The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17
IMPORTANT MUSICAL EVENT.
Annual Spring Concert of the Concordin
Society Pleasing Affair.

Annual Spring Concert OF the ConcOrdin
Society u Pleasing Affair
The annual spring concert of the
Gerang Verein Concordia was held last
evening in their handsome new hall. on
Northampton and Washington streets.
before one of the largest audiences
that has ever assembled in this hall.
The programme opened with the over
ture. Paragraph g." by Suppe. played
In an excellent manner by the or
chestra. This was followed by i song
for mixed chorus and orchestra, 'Fru-
lingsdithrambe," by Baldamus. The
mixed chorus showed up WELL being
we'll balanced and strong. Miss Frances
HoHheimer sang a con.ralto solo,
Dearest Heart of My Heart" by De
Koven, and 1t was warmly received. be-
ing followed by a double number for
male chorus, a capella. The first was i
Neapolitan volkslied. santa Lucia. +"
and the second a students song by
Attenhoefer. Both We're we'll rendered
and heartily encored.
The next number was one of the finest
Of the evening, being a performance
OF Rodes' Seventh Violin Concerto by
A n. Rippard, with full orchestral ac-
compartment. Mr.. Rippard's interpre-
tation of this brilliant number. crowded
with technical difficulties, was superb.
and his bowling was especially fine. The
concerto calls upon the performer for
every known form of bowing, all of
which was splendidly done. In the
slow movement Mr.. Rippard showed
great beauty and strength of tone, and
the brilliant rondo, which closed the
concerto, he played at very rapid
tempo, and executed it with delicacy.
but firmness throughout. At the close
Mr. Rippard received a deserved en-
core, for the music lovers of this city
have seldom heard the violin played
better than Mr.. Rippard did last eve
ming. The first part closed with Schu-
mann's male chorus "Sonntags am
Rhein," sung without accompaniment.
The second part opened with a COM
position by S. L. Laciar, one of the
Concordia members. for male Quartette
and string sextette. The voices were
j. c. Atkin and A. C. Campbell, first
tenor; Charles Helfrich and J. r. Ed
gar, second tenor; George Kraft and
W. A. O'Niell, first bass; W. z. Wood
ruff and ]. P. Burns. second bass: and
the strings. A. n. Rippard. first violin;
W. P. Rieg, second violn Professor
Pokarney, first viola; F. W. Innes, sec
ond viola; T. II. Rippard. first cello,
and S. L. Laciar, second cello. The
work was very well received by the
audience. 1t was followed by a mixed
chorus without accompaniment, Men,
dlessohn's "Auf Dem See" and this
was in turn followed by Miss Gussie
De Mois, who sang two soprano solos,
"'Tis Springtime," by Bohm; and n
"Serenade," by Nevin. Miss De Mois
was in excellent voice and sang well.
Then came a male chorus, "Ubers
Jahr," by Won der Stucken, one of the
most beautiful of the many beautiful
choruses the Concordia has ever sung
j. c. Atkin sang II Think of Thee" by
Beethoven, in his usual splendid way,
and the concert closed by the Sang an
Aegir," for male chorus and orchestra,
words and music being by Kaiser Will
helm II, of Germany.
The male chorus showed splendid
training and both the members them
selves and Professor Hausen are en-
titled to great credit for the manner in
which they acquitted themselves. The
Concordia has never given a. better or
more successful entertainment than
this one.