Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-22
CONCERT A SUCCESS
Pleasing Concert Was Thorough.
 ly Enjoyed By Large Audience.

many years was the Organist at the Church of the Immaculate Conception and who recently completed a tour through Europe during which he took special musical course in Vienna, scored a marked success last evening at Music hall, in the Buckingham building, where assisted by the Sym phony orchestra, directed by Charles E. Farnham, representative and music loving audience heard Il highly pleasing program rendered. Although the ability of Mir Bonn was known long before last evening not until last night was it shown what 2 mas ter of the piano the professor really is.
 Although the playing of the or chestra was at times exquisite and during the entire program Professor Farnham was directing with that precision and force for which he has already become conspicuous. yet the audience did not seem to appreciate the difficult compositions that were rendered. Perhaps it was because many of the members of the Orches- tra were from out of town, that the audience did not applaud as they should have. Considering that Mir Farnham was able to rehearse his or chestra only a few times before tine performance, he should be given great credit for the manner in which lie arranged and carried out his part of the program.
 With nothing but failure staring him in the face few months ago when his local orchestra disbanded. he determined to furnish the lovers of | the higher form of music with his annual concert and how well he sue ceeded may be known by inquiriug | of any one present in Music hall last evening.
 Considering the numerous other at- | fractions, the attendance at the re- cital was very good and was in ev- | cry sense a representative gathering. | The only regret is that every seat in | the hall was not taken to encourage the Music league and those who ara laboring so diligently to establish higher form of music in this city, which so long has had very little to feel proud of fin the musical sphere. ] Professor Bonn must have felt elated when he made his initial ap- pearance, after the first number of | the orchestra. Beethoven's "Over- ture to Egmont' had been excellently 1 given, as the ovation accorded him | could not fail to impress upon him the esteem with which he is held by Wa terburians. Mir Bonn's opening rendi- | tiOn the piano concerto in G minor of | Saint Saens showed the ability of the l player. perhaps as well as any num- Der during the recital In the first | part the audience was really more engaged in watching the movements of the pianist than listening to the bars of the andante sostenuto. hut | when the musician interpreted tho delicious strains of the allegro scher- zandO. rendering 1t with delicacy and finesse yet bringing out distinct ly and in Il charming manner. all that the allegro possessed the audience be- came impressed with the player. when he had completed the finale. broke forth with applause which did not cease until an encore was given.
 Although the concerto in G. mi nor undoubtedly gave Mir Bonn the widest scope to display his talent. yet
 his numbers from Chopin were in most respects fully as enjoyable as the Saint Saens composition. The
 valse Op F allowed the musician to show not only what an adept he is as regards technique but the Berceuse. fascinating lullaby. the phrases of
 interpreter in such an alluring and
 fascinating manner. in which there
 was n depth of feeling. clearly | 4. snI hat lao
 master of the instrument. In the
 scherzo in E minor the phrases werc
 delightful to those who were familiar
 with the work as 1t was finely given
 by the soloist After the number MT
 Bonn was presented with beautiful
 bouquet by some of his admirers. Ss
 for the orchestra which was composed
 of musicians from all parts of the
 state, 1t is again stated that consider
 ing the few times that 1t played to-
 gether it did its work in commend
 able manner. To bring a body of
 strangers together and have them %
 through such program as that of
 last evening very few mistakes being
 made. is something any one may feel
 proud of and it is not strange that Mfr
 Farnham should have received the
 praise he did last evening.
 True there were perhaps one. some
 might say two parts of the orchestra
 which were a trifie weak, but it Is
 difficult to get together a symphony orchestra almost perfect in volume.
 especially when the time Is short and
 every one has to he paid. The over
 ture to Egmont was played with a dash and spirit which must have
 caught the heart of the director who.
 while leading his orchestra Is appar- . ently straining his every nerve from
 head to foot The overture. the first
 part being slow movement. be
 comes more interesting as 1t goes into
 the second part when the strings arr
 heard 70 good advantage and with !. the lower strains of the wood winds produce pleasing effect. The Nalse
 des Fleurs from the '.Nut Cracker . Man. of Tschaikowski was a very artistic number and was greatly en-
 joyed. IL Is a charming waltz awl the orchestra played it about as vel as any other number during the cori- cert. There was just enough dash in
 it to make it appreciable with plenty : of volume.
 Hauser's Symphonic poem ..Dians's
 Hunting Party" the first producsisi Of the work in this country was the ' finale to the concert and was a suit
 able ending The composition has . many sterling passages for cultured