The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-05
THE SYMPHONY CONCERT.
A Fine Concert and Large Audience at
Yale Music Hall.

The third concert of the New Haven
Symphony orchestra course was given
at Yale Music hail. yesterday after
noon. The attendance was, very large
and would seem to indicate a very
1lourishing condition of the finances of
the organization. The audience repre-
sented the most cultured and apprecia-
tive element of New Haven society.
Certainly if the interest in the concerts
continued to increase it will be neces-
sary to find a larger auditorium. Many
people stood throughout the program,
which fact, in view of the temperature
of the place, showed true enthusiasm.
The annoyance of creaking doors was
done away with yesterday by refusing
to admit people during the playing of
a movement
chosen and felicitously arranged The
Mozart Symphony in G minor was the
most enjoyable symphony that the or
chestra has played. The difficulties
presented by the words We're not so
great as to be burden to the men.
They played with more freedom and
elasticity than they have done before
The quality of the strings was also
improved, although there is still room
for more melloWed and deeper quality
OF tone. Professor Parker conducted
the work with great spirit.
The second number was the basso
aria from Professor Parker's oratorio,
"Hora Novissima,' sung by Mr.. Erics-
son Bushnell 1t is beautiful excerpt
from beautiful and noble work which
we hope to hear here some day in it's
entirety Mr.. Bushnells singing is so
well known here and has been so fre-
quently praised in these columns that
it would be vain repetition to laud him
further. Mr.. Bushnell has never sung
with greater breadth of tone or finer
dignity than yesterday. He was re
called several times by loud applause
and finally sang the aria over again.
The third number was Mendelssohn's
Midsummer Nights Dream music,
all of which is familiar Some unpleas-
ant discrepancies of pitch marred the
effect of the first three movements.
The scherzo, however, was given with
considerable bravura considering it's
great difficulty. The wedding March"
was given With great dash and splen-
did rythmical effect
An excerpt from Humperdinck's
charming opera, "Hansel and Gretel,"
was the fourth number. Some uncer-
tainties of pitch and of rythm were
noticeable in this, but the number made
ie. Il al f,,J
writing, skilful and clever to a degree.
The program was brought to a glori-
Gus close with Grieg's Land Erken-
nung," sung by the college choir and
the glee club, accompanied by orches-
ira and organ. It was in many ways
the most important number of the af-
ternoon. 1t disclosed the glee club and
choir for the first time in the light of
serious musical undertakings Tt
showed what possibilities for good and
even great work there We're in the col
lege men, and it served more than any
other single thing to bring the musical
department and the orchestra into close
and sympathetic contact with the uni
VerSlty itself And the discovery and
recognition of the latent talent of the
glee club for serious work is due to
Professor Sanford, and to him and Mr..
Harry B. Jepson for it's successful de-
velopment. Professor Sanford and Mr..
Jepson have trained the men and the
results yesterday were inspiring. Yale
ought to have fine musical society of
her own with serious intentions and
worthy ambitions.
The quality of tone was delightful
1t sounded fresh and youthful and was
perfectly in tune Mr.. Bushnell sang
the small solo. The climax at the close,
with Mr.. Jepson at the organ, the or
chestra and the unison Of voices made
a stupendous and thrilling effect
The concert was in some ways the
best that has been given so far.