also take part, and altogether the sigh
will be pleasing as well as an instruct
i've one.
On Tuesday grand picnic and sum-
mer nights festival will be held in UlmeI
park. BensomEurt, l.. l., where the
prizes will be awarded to the successful
societies. This will bring the carniva
to an end, and from present Indications
judging from the extraordinary demand
for seats, the success OF this gigantic
sangerfest is already assured.
The VIgilant at Anchor.