The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-01
CLUBS LAST CONCERT
CROwD AT GERMAN L EXCEED
ED SEATING CAPACITY.
much Praise for Director ErncstinoG
The Evenings Programme
Much Enjoyed.

The last concert OF the German Club and
Musikverein season I'm the auditorium OF
the German House last night was heard
by an audience that far exceeded the seat
INK capacity Of the hall. The size OF the
audience. however. was no occasion for
surprise since the varied and delightful
programme rendered by this strong musical
organization could scarcely fail of popular
ity. In last nights event. "a indeed on the
occasion OF every other concert by the Ger
man Club and Musikvcrcin this season.
Director Ernestinoff displayed his talent
and versatility I'm a marked degree. IL a
man who directs an orchestra or a singing
society well Is deserving of high praise
what shall be said OF one who directs with
consummate skill and talent choruses Of
men and women and an orchestra besides.
all at one concert. as did Professor
Ernestinof last night? The evidently
thorough enjoyment of the audience, az at
tested by It's frequent demand for encores,
seemed ample reward TO the Woodworking
and painstaking conductor.
The programme began with the thrilling
Rossini overture TO william Tell" whose
crescondo passages at times seemed OF al
most too great volume for the size OF the
auditorium. Then came the appropriate
and beautiful Mailed" C'Song OF May.
by Beer. %rendered with full power and ex-
preston by the male chorus with rich or
chestral accompaniment. A number that
created "a sensation and that won Tor the
soloists a veritable triumph was Grieg's
concerto I'm a minor for piano and or
chestra. Miss Una Clayson took the plano
part and played with truly professional
ease and finish. The selection Is filled to-
the brim with the grace and poetry and
fire for which the eminent Norwegian COM
poser Is famous, and all these fine quail
ties were admirably brought out by both
son Is "a graduate OF the Chicago Conserva-
tory of Music and has also taken q post
graduate course under oliver Willard
Pierce. of this city. The feminine chorus
was heard To pleasing advantage I'm two
selections by Dudley Buck-"Robin Adair'
and annie Laurie" A striking and most
enjoyable sample of the picturesque Rus
sian school of composition was Moszkow-
skis 'Cortege," played with infectious
spontaneity and fervor by the orchestra:
songs-Veit's "Schoen Rohtraut" 1.-THE
Fair Rohtraut") and Spicker's "Noch Sind
Die Tage der Rosen" C'Now are the Days
of the Roses.'D The novelty of the pro-
gramme was the quartet for flutes, .
l03." by Kuhlau, played by Messrs. j.. Mon
tani. il. D.. Kaiser, Walter Kipp and IL.
Kiser. Whatever may have been thought
Of the effect OF this number. II must be
admitted that the young men played with
rare skill and precision. The concert was
given a fine finish by the rendition of Vein
zierls elaborate descriptive number Lie
besweben" Glove and Spring. by the
splendid mixed chorus of over one nun
dred voices. accompanied by the fun or
chestra. The piano accompanist OF the or
ganization is Mrs. S. l.. Kiser. After the
concert the chairs were removed from the
auditorium and the remainder OF the even
ing spent in dancing.