New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01

sung as an oratorio. and the present season viii
begin on December y with MendelssohE'a st.
Paul"
| The MadrigaI Club owes It's existence TO an i'm
| pulse of charity. on February IS 1881. concer,
was given by number Of ladies' and gentlemen
! who had been gathered together by Frank l.
! Seay. for the benefit OF ST. Barnabas's Hospital
Mr. Seay had been the accompanist for the Har-
monte Society. under Walter Damrosch, and also
VAS ana SUI - thg accolldIlsu ioI NV :, d.
naons CONCERT consisted entirely OF light choTuses
vocal and Instrumental solos. The success was
great, and the remark was made that 1t was an
Concert CO R,s1' "''0 S''''' DC
Soon after this Frank g. Ilsley popuiar music,
the same ladies and gentlemen Getermined 10 APP
given on the evening OF March % 1885, ana Mr.
concert VAS repeated and The desire was gen
orally expressed that the chorus be made a per
ma ms sns 0a E ria ey h
symngton. and the Madrigal Club was regularly
Of the Clark Thread Company, was elected presi-
dent and has held the place ever since The other
some Of the most emnen, citizens of Newark ard
! the society has always been maintained by the
The membership was divided into two classes
singers, and the associates the subscribers The
tickets Of admission are handsomely engraved
| cards and divided among the members accord
| ng to the seating capacity Of the hall. No tickets
are 500 under sgs any r 9 and each one
| as personal invitation. They are much sought
deS Snf and Se @S M TO
social receptions with music. The active members
utmost care and the quality of the work done has
always been maintained at the highest point. No
fore been heard in Newark TIE limit of songs IS
rlgdly maintained at forty. and the balance Of
an excellence in part singing has been reached
which is the envy of many and the admiration
The society gives two concerts each season and
eminent solosts are engaged
Mr.. sealy is catholic-mndei musician and
makes up his programmes from the best com
part-song school is OF course largely represer led
and the old school, represented by Orlandus Las
Morley Dandy. Willy and others OF the same class
has been wen Illustrated Compositions Nv the
Templeton. Strong. Buck. Foo,e. Van der Strcken-,
Very fine COMPOSITIONS by Mr. seay himself have
| been sung. The first concert this season VIII be
Third in point of age OF the existing societies IS
Voices but with United success It bad been a
| custom among the male singers OF Newark TO
/ gather occasionally and. under the direction Of
! Samuel A. Ward. to sing in private houses and
sometimes at miscellaneous concerts. This awak-
who heard them. for permanent organization.
| the best male singers of Newark decided to form
1
ree SnSn of Mr. Ward and on June : 1889 gave a
| complimentary concert TO their friends with so
/ much success that formal orsanza ton was
made under the name OF the orpheus, club. The
| president; Alexander P Holbrook. yice-president
Charles G. Nnesse; secretary. and Charles
and well-known Jackson family Of Newark. and
! had been one Of the pres dents OF the Harmonir
| Society Mr. Bolbrook is the OF A. Stephen
| Folbrook the first conductor Of the Harmonic So
cey and sr9nds0n OF amos H Of Ss3 first chor
rba first concert OF the Orpheus cub was giyan
on Decenbe 1881 the second on February ~. 1890
| and the third on May g. 1890 Since then the club
son held the Office of president for two seasons.
when DR. H. II. Tchenor was cleo ed. lie died on
| May 2. 1892 and was succeeded by DR.. Leslie y.
/ Ward OF the Prudential Insurance Company. who
! still occupies the Office
The repertory OF the club. az is natural. shows a
/ large preponder Of compositions b. German
voices the Germans are pre-emneni. sfording
, in that regard a striking contrast 10 music for
| mixed choruses for female voices alone. The
English school has been well represented by pieces
/ Mackenzie. and the American BY Buck Fiw,ey:
Brewer. Temp.eton Strong. shelley. ingra ham and
WenhaIn Smith. French musicians hove had It'll.
/ or represen lation The Orpheus Club has stuck
mainly 10 short pieces. though q Few long works
have been done The LONGEST ird most important
| composition sung has been Dudley Bucks The
! Bucks Men Of Nedarcs' and "K'ng ol'fs C1ris'-
mas have been suny sever II times ard Mosen hals
I ..rhsnatopsis. nrawer's The Birth Of Love" and
the "Oedpns' and AM gone choruses have also
appeared or the programmes The club has never
enjoyed an orchestra. hut in the ACCOMPANIED
ment. giving al. It's concerts in Tho Ur,vcrsalist
! Church. In order TO have the Frank f.
Drake has been the pianist from the bc~ilni1T ard
an +" tho nGesent season Wenham Smith vas the