The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-10
THE SYMPHONY CONCERT.
The Sixth Season successfulIy Begun
 Yesterday Afternoon.

The first concert of the sixth season of the New Haven Symphony orchestra was given at the Hyperion theater yes terday afternoon at o'clock. It was in many respects the most creditable concert the orchestra has ever given, and it was listened to by the largest
 audience that has ever been seen here
 at a symphony concert. It was a fine
 beginning in every way, an suspicious
 inauguration of what bids fair to be
 a notably successful season. The or
 chestra is in excellent condition. more
 complete and better equipped than
 hitherto, and the financial outlook is
 very cheerful. The orchestra is now
 firmly and favorably established and
 brilliant achievements reasonably may
 be expected. The public seems at last
 to have grasped the value of the or
 ganization and to have arrived at a
 recognition of its importance and use-
 fulness. It has taken several years to
 develop the orchestra into pleasurabl
 feature of local musical life, but it
 has taken just as long to awaken the
 public to its duty and obligation to its
 own artistic interests. Thinge seem
 now to be moving along comfortably
 in the right direction. and the present
 season will probably witness a series of
 meritorlous and enjoyable perform
 ances. The orchestra has undergone
 several changes and acquired several
 new men. Of these the most important
 is the engagement of the famous 'cel-
 list Leo Schultz. There are now five 'cellos. MT. Wand, who was first eel
 list for several years has returned, and
 MT. Schmidt of Hartford, who occupied
 the first position last year, has been transferred to the contraversers. The
 Woodwinds are enriched by new sec
 ond bassoon, MT. Heyke There are several changes among the violins. and that department is expected to do very good work although things were a lit- tie ragged yesterday. On the other hand the improvement among the woodwinds and braeses is remarbakle
 Prof Parker may be depended on to develop his material in the best possi- ble manner. He is thorough and ex- acting drillmaster and a great advance in technique and interpretative ability may be looked for. The programme be- gan with the popular "Lenore" sym phony by Raff. It was well played, especially the beautiful second move- ment and the spirited march The dy- mamie effects in this latter were skill fully managed Raff is considered a little old fashioned and out of date by modern programme makers but he has a firm hold on the popular heart They love the march. but they love equally we'll the spontaneous melody and sym pathetic emotional quality of the sec ond movement. The last movement is very freely written and some of 1t is without Knowledge Of Bur gers ballad It is really symphonic poem in itself. The other orchestral were not new. It is always to watch the steady im- provement of orchestra with repeated hearings and the progress indicated by yesterdays performances of "Le Rouet d d'Omphale" and the "Rienze" overture was calculated to inspire great hope for future accomplishment.
 Evan Williams, the sQloist made d very certain success. New Haven has l waited some time to hear him again. | and patience has finally brought it's re- ward When Mir. Williams sung in the 'Stabat Mater several years ago with | klafsky and Plancon in the Gounod | society's festival he was a new man | who had little experience but a beauti- l ful voice and rare temperament He | s now a finished artist within certain and his voice is bigger and | better and his temperament is inspr- ng, His voice was rather husky yes erday, but it rang out finely in the ,limaxes and his success with the au- Hence was indubtable. He was some what hampered in the Prize Song by m excessively loud and inflexible ac- but the three Gypsy" ongs of Dvorak were thoroughly sat sfying. In response to very cordial applause Schumann's "Mondnacht" vas sung as an encore The next con- ert occurs on the evening of Decem- ger 7.