The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-03
COLUMBIA MUSIC FESTIVAL.
WORLD FAMOUS VOCALISTS ON
THE PROGRAMME.
The Capital City Will at Once Take
Its Place I'm the Front Rank as a
Musical Centre-The Very Best
Talent to BE Had Has Been En-
gagged for the First Festival.

Columbia. March 29.-Under the
auspices of the Columbia Musical as
ISOLATION the Columbia Music Festi-
val will be held in the Columbia thea
tire, April 22d and 23d, 1909.
The association enters upon it's
first year with a mixed chorus of
over two hundred voices and a chill
dren's chorus Of three hundred voices.
These have had the careful and con-
scientious training of Mr.. George s.
Kittredge. director Of music of the
College for Women, and Mr.. w. G..
Utermoehlin, director of music of tn.
Columbia College. The high standard
of these, choruses is due to the mag
netic energy and inspiration of these
directors who have been given faith
full and jealous support by the pub
| lie.
Hadley's "In Music's Praise" will
be sung by the mixed chorus. the
solo parts being taken by the artists
who will sing at the festival. and the
grand orchestration has been arrang-
ed for the Dresden Philharmonic or
chestra, 65 men. The choruses are
| unusually beautiful and well adapted
to festival use and this feature will
| attract general interest in the open
ing concert Thursday night. The chill
dren first trained by Prof. Paul de
Launay. organist and choirmaster Of
Trinity church and Miss X. o. Boil
linger will sing at the matinee con-
cert Friday afternoon under Mr.. Uter-
mOehlins direction.
The festival of 1909, as the first OF
a series, demands the best both in
programme and performance. Assur-
ance that the best has been secured
is given with the announcement that
such singers as Jomelli. Langendorff,
Hastings and Lawson have been en-
gagged to sing with the world renown-
| ed Dresden Philharmonic orchestra,
Willy Olsen. director: Victor I. Clark
associate conductor.
The Dresden Philharmonic orches-
ira, OF Dresden, Germany. one of the
greatest musical organization of Eu-
rope. Is to come to America this sea-
son for Ave weeks appearance. It
was necessary to obtain royal permis-
sion for the orchestra to make this
long trip and so many other Difficult
ties had to, be, overcome that 1T is
doubtful II the tour would have been
arranged had 1t not been for the ef-
forts of It's associate conductor, Victor
/. Clark. a young American musician.
This orchestra Is famous as the one
which both Robert Schpmann and
Richard Wagner have conducted at
different times.
Thursday. April the first. the sale Of
season tickets will be open at the
Columbia theatre ticket office and
continue for few days only. the
tickets selling as follows:
Box seats. IS and SO: Orchestra, IS:
Balcony. IS. 81. $s: Gallery. $2.
Manager Brown receives numbers
OF mail orders daily and 1t Is expected
that the sales on the first Of
April will be enormous as much inter.
est Is being taken In the festival and
every one in Columbia Is interested
In Its success.
The usual railroad rates will be
given on all roads from all stations
In South Carolina and 1t Is certain
that the city will be crowded with
visitors. for besides the three concerts
Of the festival there will be other at
fractions to interest every one in the
State.
Wednesday. the 31st, Of April.
there will be the automobile races un-
der the auspices Of the Columbia Au-
tomobile Club; from Tuesday to Fri
day of the festival week the second
annual arts and crafts exhibit will be
held In the studio Of the College for
Women; Thursday and Friday there
will be students art exhibit at the
Columbia College; baseball games.
Jacksonville VS.. Columbia, Thursday
Friday and Saturday.
Thursday evening. the opening
night OF the festival the Festival Ball
Club. recently organized will give
magnificent ball rivalling In brilliancy
the annual state ball. This magnif-
cent affair will be one Of the notable
events Of the year in Columbia and
many out Of town guests will be well
coined by the officers Of the club.