The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-13
DIR. PALMER's VISIT.
lie VIII Conduct Grand Concert
Here March 20.

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The announcement in the Morning News
yesterday that Dr. II. r. Palmer would
visit Savannah next week and again later
on in the spring, and that he would con-
duct five chorus rehearsals and a concert,
was enthusiastically received by music
loving people
DR.. Palmer Will arrive here next Mon
day on his way to Florida, where he goes
to conduct the music at the Florida Chau-
tauqua, and will stop in Savannah Mon
day and Tuesday nights and will conduct
two rehearsals Of selected voices at the
Wesley Monumental church lecture room.
DR.. Palmer comes here at the request of
Mr. ia. Bates. In an invitation which Will
be sent out to-day to the singers Mr.
Bates explains the occasion of DR. Palm
er's coming. He says: In the effort to es-
tabliSh the Choral Society on n perY1a n MT
basis, through the employment Of a paid
director, l became responsible for his sal
airy, and also for the cost of the music
used; The society, is not In funds to meet
ITS obligations and TO relieve myself from
this direct loss, | asked my friend, Dr.
Palmer, If he would not, on his way to the
Florida Chautauqua, stop over and give
us small concert with one rehearsal
only. His ready response was: / am in
deed glad TO serve YOU and save you from
pecuniary loss, and also of an opportunity
10 express my appreciation of the courtesy
and Kind feeling so uniformly shown me
by the good people of Savannah. and I
Will with the greatest pleasure give en-
tlrely without compensation, my best ef-
forts and all the rehearsals THAT NAV he
needed to make the concert success -
Following the two rehearsals which DR..
Palmer VIII conduct next week he will ar
rive here ON his way north from Florida
on March l9, and will conduct two more
rehearsals on the 18th and afternoon of
March 20, preliminary to a grand concert
which VIII be given on the night of the
10Th. Whatever Of the proceeds remains
after defraylng the expenses of the con-
cert and rehearsals and paying Mr. Bates
viii be used for the furtherance of musi-
cal enterprises.
This Will not be made a music festl-
val nor can the heavy expense of erecting
a stage in raised tiers be incurred, and
hence the chorus must be limited in
number and chosen with due regard TO
the balancing Of the parts. The selec-
ton Will be made from the best avalla-
BILE voices and from those who at the
last festival were faithful in attendance
at rehearsals and appreciative of the adj
Vantages of studying under Dr. Palmer
The management regrets to decline any
who have before sung in the festival cho-
rus but the necessity Is unavoidable, and
only those VINO are specially invited can
be admitted to this concert cho-
rus. Singers will be at no ex-
pense whatever, either for adj
mission to rehearsal privileges, or for
the music used. Members of singers
families and their friends will be welcome
as visitors at the two first rehearsals. one
escort ticket will be given the ladies' for
other rehearsals. Soioists of reputation
will be engaged, and, with the home tai
ent, the judicious selection of voices, and
abundant time for thorough rehearsal N
even higher grade than any hitherto given
by DR.. Palmer