The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-22
MUSIC FESTIVAL.
{ Forecast of Concerts
and List of
Singers.
NAMES OF new WORKS.
High Standard Maintained
Artists of Worldwide
Reputation.
NAMES OF NEW WORKS.

The prospectus for the 42d annual mu-
Sic festival offers the usual attractive
program for the week of Sept. 1929. 1t
contains some information not hitherto
made public. and the grouping of the
Boloists who are to take part and the
works to be performed give effective
proof of the managers intent to main
tain the enterprise at the same high
standard for which it has become not
ed. There is first-rate variety of mu-
sic, which contains number of novel
ties, and the corps of soloists will be
universally considered strong. The list
of music is necessarily incomplete as
vet, but enough can be cited to serve
as standard for ALL
The works to be performed are
grouped as follows, but it is undesir-
able to attempt to give the casts for the
choral works. inasmuch as there are a
number of assignments undecided and
changes are apt 10 be made:-
Tuesday evening-Haydn's "Crea-
ton, which has not been sung at the
festival for 10 years
Wednesday afternoon = Goldmark' S
1aVorite overture to "Sakuntala,'' Bee
thoNen's fifth symphony
Wednesday eyening-H w. Parker's
ballad for chorus, soil and orchestra,
King Trojan which. takes it's first
worcester performance: Chadwick s
Lily Tlymph"
Thursday afternoon-F L. Converse's
syinphony first movement, novelty;
DePachmann in piano concerto, yet to
De announced; Macdowelfs suite No. O.
OF. A.
Thursday evening" ackenzie's over
ture, Britannia, novelty; choral and
orchestral excerpts from "Lohengrtn";
81 Saens fascinating symphonic poem
Omphale's spinning wheel"
Friday afternoon - Mendelssohn's
overture to "Athale"; Tschaikowskis
nth symphony, which has never been
heard here.
Friday evening-Berloz's Domination
of Faust"
The list of soloists includes:-
Sopranos-Mme. Schumann- Heink. a
mezzo-soprano, who made a. distin-
guished success with the Grau Opera
Company last season, and is cast in ev-
cry opera but one in the coming series
az Balreuth; Miss Evangeline Florence
formerly known as Miss Houghton of
TINS city, who has had brilliant career
broad, and whose Worcester debut
VIII be awaited with the liveliest inter-
est; Miss Louise B. Voigt, who has a
conspicuous successes.
Contralto-Miss Grace Preston. who
comes with the reputation of a voice
OF unusual richness and power and
marked natural abilities.
Tenors-H. Evan Williams. whSce
nigh artistic qualifications require no
exposition in this city; Mr.. George
Hamlin, who gave evidence of marked
ability in a most trying part, two years
a orr w. 1.
utation since then; w Theodore Van
YORK, new conner, who has only 40
fulfill the promises made for kim in
order to prove himself a most crafty
ing addition to the festival forces.
Basses-D. Ffrangcpn Davies. whose
triumph in Elijah last year, has not
been forgotten and whose record for
uniformly satisfactory, inspiriting, art
istic work, is unsurpassed in his field
OF effort, Gwylym Miles, the other basso,
made first-rate impression last year.
Pianist-The only and ininitable
vladimir de Pachmann, the gifted in
terpreter of Chopin and an undoubted
genius Of the pianoforte. He is the
pnly instrumental soloist announced
put a host in hAmself.
The Boston Symphony orchestra has
iReen Engaged as in former years, with
YranE Kneisel as conceFtmaster and as
GE4ll COUAUCEOTs
The chorus has undergone another
reorganization. and special chorus
formed for the execution Of the lighter
music. George W. Chadwick will, FOR
the second time, be conductor OF the
festival and his professional prestige
and added experience, lend further dig
nifty to the festival and give even
greater promise Of success. So far as
can be Judged, thus early in the season,
there were never brighter prospects For
the annual week of music.
The selection of music is sufficient
to commend itself Haydns Creation"
Is naturally suggested because it was
drst produced about a hundred years
ago, and in spite Of the immense prog
ress Of vocal and instrumental compo-
sition since then, both critics and pub
lie still find 1t full of freshness and
beauty, and its mighty choruses as
moving as ever.
For Wednesday night concert, Mr..
Parkers king Trojan" will be found
a worthy companion to the romantic
music Of Mr.. Chadwick's Lilly nymph."
though the two pieces are as far apart
as hbe characters Of the respective corn
posers.r One need not look far In king
Trojan to find passages that sugges.
the embryo of the genius that produced
'Hora Novissima."
Berliozss Domination of Faust"
which is assigned to the last
cotcert of the festival, is one Of the
most popular works of the entire
choral repertoire, because of its dra-
matc power, Its romantic and poetic
@usgestlveness and its wonderful or
cheHtration. In II the most expert So
loists. the most efficient chorus and the