The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-24

to the level of mere noise. For even when
Creatore is wrought up to pitch Of his
greatest excitement and when the music
from his band sweeps all before it like the
raging or tempest one Is inspired with an
ardent enthusiasm for the wondrous beauty
of 1T all.
Creatore has critics who like to say that
his performances are made up only of sen-
satfonalism, but this is very unjust. The
man is simply overwhelmed, like many of
his race, with deep sentiment when he is
engaged in directing a concert, and though
his personal display cannot fail to appeal to
the American sense of the ridiculous, still
the performances of his band, under his
magnetic leadership, SO thoroughly
artistic that even the greatest stickler for
the conventional must own that such
musical treats are very rare in this coun-
try.
Last nights programme was one that
anybody could enjoy, be he a student of
Creatore's own composition Royal Pur-
ple." fine march, and this number was
Immediately followed by Rossini's eyer
welcome overture to William Tell" This
the programme of every band concert
but few bands play it SO well as Goes
Creatores.
ARTFUL AND ARTISTIC.
The eccentric conductor is artful as well
as artistic. for the following number, Mas
cagni's popular intermezzo from "Cagal-
leria Rusticana," was given under the
leadership of Creatore's understudy while
the bandmaster himself took a short rest
Now, Creatore's understudy is an excellent
player of brass, but he Is awkward
director and the audience was mighty glad
to get Creatore himself back again when
he returned to the conductors desk for the
next number-Batiste's organ offertory,
which the band rendered in splendid style.
Wagners die Walkuere" opened the Sec
ond part of the concert and was given a
grand Interpretation, and the other tand
numbers were Schumanns exquisite
"Traeumerei,' and Bizets Carmen"
Berili, appeared during the second part of
the programme. She disclosed a soprano
voice of much better quality in the lower
register, her high tones being somewhat
harsh. She sang a tremendously difficult
solo from Donizetta's 'Lucia"-the c.va-
tine. "Regnava mel Silenzio," and won SO
much applause that she responded WITH an
encore number another very snowy selec-
ton. 1t is not every voice that is hear
to advantage with a band accompaniment
and Madame Berili's is one that would
However, she succeeded In giving a great
deal of pleasure last night and will sing
another Donizetta selection at this even
1.-The Daughter of the Regiment"
1t was in the final number of the even
ing, the arrangement of Carmen music,
that Creatore worked up the greatest en-
the whole grand opera his musicians
played 1t through. To observe his facial
expression was interesting. He was the
cigarette girl. the ardent lover and the
gallant bull-fghter by turns, and his face
mirrored the tragic little story When the
work came to its inspiring conclusion the
great hall not only resounded with hand
clippings but reverberated with cheers The
High School students in the gallery gave
the wonderful Italian rousing football yell
Of the kind employed In singing the praises
Of a gridiron hero, and Creatore. bearning
with good nature, came back to the platform
and had his band play 1.-THE Star-spaEglec
Banner" In the most soul-stirring way. i'm
aginable. All of the people present rose &c
their feet and so the great concert came
to q picturesque end.