New-York tribune., 1908-05-31

In Litchfeld County. Conn, there is a musical
organization which holds annual meeting under
circumstances for which the records fail to disclose
a paralel. Il is known q the L.tchfeld County
Choral Union. and i holds its annual festival or
meeting and concert, as it chooses TO call it. IN
the Music Shed at Norfolk The Music Shed was
built by Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel. and the meet
ing held the expense Of the same generous art
patrons There is always a large and democratic
gathering the meetings. but they purely in
ritation affairs. Members Of the. union give out
the cards. A large and efficient orchestra takes
part the performances, besides the choral union
and the most capable solo singers who can be en-
gagged.
The meeting this year VIII take place next week
there being TWO rehcarsalS Monday and Tues
day evenings and TWO concerts on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings. The rehearsaIs are strict
~ private. on Wednesday Berozs ''DamnatiOn
OF Faust" VIII he performed by the choir an or
cheEtra Of seventy pieces Nine. Louise Homer,
Edward johnson. Herbert Witherspoon and Tom
Daniel, the conductor being II. T. Paine. the regu-
lar choirmaster Of the union. on Thursday
ing there viii he miscellaneous concert, which
will be distinguished by the first performance of
q choral ballad composed for the occasion by Pro
fessor Horato Parker. Of Yale University To this
work some attention viii be bestowed presently.
1t viii be conducted by the composer. while the
third "Leonore" overture by Beethoven. the
miliar Peer G2nt' pieces and some selections
from 'GotterdammeTuEg viii be conducted by DR.
Arthur Mees- There will also he a performance Of
Mendelssohns concerto and number Of small
pieces by Fritz kreisler. Nine Homer VIII sing
In the finale of the Wagner selection.
The composition by Professor Parker IS =
choral ballad entitled King CORN the Grim and
II vas composed at the request Of the I.itchfeld
County University Club, which two years ago voted
an honorarium 10 be paid 10 an American composer
for piece for chorus and orchestra without solos
which should not occupy more than twenty minutes
the performance. The choice fell upon Professor
Parker. who finished the composition a Blue Hill
Ne, last summer. The text is stirring poem by
Theodor Fontant. a German poet. which has been
cone into English by Miss Marian Parker whitney
ds lighter of the late Professor William d whitney
Yale. editor Of the Century Dictionary II tells
Morse story Of the olden time King CORN whose
piercing glance and stern character have won him
the sohr1quet Grim Eye, who has reigned thirty
years over Denmark His head is frosted but his
heart is sturdy and his hand strong as ever they
the feast OF the Yule his jarls come 10
make revel with the King He sits with his wife
in his ivory chair, and holding the hand Of the
Queen looks with kindly eye and beaming cace
upon the scene before him. Why is King CORN 50
gentle tonight? It is because
down below. in the ecHoinE hall
Bright locks in tl3e tossing wild
Young HaIaId plays with the feather BAN.
HIS form Is siigh;, blond is hls hair.
Young iIaraId,s fffeer M Iesr@ fo-sa,
And their love FOR him. how true.
AS she looks upon her child Queen Tlvra is on
pressed with foreboding of evil which is also
vaguely felt by the Kirg, who rises. points down
the hall and eNclaims.
''Whoe'e shall seI me he is dead
That man must perish that day"
And summer Three hundred shius mt
our 10 sea. with young Harald standing before the
mast singing in The wind in joyous anticipation Of
his first battle Corn the Grim watches the last
san sink below the horizon. Then in the gray
autumn days three ships return slowly to Den
mark flying black pennants Young Harald lies IN
his grave Bromborough Moor Who shall bear
the news 10 his father There is jarl who is
brave enough. The Queen goes 10 the shore She
has seen the ships coming.
She speaks
Ard Z: ye afraid
III tell him what befeI.'
She lays aside her Jewels puts on sable robe
&nc with her hands hangs black trappngs
the brilliant tapestry with which great
hall is hutg She lights twelve rapers and throws
O pail over The ivory throne
Corn Grim Eye His step slow
He Ua!keth Wearily.
re adoRn the black hung hall,
The tapeEs he scarce doth
lie speaks The hall i
Come down the strand,
Give my red golden mantle.
And give thy hand
She gave him then 8 mantle thick,
Was neither golden
Corn Grim Eve gIoaned- What
himself down. there where stood
The srormwind walled about.
1ke Queen held the old Kings cold right hand;
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