The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-24
 l4NNUITY GUILD CONCEPT.
phony--Progress of Teachers Sale of Tickets.

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 phony-Progress of Teachers Sale of
 Tickets.
 At the present time the movements
 of the Boston Symphony orchestra are
 of great interest to people interested in the coming concert of the orchestra in
 New Haven. The past week has been
 a busy one for this popular organiZa-
 ton. On Monday evening they played
 in the Academy of Music, Brooklyn; | Tuesday evening at Music Hall, Balti-
 more; Wednesday evening, Academy of
 Music, Philadelphia Thursday evening, Carnegie hall New York; Friday even
 ing, a second performance at the Acad-
 emy of Music, Philadelphia Saturday
 evening, winding up the weeks work at
 the Carnegie hall, New York, with Pad
 erewski as sooist. At each of these
 great performances the large halls were | filled to repletion. In a majority of the | programmes this season the wonderful | Tchaikowslki Symphony Pathetic" in | B minor found a place. Its perform ance in Hartford is spoken of as the all important orchestral work of the pro- gramme The musical critic of the Hartford Times writes: Tt was ones fancy dreamed. From the odd and startling opening measures to the eX- spring and altogether novel cadences
 of the finale, it was a mixture of strong richly colored barbarism, with utter re- flnement of feeling and universal treat- ment of tone. And of sentiment it was
 as full as the rose bushes are in June.
 Away floated the deep voiced adagio,
 it's dulled brasses singing plaintive mel
 odies, it's strings prolonging the sad i'm
 pressions in sustained measures, it's
 wood winds breathing forth minor
 notes. And, like magic, this changes and a rude, quick timed allegro throws about it's curt strains with movement and an inspiration that carry one away a new tone, stratling turn, risky combination in every rythm. But, before the end, the graceful melodies of the opening resume, and in softened expression conclude the part. The al legro congrazia' is an air that at once strikes ear and memory, it seems so natural, so easy, so much as if any one could have evolved it in musical mood. And this air consistently moves through the entire part, but in hun dred changeful ways. It is red or pur- pie It is green or white. It marches In pomp, or it glides in ghostliness. It dances and it flies. In short one sees this graceful theme in shapes and lights of endless variety and one en- joys every new transition with equal delight for all are harmonious, novel, full of brilliant, or quaint or startling effects. And then, after another part filled with animation and daring flights
 e To To ment which gives the work it's name. Abysses of gloom, deep, dark descents into thought melancholy struggles of the enotions-whatever may express the dark sides of the soul-are here incar- mated in beautiful music, No wonder it is thought a record of the composers | distrust of happiness and despair of life, and further presage of his death, which some attribute to his own hand. { It is the melodiousness of melancholy, the very passion of grief, the anger of { life, the longing for rest.
 As the orchestral management has | given the committee a choice of selec- tons they have asked that this wonder ful composition be placed upon the New Haven programme. The Hartford pa pers are in complete accord with con- gratulations and thanks to the teachers of that city for the opportunity given them of listening to this superb musical The Hartford teachers are already discussing the plan for series of concerts next season. In New Haven the sale of tickets during the past week has created great interest and enthusiasm amongst principals, su- pervisors and teachers. Every seat in the Hyperion has been reserved The of tickets in every school district would seem to indicate a com plete sale and a substantial benefit to the Connecticut Teachers Annuity guild under whose auspices this con- cert is to be given. Principal Lewis of the Webster school has charge of the of tickets The compara- lively small number left in his hands will be placed on sale at the store of the company, Church street