The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-15
CLOSED WITH
 BRILLIANCY Music Festival a Great
 Success. MUSICIANS ENJOY PROGRAMS Concerts Have Been Very Pleasing
 to the Promoters. Series Of Entertainments Has Resulted In Much Encouragement To The Locals Lovers Of Music In
 Their Work.

which came to close last night at the Montgomery Theatre, has been the most successful in the history of music in Alabama. and has ranked equally with the festivals held in other cities of much greater size.
 The series of eight concerts, given under the auspices of the Montgomery Music Association and arranged by its members and promoters. has been both enjoyable and highly interesting. To- cal musicians and their friends and the visiting music teachers have enjoyed the exceptional opportunity of hearing compositions of the famous composers played and sung by the very best ar lists that could be obtained for the festival.
 The success of these concerts has been so pronounced that it has en- couraged the members of the local association to hold these festivals in Montgomery annually, and arrange ments are already on foot for a festi- grander scale than has ever before been attempted in Alabama.
 The festival has been attended by prominent musicians and instructors from Atlanta, Gainesville, Macon. Co., lumbus, Knoxville. Chattanooga, Nash vile, Birmingham, Selma, Mobile, Tus- caloosa and many other cities of the state ana SOuIn.
 Morning Concert.
 The morning concert yesterday was largely attended. and was received with particular enthusiasm and attention The four parts of the program were tastefully arranged, and the variations were pleasing and attractive.
 The exercises opened with piano se- lections from Max Roger on a Theme by Beethoven. variations and fugue. The selections were played by Kurt Muller and Paul Donehoo, both of At lanta, and were appreciatively received and with much applause.
 Following upon the piano selections, Miss Nellie Wolff. of this city, won the favor of the audience by her two violin renditions. the first of Ellen berg's Devotion" and the second of Sarsate's Spanish Dance" Both selec- tions were superb, and the accompani- ment, as played by Professor Eilenberg, received much of the praise. Professor Eilenberg's composition of Devotion" is one Aof his most delightful and en- joyable' ones Its hearty reception was illustrated yesterday morning when Miss Wolff played it and was fully de- serving of the encores 1t received.
 Miss Wolff's second selection was Sarsate's Spanish Dance." light and airy composition of much excellence.
 
 violinist, and was the recipient of much praise and commendation. Owing to long continued applause, the local ar tist had to reappear with another rem dering.
 Miss Millspaugh followed Miss Wolff with three vocal selections of decided merit They were Carmichaers Come and Trip it." Bernberg's "Hindoo Song" and Bohm's "'Tis Spring Time" All three selections were rendered with grace and in excellent voice. and re- ceived such applause that the singer had to respond with another of equal merit of the others. The accompani- ment was played by Mrs. Eilenberg which was also very fine.
 George Lidner, violinist, Oscar Pap penheimer, celloist, and Mrs. Eilenberg pianist. closed the mornings program with selections from Rubenstein's An dante. Allegro Modesto and Moderate. Their rendering was especially enjoya- ble and interesting, and encores were accorded them.
 Afternoon Concert.
 The concert yesterday afternoon was in the nature of a piano recital by Madame Birdice Blye. and it proved to be one of the strongest features of the musical festival
 Madame Blye is a finished pianist
 
 of America. She performs with a fault less technique and brings out every beautiful tone coloring in her compost tions. Her recital yesterday was note worthy for its brilliancy. The pro- gram consisted of eleven numbers aug mented by seevral encores Selections were rendered from such composers as Brahme, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Shubert Keller, Rubenstein, Arensky and Tschaikowsky. Liszt
 Evening Concert.
 Another large and cultured audience was present at the closing concert of the musical festival last night and a very pleasing and artistic program was rendered. The featured soIoists were Madame Shotwell- Piper, Oscar Pappenheimer and Kurt Mueller. The accompanists were Miss Eda Bartholo- new, Paul Donehoo and Frank Nelson. Kurt Mueller played compositions from Liszt very effectively. He is a very talented pianist and played with much brilliancy last night
 Madame Shotwell Piper. soprano, rendered several selections from Wag- ner, Cowen. Dvorak and BemberG. which were all well received Madame shotwell- Piper has voice of remark able high range.
 The feature of last nights concert was the cellst solos of Oscar Pappen heimer. He has thoroughly mastered his favorite instrument and plays with much feeling. He was given an ovation by his audience.
 The Montgomery Symphony Crches- tra was heard again last night and provided a very enjoyable feature Of the concert. Mendelssohn's overture. Midsummer Nights Dream" was beau