The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-26
THE MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
The Grand Concerts on Thursday and
Friday Nights.

The two grand concerts of the Raj
eigh Summer School, forming the
Musical Festival, will be given this
week, one on Thursday night the
other on Friday night.
The first concert will be ARTISTS
Night" and the second "Oratio and
Opera Night" The Summer School
chorus numbers 200 voices, and in the
orchestra there will be twenty musi-
clans, besides the piano and organ.
The soloists are Mrs. Theo. Van YORK,
soprano; Mis- sBessie Bonsan, con-
tralto; Mr.. Theo Van YORK, tenor; Mr..
William Harper, bassO; Miss Charlotte
Kendall Hull, violinist; Misses Adeline
V. Macarthur, Chelian PiXley, Elizabeth
Futren. accompanies, and Mr.. Wade
r. Brown, conductor and director OF
the Festival.
At the first concert on Thursday ev-
ening the program will be:
Part One.
Els schrie Elm Vogel
Wei Iraume .............. SindinS
Die AbiOSung Hollaender
Mr.. Harper.
Damon ...'........ Strange
Polly Willis .......... DR.. Arne
Mrs. Van YORK.
Concerto d minor for Violin
Adagio, Rondo ...... Viextemps
Miss Hull.
Songs of Araby ............. Clay
Loves Rhapsody .......... Bartlett
Mrs. Van YORK.
Sur La Piage ....,....... Chaminade
Miss Bonsall.
O That We Two Were Married Smith
1t was Il Lover and
His Lass :...... WaltheW
Mr.. and Mrs. Van YORK.
Part III.
The Song Cycle, composed by Nine.
Liza Lehman to the English verse of
Mr. Edward F'itzgerald's translation OF
THE Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam,
entitled I'm a Persian Garden"
On Friday evening the program will
be:
Part L.
Coronation CThe PropheD
-Meyerbeer. Orchestra.
Aria-in sNative Worth-(Creation)
Haydn. Mr.. Van YORK.
Recit. and Aria-O Rest in tie
Lord Elijah) -Mendelssohn. Miss
Bonsall.
Halleluiah Chorus Messiah)-
Handel. Festival Chorus, Orchestra
and Organ.
Air-Come Unto Him Messiah)-
Handel. Mrs. Van York.
Recit.-Thus Saith the Lord
Air-But Who May Abide Mes-
siah) Handel. Mr.. Harper.
Unfold Ye Portals Everlasting
(Redemption.) - Gounod. Festival
Chorus, Orchestra and Organ.
Part III.
Oxford Symphony, Minuet, Rondo-
Haydn. Orchestra.
The Waltz Song (Romeo and Jul
ieD-Gounod. Mrs. Van YORK.
Rigoletto Quartet Rigoletto) -
Verdi. Mrs. Van YORK, Miss Bonsall
Messrs. Van YORK and Harper.
Brindisi-U ucrezia Borgia) Dom
izetti. Miss Bonsall
Soldiers Chorus FausO
Festival Chorus, orchestra and Organ
Recit.-Che mai reggie Cavatina, In
felice-( Ernani) -Verdi. Mr. Har'
per.
Youngfrau Marie-( Stradella) -Flo-
| tow. Mr.. Van YORK.
Scene and -(CaValleria Rus
ticana) -Mascagn MRS. Van York
Miss Bonsall, Mr.. Harper ,Festiva
| Chorus, Orchestra and Organ.
The first program, ARTISTS Night,
| is made up of songs and ballads anC
| the popular Song Cycle" composed
| by Nine. Liza lehman to the Eng
lish verse of Mr.. Edward Fitzgerald:
| translation of "The Rubaiyat of Omar
| Khayam," entitled 'In a Persian Gar
dem This concert will be given by
| the artists alone.
| The second concert will Introduce
the Festival Chorus, Artists and Or
! chestra, in some of the greatest mum
bers from the standard oratorios anC
operas. At both concerts you will he&I
the artists in the LIGHTER and popular
works, and alsozin the grand oratorit
mad open styles.
The railroads allow one fare and q
cents for the round trip; tickets to bt
sold July 81 % and 20. Agents should
be seen previous to these dates sc
as to be certain of rates. Tickets L
the concerts are $3.50 each and or
ders, with money enclosed should bt
sent to w II. King Drug Company.
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