Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-17
The Great Vermont Musical Fes-
tival For 1901 Comes
to an End.
SCENE TO BE REMEMBERED.
Madame Schumann-Heink Was the
Bright Particular Star OF the Even
ing and She Was Given Splen-
did Ovation-Fine Orchestral
Program in the Afternoon.

iG festival was ushered in by a somewhat
remarkable rehearsal, that is, remarkable
In its wealth of attractions. tremendous
audience greeted the musical forces, no
doubt largely from the ridiculously low
price of admission, as well as u consuh-
ing desire to hear Schumann- Heink. that
Incompatible artist whom for the second
time, burlington has been privileged 10
hear. Her reception was Il genuine fu-
rorc. Miss Dunton, the young soprano ire m
Rutland, sang Gounod's Ave Maria with
MrCarl Behr playing the cello obligato,
and the associate conductor, Mr. EnBels'
as accompanist. Her appearance was
greeted by loud applause from both the aG-
dience and the chorus and at the conciu-
sion of the solo. Miss Dunton received IL
vocifcrous recall, the applause coming
from Conductor Chapman, the audience
chorus and orchestra. Miss Dunton re-
ceivcd a handsome bouquet of roses after
her song. Good judges predict for her Il
bright future.
THE AFTERNOON CONCERT.
The grand chorus sang the famous finale
to Memberships Hymn of Praise with
great effect as also the exceedingly dliil-
cult Market Scene from Gouhou
Faust" The only soloist at this con-
cert was Miss Anna L. Often, genuine
violin Vrtuusoiste. This young lauy pay
cd Mendolssohns famous concerto in +.
minor, mastering it's tremendous difficult
tic, with an case that aroused the admira-
ton of all. Her tone is broad ana cIear :
her technique marvelously good; her IN
tcrpretation characterized by rare discern
ment and artistic sentiment. Three times
was this charming artistic recalled, nut
as the strain of playing such d tremeh-
dous concert-stueCke was too great on
her endurance she did not play for her re
calls. Her second number was the 'Rohdo
Clpricciosu" by Camille Saint-Saens, a de-
lightful composition, bristinS with teen
meal difficulties which, like the Mehdtl-
SSOhn number was most lrllsllCdiiy icH
dered.
This being essentially an orchestral con-
cert the large audience were privileged TO
| hear several masterpieces interpreted by
the Chapman festival orchestra. 1t IS
| needless to say that the high standard Oh
excellence they have maintained through
out the entire festival remained the same.
Reethoven's lovely overture to "Egmont'
founded on Goethe's drama, opened the
orchestral menu. 1t was written ninety
one years ago. and in May of the year OF
its completion was first performed at Vi
emma, where seventeen years later the
lamentod Ludwig passed from earth. The
delightful counterpart of this famous
overture WAS admirably brought out BY the
strings and wood wind alternately, and
the entire composition received most ade-
quatc treatment and great applause.
Schuberts magnificent symphony The
Unfinished with it's strange revealing
to the world by Sir George Grove, WI
discovered this matChless symphonic gem
in a pile of old manuscripts nearly hall
century after it was first written, next
followed. Notwithstanding the fact that
1t has been heard by concert lovers since
1861, when it was given in Vienna, lhe
! gifted composer never heard 1T himself
/ il is a poem of depression, yet buoyed ny
| ,ir ~
The theme for 'cellos is one of the most
beautiful known in all orchestrauon
1t WAS played almost faultlessly.
The third orchestral number was the IA
nous "Ballet-musk' from Gounods re-
uowned opera Of Faust From the
Ianty waltz to the fascinating allegro
Nivo which closes the ballet, the sever
movements were presented in splendid
style.
The fourth and last number on the pro-
,ramme for orchestra was brilliant pre-
scntation of Franz LISTS weIl-knowr
"Rhapsolie Hongroise' No > with IL
rich lassan prelude. and its charming
friska, eliminating in a whirlwnd OF
tempo. 1t was received with tremendous
applause. which it really deserved. The
wor, of the Chapman festival orcheStr'
cannot be too highly commended, and Bur
lington will ever have a hearty welcome
for this splendid band of Observation-Disclosures
THE EVENING CONCERT.
! 1t was emphatically Schumann- Heinz
night. such enthusiasm Such Il furore
such an ovation The writer has nsve
$ seen but on two other occasions anything
APPROACHING the magnificent reception O
Madame Heink by the audience, chorus
and orchestra last evening. 1t was simpl,
electritving To speak of the genius, III
force and power. the timbre, the superi
breadth of style, the gracious demeanor @
this almost Incompatible artistic Is M
attempting to improve violet by paint
ing ii, or a lily by gliding II, Her mrs
number was the glorious solo of "Pene
, lone" in Max Bruch's "Odyssus,' Re
+ spending to tumultuous encore, she SAM
. Luigi ArdltiS famous "BOlero' with Su
i, pcrb style and elan. Five, yes six time
, was she recalled befre the frenzy OF tn
> audience could be appeased. Her secon
! number was the massive grand aria q
, "Fides" in Giacomo Meyerbeers opera o
Z lie Prophete,"--a magnificent piece OF va
calism. Madame Henk's third and las
1 appearance was in a brace: the frst, Bu
: the Lord is mindful of His own and tn
l second n charming Spanish song by Theo
, dore Eckcrk. The inevitable encore fol
q lowed, resulting in Il splendid rendlto
= OF the famous "Brndsi' from the oper
4 of "Lucrezia Borgia." This had 10 l.
partially repeated before the well-nig
g frantic audience and chorus would alloy
. her final retirement. 1t certainly was gle
=. rious to hear and behold.
Y Mr. Willis Bachelor was in extremel
p fine voice, and his singing of the All
& Paradise from Meyerbeer's "L'Africainr
. evoked long and continued applause, IT
Z sutlng in n charming song by Andre vs.
1 entitled "Oh, for day OF spring
which Miss Alice Nash. Vermont's lead
ing chorus accompanies, assisted at tn
piano. Again the second verse had to b
repeat
Director Chapman was exceedingly kin
in giving the audience two orchestral nun
hcrs by Tchaikowsky. The first was III
symphony Pathetique, No, 6, Opus 4. an
the second repetition of the soul inspil
ing overture to "lSl2" The other ol
ohestral selection consisted of Henry Nc
Lellan's dainty moroccan. "Perplexity.
This selection, as well as Westerhout
l"Rondo d'Amour' musical episodes In
troduced In the midst of heavy orchestr'
numbers have met with great favor TIL
lyear As an encore to the overture "ls12
the orchestra repeated the last part {
| the selection.
PART SECOND.
After a short intermisson came II
charming Hymn of Praise" which Mel
dclssohn wrote in lS39-i0 to be given
Leipsic at it's great June festival in Il
Halter year. 1t was written to commem
, rate the Goth anniversary of the a
founded by Gutenberg, AS one writer hi
Ihttingly said lit seems the composers Il
tcntion to show In peans of JOY and II
umph the subjugation of darkness