Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
MUSICAL CHAT.
What Is Going on in the Local
Music Circles.
Many Excellent Attractions to be offered
Music Lovers at the Coming Concerts--
Numerous Concerts Announced.

Many Excellent Attractions to be offered
Music Lovers at the Coming Concerts--
Numerous Concerts Announced.
There seems to be grand rush on the
part of our different concert managers TO
get in their entertainments before the
1enton season commences The Sacred
Heart Church have announced concert
and organ recital for the 4th OF February
which they promise shall be the musical
event of the season. They have secured
talent from abroad who have famous
reputation, and John Porter Lawrence of
Washington, d. c., will preside at the
organ. The choir Of 40 voices have been
working hard for this event, under the
direction of Father Sylvester, who, by the
way, is musical enthusiast. and some
good work may be expected from them.
Music lovers should bear this concert III
mind and give it liberal support.
Another concert that will be an enjoy
able one will be the second visit to our
city of the Torbett Concert Co., composed
of Miss Ollie Torbett the famous violinist,
and the equally famous Lutteman Sex
tette of Stockholm, sweden. Miss Torbett
is an artist of marked ability and all those
who heard the Luttemal oexette at the
Auditorium last season will never forget
their fine work. These gentleman have
been singing together for the past tell
years, and are undoubtedly the foremost
artists in their line in this country to-day
They come here under the auspices of Old
Swedes Church, and will sing at the New
Century Club on the 18th of January.
Miss Torbett also has very llne pianist
with her this season, Rudolph Won Scarpa,
the great Viennesse virtuoso.
The Rev. DR.. Hulburd would un-
| donbtedly make fine musical critic.
heard him in his address NJ the, meeting
| held in the Opera House, on Sunday after
noon last on the subject: "A Divine
Oratorio-Lost. What How When
Where?" He showed himself to be thor
| oughly conversant with the old masters,
and fairly held his audience spell-bouhd
| with his vivid description of the great
oratorios. and the action of the music
From a musical standpoint alone his ad
dress was interesting.
Wilmington has several composers o.
merit, and in this branch at least can holt
her own with any Of our larger cities.
speak of Bowness Briggs, Harry Robelen
Will NJ. S. Brown and I. Leslie Carpenter
These gentlemen have all nude quite I
reputation for themselves, and am in
formed ON good authority that their com
positions are always accepted by the bes
publishers. Mr., Robelen has just com
pleted new march, "The March OF tn
Lilliputians,,", which will be in print IN
1e" tugS. L llG COllpp5lIipl 10 suih w -
very bright ard catchy. am pleased to Sc
that MIR. Robelen Is devoting more of hi
time to composition. Will NJ. ). Brown
last march, '.'rhe state Fencibles," | al
also pleased to hear is having good sal
and is taking well in several of our larg
cities. 1t is meritorous. Mr.. Carpenter hu
not put anything new on the markt
within the last few weeks, but | undel
stand he has several compositions i'll pr'
| ,Nnfpttnn nd hV the what hl
become of Messrs Briggs and Kerr nei
opera, "A. d., 20O0?" "Dick Turpinh wa
Il success; let's hear from the new oper;
we want to hold up the Wilmington Ell
Of the musical world
The question has been asked me: "Wh
can't Wilmington have a large, Iirst.clai
concert orchestral" There is no reaso
in the world why she can't. We hay
plenty of talent here, and with comp
tent leader, such an organization might
+ a grand success. We have several small o
chestras (uOt more than four men in eaci
who do very good work, but not one lars
, enough to ill an engagement satisfa
. torily where large number would
i wanted. have heard several musician
! kicking because talent from Chester W!
i secured to play at the inaugural ball, he
= in Dover on Tuesday evening last. Whe
! could they have secured it here? III
a orchestra they secured was well-known
i do good work. What could our musician
i have recommended? Nothing but VIII
! might have been termed 'scrut
orchestra, men that would have had to
picked up" for the occasion, while on u
other hand. the men that were engaged we
II known to be musicians who had Civ,
Z general satisfaction. Our own musicia
+ could have done lust as acceptable Wor
=, but they don't get the JOBS. Whl
!, Simply because they lack enterpri
!, enough to organize and get together Al
* rehearse once in while. Our muslcia
, have the same experience right here
home, and il is for the simple reason tn
y they do not take interest enough IN tn
e profession TO let the plliG know what Tn
Ii can do. About the only interest they
take is to stand out i'll the cold and XII
because some other fellow who has {
push and enterprise comes in and tai
10 what belongs to them. Boys, get 90
h article and show the public that you ha
As got it and the rest will follow.
10 And speaking OF orchestras reminds /
l. of an article saw in the papers where I
,e Park Commissioners OF Philadelphia ",
1f contemplating a large orchestra for wo
III in the park next season, claiming that
N bands no not give the same satisfacti
,e that an orchestra does, us their conce
l- were not OF a sufficiently high standa
and that they afforded little pleasure
true lovers vi music. lnlS Is pointer
our own musicians. Perhaps some day {
q, PARK Commissioners might recomme
'' such thing, and then where would {
c. orchestra come from. Better organize, bo
as At u meeting oi the Ferd fullmer Nj
Of Chorus, on Tuesday evening last, it v
i'll decided to give a concert III about Il
of weeks. Efforts are being made to secl
- all home talent, but ii arrangement {
T., not be Gonsumnated talent from abrt
NJ will be secured. A careful review OF
We financial condition OF the club was ma
and / am informed that the club is
an excellent condition financially, r
withslanding their losses ON the Seidl c
1t- cert, and alsu that new members are be
Il. received to ill the places of those v
on have dropped out. The club has sho
IS good Judgment in not endeavoring to 9
en- Il concert until the present time, as
lal most OF them who have proved los
N, affairs, unless they be made com
IS, Inentary with small fee for reser
iy seats. which, by the way, is bccom
res quite II popular way of giving an Ell
tilinment. and one which tine Fullr
Club will undoubtedly adopt for IL
coming concert,
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