Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-09-05
MAINE MUSIC FESTIVALS.
At Bangor, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2 and 3.

Wednesday, Oct. I, 2 and 3.
Monday, Oct. /. will see the opening OF
the fourth season OF the Maine music
Lillian B,auvelt as the bright particular
star OF the occasion, assisted by the
Maine symphony orchestra under the
leadership OF William r. Chapman, and
Richard Burmeister, the famed pianist,
whose appearance at the festival OF 1899
was the signal for one OF the most won
derful outbursts OF enthusiasm ever
return to America. She Will sing in Ban
gor for the first time In this country
since returning from her two years OF
triumphs in Europe, where she sang in
many courts and Was given new rep
utation AS one OF the greatest singers this
country has produced. This Will be
Biauvelt night, with Burmeister assisting
Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 2, will be the
Campanari concert, the only appearance
here of the famous baritone Of the Metro
politan opera company managed by Maui
rice Grau; Tuesday night will be devoted
to the appearance OF Madame Schumann-
Heink, the celebrated Wagnerian con-
traffic, in German opera selections; We'd
nesday afternoon will be Maine Day, for
Maine singers and composers; and on
Wednesday night the festival will close
with wonderful Performance Of Mendel-
SOuhe tUastcTpISCS, mt CTHtOTIO VI
with Ffrancon- Davies heading the cast,
assisted by Marguerite Lemon, Katherine
Kicker, Alice Grace Sovereign, Mrs. G. NJ.
Barney, Ellsworth Giles and others. to-
gether with the Maine symphony orches-
ira under Mr.. Chapman's leadership, and
the chorus Of nearly 600 trained voices.
The chorus singing this season Is to be
grander than ever, and will be a source of
inspiratio ion and delight for the hundreds
Of Maine people " no enjoy this form OF
music. The singers OF the chorus now
act under the advantages OF three years
OF hard study and drill under Mr.. Chap
man, who is no easy task master by any
means. This year be has worked with
the chorus harder than ever before, the
fact hat the business OF the festival is
now wholly handled by the Eastern
Maine festival association, OF which Hon.
F. o. Beal is president, giving him more
opportunity to attend to the purely ar
tistic features OF the concerts. The
Maine orchestra, too, is to be more than
creditabie to the State and the people
who, out OF no music history, have pro-
duced so notab bic an organization as this.
The five great artist of the festival con-
certs-each one OF which will be heard on
one particular occasion and on no other,
80 that no one OF the concerts will exceed
any other one in quality-wili be assisted
as usual by a number Of minor singers,
though minor only by such an unusual
comparison. They have been selected by
the festival association after careful
examination OF lists of eligibles submit
ted by Mr.. Chapman, and it Is believed
that the result is to be notably satisfac-
tory. They include Miss Marguerite
Lemon, one of the most beautiful women
on the concert stage and soprano OF
great ability, and Mrs. Barney and Miss
Kicker, both Maine women and heard
at previous festivals with great deal OF
pleasure.
The sale of course or patron tickets, at
IS for the five concerts, will be an
nounced. They will continue on sale up
to Sept. "a, when the single and general
public sale will begin. Single tickets
will be sold this year at the new prices
adopted by the Eastern associatlon--s2,
g. and 81 for reserved seats, with low
admission fee, and 25 cents for rehearsal
tickets for Monday afternoon and Tues
day morning.
The Eastern festival headquarters Is
Andrews music house, Bangor, and
tickets can be had there or OF any
member Of the chorus. 1t is believed
that the new and lower prices OF tickets
adopted by the Bangor association will
be heartily endorsed by the people OF the
State, and that the wisdom OF the reduce
tion will be indicated by the large audi
enooc