The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-19
may FESTIVAL at LIMESTONE.
World Famous Artists Engaged
for the Occasion.

The second May Music Festival un-
der the auspices Of Limestone College
has been announced. The committee
in charge of this festival is composed
of DR.. Lee DAVIS Lodge, president of
the college; Prof. Geo. Pratt Maxim,
director of music, and Gafney's most.
prominent and representative business
men.
The programs are now being ar
ranged and the following important
choral and orchestral works have been
selected: "Stabat Mater (Rossini)
"Gipsy Songs" (Dvorak) Governs
cantata "The Rose Maiden" Schu-
mann's. Quintette'' for string quar-
tette and piano, excerpts from the
opera "Faust'' (Gounod), and also
from Haendel's oratorio Messiah. 5"
The solos (soprano, contralto, tenor,
baritone, piano, organ, violin, and
cello), the ensemble numbers, and the
smaller orchestral works have not yet
been selected, but they will be of the
same high grade of excellence as those
already mentioned.
The festival will open with a voice
and organ recital. The second concert
W4l1 OS WILL 6SS1SLluS
soprano and tenor soloists.
The third performance will be on
opera night, the program comprising
| the most pleasing solos, ensemble num-
bers and choruses from the worlds
greatest operas, and also the tuneful
fcantata "The Rose Maiden.'' All Of
The soloists will appear with chorus
7 Iand orchestra.
The fourth progam will be miscella-
neous and decidedly popular in charac-
ter.
The final performance will take place
on Oratorio night, the program being
selected from the masterpieces of ora
torio. Rossini's ''Stabat Mater will
also be performed. These works will
be rendered by the chorus and practi-
| cally the same soloists ETC., as appear
on Opera night.
At time of writing none of the con-
tracts with foreign artists have been
tclosed, but negotiations have gone so
Efar that we can safely give some
Elimination of the splendor of the solo
land ensemble work which will be en-
Ijoyed by festival patrons at Limestone
College, May Il, Is and l6.
The tenor and the baritone are
among the best concert singers in the
| west and are the most effective festival
singers in the country. The contralto
is younger singer, but one of con
siderable experience in concert and
festival work. One soprano who has
been tentively engaged is of extensive
| church and concert experience The
other, was leading soprano in opera at
Amsterdam for two years since coming
to America she has appeared with the
New York Philharmonic Orchestra,
the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the
Thomas Orchestra, Of Chicago, and
the largest choral organizations.
The pianist, pupil of Ferrata,
Madam Sosnowski and Alex Lambert,
has been received very cordially by the
public. The organist is we'll known
in Canada and throughout the North
ern States.
The orchestra will probably be
selected from the Van der Stuecker
Orchestra. of Cincinnati, and each
member engaged will be real artist
who can stand on his own merits.
Tie festival chorus numbers one
hundred strong. All the members are
earnest and enthusiastic in rehearsals
and have done much hard work. Many
of the chorses are now sung with tell
ing efect.-Gafney Ledger.