New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-03
END OF THE SAENGERFEST
FUTURE FESTIVALS TO BE RESTORED
TO ORIGINAL ARTISTIC STANDARDS.
MORE ATTENTION TO BE GIVEN THE So
GAL FEATUREs-F1FTEEN HUNDRED
SCHOOL CHILDREN SING-F1-
NANCIAL QUESTIONS.


NANCIAL QUESTIONS.
Cincinnati. July 2 (speclaD-The last OF the con-
oerts Of the Golden Jubilee Sangerfest OF the North
American Sangerbund took place last evening.
What remains relates to the arrangements when
may be made to meet the deficit which the festival
has brought with It. This is a financial question
which concerns the brewers chiefly. and may be
left to them. | reason for changing the esti-
mate which / made Wednesday evening The
| peone responded to the appeals of the committee
wit gifts amounting to from $4,000 to $4,000, and
the receipts from ticket sales will probably aggre-
gate S2S 0o All OF this the total subscriptions
and more. will be swallowed up by the ball, and II
may be left to the readers Of The Tribune. espe-
cially the experienced men of the Lederkranz and
Aron societies guess at the probable cost OF THIS
! Jubilee Sangerfest
As for its lessons, they are many, and some Of
them have had a radical application in the revision
Of the constitution OF the SHngerbund, finally de-
cided on yesterday. Hereafter an attempt Is to be
made TO restore the festivals to the uses to which
they were originally devoted. and as this must be
understood In the light Of quarter centurys ex-
perences It means that there is to be an about
face so far as the efforts to raise the artistic
standard which came In after the fascos OF 1874 at
! Cleveland, Is concerned.
The euphemism in the resolutions is that there
shall be attention to the social features OF the
meeting than now. There is another provision OF
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gagement Of professional solo artists shall cease.
and the programme be devoted TO part-songs by
the combined chorus, and separate performances Dg
societies of not Jess than forty each. This means
a return to primitive methods, and It's failure can
be safely predicted from the outset
The causes that have led to the decay OF the
sangerfest lie in the nature of things The second
generation of German Americans is not only willing
to drop the qualifying adjective In matters poh'ca
but also in matters artistic and since 1t mas not
developed an interest in the festivals AFTER an eHor'
has been made to rescue them from the excessive
worship Of Gambrinus, II Is not likely 10 turn 10
them when that worship is restored as at least one
half Of the Sangerfest cult And yet IL must DC
confessed that the hopelessness OF the eitort 10
amalgamate the two tendencies. when was most
bravely made here In 1879. could not have Deeh
mora clearly demonstrated than 1t has been at this
meeting. -
A SUPERB ORCHESTRA PRESENT.
A sunerb orchestra has played a somewhat mis-
ceIaneous but yet dgnihed list of pieces, and the
mdicious have wondered why. because the cohdi-
tons have not been favorable to the enjoyment OF
such music So. also, number or SOLO singers en-
tirely respectable, but, with an exception OF t"o'
~ no narticular consequence have sung. and audi
ences have gone into conniptions of delight because
~ the faith besotten within them by the Feststim-
nunp that solo singers at a Sangerfest must neces-
sarily be worthy to receive something ike the
Apocalyptic honor and glory and power that may
he read about in Holy Writ. More. ana Detter IMAM
all this city heard fine performances by mixed
| chorus OF 200 local singers-performances that
ought 10 awake again the festal enthusiasm "hch
nrovailed during the years when the May meetings
carried the fame Of Cincinnati throughout the ahd
and Yesterday afternoon an inspiring chorai per-
formance by l 800 public school children
-rhese last two features-with the orchestral ones
,,hi,b were less unique-formed the acme OF the
tos,,vals doines But nobody seemed TO care, de-
smile the noise made over them BY TINS is meant
that the public including an appropriate huihper "
the chjdren's parents. did not come TO heai '"e
concert There two audiences whlch III NUM-
hers met the needs OF the occasion. speaking IMAM
ILL rbav were those of Friday night and last
,,nh, u,han the thousands OF visiting singers were
Tn be massed in q single chorus In THIS the pupic
desire met the od-fashioned notions which pfeNaIeu
when the revised constitution was adopted iooNins
IN a restoration OF the old Mannerchor 10 us
-iebts Rut alas! the old Mannerchor, unreleNed
bv other music is dreadfully monotonous' anu
,oo-oesive America. even that part OF II when
sprang from the Joins Of the fatherlahd' WI" ho'
instIfy the expenditure OF 10000. moro OF IeSS'
unon It's cultivation at festival every four years
Given these factors the reader may "orh OUT
the future of the Sangerfeste in America
CHILDREN SING WELL.
Last nights concert again blended songs ny ,he
mass chorus. some eight hundred voices WIN g,
,hon on Friday but st effective, and employed III
.ooro affective music than on the first OCCASION
With orchestral numbers and solo performances D.!
Co Anderson Mrs Marshall Pease. soprano ana
ontrolto Of New-York and George Iiamln, tenor
90 chicago All this delightful as II was, had not
= ,ttba NJ the value of the singing OF the school
children in the afternoon. The latter was devoted
ia HYMN, "Our Country's Flag, the words py o.
a pcaslee formerly Superintendent OF Pubhc
schools the music by ]. Surdo, formerly pupil IN
the schools and teacher OF music III 'heih' anu
oortata 1.-The Fairies Festival" by ;. smith.
Striking specimens of the commonplace IN iuea anu
oxrression were they both, but there was every
ching thrilling in the fresh tuneful voices OF Ue
u,,la chorists and q pretty comment on inc c"'e
h.stowed upon their training Is the free ana con-
edent way in which they sang both works without
the music. - at,
The newly elected Executive Board met ths
of,ornoon and organized as follows: President j.
Uanno Deller, Ncw-Oreans; first vice-presdehl'
Cbar,es q. Schmidt Cincinnati; second vlce-presi-
dent TO be filed hereafter by the bunaIo deIesa-
tion as it>is customary 10 have one vice-presueht
AZ the place where the next Sangerfest Is 10 De
hold. treasurer John =. Frenzel. lndiahapohs'
rasrondtne secretary j. Wig. Cincinnati;
financial secretary, Adam Link, 81. Louis GUS
,od,an OF archives Fred Nuetzel' LOUISVILLE
hororarv presidents John Dimling Pittsourg' ana
BERNARD Bettman, Cincinnati
SECRETARY Willig promised to serve two months
- order 70 clear up the old business and 1t is
nrohobIe then that a Buffalo man will be selected
prooao'e Wv II. T. X
for his place
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