The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-06

Population Of Polish Ancestry
About Forty Are In Attendance.
There were but very few people in
the auditorium Of Mozart hall last
night when the concert of the United
Polish singers took place. and music
1oVers lost an opportunity to hear some
remarkably good music Of a character
mat Is not common, but which is very
agreeable. The concert is given an
naully In the city In which the con-
Ventfon OF the singers is held. The
convention will be held in Jarosz's hall
THIS afternoon at 2 o'clock, and there
are forty delegates here from the cities
included In the union. They come from
Duluth. Milwaukee, Chicago, Grand
Rapids, Mich, Winona and ST. Louis.
The union Is maintained for the per-
petuation of the national music of the
country Of SobiesN and Kosciusko. The
members are enthusiastic nationalists
and there are included among their
number musicians Of ability and en-
lnence. The meeting this afternoon is
the ninth annual gathering Of the kind.
The business to be done will be the
election of officers and the discussion
or affairs Of interest to the Polish peo-
pie.
Une local organization and he was the
manager of the affair of last night.
Inc concert was directed by Prof. A.
Maliek, Of Chicago, and the chorus
singing was remarkably good consider
Ing the fact that little opportunity had
been given the singers to practice in
company, the members coming from
dlfferent cities. The muse was all
typ1cally Polish and all by Polish COM
D0CACS hn ci vol q
Meyerbeer's EvocaZione. The choruses
evoked the greatest enthusiasm among
the audience, particularly the singing
or the DWorek Polski by male chorus.
Selbert's orchestra made the most Of
Its opportunity for difficult orches-
trail work in the opening number, the
Polish National Alliance March, by
Kontsk1. There are some magnificent
passages in the work and they were
finely rendered. The distinctly and
Enthusiastically Polish music of the
Merry Fields" Of Kurpinski, gave the
orchestra another opportunity which
was improved. The interpreting of the
work of the composer in this number
was quite the best thing on the pro-
gramme
In welcoming the delegates to the
city Mr.. Rosenthal said that gather
ings Of this kind should be encouraged:
the end which the United Singers de.
sired. He promised the visitors that
they would find no lack Of appreciation
among the Poles Of st. Paul and hoped
that the convention here would result
In stimulating the local interest among
the Poles.
Grossmann's Ouch Wojewody was
sung by a chorus OF fifteen voices, and
this was followed by Miss Szularecka,
In soprano solo Of remarkable beauty.
The voice of the singer is naturally a
very beautiful one. Miss Gorska gave
piano solo that was thoroughly good.
Polish music requires delicate treat
ment on the piano. and the lady gave
a fine exhibition of the possibilities c.
Interpretation. The recitation by Miss
Resell elected an encore and aroused
much enthusiasm. Miss RuZkowska,
in her alto solo. was a revelation. She
is far and away the best alto that has
been heard here. Mr.. F. J. Rosenthal's
bass solo was also. a finely executed
number From a musical point of view
the concert was an undoubted success.
At the conclusion Of the programme
the hall was cleared and the partici-
pants in the concert, with their friends,
had dance Of ten numbers