New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
MUSIC.
GOOD WORK BY PERFORMERS AT THE
WORCESTER FESTIVAL,
TBT TELEGRAPH TO rHn rR1BrxE.I

Try TELEGRAPH TIE TRrR1-NF
worcester, Mass. Sept 26.-To the we'll uJsbo
n the Worcester music festivals who have tai1aas
,hst they might be made to take a place anon
the notable choral events of the world todov,s
concerts were most comforting and encourast1y
More than any single days meetings in the ,,st
that can TeeaI they gave indication Of progress
toward that high estate.
n the evening the choir met its FIRST dificu,t ,,
performance Of Brahms's German requiem. II
was not perfect performance by any means
What might be called the material elements tried
the capabilities Of the singers sorely but tho work
hss plainly won SITS way into the affections Of the
singers and while struggling with the matter they
never forgot the spirit; and the listeners who
nesrd the noble composition for the FIRST time
were conducted ut least some distance into the
sanctuary which enshrines its beauties OF lowell
ness Of exalted sentiment and artistic motives
:. was undertaking of the Hottest ambition and
looking back from II into the record OF past festi
walls many OF the old patrons must have smiled at
,hei1 records Of May Days" Egyptian Moses"
ZIMMERMAN Brides" and Barbara Frietsches."
:, the presence Of the work Itself the significance
- its performance and its dignhed associates in
ne DAYS lists, all disposition TO cav with the
,erforrnance faded away It was enough that Mr.
,vbsEwick had led his people so high up the mount
,1s+ the glimpse into the promised land was as a
-eereshrnent Of the soul ana a benediction.
A change IN the evenings programme COM
,eled nv the illness Of signor Campanari who
however. IS expected for the concert OF Friday
sver5ng which viii be devoted chiefly 10 exploiting
,re principal solo artists Heretofore this func-
tim an extremely popular one has been accom-
,1ishes on the third evening of festival week,
rr the directors. observing the falling OF of inter
est after the fashionable show. changed the night
s75 now there Will be no offence to the festivals
dignity N Nj Campanaris absence Mr.. Miles
-ook UPON himself the trying task of the barytone
solos IN the Requiem and acquitted himself cred
rsblv Miss Sara Anderson. who had aroused
treat enthusiasm with Elizabeth's greeting 10 the
FFau az SONG from ''Tannhauser' in the after
mon sang the one soprano solo in the Brahms
work She had not been well instructed in the
style a the music, but she out an inspiring
r'eritude Of voice.
In the first part OF the evening the management
made good the absence Of Signor Campanari, who
vas 10 have sung an air from Mozart's Figaro
with Schubert's Die Allmacht.' sung to Mr.
ssar's orchestral accompaniment by Nine Schu-
rnann-F9eink. and the prize song from Die Mes-
-ersi-ger.' sung by Evan Williams, who was I'm
ire voice and acquitted himself nobly. Nine.
echuuann-H eink also sang the air ''EcCo IL Pu-
-ito" from Mozart's la Clemenza di Tito" and
fthe fame Of his performance at the Sunday night
concerts in Metropolitan Opera House last sea-
son having reached Worcester) the drinking song
from "Lucrezia Borgia' recall after the Schu-
bart song AT once she established herself as the
prnne favorite OF the festival The orchestral num-
bers Of the two concerts were Beethoven's overture
.L.eorore' No. 2: MacDowelrs 'Lancelot and
Elaine Glazounoff's Sixth Symphony IN the after
noon. ard schuberths unfinished symphony in the
evening Ny. Kneisel conducted the accompani-
rnents TO all the songs. Fine and attentive audi
ences attended both concerts. H. z. K