The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-30
MISS ORLOPP'S CONCERT
TO BE ONE OF THE GREAT LOCAL MU-
sICAL EVENTS Of THE YEAR.
She Is an indianapolis Genius-The
Musical Organizations to Par
ticipate in Ii.

A tall, slender girl. little less than TWEEN
ty years OF age. with dark hair and eyes, a
winsome face full of individuality that is
captivating and makes fast and true friends
of all who know it, sparkling eyes that
dance with merriment-such is Miss jean
nette Orlopp, Indianapolis talented young
woman riclif;ist, who is TO make her first
real profe sfonal appearance before an In
dianapolis audience at Tomlinson Hall May
II. Personally Miss Oropp is as charming
as her music is enhancing. She is young,
but experience in the world and contact
with many people in the course of her eight
years Of study in this country and Europe
have given her that complete self-possession
on the stage that makes her seem several
years older than she really is when playing
before audience, but in private she is
still the winsome young lady of nineteen
years.
She is not a child or prodigy-she is
finished musician and a perfect master of
the violin. She scorns to be called
prodigy, for, while she fully recognizes the
fact that such playing she does comes
only from those with great natural talent,
she also says that complete mastery of the
violin or any other instrument, and especi-
violin, comes only after hard application to
the work and years of practice.
One Of the numbers to be played by Miss
moriam.'' by wilhelmj, under whom Miss
OrlOpp studied for nearly year in Lon
don. This has never been played in this
who played it once in Philadelphia. Ii was
written by Wilhelmj in memory Of Vieux-
temps the great French violinist. IL Is one
of the most difficult numbers IN Miss Or
lOpp'S repertoire. Weird and melancholy
from beginning to end, it is Just such music
as will hold an audience without allow
ing a full breath from the time the hrst
note Is sounded until the last has died
away. Miss Orlopp has selected 1t for one
number on this programme because or the
recent death of her father.
The concert bids fair to surpasS any
former debit concerts given in this city
The Indianapolis Musical Society has not as
large a chorus as the May festival usually
had, but il contains that organizations best
singers and will have over 20 participants IN
the concert. 1t will furnish three numbers
at the concert, and its rehearsals or the
work show that there are no laggards ana
none who is there for any reason except
merit.
The male chorus of the Maennerchor So
ciety which will render one number on the
programme, has sixty-three members, ABOUT
fifty of whom will participate. This Is one
OF the Oldest German singing societies IN the
West, having recently celebrated It's forty
fifth anniversary. and numbers among us
members such leading citizens as John +.
Frederick Mack, Louis MUIR, Frank Refs
ner, Emil Steinhilber, Victor Jose, X. NJ;
four constituting the Maennerchor quartet
The whole foundation of this society is the
natural love of music OF the members. Ii IS
very rare occasions that it sings when an
admission fee is charged. Its concerts are
usually given in the Maennercnor Han, wien
only members are admitted, so that few
outsiders have ever heard this chorus, which
is one of the finest in this country. In Its
N-rxr ftxTA nY ste
bered among its directors such men as Carl
Barus. Max Leckner and Louis Ehrgott who
is now the director of the Cincinnati Music
Festival. Its present director Is Mr.. Franz
Bellinger, who has been here only one year,
but who has made an enviable reputation
for himself during that time.
\ slight i6ea of the proficiency OF this or
ganiZatlOn in choral work can be had from
the fact that il regularly has three rehear-
sails every week. 1t always sends a large
representation to the annual meetings of the
North american Saengerbund This year
will be the jubilee year of that organization
and the entire Maennerchor chorus has been
invited TO go 10 Cincinnati in June to sing at
that meeting.
Another attraction has been added to the
programme of the concert to be given in
Tomlinson Hall, May II. under the auspices
Of the Press Club and the indianapolis
Musical Society. Miss Luna Belle Confare,
Hoosier by birth, and now resident Of
this city, will sing two solos. Miss COnfare
was born in Knightstown, but dozen years
ago went to California, and there studied
music. She has never sung in this city, but
her work on the coast made her very well
known out there. She has full contralto
voice that will easily fill Tomlinson Hall.
She appeared several times on the slope in
Gilbert and Sulivan's 'Iolanthe,' and she
also sang the part of Angela in an opera
called "Wham." by two Tacoma men. The
part was written especially for her and the
press of Tacoma gave her very fattering
criticisms.
One of her numbers Will be "My Heart at
Thy Sweet Voice." cantabile from Saint
Saens's Samson and Delilah." made we'll
known and a favorite here by the May fes-
tival. She sang this at a musicale in Ia
coma and the Ledger of that city, in COM
menting on it, said: Miss Confare sang an
oil from Samson and Delilah' in splendid
voice and with ease and finish that brought