St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-29
THE FESTIVAL A BIG SUCCESS.
Fridays Matinee and Concert.

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chronicle its great success.
The matinee Friday afternoon was
well attended and the audience listened
to an excellent programme OF classical
music. Following is the programme;
MATINEE PRoGRAMME-Friday Afternoon
Artists Concert.
Selections from "Lohengrin," Wagner
Orchestra.
Aria-"Lend Me Your Aid, - from
'Oueen of Sheba," Gounod
Mr.. Towne.
,CeI1o solo Selected
Mr.. Stockbridgc,
Aria-"Nadeshda," G~oring-Thomas
Miss Miller.
Allegro Moderate, from Symphony
Orchestra.
"All for Naught," :, BemDerg
Mr.. Averill.
"Nocturne." Doppler
Mess1s. Blaisdell, Wheaton, Stockbridge and
Mrs. Shepard.
Duet-"Love and War" Knight
Messrs. Towne and Averill.
Few if any concerts in St. Johnsbury
have been more largely attended than
the one Friday evening, and none have
given better satisfaction. 1t was an
audience of music loving people, and they
showed their appreciation OF every bit OF
the programme. The cantata, The
Crusaders" was the first thing on the
programme, and was rendered in a man.
ner that will long leave an impression on
those who heard it. Miss Miller, Mr..
Towne and Mr.. Averill did the solo work
in the parts of Armida, Rinaldo and
Peter the Hermit, the chorus as the
"Crusaders" was excellent and the
orchestra added greatly to the charm OF
the cantata. Perhaps the most pleasing
part of the cantata was the solo work
by Mr.. Towne as Rinaldo and the chorus
of female voices as Sirens, the music
being intended to represent a luxuriant
sunny garden, with a smooth lake in
which Sirens are sporting. The duet by
Mr.. Towne and Miss Miller, as Rinaldo
and Armida, with chorus by the Sirens
and Crusaders, was charming. The can
tata was an hour long, brilliantly rem
dered and a rare treat to the audience,
which listened to it with rapt attention.
An excellent programme followed the
cantata and nearly every number was
encored. Mr.. Harris was greeted with
applause and his piano solo with orches-
trail accompaniment was finely rendered.
Mr.. Averill and Miss Miller had already
made themselves favorites and were
warmly received. Mr.. Towne's voice
was new to many, but he was a i~avorite
from the start. He has a remarkably
clear tenor voice of great power and
could be plainly heard above the chorus.
The last number on the programme was
the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Messiah"
during the rendering Of which the audi
ence stood up. All joined in singing one
verse of america" and the most sue
cessful musical festival ever held in st.
Johnsbury then ended. Following is the
evenings programme:
CONCERT PRoGRAMME-Friday Evening.
PART
C~antata-"The Crusaders" N. w. Gade.
Miss Miller, Mr.. Towne, Mr.. Averill,
Chorus and Orchestra.
LIN the Desert.
1. Chorus - Flame like the sand-waste
.glows. -.
2 Solo (Bass)-Soon our God success will
send us.
Solo (Tenor)-O blame us not.
3 Solo CTenor) and Chorus-Shine, holy
sun (The Crusaders Song.)
Solo (Bass)-Yes, He wills it,
4 Solo (Bass) and Chorus-Father! from
a distant land.
U.-Armida.
s Introduction and C~horus-Silent creep
ing so light.
6 (Mezzo Soprano)-They softly sleep.
7 Solo (Tenor) and Chorus (emale voices
The wave sweeps my breast.
8 Duet (Mezzo Soprano and Tenor and
Chorus-O Rinaldo, up, arouse thee.
Solo (Mezzo-Soprano) Magic worlds are
sinking.
III. Toward Jerusalem.
9 Chorus-The welcome sun.
10 Solo (Tenor)-With holy thoughts seek
holy things.
II March of Pilgrims-Forward! o weary
Solo (Tenor) Brighter the Sunlight.
Chorus Forward! stay not for rock
or thorn.
- II anu buopJ anu nv
head let each Crusader raise.
PART II.
Overture, "~Rosamunde," Schubert
Orchestra.
Songs, (a) Never to See or Hear Her"
Oh. M. Widoi
(b) when Love Is Cone" Hawley
Miss Miller.
Piano Concerto in G M~inor-Andante
and Finale, Mendelssohr
Mr.. Harris and Orchestra.
: Song, Selected
Selection for String Orchestra,
"Romanza" from lie Gioconda, Ponchiell
Mr., Towne.
"Hallelujah Chorus" from Messiah.
America, ''-Audience requested to rise AM
join in singing.
The managers of the festival wht
worked hard, deserve much praise, 70
not only was it a success unsteady an,
socially but financially.
p Prot. Blaisdell received many compli
ments for the excellent work done by tn
> chorus. He worked hard to get it in tn
best condition possible and the resul
p was splendid. AS a conductor Mr.. Blais
dell is in the front rank.
Blaisdell's orchestra of Is pieces wa
l. one OF the features of the festival. Thei
a work in the concerts was excellent an
e always encored.
1t was intended to use a new Ivers {
-, Pond grand concert piano during til
musical festival, but owing to the shor
notice given the company they wer
o unable to furnish the large size an
shipped a small one. The piano wa
!. taken to the hall and though pronounce