The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-24
rLANs FoR IL FEsTIvAL.
4 Concert Win GIlmore's Hand De-
cIded Imnra ctlcnhIe.

Tie arrangements FOR the third annual
Music Festival are about complete. The
festival VIII open March q. and viii con-
tinue until March g. with two grand
concerts and a matinee. Ten rehearsaIs
win be held, IN which the principal work
Of the festival viii be done
The management OF the festival is in
the hands OF the executive committee Of
the Festival Choral Society. and a COM
mittee Of citizens. The rehearsals, as al
ready announced. will be held in Wesley
Monumental church lecture room, and the
concerts viii be held in the theater. The
chorus Will be limited TO 80 voices. il
this the l25 members Of the Festival ChO-
raj Society, under whose auspices the
festival Is given, will be the first en-
rolled, leaving but rs additional voices 10
be filled. The price for course tickets.
including reserved seat for the concerts
and matinee, and admission to all the re-
hearsals. is So
II Is the aim OF the management to
MAKE the coming festival a better one
IN every way than the last festival. A
higher order of music than has yet been
attempted viii be presented. The entire
Ihlrd Fart and other selections from
taydn'S oratorio, Creation and the cantata
Fair Ellen, by Max Bruch, Schumann's
Gypsy Life and Rossini's InhammatUs.
Bishops Tramp, Tramp Ger Moss and
Fen, kreutzer's Now the Evening Bells
Are Sounding, Nerdrs Pilgrims Chorus,
Rossinis Charity, and other new works
from the best Composers viii be present
ed.
The festival VIII be conducted by DR..
r. r. Palmer and Air Spencer II. White.
Mrs. L. Haynes will be the leading soprano
soi0lst From the Interest that has been
taken in the festival, il promises TO excel
either Of the preceding festivals that have
been given.
Mr.. J. A. Bates. chairman of the execu-
tive committee. was asked yesterday
about the suggestion that a joint con-
cert be arranged with Gimores band,
which VIII be here March %, during festi-
val week.
such concert would be most deslra-
BILE he replied. yet there are difficult
ties In the way which render it altogether
impracticable. The first difficulty is a
lack OF stage room. In our last festival
we extended the space over the orchestra
ran IN the theater and two rows of seats,
and even then we were too crowded for
our l25 singers. This year we shall have
more voices. and where could we put
in addition Gilmore's band of 10 pieces?
1t would require almost the entire par
Quette. The stage costs $50 to build and
would have to be taken out and put in
again for our other concerts. Gilmore's
band would cost several hundred dol
lars, and the expense Of arranging the
music for it's use would be about $50 addi-
ton. At our festival concerts every seat
in the house was sold. 50 that, after de-
Quoting the lost seats in the parquette.
no more money could be taken IN. while
the expenses would be increased some
$500 or 5000. There are several other equally
strong reasons against the plan
NOW" said Mr.. Bates, IF we had the
great auditorium which we so much need
such concert could easily be held. There
would be n stage on which 500 singers
and players could be accommodated, and
an audience of $500, which at 81 each,
would pay out all expenses. If Savannah
wants grand combination concerts be-
tween the music festival and grand or
chestra with great artists as soloists.
let her build the auditorium. Until then
It Is better not 10 attempt possibilities"