The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-17
THE SYMPHONY CONCERT.

1 The third concert of the season by
 the New Haven Symphony orchestra
 was given in the Hyperion theater yes
 terday afternoon. An exquisite day, a
 varied and most interesting programme
 and, greatest of all, very popular 1 local artist as soloist were attractions l which brought out the largest audience
 which has yet attended symphony I concert this season The programme was such that the orchestra was af- | forded an opportunity of displaying it's
 versatility to marked degree, for there was variety of styles of com
 position presented, from the bright Ncolai ooverture, Merry Wives of Windsor" the delicate "Danse of Sylphs'' to the more ponderous E minor Symphony of Tschaikowski. Three of the numbers on this most excellent program amme were heard here for the
 first time and one out of the three, the
 Gade Concerto in D minor. played by MT. Troostwyk, received the first pub { lie performance here that 1t has yet had in America One simply need look at the programme and consider these facts and they would rightly surmise, This is to be the best concert of the
 season, thus far Yes it was the best in point of selections and as regards
 the work of the orchestra, superior to
 anything they have ever yet done.
 Never before such delicate pianissmo effect as was produced in the selection
 from Berlioz's "Damnation of Faust
 seldom such fine ensemble as was
 achieved in the Tschaikowski Sym
 phony and in the Gade Concerto where
 they had before them that most diffi- scult of lasts for orchestra. viz, that of accompanists, they made a brilliant success. At no time during the rendi-
 tion of MT. Troostwyks number did the orchestra over-power him. they were accompanists in the true and best sense of the word It was not like it was a year ago, when certain soloist was completely submerged in the wild and turbulent sea of noise kicked up by this same body of seemingly untamable mu- sicians. Then, it seemed as if they were the soloists and the New York ar- list was the accompanist, but yester- day afternoon, there was no question "Who was who"
 And to what or to whom is this marked improvement due? Those of us who live to hear the next seasons concerts shall decide whether it is a spontaneous outburst of good work un- der a new conductor, like a child who is trying to be real good while Papa Parker is away, or whether 1t is the final fruition of the seed planted eight years ago and so carefully nurtured by Yale's absent professor of music It 1t is the latter Professor Parker will have reason to feel highly elated and great ly satisfied on his return. and if it is the former MT. Kelley deserves great credit for so ably handling and for ob- tailning such excellent results from this young orchestra. Whatever be the cause suffice 1t to say that the orches- tra has made wonderful improvements in these three concerts and great credit is due Mr. Kelley for his earnest care, musicianly work.
 The first number on the programme was the overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor by Nicolai which was one of the numbers which received it's first hearing here. This number was quite fully analysed on the programme so we need give 1t but a passing word. The overture makes a very pleasing num- Der, beginning with slow plaintive theme winch is followed by the bright CT theme, the Dance of the Fairies" which finally leads up to their gro- tesQue pantomio dance around John