The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-18
SPLENDID CONCERTS.
Two Given by the Celebrated
Banda Rosa.
Cosmopolitan Auiience Listened u Is
Magnificent Playing.

That there was deal Of interest in tho
concerts given by the Banda Rosa Of
san Severe. Italy, IN Infantry hall yes
terday afternoon and evening for the
benefit of the Providence Lyingin hos
pital was demonstrated by the large audi
ence at the matinee and the evening at
tendance which filed the spacious audi
torium. The concerts were alise crafty
ing 10 music lovers and TO persons inter
ested in the pecuniary outcome OF the en-
terprise which Is To be applied To such a
worthy public institution.
The fame of the band, established in
this country since the latter part of Sep
tember when it gave its tirst concert in
the Metropolitan Opera House, New
York's beautiful temple of music. has
spread To every centre where musical
things find an abiding place and the citi-
Zens of Providence were not wholly un-
prepared for the remarkable exhibition
of yesterday. The reception accorded here
bore strong resemblance To the favor
with which the foreigners were greeted
in music loving Boston, and the music
rendered justified the good report received
from cities from where the band has
appeared.
: Good band music is not sace thing
in this country because there aie several
organizations of brass instruments with
gifted leaders who lave educated the
masses up to the point of understanding
that the finest OF music can be Interpreted
by Instruments that are occasionally used
for torture. The lest of them have been
seen aud heard In this city, but IL must
lie admitted that the Banda Rossa docs
not suffer tn the fuast by comparison with
the most skilful of the domestic bands.
Indeed, in many essentials the visitors
from Italy outstripped their fellows OF
this country in trilllsncy and volume of
tone anc in almost startling precision.
This was illustrated by n program that
EN- braced the dainties of waltZes. the most
majestic OF measures, the warmest of
colors, the grandest of crescendoes and
crashing finales. The wonderful pre-
oision of the band was accounted for by
the manifest capability of the accom-
plished conductor, Maestro Eugenio Sor-
rontino, whose graceful movements and
evident supreme control OF all forces en-
ployed, established feeling Of confidence
that every obstacle could be surmounted
The finales were PLAYED with tremendous
force and the lighter passages were IeDd-
erei with charming grace and consummate
Skill
The program Of the afternoon concert
appeared in The News yesterday. The
evening program was as follows:
Overture, William Tell Rossini
(al Prologue and Romance.
(bl Finale
Fantasia on Garibaldis hymn (fOr Bonn
sig Colaneri.
"Cavalleria Rusticana" "............... Mascagni
(al Intermezzo.
tbl Duet Csantuzza and Turiddu). Finale.
Violin solo-Ballade and polonalsc. Vleuxtemps
Carlotta Stubenrauch.
1a1 Prelude. Habanera. Toreador's Song.
(b) Air Carmen Duet Finale.
Marcia irlonfale. .......'.... Sorfentino
A couple OF Sousa marches were played
i'm response 10 recalls ana they were rem
dcred as delightfully."- as the other mum.
bers. Indeed, the band played Sousa as
well rs the "March King" could play
himself, and the musicians, all of whom
were young men, appeared TO regard tho
marches as opportunities TO ,est from the
more demanding qualities of the scores
of the world-famous authors.
The violin solo of Carlotta Stuben-
rauch was remarkable exhibition by n
13-year-old girl Indeed, the performances
would have been creditable to a recoR-
nized master of the Instrument The tone
was beautiful and the execution precise
and firm. Her efforts received hearty com
mendBtion.
sig. Colaneri's solo on the bombardino
was also OF tho nneSt quality, and the
fantasia on Garibaldi's Hymn aroused the
enthusiasm OF the bandmen's S countrymen
who were in the hall in large nnm bers.
This large influx Of resident Italians
gave picturesque and cosmopolitan COM
pleXion 10 the big audience rarely seen
in this ctv, and the Federal Hitler and
the East slider jostled each other in tho
crowd. Calabrian mothers with beaded
head covering and infants in arms,
thrifty sons Of the sunny land in their
Sunday clothes, and the atmosphere
charged with n strange perfume, formed
an ensemble seldom grouped in "a musical
festival in the city's main concert hall.
1t spoke eloqueptly of the patriotism
and loyalty of the local Italians for their
brothers from across the water. Profits
from sewer diggings, roasted chestnut
stands, stores and the various things that
supply revenue, were parted with ut the
box Office 10 pay homage 20 representa-
tivss OF beloved mother land. and TO swell
the throng contributing generous recog-
milton TO skill in the divine art.