The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14


Messiah"
peared in the Philadelphia North American,
and is worth reprinting. 1t is as follows:
When Creatore leads the band,
he takes his hearers to the land
Where crashing chords and rhythmic sound
and all of music's charms are found.
The deep, deep bass. the loud trombone,
4 Flutes, c!arinets, sound not alone,
! For cymbais, drums and horns and all
Respond unto his baton's call.
He leads with soul. and every note
Sounds true and clear as from the throat
OF some great organ played upon
By masters all in unison.
His magic wand he Yields so well
That all his hearers soon can tell
He's master of sounds w~itchery.
| And all or music'S mystery.
His bands his soul. his love, his art.
And playing soft, sweet, harsh or loud,
He hypnotizes all the crowd.
If. when his actions seem a strain,
And we believe the mans insane,
Like Hamlet, he knows what to do
There's method in his madness, too.
Each beat. each glance or whirling move,
The greatness of his art doth prove,
And We who hear can understand,
| For CreatOre is the band.
The seats for the Creatore concerts are
now on sale at the Big Four ticket Office
and the prices are very reasonable, being
lower than when the band was first heard
here.
:
A supplementary announcement of the
production of Wagner's festival-drama
"Parsifal' in concert form by the New
York Symphony Orchestra and eight SOLO
lists, under the direction of Walter Dam
rosch, at Tomlinson Hall, on April %. is
that the choral feature also will be given.
Mrs. Ona b. Talbot, manager of the con-
cert, IS in New York and when she talked
with Mr.. Damrosch about the preliminary
arrangements, he suggested that it would
be a great addition TO the plan of the
production If there could be a male cho-
rus In the two principal excerpts-the pro-
cessional of the Knights of the Grail in the
first act and the finale. Mrs. Talbot COM
municated with Mr.. Ernestinoff. conductor
of the Musikverein, of the German House.
He presented the matter at a meeting and
the male chorus OF the society approved
the suggestion. Sixty voices are needed
and the number that the Musikverein
lacks, about twenty, will be made up by in
vitatfon to singers not in the membership.
Mr.. Ernestinoff will begin the rehearsals
when Mrs. Talbot returns from New York
with the scores, on March l. The result Of
the participation of the male chorus will be
that no element will be missing from the
Indianapolis presentation of "Parsifal' ex-
cept the scenic element.
1t win be impossible this season at least,
to give a performance of "Parsifal' else
where than at the Metropolitan Opera
House, for the scenic mechanism cannot
be moved about at an expense that would
not cause financial loss. TIL transforma-
ton scene, for instance, requires immense
rollers extending from the stage to the top
OF the proscenium. Mr.. Damrosch's enter
prise will serve thousands of persons that
find Ii impossible because of the distance
from New York at which they live and
other considerations, to attend the per-
formance at the Metropolitan Opera
House. Mr.. Damrosch is one of the most
thorough OF contemporaneous Wagnerian
students and his New York Symphony Or
chestra has had great success. Ia every
city and State in which his "Parsifal' con-
certs are to be given. the liveliest interest
is now being manifested.
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The next concert in the series at the
German House will be given a week from
tomorrow night. Oliver Willard Pierce,
the distinguished pianist. and Mrs. Joseph
inc Observation-Disclosures the %well-known
soprano. will be the soloists. The pro-
gramme will be the following:
Overture. "Mignon" Thomas
Orchestra.
by the Waters of Babylon. .... .Gounod
Mixed Chorus and Orchestra.
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B
Oliver Willard Pierce and Orchestra SsA'
(a) Spring" Wickenhausser
(b) I'm Autumn ...Meyer-OlbersIebe
Male CnOruS.
Finale from "Lorely" ..Mendelssohn
Mrs. Josephine Observation-Disclosures,
Mixed Chorus and Orchestra.
American Fantasia" Herbert
Orchestra.
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A song service will be given this evening
at Plymouth Congregational Church, under
the direction of Mrs. Mary Jeffrey Chris
tan. The soloists will be Mrs. Christian
and Miss Helen Boyd 'Egan, sopranos;
Miss Mary Traub. contralto; Clyde Long,
baritone; Jesse Pavey, bass; Mr.. Marone,
harpist; Miss Jessie Jay, violinist, and
Mrs. S. X. Ruick. pianist. The following
programme will be rendered.:
Voluntary-A Melody Mcdowell
Mrs. Ruick.
Anthem, 1.-The Lord is Exalted"
Chorus.
Violin Solo, Romance 0rom End Concer-
TOY .Wieniawski
Miss Jay.
YEA Mr.. Payev selected
Quintet, "Hark the Herald Angels
Solo by Mrs. Christian.
Mr.. Marone.
Vocal Solo, My Redeemer and My
LORD
Anthem, Sing and Rejoice. .wiegand
offeTtorSys-Kammennoi-ostrow Opus 10
Mrs. Ruick.
Solo, Ave Maria" .Gounod
Mrs. Christian.
Harp, Mr.. Marone. Violin, Miss Jay.
Anthem, Day of Wonder. Day of Glad
ness chorus.
PoStlude, Festival March. ....... Guilmant
Mrs. Ruick.
Nine. Liza Delhaze Wickes. who has been
for twelve years at the head of the Royal
Conservatory of Music at Liege, Belgium,
comes TO indianapolis for a recital next
Thursday evening at the Propylaeum.
Nine. Wickes has been on extended concert
tours throughout Europe with Sarasate.
the violinist. as well as Caesar m
She has studied with the well-known Ital-
ian masters. Cesi and Martucci. Nine.
WickeS viii come direct from New York.
where she gave a recital for the Harlem
Philharmonic Club at the Waldorf-Astoria
Feb. II, she having engagements to give
reCitals In Cincinnati, Louisville, Indian
apolis and Chicago.
The coming Of Patti, whose Indianapolis
appearance was announced in yesterdays
Journal. will be looked forward 10 with
much interest. Robert Grau. the manager
OF the world-famous diva. thinks that Tom
| linsOn Hal will be- hacked on the evenfng