The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-19

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 Arrangements for the May Festival May 9th, 9th, 7th, go merrily on al- though the programme committee IS hard at work as it has been for months past, rounding out the final little de- tails which mean endless work and ln- finite pains and eare-such as only they who have managed a festival of this kind can appreciate.
 As programme after programme un- folds itself and detail after detail IS given out by the management, one realizes how really interesting fes- tival this one of 1902 will be. It would seem that never has the management worked so indefatigably to give to each programme a distinctively complete broken round of meritoriousness throughout the three days
 Take for instance the opening event, the organ recital at the Church of the Redeemer on Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. No less parsonage than Will liam c. Carl, the most distinguished organist in America to-day, has been secured. MT. Carl is perhaps the great est exponent in this country of the French master Guilmant, Indeed it is said that MT. Carl is Claimants favor ite pupil and to this American has the great French organist given 1t to in a way to represent his world famed methods. MT. CarPs appearance will therefore give the festival organ recital a significance almost unique. Espe- .,t~ Li ot ists from all over the state.
 Exactly who will assist MT. Carl is not yet given out Surely this place of honor will be given to some singer eml- nently fitted
 At the Hyperion in the evening the festival promenade will probably at tract the usual throng, especially of young people. This part of the festival is in competent hands, that most popu- lar of young organists, Walter CoWles, being at the head of the committee.
 Tuesday all day is given over to con- certizing, beginning with the usual miscellaneous programme at half-past o'clock.
 One of the biggest novelties of the festival is announced for the Il o'clock COIlC6TL OH o ilpNtity tildL " III surely bring out the musical forces of New Haven in it's full strength. At this hour is scheduled for it's first pre- sentation in New Haven Richard Strauss music -melodram, "Enoch Ar den." This work of Strauss, which is just beginning to have vogue in America, was given two weeks ago in Philadelphia with the great baritone, David Bispham, reading the lines with some noted pianist to play the score. Its success 1t is said was almost elec- trical, the audience fairly sitting spell bound under It's charm. So rare are the melodies, so inspired the harmonies and so gloriously beautiful has this genius written to Tennysons tragedy, that even the most un-musical person who hears it can but be touched by its ineffible sadness. The music is sweet and yet 'tis grandly strong and tragic.
 Strauss wrote "Enoch Arden" for the great German actor, Possart and the actor is now reading the lines of Ten nyson's story in Berlin to the playing of. some equally well known pianist.
 At the festival Miss Mae Jean Colt will read, while Max Dessauer plays the score. Mir. Dessauer will thus make his first bow to New Haven as a solo pianist although he is too well known as a musician throughout the state to need introduction here. He has made a study of this great work of Strauss and those who have heard him play the melodram declare that he interprets it with splendid breadth both of tone and conception.
 Miss Colt and MT. Dessauer have been rehearsing the work for weeks so that smooth rendition can be looked for.
 Mrs H. H. A. Beach's engagement as the festivals pianist was a master stroke. This will be the composer pianists first time" in New Haven. She will be eagerly awaited by all mu sical and social New Haven.
 Before Mrs. Beach's recital, produc- tion of the ''Mikado," Gilbert X Sulli- uan's rha arn1ino onera will have pro-