The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-15

management as the Music Club and
such conductor as Mr. Meyer has
proved himself to be, Savannah could
in the course of butFa very few years
take pride in an orchestra we'll nigh
the equal OF any similar one in the
country; certainly superior to any in
the South The orchestra is now play
ing symphonies. With continuation
of the consistent, unremitting work
that has been given it already next
season it should be able to give the
orchestral part to piano concertos
played by the soloists of the Music
CLUB. To the praise of Mr. Never let
IL be said and known that his sole
reward for the amount OF work that
ne has done for the orchestra and for
the Music Club is the satisfaction of
seeing his labors crowned with sue
cess. And such has been the sole re-
ward of those who have so faithfully
worked under his dictatorship.
The fourth organ recital of the Sc
ries given by Mr.. George Blakeley at
ST. Johns Church will take place next
Wednesday evening, March 1S 1903. at
$3.50 O'Clock, with Mrs. Percy wicken-
berg as the assisting vocalist. A Way
ner cycle will be one of the features
of the programme, this style of organ
recital work being something entirely
new, and will no doubt prove inter
esting and entertaining. The entire
programme to be rendered will be as
follows:
Military Fanfare" (Asher).
Elsa's Bridal Procession to the Min
lister, from "Lohengrin" (Wagner).
Chromatic Fantasia in A Minor
CThiele).
Air. II Will Extol Thee, o Lord"
from "Elf' (Costa), Miss Percy Wick
enberg.
I'm the Garden" (Andante from the
symphony "A Country Wedding')
(Goldmark).
Music to "Tannhauser" CWagner).
Overture.
Act III. Scene /. "Elizabeth's Pray
err" Mrs. Percy Wickenberg.
Scene 2. Wolfram's Romance and
song to 1.-THE Evening Star"
"At Evening" Qdylle) (Buck).
Coronation March, from "The
Prophet" (Meyerbeer).
The programme at the last meeting
of the Music Club on Thursday even
ing was the heaviest that the club has
ever undertaken. And it was, proba-
bly,, a little too heavy for the thor
ough enjoyment of the large audience
that was present. Whilst the musical
taste of those who attend the Music
Club concerts has unquestionably been
vastly improved and elevated since the
formation of that organization, still
the time has not yet arrived when an
entire programme of oratorio music
can be fully appreciated and enjoyed.
The programme of last Thursday night
as a whole was well presented, but to
those, even, of the most classic and
artistic taste it became somewhat la
borious before its termination. 1t is
well, however, for the club to present
such a programme at least once a sea-
son, and perhaps oftener. The aim and
object of the club is towards a higher
standard in the art and taste of music
in the community, and the only way
in which this can be accomplished is
by occasionally presenting the highest
type of it to the people until they be-
come accustomed to II. The rapidly
following result will be desire for and
a full appreciation of only the best.
Mckenzie Gordon sang in a concert
at Palm Beach, Fla, on last Monday
evening. Besides that singer there were
but two others furnishing the pro-
gramme-Mr. Heathe Gregory OF New
York. and young Vecsey the Hunga-
rian pianist who Is at present creating
a furore among the fashionable and
wealthy set OF the North. At this
concert were the Duke and Duchess of
Manchester. among a large party who
attended as the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. NJ. Flagier.
The ever favorite and popular Bos-
tonians win be here this week and will
draw the large audience that generally
greets them. Whilst there have been
many changes IN the personnel OF this
opera company since IL was hrst Or
ganized nearly twenty years ago. a
pleasing voices has always been pre-