The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-16
FROM 4 MUsiCIL srANDPoINT.

Professor sandford to Play With the Sym phony Orchestra Other Announcements.
 Despite the election, the hard times and other inartistic features of this present season it promises to be of con- siderable interest from purely musical standpoint. The various organizations and societies whose performances are always affairs of pith and movement are making plans for the pursuance of their perennial henefactions and unless some un.orseeh calamity occurs there are to be the usual number of import ant concerts and some events of espec- ial interest To begin the test the sym phony orchestra will give course of four concerts. Notice has already been sent to those whose names adorned the list of guarantots last year that it will be their honorable privilege,to perform the same noble office this year. Tn a day or two circulars will be ready giv ing the plans intended for the coming year in the matter of soloists, works to be performed and various practical details, such as the price of tickets In connection with this it Is our pleasure to announce that Prof. Samuel S. Sam ford will be heard at one of the con- certs Prof Sanford has not ebeen heard with orchestra for some fifteen years, when he played with Theodore Thomas. It will be a privilege, the im- portance of which can hardly be over estimated. because Prof. Sanford is not only an eminent teacher and enthusis- tic amateur but really great pianist, and had it not been that fortune had willed that he should not lead pro- fessional career, his name would have stood high among the great names of | the century This Is not only the opin- ion of his friends, but the testimony of men like Rubenstein, Paderewski, Ros- enthal and other virtuosi, who consid cred him In every way their equal. Prof. Sanford will be heard at one of the concerts in two numbers, one of | the old concertos of the classical and one of the modern schools.
 The following is the list of works to be performed during the winter by the New Haven Symphony orchestra: Beethoven-Symphony in B flat. Ervica Gade--Symphony in flat, op. 20.
 Mozart-Symphony in G minor.
 Mozart--Double concerto for two pianos
 and orchestra.
 Liszt Hungarian Fantasie.
 Piano and orchestra.
 Mendelssohn--M Midsummer Nights
 Dream Music.
 Mendelssohn--Over Cave endelssohn--Concert for violin.
 walze--Overture-
 Cherubini--Overture to Anacreon.
 Rubenstein--Bal Music" Feramore, cke---Introduction to Act III,
 "Manfied."
 Also compositions by Bach, Benoit Grieg, etc, etc.
 The first rehearsal of the orchestra was held yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Several new members were present.
 At the first concert Mir Isador' Troostwyck will play the Mendelssohr violin concerto Among the orchestra numbers will be a Gade Symphony anC Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night Dream music. In COnneclloI WltH tlil last one some reader will be chosen t read the accompanying text, The solo ists for the other concerts are not ye announced The list of works whicl the orchestra will perform is sufficient ly ambitious to be stimulating even il prospect.
 The Kniesel quartet will give serie of concerts, as usual. The arrange ments for these are not yet complete but the course will probably consist 0 six concerts to be given at the Hai Music hall.
 The Gounod society has as yet mad no definite or official announcement The probabilities are that there will b only one concert, in view of the genera financial depression and that one con cert will occur in Lent, when some neN work will be given.
 The Enterpe society is organizing It seasons work Prof Parker will agai conduct A new and better hall for re hearsing will be hired and at the con cert better soloists will be heard an everything is to be on more elaborat scale,