The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-08
Realm of Ausic.
To The St. Paul Globe:

To The st. Paul Globe:
Although you have made frequent msni
in your columns of the Importance ard at
tractiveness of the next concert t. be given
In the Schubert-L brary fund series, it is
doubtful whether very many of our citizens
feel any sense of responsibility fer the sue
cess CT that concert, and all that such sue
implies.
pear at the Peoples church a larger aid
better mixed chorus than has ever been got
ten together since Mr.. Baldwin left Whilo
it does not as yet include as many OF tho
trained choir singers ard former ST. PdtiI
choralites as coud wish yet fer fresh
ness and refined quality of tone, and for
genuine enthusiastic interest in their WORT
and in their leader, | douot whether tho
present chsrus has ever been excsl,ed.
AT that concert viii also appear, practically
for the fr-t time, an orchestra OF thr.y young
men and women, residents of st. Paul who
for several months have been patiently laboI-
ing without money compensation to fit them
selves for creditable Interpretation of re-
fined and noble art works The conduc Or
OF both chorus and orchestra, Mr.. Emil Ober-
| Hoffer, has proven to the entire satisfac-
| ton of the few thoughtful, critical men and
| women who have watched him closely for
| several years that he is -eminently quail
! flied for the position he occupies and they
| believe, If given the opportunity to demon
strate it. that he will take equal rank with
| the best Eastern conductors.
That well trained mixed chorus and o.
chestra under a capable leader are of far
than any number of soloists, however excel
| lent, is universally admitted by musicians.
But we are to have next Friday night, as
sololsts, not only Mr.. George Hamlin, pro-
nounced by critics the greatest living Amer
ican tenor, but also Miss Katherine Cord n,
Miss Mile Pottgieser and Mr.. David Col
Vile, three names that ought to stir ,0ary
fibre Of our local pride. The programme, as
arranged by Mr.. Ober-Hoffer and publ shed
in another column, is one Of peculiar cha m
and variety, SO pleasing, popular and mod
ern that 1t cannot fail to interest even these
who prefer Sousa to Thomas.
But even IL citizen heve music in his
! soul, he owes it to himself or herself (for
we include all women as citizens in the high
| est sense) to support the art work that is
| being done in this city. A single ticket, cost
| ing but 80 or 70 cents, means but a small
sacrifice, even to day labGrer, and yet in
| expending it he is helping not only to educate
and refine his children, but to add to the
future commercial prosperity of his city.
1t would greatly encourage the officers of
| the Schubert club, who have dared great
i things for their cty's good during the last
two seasons especially, if they could have
audience next Friday night. We hope that
the noble example set us by the people of
Minneapolis recently, by which the Ladies'
Thursday Musical club Melted $500 for its
treasury, the result of the Thomas or
chestra concert. will be emulated by our ST.
Paul friends, who, we feel sure, do not wish
to be left far in the rear of our sister city,s
triumphant march Of progress
Curiosity, self-interest, civic pride and
many other motives should combine to- bring
thousands to che Peoples church next Fri
day night SO that even standing ronm can
not be obtained. Louise r D,sr
Programmes: Overture FestivaD. Lentner
Schubert orchestra; wedding chorus, from
Rose Maiden" Cowen. chorus and nrches
ira; Evening Hymn" Reinecke, Mr.. Ham
hin. chorus and orchestra; suite of dances. Ger
man, orchestra; solo. to be selected MT
Hamlin. 'A'
Part 1.-THE Swan and the skvlar,x %
eantata for soil, chorus and orchestra. Gorine
Thomas; Miss Katherine Gordon, soprano:
Miss Mile Pottsfeaer, contralto; David Col