The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-09

Large Attendancess mt All the Sessions OF
The Music Teachers-Record Breaking
Crowds Here-What Is Going TO Take
Place o-lay.
The second days sessions of the May
Music Teachers festival were held yes
terday and all, from the opening session
at 8 a. m. to the grand opera in the
were most successful. The crowds that
have attended the meetings so far have
outnumbered those of any previous con-
vention, every ticket being sold. The
opening session yesterday was bust
ness meeting in Warner hall, at which
officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed. The election resulted as follows:
President, George A. Kies of Norwich;
secretary and treasurer, A. j. Winkins
of Bridgeport; programme committee,
T. G. Shepard of New Haven, R. P.
Paine of New Britain, F. A. Fowler of
New Haven. The executive committee
will be named later by the president and
will consist of local members.
Immediately after the business SEES
sion the convention assembled in the
Hyperion for the opening concert Ev-
cry seat in the theater was occupied
when the concert opened, the audience
being a very appreciative one.
The solos were as follows: Miss May
Castelow of Meriden, contralto; Miss
TN. re 1y;n niSt.
Miss Eleanor Dryhurst of Wallingford,
soprano; Miss Harriet NJ Heath of
South Norwalk soprano; Miss Jennie
Peers of Wallngford pianist; James
McGovern of Meriden, pianist; Charles
Edward Prior, jr., of Hartford, tenor.
The Schubert male quartet composed
of the following, assisted in the concert:
Louis A. Lautenbach, first tenor; Ar
thur M. Janswick. second tenor; Will
liam E. Morgan, jr., first bass Riley e.
Phillips, jr., second bass. Willis Alling
was the accompanist.
The opening selection was by Mr..
McGovern, who skilfully rendered Polo
naise Op. SO, by Chopin. Miss Heath,
who followed Mr. McGovern, in an ex-
celent soprano voice, rendered Gold
marks More Regal in His Low Es-
tate" Mr.. Alling accompanied her.
Miss Cornwall accompanied by David
Stanley Smith, was the next on the
programme. The we'll known violinist
rendered Scene de Ballet" by de Beriot
in splendid fashion. The remainder of
the programme follows:
Song
a-The Asra. . .... Rubinstein
b-Gold Rolls Here Beneath Me-.
...... -. 80. ........... Rubinstein
Mr.. Prior
Accompanied by Mrs Harriet Crane
Pitblado.
Hongroise, No List
Miss Peers.
Aria-"Hear We, Israel (Elijah) ;. ...,
$3.50. MendelsSohn
Miss Dryhurst
With accompaniment of violin by Miss
Hall, and piano by Harry L. Whit
taker.
dAh; s'estino' :. Mercadante
Miss Castelow.
Accompanied by Miss Emma Burch
Part songs
a--"The Night"
b-"The Owl and the Pussy Cat"....
80. -. -. -. DeKoven
Schubert Male Quartet
At II o'clock William j. Henderson,
the musical critic of the New York
Times, gave very interesting lecture
on 1.-THE Classic and Romantic in Mu-
sic" Mr.. Henderson discussed the two
schools of music, giving very clear
idea of the various methods of musical
AT 2 o'clock came the choral concert
by the Women's Choral club of Derby,
assisted by the Spieske- Miller quartet
of Hartford. The quartet is composed
of the following Miss Louise Spieske,
soprano; Miss Emma Spieske, violin;
Miss Bertha Spieske, VIOLA William H.
Miller, violincello. Ebert T.. Newton
was director, and Miss Alice T. Rogers
accompanist. The singing of the choral
club was excellent, and the large au-
lience showed it's appreciation for Mr. !
Newton's work by heartily applauding
at the conclusion of each selection. The
choral club is composed of ladies from
Derby, Shelton and Ansonia, and is
made UP of the following: Mrs. T. S. |
Allis, Miss Allis. Miss Fannie Abbott, |
MIS-. Within ASkdIl, MISS G1rQSeye, |
Mrs. Fred Ballentyne, Mrs. W. C. Bar
LAY, Miss Alice Brinsmade Mrs. Bill
ngs, Mrs Burns Miss Bristol, Mrs. G.. |
>. Barber Mrs. Cook, Miss Condor, Miss
Garfield, Miss DeBank, Miss Downs,
Mrs. G. N. Downs, Mrs l.. F. Gardines,
Miss Laura Gates, Miss Durand, Mrs.
Fellows Mrs. Human, Mrs. Hubbell,
Mrs. Heubisch, Miss Howe, Miss Hub