New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-30
MUSIC.
RocPs Passion Efusic" IN NcTC-
HGTcn.

-r-o,r a s-AF- coEnZrro,-orrr 90 TlE TFIb'NE..
sSevv-Haven. Conn. Narch .?-Nt-h -i-ie -e-2
.-,-, the metropolis. and that iu tHe dcTasii17i'
=, -. instrlmeutalists and solo singers. ire Sew
,Toyen Oratovic Society th.s evening acco.rii-se'
. hiehlv crs5lta5lc performance of la-- 3 i'--5-'
According 10 St EattEoy." vu.er tae c.ree11A o.
51-ocersor Eorauo Parker. O. TIE department @.
,r,,ro q Yale U1lvorsity. What might ne s'l'el
-, dramatic chorus consisted or the TWO AaA-ieu
- my singers OF the O-at0--o society
rv-o ctorals wee y1uy by rhe society ana n
,r-,ost ecaal number OF 1ilU1rs lren TIC feoIie
,p,oral Union. the product q a movement 10Y
.,-ular musical education like that ~ tle hea1
- ,-bi.h Frank Darnro~-h stands On Ncw-Nork.
r-ts-a vas MISC chol- os boys from the cloirs OF
,--t-.tv Christ and 81. Tbu-as's churches. The
,-rtrllT.cn.al paris were Played by tho >cW-ilaNen
s---rho-y Orchestra c5r-pcssd ordinarily of ntty
mon but increased f0r tta occasion 10 c-aAt1.
,-r,e solos were sung by Nrs. Mary iilssem de
-. Nrs Gertrude stein Bailey. william Roger
,zv.uvrn Niles and Ericsson bushnell al familiar
cures r. tEe concert rooms OF Ncw-Fork Nj
7fiersr was called iu 1T the eleventh hour 20 take
enc place ~ Nchol~s DoUty. OF Philadelphia, who
sad been engaged 10 sing the extremely difficult
ana t--snE tenor part. bul was taken H. TO COM
.-s.a the roster. Is. ?. Jopson played the organ,
and David Stanley Smith accompanied the nara
;.ons OF tie Evangelist on the Iianoforte.
tyool-cy Han has seating capacity ~ over
go There c-as large encroachuert on the space
SCI apart for tho listeners by the unusually uumer-
Gus forces engaged e. the performance, but IL was
SIN striking proc: Of the popular interest which
Lad been awakened % lovely and pious enterprise
;asi al the remaining places in the auditorium
were GIled ana that more than thousand aDpi-
cations for seats were received after all available
places had been sold. This Circumstance, no less
sasn the sterling excellence Of the performance
made tho affair notable.
Performances Of the st. Matthew Passion" have
not been SO many in the United States that it has
not been possible Tor The Tuounos correspondent
10 have assisted the French say. at all OF them,
with possibly three or four exceptions. This was
sssuredy the first time I'm the history OF the United
States that singing society set itseif the stu
pendous task % bringing 81 forward at its second
concert and withia the first year OF Its existence
KINDER such circumstances captions criticism may
vel be dumb and admiration be spoken for the gem
e-nl excellence Of the Performance the familiarity
Nth the music exhibited by the singers the vol
ume and quality OF the tone and especially the
spirited impressive manner in which the Chorals
were sung Here the augmentation of the choir
lv the Peoples Choral Union ro-uced something
Of the large and uplifting erect heard by the Wis
itors the Bach festivals iC Bethlehem. Penn
when the entire audience ioined fn the singing of
these stately German hymns. The experiment was
tried by the Handel and Haydn Society in Bos-
ton some years ago. but proved Ineffective for the
reason that che ricus folk Of Boston were NOT
brought I'D Ike the AEoravians Of Feu-eylya7fa on
these hymns. which are. iu sense. part 90 the
backbone ~ German music. Frank DamrosCh has
used the Peoples Choral Union 81 New-Yo.k 80
concerts Of the Musical Art Society as Professor
Parker used the Choral Union here. Ncw-yorl,'s
music lovers. therefore need NOT he told OF tho
loveness OF the device. in the audience this even
ing was respectable contingent OF musicians from
the metropolis among them Frank Damrosch,
Arthur Whiting and Willard Gray
The concert was iu O. way. a striking evidence
OF the successful efforts which Yale University
IS making 10 make the department OF music a
vital factor in the culture OF tho community. In
g sense, these efforts are outside the purpose Of
she department. which are 10 provide instruction
for persons who intend TO become musicians by
profession. either as teachers or as composers and
70 afford course Of study TO such intend 10 de-
vote themselves 10 musical criticism and the litera
ture OF music" To accomplish this aim there are
practical well as theoretical courses OF musical
ftucF. which are open not only 10 undergrad yates
and graduates but also 10 special students without
distinction OF sex. generously liberal spirit has
recognized that students OF music require some
thing more than the lectures and exercises Of the
classroom. There must be opportunities 20 hear
what good music is and also 10 participate IN its
making Equally essential Is the creation of
atmosphere in which these activities may live
The university has therefore taken upon itself the
promotion cC two large and dlgniae5 concert in-
stituuons. both OF which are under the directI0s
% Professor Parl>er-the New-IIaven Symphony
Orchestra. founded some years aEo by the public
spirit of Nr. Morris Stcluert, and the Ncw-Eaveu
Oratorio Society, which was incorporated last Cc-
ing in cooperation with the department OF music
A home Tor the concerts OF these organizations
has been made in tho cornuodious and stately
Noolscy Auditorium. which was dedicated in
commencement time last year. T. is the third
OF the Yale bicautcnuial buildings To these
concerts students IN any OF the departments of
the university admitted al a small fee The
orchestra Is used 20 permit students CT orchestra
ton 10 hear their works ~ rehearsals held for the
purpose and once year any composition which "a
original and of sufficient merit may receive per-
Torrance a public concert Moreover 20 violin
students Is given practical experience IN orchestral
playing and Il IS possible for paEororte students
who have attained proficiency 10 play solos in pub
lie. Students are encouraged 10 undergo the vocal
examinations prescribed Tor admission 10 the ora
torio Society. and. n capable 10 sing IN the chorus
The catalogue OF the department OF music FOR $685.
'oi contains Tho names OF eighty-tvo regular stu
cents and nnety-three students from other DEPART
rnents OF the university. In AL 175. The faculty 8
composed OF HoraJo William Parker. II. A Mus.
DOC. tCantabD. professor OF the theory Of music:
Samuel S.mons Sanford, H. a, professor % applied
music: Harry Benjamin Jepson, p. A. Mas. f..
assistant professor OF applied music and organist
70 The university; 1sGCr Troostwy. assistant pro-
fesso- CT applied music and instructor IN violin
2 ayinr: Henry Stanley Knight assistant professor
q applied mvs!c and Instructor n pia-0forte play
SIG. David Stanley Smith. b. A. Mus. B. instructor
n the theory o. music. and William Edwin lfaesche,
Nus. 3, instructor ia Instrumentation. II. T. X