The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-23
NEWARK SINGERS
AWAIT AWARD OF
PRIZES TONIGHT
Anxious Over Distribution of
Hon0rs of Great North
eastern Saengerfest.
TRAINED MUSICIANS FAVOR
GERMANIA SOCIETY
Hot Competition Between Wash
ington and Philadelphia for
1912 Convention.

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1912 Convention.
The winner of the Kaiser trophy and
other prizes, which were offered to the
best contesting society in the great
saengerfest of the Northeastern Saen-
gerbund, concluded yesterday In Madi-
son Square Garden. New York. will be
announced in Ulmer Park at o'clock
tonight. 1t Is being awaited with the
keenest interest by Newark singers.
Speculation concerning the decision
of the judges runs rampant, and hi
it is naturally colored by prejudice.
trained musicians whose opinions
have been sought are unanimous In de-
claring that the Newark entry for the
Kaiser prize, the Germania Singing So
ciety. has an excellent chance of car
rying away the trophy. Newarkers
who were in the garden last night and
heard the competing societies are en-
thnsiastie over the lance of the Ger
mania.
The Kaiser prize is now in the pos
session of the Concordia, of Wilkes
barre, who won it at the ~saengerfest
three years ago. 1t must be won twice
before it becomes the permanent pos
session of any society. The prize was
donated by Emperor Wilhelm, of Ger
many, in 1900, at the fifteenth ami
versary of the Northeastern Saenger-
bund. It is a statue in silver of a
minnesinger mounted on an elaborated
decorated pedestal. After a session of
the delegates to the saengerbund held
this morning in Terrace Garden, New
York, the directors met the presidents
of the prize-winning societies this aft
ernoon at Ulmer Park, brooklyn, where
the picnic, which concludes the saen-
gerfest, is being held, and opened the
envelopes in which was contained the
decision of the judges. The announce
ment of the contents of these envelopes
will be made tonight at Z o'clock.
Director Present.
Matthew Neumann, royal director of
music, OF Dusseldorf, Germany, the
of the Kaiser prize song, was
present during the Kaiser prize compe-
tition last night, and was an interested
listener.
Competitors for the Kaiser prize are
Judged on five points, information, pre-
cision, phrasing, diction, n conduc-
tors Interpretation. In each of these
points each society may receive a max
imum of twelve marks.
The five organizations that competed
for the Kaiser prize were the Germania
Singing Society, of Newark; the Kreut-
ger Quartet Club, of New York city;
l. OA-oo,5;o Cacon ozroraip RI NVil<aa-
barre: the Junger Maennerchor, OF
Philadelphia, and the Gesangverein
Arion, of Baltimore.
Already two cities are hotly contest
ing for the honor of holding the next
saengerfest within their gates. AS it
does not occur until 1912, there is still
time to settle the question, but both
Washington and Philadelphia are seek
ing it.
The Kaiser's Song.
The prize song is translated as fol-
lows:
TO the Rhine, to the Rhine, go not to
NV son. take a fathers advice;
There life is too merry, too charming and
To deeds will your courage entice.
See the maidens so frank, and the men
see so free,
As were they of noble descent;
And there your glowing soul will be.
And give your emotions vent.
And ON vessels, how friendly the castles
Ana the town with eternal dome;
To the dizzy heights will climb your feet,
You look down and forget your home.
From the water enchanting, the nymph
does rise.
ADD after her smiles you see;
n heard Loreley's songs and beheld her
MY son, IT'S all up with thee.
Enchanted by music and dazed by the
.you are seized by dread and by charms,
XDu Till constantly sing: On the Rhine,
On the Rhine,
But will never return to my arms.
City and County Contests.
The city and county federations of
the first, second and third class con-
tested for the prizes in the three
classes yesterday afternoon. There were
seven declarations in all, and among
them were the United Singers of New
ark and the United Singers of Hudson
County, who sang in the first class,
and the United Singers of Atlantic
County. who sang in the third class.
The contest of the singing societies
Of the first class also tool place yester-
day afternoon, and mons the five So
cfstfes was the Jersey City Ldederkranz,
OF Jersey City. The United Singers of
Newark sang "Erwachen des Waldes,"
by Gustav Haug, unde their con-
ductor, William Laufenberg. The Con-
cordia- of Newark was among the local
societies which tool a prominent part.
List of Prizes offered.
The prizes offered at the saengerfest
are as follows:
For societies of the first-class: First
prize, diploma and a silver cup; second
prize, diploma; third prize, diploma.
For societies of the second class;
First prize, diploma n a Beethoven
statue; second and third prizes, diplo-
mas.
For societies of the third and fourth
class, diplomas.
For city and county federation sing
ing societies of the first class: First
prize, bust of Carl Maria Won Weber;
second prize. the wandering prize do
mated by the National Turner's Asso-
ciation of America, consisting of a gol-
den laurel wreath with a Tyre in the
centre; third prize. diploma
City declarations Of the second class:
Tablet Of the composer, Conrad Kreut-
yer.
city declarations of the third class:
Diplomas.