Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-04-20
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1898.
A FEAST OF MUSIC.
The Sacred Concert at ST. Bernard's-
Several Other Events of Lo-
cal Interest.

The sacred concert given at St.
Bernard's church Monday evening
under the auspices of the Cecilian
society was musical triumph in
every way and one of the best we
have ever had the pleasure Of listen
ing to. 1t certainly reflected a deal
Of credit upon the Cecilians and their
very capable director, Edward j.
Brandt As particular attractions the
society engaged Wilhelm Middel-
schultz, one of the very first Organists
of this country and Charles A. Knorr.
the well-knOWn tenor and interpreter
of OratOriO music, both of Chicago.
They are artists Of high rank, seldom
heard in the smaller cities, and their
appearance here entailed no little ex-
pense. Mr.. Middelschulte was heard
in several magnificent numbers on the
great organ-Bach's Fantasia and
Fuga,n Wilder's ALLEGRO Cantible, :"
the B minor Canon" from Schubert,
Claimants ''Lamentation.n and the
''Variations and Finale" arranged by
Thiele. All these selections are won
derful compositions and bring out the
finest artistic points of the player,
who in this instance, it is needless to
say, was equal to all the demands.
Such beautiful Instrumentation is a
rare pleasure to hear, and COM
mands the highest instincts of
the music devotee to comprehend.
Mr.. KnOrr rendered two numbers
an aria from ''Jephtha," by Handel,
and the sacred song, ''Light of the
World" by Adams, in masterful style.
Mr.. Knorr has aged somewhat since
we last heard him, and some of his
high tones show the effects of wear
still, he is a grand singer and his
robust voice rang clear and firm Tin
the main) through the large auditor
ium and filled his hearers with
enthusiasm and inspiration. The
chorus work of the Cecilians, we
think, was never better than on this
occasion, and they showed a fine
quality of shading, precision of attack
and excellent volume. Three difficult
selections were given = Gounod's
''Credo," the ''Kyria" from Mozart's
'sRequiem," and 1.-The Heavens Are
Telling" from Haydn's ''Creation, :"
the beautiful trio in the last being
taken by Mr.. Knorr and Mr. and
Mrs. Brandt. A pleasing instrumental
number of the program was the Wag-
ner-Leyba arrangement of s'Lohen-
grim played on the piano by Water
towns young artist, Simon Mullen,
whose excellent work was gratifying
surprise. Mrs. Brandt gave with fine
effect GOunod's ''Light from Heaven, -"
for soprano, with organ, piano and
violin accompaniment, while Mr.
Brandt, who was in exceptionally
good voice, sang 1.-The Holy City, in
a magnificent manner The Misses
Nellie Malloy and Bertha Miller and
Prof w. L. Thiele assisted in the ac-
compartments. There was a good
sized audience present. which, but
for the inclement weather, would no
doubt have been much larger.
An exceptional treat is in store for
our music lovers in the recital to be
given at Concordia Opera house next
Saturday evening by Miss Emma
Bernhard, assisted by Hugo Kaun and
Rudolph Schmidt, of Milwaukee. As
is generally known, Miss Bernhard is
a highly accomplished pianist and has
received very Gathering compliments
on her playing by recognized critics.
She is a pupil of Mr.. Kaun, who is