The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-24
THE SYMPHONY CONCERT.
The Last of the Subscription Series Yes
~ terday.

terday.
The last of the series of subscription
concerts by the New Haven Symphony
orchestra was given at the Hyperion
theater yesterday afternoon. Despite
the unpleasant weather, there was a
Gus attendance than at some of the ear
lier concerts. 1t seems to be a we'll
demonstrated theory that vocal solo
list has greater drawing power than an
instrumental one, and that the vocalist
should preferably be woman There
are certain exceptions to this rule when
the personal element has to be consid-
cred, but experience has proved that
the public loves a vocalist best and the
pianist comes next in favor. Yester-
days concert furnished not only a we'll
known contralto, but large chorus of
male voices from the university, to add
to the interest and diversity of the pro-
gramme. The concert was wholly en-
joyable and was a fitting close to an eX-
cellent season.
IHS SJ LlpuOlly yesterday was liC A'-
NOUS Fifth of Beethoven. This Won
derful and beautiful work, Of which GER
tain Of our townspeople are so weary,
was very well played. The work was
played for q second time at these con-
certs yesterday, and, as was anticipat-
ed, repetition brought smooth and
finished performance. The men felt at
home with the score, and they played
with greater degree of freedom than
they ordinarily show. Professor Park
er conducted with correspondingly in
creased degree Of nuance and elasticity,
and the performance was admirable
throughout. Professor Parker's concep-
ton of the work is along accepted lines,
but his tempt in various places are not
those of some of the more familiar OF
his contemporaries. His reading is his
own in certain passages, and the per-
Torrance gained in interest through the
personal element which came in evil
dence now and then. The wood-winds
and brass again did good work, and
there is no doubt that these choirs have
vastly improved of late. The other or
chestral numbers yesterday were the
Good Friday music from "Parsifal' and
Mr.. Haesches new overture, which was
conducted by the composer MIR.
Haesche's new work is an overture,
"Springtime," and is written with spe-
cial regard to the composition of the
local orchestra. The overture is gra-
cious and pleasing work. full of bright,
spontaneous meloday and imbued with
delightful sense of the beauty of ma
ture and the joy of life. Mr.. Haesche
was enthusiastically recalled. The
"Parsifa1' excerpt was well played and
seemed especially appropriate for this
Lenten season.
Miss Clary, the soloist is a we'll
known contralto, who is chiefly known
because of her connection with the choir
of st. Patrick's cathedral New York.
Miss Clary has beautiful resonant
voice, but she is so lacking in musical
Intelligence and her singing is so utterly
without distinction of style or inspira-
tion that the voice seems misplaced
talent Her selections were the pages
aria from 1.-THE Huguenots' and MY
Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" from Sam
son and Dalla."
The chorus from the university sang
with spirit and good tone quality The
idea of a university chorus has been
discussed before in these columns, and |
it seems as though it would do more to
promote musical interest at Yale than
any other organization.