New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
MUSIC IN BALTIMORE.
President Rooseuelt TO attend the
.Saengerfest Nert Week.


sand singers belonging 20 various German singing
societies IN the Northeastern Sangerbuad will par
ricipate the great SGngerfest in this city the
week beginning June Il, The United Singers of
baltimore have made elaborate preparations for
the entertainment OF the visitors who win come
from New-York City. Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Tren-
ton Newark, Camden and other cities in New-Jer-
sev. and Lancaster. Reading and other cities in
Tennsylvanis. and also from Washington. Pres-
Roosevelt viii attend the festival, II will be
"a week OF song and holiday The city will be dec
Grated ard Illuminated In addition 10 the great
concerts there will he banquets. excursions on the
Chesapeake Bay and big parade or Wednesday,
June =. in which in addition 10 the local and vis
sting singing societies a hundred or more other
German organizations viii be in line This feature
Of the festival. il is thought will be the largest
turnout OF Ge-rnan-Americans ever seen in Balt-
moro.
The musical events VIII take place in the new
Eth Regiment Arnory. the largest hall in Maryland
Some Of the Protestant ministers have denounced
from the pulpit the participation Of the pubic
school children in the concert on Sunday opening
the festival They have also protested against the
State permitting the sale OF beer in the armory
during the meeting This opposition engendered
considerable feeling but the authorities, confident
that the Germans will neither violate the laws nor
abuse any privilege granted them have not inter
5e-ed with the arrangements for the festival
Thls Sunday concert will be grand choral wei
come" 10 the visiting singers Nearly two thou-
sand children of the public schools nave peer CO
fully trained for the great choruses u!oer
sor Meiamet. q prize song composer AT tne m Ias'
,-ot..-ssl President I II Wienan. Of the Singer
fest Association in address 10 the clliuIeIi 'e
Serred 20 the protests He saio'
wish would ss y9qg parent m the that 9 Rash Raes2t y24
sLLs Al me co-.t1T !ff sig over q groggerv.
that everything viii be ali @ rasnt sb II g viii be
done for your welfare. and that your parents need
not have any fears whatever
The musical programme Of the festival will be
-ba hest ever a
ings OF the Northeastern Sangerbund- There VIII
be three great concerts, in addition 20 those IN
which the various singing societies viii s.hg in
contending for the Prices AT the hrst concert on
Sunday. oue Of the principal features viii be the
slrEing by the two thousand children Of the Beetho-
ven HYMN The Heavens Are Telling; The Star
Spangled Banner" and The Old Folks az Home
The concert opens with The orchestral pTelGoe 10
Tyazrer's 'AIeistersia ger" The orchestra Of 1So
which wiu play is by Tar the largest that has
ever been heard IN This city, and composed OF nrst
class musicians, under the direction OF Professor
Ncamet- The second number viii be the German
song -.CSott Grusse Dichr be sung by the United
Singers OF Baltimore This was sung by the large
chorus that welcomed Prince Henry.
Another song sung TO the prince was an old folk
song. entitled 'Das Deutsehe Lied" and by coin
cidence the song which happened TO win the prize
for presentation a. the coming Sange-fest had the
same title although both the words and music are
new. and composed in America after the
prince had returned TO Germany. It was the
princes brother. Emperor William, who several
years ago gave the great prize 10 be contended for
III this S5ngerfesr.
HandeTs Hanelujah Chorus from The Messiah"
will be given by the largest chorus and orchestra
that ever sang it in Baltimore The second concert
will open with Wagner's march composed for the
opening Of the Centennial Exposition. in 1S6 Then
viii follow an address by President Roosevelt, TO
&c followed by three songs 10 be sung b. the mass
chorus
Goa Gree, Thee EnssiIs6s:g
German Aetaraet
The third number viii be from Wagner's- opera
Tristan und Isolde" with Miss Louise Voight as
Eoloist The Wagner number will be followed by
the andan1e from Beethoven's Fifth symphony,
v4zer BY the orchestra. directed by 3Ielamet-
The afternoon concerts viii be taken Up by the
r-ize contests IN which the oontesting societies
viii make their best efforts in singing the prize
so-E .Das Deutsche Lied" for prize offered by
Emperor William. The contestants for this prize
viii include singers from BROOKLYN Philadelphia
and else where
The concluding concert viii take place on June Is
I viii be opened by Beethovens overture. Leo
rore 10 g. This viii be followed by Woodland
E8rps." with Mrs. Shannah Cumming as sololst
a mass chorus will then sing:
''Suabiau Fozsoue- SPlcEeE
Loves Messslgsr
Then viii be heard the great Kaiser prize song
composed by Victor L. Saar- and sung ia mass
chorus by ali the societies The series OF concerts
win end with The Star spsngled BanneT' by the
great orchestra. chorus and audience.