The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
IN THE DOMAIN Of MUSIC
RIEDELSBERGER STRING QUAR-
TETTE TO APPEAR BEFORE
SCHUBERT CLUB
STUDIO RECITAL TOMORROW
What Frank DalnrOsch Has to Say
of Chorus Singing in the
Open ARA ChO-
pin Recital.

Frank Damrosch of .ne Peoples Choir
al union, has the following to say con-
corning chorus singing in the open air:
Where possible a chorus should be
placed to the WindWard Of those who it is
expected will hear the singing At the
time OF the Grant monument dedication,
IN 1897, asked that the chorus be placed
on the stand to the east of the monument
and directly adjoining it. Then at least
the invited guests could hear the singing,
winch would be waited to them by the
prevailing west wind. But the authori-
ties couldn't fix things that way, and we
had to sit on the east side of the drive.
FROM where 1 stood conducting l could
scarcely hear a sound, but 1 have been
told that people easterly on the boule-
ward enjoyed the singing greatly.
our singing at the city hall, on the
birth of the new century, was heard by
several thousand persons, perhaps as
many as 5000, who stood in the space
directly in front of the hall and in front
OF us The outer confines of that space
probably were not more than 300 or 400
feet from us, but I have been told by
some of those who stood there that they
heard us perfectly, and that our singing
gave them the keenest pleasure None
of those persons blew horns. Outside Of
this area 1t is doubtful, of course, If any
one caught strain of the songs. AS for
the effect of the tin-horn noise on u.s.
it is not in the slightest disagreeable,
and sounded like the deep, deep roar of
Niagara. It was really an impressive
sound, though we know that it stopped
the ears Of many thousands who wanted
TO hear the chorus
"On the Mall in Central park several
years ago probably 10000 persons heard
the chorus, and we were on level and
singing into our coat collars, too. Again,
at the dedication of the Washington arch
we sang, and were able to make our
selves heard for a fair distance. But on
none of these occasions did we have the
tin horns to sing against.
The night before Dewey landed I took
the chorus down on a float to the Olym-
pia and gave directions that we should
! be taken to the windward of the flag
ship. The Olympia stood out in a blaze
of electric light, and as we sang the home
songs that DeWeys men knew and loved
we could see them actually crying. And
when we paused, how they did cheer u.s.
AS many thousand persons can sing
together as can see the conductors arm.
That is the only difficulty. If nothing
1nterVeneS, mars arm can be seen for
two blocks at least. You can see a cab
man raise his whip for that distance.
In the nighttime a conductor can be
Illuminated by the rays of a searchlight
But IL Cl0 various" sections OIL a Dig DOQy
of singers have to take their cues from
one another united singing is out of the
question"
Miss Ella Richards has issued invita-
tons for a Chopin recital to be given
Friday evening at Mozart hall. The fol-
lowing programme will be rendered by
four of Miss Richards. older pupils:
Preludes Nos. 20-21-Waltz OPP. GA,
No 1 Miss Edith Mcmillan
Rondo-op. At :....... Miss Eleanor Funk
Ballade-Op. Al Miss Edith Mcmillan
Nocturne-Op. S. No. /; In
promptu, OPP. % Miss Eleanor Funk
Nocturne-Op. Is; No. q; Etude.
OPP. Is, No. Q; 4Polonaise, OPP. %
Andante spianata Polonaise)-
~ Miss Rose Nabersberg
The home for musicians founded by
Verdi in the Piazza Michelangiolo, in Mi