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on the evenings of the 1lth, 18th, 18th
and 14th insts. The festival will be
given under the auspices of the Univer-
sity of the United States. and the direc-
tor in charge is Mr. c. S. Cornell. For
many weeks the chorus of 250 voices and
the orchestra of twenty-five pieces have
been rehearsing conscientiously, sys-
tematically and often. Miss Adelaide
Beardsley of New York and Mrs Charles
Modini-Wood are to be the soprano
soloists; Miss Beresford Joy, contralto
soloist; Mr.. Charles Modini- Wood
tenor; Mr.. Edward Quinlan of Chicago,
baritone, and Mr.. Adams Owen of Lon
don and Denver, basso. Miss Mary
O'Donoghue is to be the piano accom-
panist.
The concert hall will be of canvas, and
a fine stage built with special reference
to producing the best effects from chorus
and orchestra is in process of construc-
tion. For the opening concert, Wednes-
day evening, August 18th, Max Bruch S
cantata, Fair Ellen,' will make up the
first part of the program, with Mics
Beardsley and Mr. Quinlan as soloists,
and the rest of the evening will be de-
voted to a miscellaneous program, as
follows:
Wedding March (Mendelssohn)-Orch
ira.
Aria, Habanera, Carmen" Bizet)-Miss
Beresford JOY.
Bandurria' solo. selections from I'll
Trovatore" (Verdi)-Senor j. Ramirez the
only recognized champion bandurrist in the
world.
Aria, o. Don Fatale, from opera don
Carlos" (VerdD--Miss Adelaide Beardsley.
Solo, Toreador. Carmen" (Bizet)-Mr.
Edward Quinlan.
Solo, (a) mo One My Grief Can FeeT'
TechaikowskD; (b) 1.-THE Silver King
(Chaminade)-Miss Beresford Joy.
Hail to California" state hymn (Jose-
phine Gro)-Chorus.
Serenade Amusante (Eilenberg)-Orches
ira.
OF the Max Bruch cantata, which is
the most pretentious number on the
first program, Upton says: THE heroic
defense of Lucknow by it's British garri-
SON in 1857, during the Sepoy rebellion,
is one of the most memorable events of
India, for the stubborn defense that the
brave little garrison made against the
repeated assaults of the native troops,
and the final relief which was brought
to them by Sir Colin Campbell. Max
Bruch has taken for the theme of his
stirring incidents of the seige, the story
Of the Scotch girl who heard the slogan
of the MacGregors far away, and knew
the Highlanders were coming to their
rescue. The cantata is not long. 1t has
but two solo parts, one for soprano and
one for baritone, and five short chorus;
numbers. The solos are vigorous and
somewhat declamatory, but the choruses
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the music all through is virile and
healthy. The Instrumentation is I'M
usually effective, and a fine point is
made in the climax by the Interviewing
of the familiar air, "The Campbells Are
Coming" with the orchestral score. 1t
lends spirit and color to the finale, and
closes the work with fine and powerful
effect
The second evening, Thursday, Aug
ust 18th, the program will be given up
entirely to Beethoven, with the great
choral fantasie for the first half and a
miscellaneous program, all of Beetho-
ven's compositions, for the second half:
Overture, "Egmont," orchestra; vocal
solo, .'KnoweSt Thou the Land?" Miss
JOY; andante, from first symphony, or
chestra; vocal solo, "Adelaide," Mr.. Cor
nell; Turkish march, from ruins OF
Athens" orchestra.
Upton says of the great fantasie,
which is considered prototype of his
minor symphony "Beethoven's S
sketch book shows that some Of the ma
terials for his choral fantasie were col
lected as early as 1900, but it was not
produced until 1908 and then under his
own direction. The work is very beauti-
full and effective and was dedicated 10
Maximilian Joseph, king of Bavaria. 1t
is written in two general sections, an
adagio and an allegro, for piano solo, or
chestra, solo quartet and chorus. The
poem which forms the subject of the
finale Is devoted to the praise of music,
beginning, soft and sweet through
ether winging, sound the harmonies Of
life" The adagio, with which the work
opens, is fantase for piano alone; after
which the orchestral finale begins with
an allegro, the opening theme given out
by the ba sses in a very soft but grave
and dignified manner, and afterward
developed in canon form by the violins
The oboes and horns next introduce a
new theme, which is taken up by the pi-
ano with accompaniment OF the horns
First the piano and then the other in
struments repeat this theme, and finally
the entire orchestra takes it up in firm
and stately style; then a new phrase is
again introduced by the piano, develop
ed through the orchestra, the leading
theme is given out by the wind instru-
ments, the solo voices take 1t up, then
the full chorus and orchestra, and the
work is brought to brilliant and pow
erful close" E. M. G.
The Treble Clef club has issued the
prospectus for its ninth season. The Of
ficers of the club for the year ending
April, 1898, are: President, Mrs. j. w.
Hendrick; Vice-Presidents, Mines. c. S.
Brown, G. HI. White, j. e. Murray. w. G.
Cochran, Thomas Goss and Elva N.
Crippen; Secretary, Mrs. B. M. Howard;
and Treasurer, Mrs. F. s. Munson. Ma
dame Isidora Martinez is the Musical
Director and Miss Blanche Rogers the
Accompanet.
The season of 1878 will comprise
three concerts, at each of which an en-
tire work, or compositions wholly new to
Los Angeles. will be produced
A feature of the concerts will be the
use of full orchestra of not less than
sixteen pieces.
No pains will be spared either in the
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