The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-10-26
MUSICAL NOTES.

The New Haven symphony Orchestra.
The New Haven symphony orchestra,
composed of local musicians and direct
ed by Professor Horatio w. Parker OF
Yale, which inaugurated it's career with
two concerts at Alumni hall last winter,
announces a series of four subscription
concerts for the coming season, to be
given under the auspices of the univer-
sity. AS has been often stated before,
New Haven is, with the exception OF
Boston, the only city in New England
to have it's own symphony orchestra.
The concerts last winter were very sue
cessful from a musical point of view,
and it only needs the support from our
own city and neighboring towns, which
pride in such a local institution should
induce to place the organization on a
firm financial basis
There has been considerable discus
sion about the most suitable place to
| hold the concerts. The seating capaci-
| ty of Alumni hall is not very great and
| it's acoustics are not of the best. 1t was
suggested that a platform could be
placed in Battell chapel, as at COM
mencement, and the concerts held there
and the ACCESSIBILITY of giving them in
such a large auditorium as the Hyper
ion was also considered. Alumni hall
| has finally been selected, but all this
discussion only emphasizes the fact that
| this city needs music hall proper, and
may the day come soon when the fine
| building promised for the musical de-
partment of the university shall be cree
ted.
The personnel of the orchestra will be
the same as last year. Among the an
nouncements of particular Importance
are the Second Symphony of Beetho-
ven one of Mendelssohn's overtures and
the Raft piano concerto, which will be a
novelty for New Haven. At the frs
concert Mr.. Isador Troostwyk will be
the soloist and at the second the piano.
concerto will be played by local artist
For the lighter numbers several novel
ties are expected.
1t was at first thought that the or
chestra would play at the next Gounot
concert, but this idea has had to b.
abandoned AS the orchestra has al
ways been the Offending member" al
the oratorio performances, this is to bt
regretted. 1t is to be hoped that thu
Gounod society will not attempt to give
Safnt-Saens' Samson and Delilah," o.
the tsFaust' or Romeo and Juliet O
Berlioz, all of which have been talked
of. until they can have a large and per
fectly capable orchestra to render tn
, elaborate and difficult orchestral part
as well as the society would sing them
We do not for a moment doubt the abil
ity of the society, but we want them t.
have efficient support.
Among the other plans for the seasol
is DR.. Griggs' course of lectures, alread
begun, at the divinity school on Churcl
= Music, to be illustrated by his own Cen
S ter church choir and outside singers
: This is an interesting field and shout
= make an interesting course.
The Kniesel quartet series is announC
ed for the chamber course. They wi
y be six in number, three quartet nights
one trio, one quintet and one sexte
i night, when the great Beethoven sexte
is promised. Arthur Whiting of Bosto
will be the pianist and the extra me
n for the string parts will be chosen fror
the Boston Symphony.
i Last. but not by any means Ieas
Paderewski will play here at a matine
on the Sd of December.
We must not forget the first attraC