The Portland daily press., 1900-09-08

some interesting Features of the Next
Programme,

Some interesting features OF the pro-
gramme which will be given at the next
Maine Music Festival which begins In
this city October 4 have been made
public,
The opening con cert viii give the
Maine public an opportunity of again
hearing Nine. Lillian Blauvelt, who won
admiration and applause at the first festi-
val in 1897. Her selection on the opening
night will be "The Mad Scene'' from
Hamlet by Ambrose Thomas; ''Sweet
Bird from HandeI's ''u Penseroso''
and the Ariette from Gounod's
''Mireille -
Mr.. Burmeister will play on this pro-
gramne the great Chopin Concerto in f
minor, which ne himself has re-orohes-
trated and arranged.
The young tenor from New York, Mr..
Ellsworth Giles, viii make his Maine
debut the opening night of the festival.
Mr.. Giles will be heard in the great tenor
aria, "Lend Me Your Aid'' from
Gounod's opera, "rhe Queen of Sheba."
He viii also appear at the last concert in
the role of Obadiah in ''The Elijah
q At the first matinee the soloists win be,
Miss Alice Grace Sovereign, the young
contralto, and Signor Giuseppe Cam
panari, Perhaps in no role has Cam
panari ever achieved greater success than
in that of Figaro in Mozart's opera,
"The Marriage Of Figaro and he viii
sing Figaro's great aria, "Nonpiu
Andrei, on this programme as well as
the famous aria from Neyerbeer's S
"Dinorah" and the "GIoria'' from new
sacred hymn which has been composed
especially for him by the talented vocal
instructor, Arturo Buzzl Peccia Miss
Sovereign has chosen as her selection the
"Blind Girls Song" from the opera
"Gioconda' by Ponchielli. The second
evening of the festival will be the Ger
man opera night and on this programme
we viii hear the greatest contralto in the
world, Nine Ernestine Schumann-
Heinck. She win sing the celebrated
"Vitsllia Aria" from Mozart's 'Titus, -
Andriano's Aria from Wagner's s
"Rienzi, Julian Edwards song, 1.-THE
Love Light in Your Eyes," and the great
"Brlndisi Aria" from Donizetti's IS
"Lucrezia Borgia."
The chorus VIII give several new works
among them being the Bruch cantata,
"Fair Ellen, y with Miss Lemon and Mr..
Cain as soloists; and a short cantata by
Greig, Recognition of Land" which
has been arranged for mixed chorus by
A. j. Holden.
The festival win open as usual with
the "Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's S
Messiah" The Impressive Chorales
No. SO and 90 from the St. Matthew pas
sion music by Bach, and the mighty
'Hallelujah Chorus from Beethoven IS
only oratorio, 1.-The Mount of Olives, ?"
Will also be given. as VIII three great
choruses from operas the famous march
and chorus from Bizet's "Carmen,' - the
ever popular waltz from Gounod' S
"Faust, >" and the grand finale from the
second act of Verdi's ''Aida.''
The Maine Symphony orchestra win be
enlarged by musicians from Boston, anc
this great festival orchestra win give
many works new to Maine. 1t is Mr.
Chapman's intention to divide the second
matinee into two programmes, giving fol
the first part a complete orchestral pro
gramme, the second part being devoted
as usual to Maine composers and artists
The programme of orchestral selections
to be given at this matinee is entirely
made up Of new works. Richard Bur.
meister VIII be the soIoist. The pro.
gramme includes the ''Marche Slave" by
Tschaikowsy. one OF the greatest and
most spirited OF this wonderful Russian 's
mighty works, two numbers, Amagi etto
and Minuetto from Bizets Suite No. I.
"L'ArlesIenne, q" two movements, "Rus-
sia" and Italy from Moskowski's IS
Suite "The Nations" Each movement
OF this work is characteristic music Of the
land for which It Is named, and the Rus
sia and Italy movements are considered
the oest; also the great Military
polonaise by Chopin, which is familiar to
all music lovers. The arrangement for
orchestra OF the famous pianoforte COM
position which Mr.. Chapman Will use is
by Homer n. BARTLETT, the we'll known
composer. The orche stra win also give
during the festival several other selec-
tions. including: March Movement
"Pathetique SYMPHONY Tschaikowsky {;
oyeeS9Te o eeSaTi E1ryanshe the WePeF M,
Gillett; overture, ''Merry Wives OF Wind
sor, Nicholai; "Pizicati. 4" Deli bes;
march movement, 'Leonore Symphony, -
Raft; Introduction third act, "LOhen-
grim Wagner; and Sailors Chorus
"Flying Dutchman, " Wagner.
CONCERT All FALMOUTH.