New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-06
WORCESTER FESTIVAL.
r,st Day of Forty-'arrth One of
Small Things.

vNs
c. - 6sv when the multitude knelt at the
rary - .oio performers in that indiscriminate.
sees V ssorstion which makes the strangers
sn'h-D 80 York and Boston who are within the
p'.n ,,,,,s gates wonder at the association for
fssns. -s-r so inconseQuential feature the
DA Vow unnecessary an Eppsnage It IL was
g. the meetings to-oas'
SeN -.,,4 rehearsal attracted the largest au-
9He "a IN. week. save that az the evening con-
oen" - vsx devoted almost wholly 10 the ex-
erl " - the solo artists. because IL was ex-
poS-sss re. Miss Parkinson. OF Kansas City, other
re<r,. Psrltna. OF Paris. the protssee OF Nine
VIZ . ana Nine Homer. who does not seem TO
A.-yhody's protegee and can ask for syrnPatneuc
p ,,i,. On the score Of being q San Fran
inie'es 80 would rehearse the airs which they
eso' - sovrn 10 sing in the evening. They did
We ,be-n but the results were not altogether
fen.,r,,g for Nine Homers orchestral music
en- - 6estroyed by the fire or the earthquake
n -, new parts which she brought were fuli OF
tsnders.
--.r, them consumed so much time that
~ u,s l,ttle left for Mile Parkina- who. more
tne' -, that II was scarcely worth while
o''' ,-orn Paris 10 sing only one air from
,,.-,s Louise" and that an air not suited
- i,,,,ted and fragile powers. 30. after plead
a ,-,.n for two numbers, she substituted the
's ,rorn Lucia di IAmmermoor." which is the
-, ho-.. % her patroness. Me!oa, and went
~
M :, a aute So the rehearsal audience was
- % only oisjointsd and fragmentary per-
o,,s OF Douizetti's strains made particularly
-, ~, .ha ragged and tentative playing OF tho
ssrr,d instrumentalists
= -. ,v.pinE the chorus singers occupied their
=. or the stage for there would have been no
- !, the body % the hall. and. so that they
-, ~, he only seen. they permitted TO sing
-, from Bach's Christmas Oratorio.
va. should be the true spirit OF a music Yes
49, hss had little exhibition this week The only
ss,,op 70 the associations repertory was Brahnss
,A,y Song Of Destiny" Israel in Egypt hao
-. s,,nr twice before. and Verdis Requiem. In
-, ,bs choir displayed much more animation, six
.-.s Such repetitions would scarcely seem 10
.,.,sv +he holding OF a festival which produces
.l.,bo-s and torpor that work only harm TO the
,-rs,osl activities OF the rest OF the season IN
I.ssnding Of the higher manifestations In the art
~ low. for them DO not seem 20 be growing In
,ro-o.st.r ana the solo cult, which IS waxing IN
vr,. and waning IN intelligence, is making things
,ssy for the management
~. church singers OF New York and other places
nav. found that g festival SO early in the season
!, good vehicle for exploiting themselves They
c,-. N droves and almost literally purchased
Nv the dozen They DO not object 70 the public re
b,a-sas but rejoice IN the opportunities they az
s,-s .Dd instead OF stnting their offerings, they
-g. .h.-n upon the committee almost obstreperous-
" There Is not one who does not come around
v4th two s-las where only one is expected and de-
mart from the rehearsal room dsappointeo because
NJ Knesel da-es not put greater burdens upon
hs already sadly cvervOrkeo musicians
To-night's programme. already much too long
vh.n n was first drafted. was heightened by num-
hs- n CIV. one Of the BASES. Tom Daniels an op-
po-tunity 10 sing q solo He had expected to sing
enc q the traditional interpretations in Israel in
Egypt" and felt perhaps not Enthusiastically that HIS
har OF the oracontine proclamation touching the
h1rS IL ID TN
arIrsciently conspicuous unit IN the festival
s. he sang Honor and Arms" from Samson"
and won the coveted guerdon OF applause.
Thirteen solo singers have been heard at the I'VE
concerts Al the great English festivals and the
nuIh. meetings which have been held biennially
tu whole generation IN Cincinnati one-haif the
number sGmes But they generally singers OF
great rspu,s and authority, and engaged be-
Of their capsbllity oratorio singers. OF
the thirteen who haze sung. Miss Parkinson. Mime.
Homer and NJ Gogorza. the three singers OF
highest rank came 70 Worcester only TO add glory
70 artists night" Lesser lights were thought
sr1asndy luminous for the oratorio and mass.
around which the chief interest OF the festival
ought 70 have clustered There is IN this declara
to2 Of policy which The champions Of the festival
idea VII note with regret It would be grievous
70 see Worcester follow the lead OF the frivolous
Affairs at Bangor and Portland. But after many
years Of financial distress the association will
enter upon its senli-centensry with a tidy sum in
:. purse. That IS something. and there is comfort
4 The thought that next year the festival VIII give
hearing TO a new work composed for II by Fred
efick 3 Converse. a dramatic cantata on the sub
Jet Of job with Latin text
Lei the days doinEs be briefly summarized. In
ne afternoon the orchestra. under the direction OF
M Kne!sel, played Schuber1's symphony 'of the
lszVenly length" 70 begin with and the two
fragments from a projected ROLAND symphony
~ EoTErc Mcdowell, entitled Die Schone Aida
rey,' n nal e nd q
tot o. nervous precipitation. the symphony was
" Played. very much 20 the credit OF Mr.. Kneisel
taa his rnsn. who were an but wearied unto death.
Between these works Mrs. Grace Preston Naylor
sang % Mo Fernando" with exaggerated pathos
pa Nine. samaroH played RubinSteins pisnoforte
"noerto IN D minor. played Il deity and neatly
@Nhg large stretches between the borderland
mere her imagination stopped and the horizon
~apssseo by the composer-a small. uninterest-
. performance. but II IS the Worcester custom
make much OF the Friday afternoon pianoforte
~ ana SO Nine. Samaroff received her recall
- snoWed her appreciation OF the festival spirit
paying Scr1abne's nocturne for left hand
s Thus has Lhevinne already put i'm
- upon American music culture; wherefore
- Hsre De rejoicings
ne printed list OF eleven numbers scarcely did
''s han shadow forth the evenings feast. The
~slesrs played Weber's overture TO ''Euryanthe"
:. received sparse thanks for its pains. Mr.. Bed
e1fg Cello Mar" from 'Gioconda-" The first
9'e was "Oh, That We Two Were Maying." by
III vi Miss Bessie Bell Collier. a pupil OF Mr..
lsHsel who played in New York last season. when
soasht not 10 have done SO. played Saint-sasnss
tsol.cuon and rondo cspriccioso with very con-
-S'e oasn and briIliancy, and a supplementary
NV movement from Bach solo sonata
cry eignihed, Nine. Homer sang the 20
@e De Basl," from Meyerbeer's Prophet" IN
80 generous. compelling. ripe way, and then
60 eo frolcsome mood and added Delibes's
-, Les oes Cadix" The orchestra played the In
80 music written by Grieg for Peer Gynt."
- ne audience gave its appreciation 10 the death
-" Tie dance OF Anitra and the grotesque antics
y -e Rnonles hun Aarrana "a NJ rnnrs-