Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-09
SECOND CONCERT A DELIGHT
Large Audience Shows Much Enthusiasm
at the May Musical Festival
CHICAGO ORCHESTRA MAKES DECIDED HIT
Conductor Rosenbecker lease the
Music Lovers and soIoists and
Chorus share in the Tri-
umph and Applause.

Early members Of the audience who got
TO their seats in the Coliseum yesterday
evening before the majority were treated to
considerable of that preparatory tuning
and warming up of instrument which so
whets the music lovers appetite Of sound,
and to the fanciful so Stimulates the busy
barnyard: the clarionet, which gobbles In
its lower register and crows above; the
blasting trombone and the bassoo, which
quack, and the French-horn COW. Blu
when Conductor Rosenbecker smote his
rack and waved forth the stream of sound
he began one of the best concerts which It
has been the pleasure of an Omaha audi
ence to hear. And the hearers knew and
warmed into strong applause.
Nicolais Merry Wives of Windsor was
the overture, a composition from its nature
always popular, and Rosenbecker wrought
with his violins in such delicate phrasing
as almost to parallel,the human voice. He
conceded an encore, a graceful number
played with muted yiolins. During the
evening the orchestra gave three numbers
in addition to the accomplishments. First
were two movements from the Scandi-
navian symphony of Cowen, the orchestra
ton noticeable, the allegro moderate con-
ferring an unusual prominence to the reed
section. THE Irish" a symphony by Stan
ford, two movement of which followed
in Interpretation. held many suggestions Of
the Celtish nature-its poetry and sudden
bursts Of p~assion-but did not particularly
please the audience. MacKenzie's Scot
fish Rhapsody" closed the program.
Rosenbecker t. Popular.
Omaha musicians endorse the opinion Of
other cities in placing Mr.. Rosenbecker
lannon's the hrst conductors in this country.
Nils full orchestra numbers and ccompani-
kaents are alike the pleasing product of ripe
Experience and native talent. His selec-
lions have been judicious, not playing a
heavy symphony through, but giving d.
versihed and mastery movements from
various compositions. And, moreover, the
numbers which he plays during the festival
are many of them practically new to
Omaha. We are familiar with the German
and Italian, but Scandinavian. Irish and
Scotch inspirations are novel.
There seems no question that our audi
ences like best the human voice and this
in solo. Each of the three singers was
called back and repeated bowling would not
do and encores followed. The soloists
chose the declamatory music of the aria,
which is best fitted to the barnlike Coli
scum. Mrs. Genevieve Clark Wilson, her
very bearing proclaiming the finished ar
fist, sang an Ave Maria" of Bruch In
German, receiving hearty applause ana
flowers, and answering with Kathleen
Mavourneen." Marked purity of style is
hers and a distinct enunciation. Mrs. Sue
Harrison Furbeck gave Goring-Thomas'
"Ah, My Heart is Weary in a rich con-
tralto voice of much quality and responded
with "Slumber Boat" by Gaynor, a lullaby
in marked contrast to her aria. She is a
singer of much promise. Mr.. Beresford
rendered the difficult aria from the Mes
siah, "Why Do the Nations RACER" and
responded &c the applause with a Gypsy
song. He has asrolltns r which might not
be pleasing to some hearers,
Festival Choir Well Liked,
The festival choir sang twice and held
their popularity of the previous night, this
especially SO OF Mr.. Kelly, who received
pink and white roses when he came on to
conduct. Pinsuti's Parting Kiss was
given delightfully."-, with a feeling which
held the audience. The first number, The
Two Cupids," was also pleasing. In this
the tenors made an uneven reach for one
high and exposed Cupid but more than
compensated in the Parting Kiss"
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