The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18
MUSIC

The Boston Festival orchestra which
has, been engaged for the State Music
Teachers convention Mayr.h.S and g. ,Ecom9
menced its tour in New England last
week. !, Festivals with local choruses will
be given in leading cities. Of the east,
south and west; including Louisville, Ky;
Champaign, ILL.,. under the; auspices Of the
University of Illinois, and Ann Arbor,
Mich, under the auspices of the University
of Michigan. s
: Al misapprehension exists regarding the
admission Of. the public to the concerts Of
the convention The associa ton has made
it's programs with direct reference Ito the
general 3nlusic lover, combining what sat
isles the musician with what is attractive
to music lovers at large. Realizing that
no orchestra has visited the city this
sseasons'it has taken great pains to secure
the best available. and add to the instru-
mentaists quintet of prominent vocal
ists,' making the whole attraction one Of
the strongest ever appearing in the north
west "s" % :, .>-sse.-t-:ic-i
Concerts the past; season. have been
largely recitalst with one central figure,
lacking contrast and variety of program.
These orchestral concerts will be the re-
verse of these already given, instrum entail
land vocal numbers affore1ing the interest
t ing variety reeitals lack. z.,-s.-
Associate memberships are offered, adj
uniting to the entire series of seven con"
certs, also to the lectures and other ses-
sions One of the lecturers will be Will
| liam l.. -Ton1lins of Chicago, a speaker of
Irrational reputation musical subjects
{$His lecture will be upon: Music: Its Re-
Elation to Life
An interesting group Of six songs has,
Ejust been issued from the Lloyd Publish
Fling company press of Minneapolis from the
pen of Miss Margaret Landor OF Iowa, who!
lis studying with Willard 4Patten4;of this
Ecity. The songs are entitled Retrospect
Ftion. Compensation = Warming
+ Trusting 4 /, "Jeannette". and Fond:
Heart The music of all of, these is the
work OF. Miss 1Landor;. and She has also
Ewritten the words to the first and the last.
| For the Others. she has used familiar
words ;:Cempensation,'s is "a new setting
of, COMM Thru the Rye and .'Wam-s
ling" Of Longfellow's +: :.srrust Her: Not,
| Miss Iandor's music is bright and tune
musical skill and with genuine feeling.
She is to. be. congratulated upon the sue
Eeess which she ,has achieved. and it is
Ehoped that it will be. an inspiration to
further effort.
T DAMS orchestra will leave April 27s 10
participate in the music fastiyal to be
given in Canada under the direction of one
Eof the famous English composers Of the
day, S1r. AleXander Mackenzie. of. London.
Frank DAM will direct his orchestra
which goes. under the management Of
Carl Riedelsberger: It will play in three
concerts in Winnipeg and one in Brandon
Mr.. Crosse has amply demonstrated the
| practicability Of combining recital tour
with his local work in the twin cities, as
he.is just completing one Of the most sue
cessful tours of. any previous season.
| There are prospects of a still more ex-
tended circuit next year. After playing
in .Owatonna and Rochester next week, he
| will have given no less than twenty nine
programs since November last, having ap-
1 peared before the principal musical clubs
] and institutions in the largest cities OF the
]. northwest. OF these programs eleven
/ were Bach, eight Beethoven recitals and
i the most miscellaneous concert programs
chosen from the standard classics. Mrs
1 Crosse has been assisted by Mr.. Crosse in
melodramatic works upon several oc-E
4 .casions. having completed a successful
tour with the presentation OF .Enoch
Arden. in st. Paul Monday night. Mr..
i and Mrs. Crosse will go@to their summer