New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-27
BUFFALO FESTIVAL ENDS.
RESULTS SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING
TO THE SAENGERBUND MAN
AGEMENT.
AGENIENT.
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Buffalo June 26-The thirtieth festival Of the
North American Sangerbund came to end this
evening very much like the majority Of It's prede-
cessors-with many evidences Of lassitude on the
part of the singers considerable falling of arts
tic merit in the performance. and pretty general
feeling of Encouragement the part of those who
have labored for months TO make a credttable
showing for the association and the city: In this
connection. it may be added also for music. though
the artistic results been than ordinarily
creditabe. The local committee of management
are contemplating small money loss. say 5000.
in spite of the extremely treatment which
they received the hands of the State authorities
who gave them the OF the armory of the 18th
Regiment free of cost. and the directors Of the
Pan-American Exposition. who fitted up the armOry
for festival purposes.
But there has been much to admire in the way in
which the local management persisted in it's pur-
pose to make the festival musical affair. The
management. too, passed through the usual bad
quarter of hour which all persons must expect
who have business dealings with those women
singers commonly spoken OF prime dome.
Nine Bauvelt was announced to sing at both of
to-day's concerts. This forenoon she discovered
that the name of Mime. Schumann- Henk, who has
been the chief solo attraction of the festival had
been somewhat more generously proclaimed in the
pubic announcements than hers. Her pride was
hurt, and she informed the management she would
not sing unless she received widely signed apol-
ogy- The mana cement refused stultify itself.
and made other arrangements. There much
talk. elimination and recrimination. and threats of
legal proceedings on the part of the trate singer
Legal advice taken. and the lady sang.
cording to agreement
Two concerts We're given. in the afternoon
and one in the evening. The feature of the after
noon concert was the choir of three thousand chill
dren of the public schools under the direction of
Mt Mschka, supervisor of music in the schools.
They sang some national anthems. popular Of
the American. German and French peoples. and
a cantata by BendaII Sir Arthur Suvan's friend
and secretary. entitled The Legend OF Bregenz' +;
a setting for soprano and contraIto solos. female
voices and orchestra The picture presented by
the choir In the magnificent surroundings of the
armory inspiring and the artistic effect highly
creditable to the system of musical instruction IN
the schools. The concert attracted the most numer
Gus audience of the festival, but the attraction
was not puissant had been expected The
city's visitors ignored the concert. they did all
the others and the audience. like that Of tonight
and yesterday. composed Overwhelmingly OF
Bufralonians. The apprehensions of the Sangerfest
management have been fulfilled The exposition
did not help. IT hurt the festival
The drastic measures enforced by the local
committee far TO prevent a collapse Of the
choral features, but there We're great gaps in the
choir tonight nevertheless. The audience was no
larger than on Tuesday. but the music
joyable. and Buffalo must he credited with a high
record Tor ITS festival Mime Schuma nm Henk
sang only in the afternoon, and started early IN
festival
At the meeting of the delegates Of the North
American Sangerbund the old officers principally
were reelected, and 81. Louis was decided upon
as the festival city in 1888 The Brooklyn SANGER
bunu gave hlShIy SUCCESSFUL concert in the music
hall at the fair grounds this afternoon and this
berg with songs The solo performers AT the con-
cert were Miss Dora Phillips. soprano and Leopold
with much favor by an audience that crowded the
audience room H E. X