Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-15

He Omaha May Musical Festival,
~I which will be inaugurated Tues
day evening at the Brandeis
theater, promises to be one of
He7FSNIENt the most brilliant music fes-
1857 rivals that has ever taken place
In Omaha It has certainly met with most
generous support from the business men,
When contributions from 100 are given for
the cause of music, it is a sign that the
desire for musical culture is developing. The
present festival is promoted almost entirely
outside of the musical profession.
The festival will be dedicated by Hymn
to Music" by Dudley Buck, sung by the
Omaha Oratorio society, under the direc-
ton Of j, II. simms. This will be the first
appearance of this society under Mr..
Simms' direction. Many of the members
have sung under the baton Of Mr. simms
for several years, both in the Omaha Art
society and in church choir work. Mr..
SImms has appeared before the Omaha pub
lie on so many occasions his work needs no
introduction and three most interesting and
serious unaccompanied works will be pre-
scented on Tuesday evening for the opening
concert.
The star soloist for the first evening will
be Madame Frieda Langendorff mezzo-so-
prano, from the Royal opera of Vienna, and
also OF the Metropolitan Grand Opera of
New York. In the Portland and Bangor
lMe.) festivals they said: "Langendorff
vscbred one OF the most marked successes
last night in the long history OF the fes-
tlval. Her triumph was complete at the
close OF the first number from the prison
scene In lie Prophetic. This number will
be sung on this program. Among her other
! elections is The Cry of Rachel" written
by Mary Turner Salter sister Of Mrs. C.
W. Morton OF Omaha. This song in itself
is so full Of dramatic possibilities, which,
combined with the temperament and power
OF the singer. makes 1t a wonderful Gre
alton,
Richard Czerwonky the violnist, will be
most fayorably remembered for his artistic
playing OF last season. Formerly with the
Boston symphony orchestra, he is now the
concert master for the Minneapolis Sym
phony orchestra.
Wednesday evening has been called
Orchestra evening"" but the program has
developed into one of broader lines than
was at first anticipated. The Minneapolis
Symphony orchestra, under the direction
Of Emil Oberhoffer, has been mounting
higher and higher In the scale OF perfec-
ton and will present Tschaikowsky's SYM
phony No. g. one Of the most popular as
well as most Russian, OF this composer
works. Many Of its themes are based on
the folk-songs OF that country, and the
whole seems to interpret the spirit OF Rus
sian feeling and history. Also ION the
shores OF the Modau," by Smetana, sym
phonic poem, which this gifted Bohemian
tone-poet ana patriot intended should glor-
lty the land OF his birth.
Max l.andow, a pianist of the highest
possible attachments. technically as well al
unsteady, viii present Liszts flat Con
q certo Tor piano with orchestra conducted
by Mr. oberhoffer, This in itself will b,
treat tor Omaha. which rarely has III,
ErNliese of hearing a work accompanied
~ Orchestra.
The vocal solost on this program will
be Madame Jane Osborn Hannah, soprano
singer OF high vocal accomplishment.
aud one Of Americas own artists Madam,
Hannah was born in OHIO of American
parents and showed remarkable talent a
an early age. She has studied in Chieag,
and with prominent teachers in Europ,
and was engaged by Nlkiseh for thre,
years as lea6ing soprano at Leipzig oper,
and recently has been singing with IN,
Metropolitan Opera with great success
Madame Hannah will sing with orchestrl
nd also piano accompaniment.
ON tn Ast evening OF this series Of con
\ Crts me Minneapolis symphony orchestra