The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-13
THE SYMPHONY CONCERT.
a Large Audience Listens to a Fine Con

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To judge by yesterdays concert the
existence of the New Haven Symphony
orchestra is firmly and permanently
established. The size and character of
the audience showed that all need of
guarantee funds is done away with and
that tinacia1ly the organization can
take care of itself This is pleasant
news to record. The success Of yester-
days concert is just and due reward
to Prof. Parker for his labors with his
men, and to Mr.. Morris Steinert and
the other gentlemen to whose enthu-
siasm and material encouragement the
formation of the orchestra is owing.
The interest in this winters course has
been steadily increasing since the first
concert, and the size of yesterdays au-
dience was decidedly gratifying. Not
only were the seats in the body of the
church and the gallery filed, but the
aisle room in the gallery was utilized
and in addition there was a goodly
number of ''standees." And this fine
audience was in no way disappointed
because the orchestra played excel
lently, giving the best performance they
have yet put to their credit.
Undoubtedly large proportion Of the
audience yesterday was there because
of Miss Meta Fellowes presence as
soloist Miss Fellowes made a most
successful debut. and was given quite
an ovation after her solo. She received
more flowers than she could carry off
alone, and the Queen of Sheba she had
been singing about was suggested when
she retired loaded down with her tro-
phies and followed by Prof. Parker and
Mr. Toostwyk, bearing the surplus
spoils. The enthusiasm did not subside
until she had repeated her number.
Miss Fellowes chose the familiar aria
PLUS grand dams son obscurite'' from
Gounod's RENE de Saba" through
which to effect her debut. She has a
beautiful voice, OF unusually lovely
quality, which she has under good con-
troll She phrases carefully and her in
tonation is pure. A slight tendency to
scoop on the upper tones and too
frequent use Of the "portamento' are
results of method rather than individ-
ual faults Miss Fellowes sang the diff
ficult aria charmingly the first time and
when she repeated it there was an add
ed authority and assurance that was
admirable. Miss Fellowes is very pop
ular socially and it is pleasant to record
her decided success as a singer.
To the orchestra great praise is due.
They played with more finish and pre-
cision than they have previously shown.
Beethoven's Fifth symphony is so well
known to everyone that it's choice
necessarily challenges comparison and
criticism. Still with the memory of the
great orchestras, only pleasant things
can be said of yesterdays performance
The wood-winds were fine, especially
in the slow movements. Mr. Rudolph
Steinert is proving himself a t'born oboe
player although he has been studying
only little over a year. He played
his short recitative admirably. The
horns improve with each concert and
quality of tone in all the parts is better
Mendelssohn's early overture, "The
Lovely Melusina," was very smoothly
and carefully rendered and Svendsen's s
splendid Coronation March, which
was the closing number and stirring
climax to a fine concert.
Since the last concert the orchestra
has been increased by the addition of
two vioIins, Messrs. Webster and Brig
ham. both pupils of Concertmaster
Troostwyk.
At the next concert another of Prof
Sanford's pupils will be the soloist, Mrs.
Isabelle Frushnor Lines. Mrs. Lines
will play the great Grieg concerto. To
bring out two pupils in one winter GER
tainiy speaks well of Prof Sanford's s
instruction and os the musical depart
ment of the college.
The orchestra will probably play a
Haydn symphony next.