The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
HARRIET CONCERT
SEASON IS NEAR
FEATURES ARRANGED BY
NEW BANDS DIRECTOR.
Band Has Been Rehearsing Faithfully
Its Repertory Is Very At
tractive One - Handsome New Uni
forms in Blue and Gold Are Being
Made.

The opening of the Lake Harriet
concert season will take place about
the middle of June and will be an
event of much more than ordinary i'm
portance. The beautiful new pavilion
at the lake which has already been
put to use, will, by the opening, be
entirely completed. The roof is fat
and has been arranged as a roof gar
den for the accommodation of those
who desire to hear the band concerts.
Over the center of the pavilion rises
a rotunda, which is to be used by the
band. 1t is patterned after the
Greek temple of Vesta.
The organization which is to fur
nish the music at Harriet for six
weeks will consist Of fifty trained mu-
sicians, including the best men in
Minneapolis augmented by number
Of soloists from the finest musical or
CARNATIONS in the country. The band
will be known as the Minneapolis
Park band, and will be under the di-
rection of Emil Oberhoffer, whose or
chestral work in Minneapolis has been
Of such marked excellence.
Rehearsals have been in progress
for several weeks at the armory,
which was placed at the disposal of
the band by F. T. Corriston. A splen-
did esprit de corps is being mani
| tested by the men and 1t is confidently
expected that out of this beginning
the United States.
Band to Be in Uniform.
| A local house is now making the
uniforms for the band. They are of
dark blue and gold. All the members
will wear the new regulation officers
cap and will make a fine appearance.
Mr.. Oberhoffer, whose wide expert
ence in this line Of work has amply
fitted him for the leadership, has al
ready provided for the seasons music
and the band will start in with a mag
nificent library, including among the
most recent operate selections such
works as La Tosca" and I'll Pag-
liacc" and such favorites as Lucia, -
Gotterdam erung.' There will be
popular selections from light operas
and musical comedies such as Rob
inhood," "Florodora," 'Babette,'
.'Winsome Winnie" The Tenderfoot,'
cot S' "oliv vet .' chim s Of Nor
mandy and the Bohemian Girl
The latest marches patrols and
waltzes by Sousa, Hall, De Koven and
Victor Herbert will also be included
in the bands repertory.
New Feature in Band Music.
A most interesting innovation viii
of the great oratorios, "The Messiah
"Elijah" and the ''Stabat Mater
These have been so arranged that the
different instruments will take the
solos, duets and quartets, while the
entire band will play the accompani
ments and the various choruses., This
will be a feature that has never be-
fore been given in America--Mr
Oberhoffere recently having obtained
the music. from London. -yf.s.-s j. -
| e Another interesting item in connec'
ton with the coming concerts is the
fact that there will be two or three
Parsifal evenings. Certain nights will
also be devoted to Wagner. and Others
to selections from the French, thu
German and the Italian composers.
This is the first time the board O.
park commissioners has ever under
! taken, on it's own account to furnish
music in a Minneapolis park, and it i
also strongly desired that the feature
shall be self-sustaining or as nearly 81
as possible. For this reason a nom
1nal fee will be charged for seats OF
the roof garden. 81 ~ ..',,,,.-