The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-14
Maine Musical Festival.

October will be great month in Maine 1t
will be made memorable 10y the occurrence
Of the greatest musical event that has taken
place in the East for several decades IL Is the
Maine Musical Festival and, in the grandeur
of its personnel and proportions, 10 suggests
the glorious jubilee concerts at Boston, which
marked the return of peace to n long suffering
uation AID people, and the echoes Of those
harmonies were heard around the world
The Maine festival will easily be in the same
class, musically and artisticaly. with the
peace jubilee. Tho Maine festival or ratnor
festivals. will be held in two cites-at Ban.
gor, October II, Is and 49, and at Portland
October IS, 10 and 20-precisely the same
artists appearing and the same programs
being rendered in each city.
The festival is simply magnificent in its
details and the artists il presolts. There will
be a great chorus Of 1000 voices, selected
from the principal cities of Maine, supported
by grand orchestra of 20 members, nclud.
ing soloists from the celebrated Ceidl or.
chestra of New York, all under the direction
OF william II. Chapman of New York, di-
rector in chief. and one Of the most cele-
brated choral directors in the country. At
the head Of the list Of artists Is Madame
Lillian Nordica, and the following famous
soloists will take part in these concerts: Lii
llan Blauvelt, Gwilym Miles, Grace q.
Couch, Evan Williams, John Fulton, Hans
Kronod, Carl +. Duff Heinrich Meyn
and Carlos Hasselbrink. A local charm is
given 10y representative Maine soloists, in.
cluding Ethel Hyde, Lou Duncan Barney,
Blanche Dingley, Herman Kotzschmar, Lii.
lian Carllsmith, Edith NJ. Bradford. Mary
A. Kotzschmar, Fred q. Payne, Antonia Say.
age Sawyer, Grace II. Barnum, Oscar f.
wasgatt and others.
Five concerts will be given in each city,
three evenings and two afternoons, as fol-
lows:
First evening Oratorio
Second evening. ....t.... Opera
First afternoon. Lecture, orchestra and soloists
Second aftern on -...... ......,.............
..............M Maine composers and singers
Patrons tickets. admitting 10 the five cen
certs. with secured seats, are only s., IA low
figure for such colossal musical Offering
and within the reach OF all.
The work of preparation and organization
Of this monster undertaking mas been per
formed by Director Chapman, native
Maine boy, ably assisted Ivy his general man
ager, Homer n. Chase of Auburn. Me.
Orders for course tickets should be adj.
dressed TO Manager Chase at Auburn at once,
insuring good seats.
II seems almost incredible that such n
grand musical convention can je given at
such distance from the great musical cen.
ters, but Mr.. Chapman early declared that
nothing was too good for state that had
given the musical world Cary, Nordica
and an Eames, and has acted Iom this point
OF view all through. No music lover in New
England can afford TO miss this tremendous
treat, and, OF course, the great auditoriums
will be literally packed at all the concerts.
This great festival will be landmark I'm
New England musical annals for years 70
come. Its triumphant success-already alb
solutoly assured-will rebound 60 the ever
lasting credit Of its promoter. Mr.. Chapman
and 20 the fame of state which has fur
nished so many shining marks IN all the field.
Of human progress
The Boston n Maine Railroad will sell tick
cts at reduced rates.