New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
MUSIC
TIE MEMORY OF DR.. DAMRoSCH
HoNoRED.
Concert Of the Choral Union.


--aa-e Was a concert III memory of Dr.
Ieopcid Dan4csci il Carnegie Hail- III
.-bt.b ne most imposing part was taken
;. -, peo-Is,s Choral Union With this
.o-,s-, r,- Dsn1rosch had nothing 10 do.
-. - II was organized after his
go r,,- .he affair partook 20 z large ex-
=. - . fs-7,ilv function. and the Peoples
.-s,o-.I T--,o- being one Of the several very
.,-,,eca,+ institutions organized by one OF
80 xo-s i was appropriate that Il should
49, -,a leading part in the coTT11ner1ora-
49, .,ea rt.- there should be associated
,,-b - the TWO older societies which the
.,se- Dar7rosch founded, the sons who are
nv directing their destinies and, as a
~ola performer. one OF his sons-in-isv.
----ese organizations were tt3e oTatorio and
symphony societies the former conducted
- n Frank Danroscf. the latter by Wal
- T,sr--osch- Ali the music performed
cane from the pen of Dr. Leopold Dam
os-- The f-st number uas 4 festival
.,-e---r-e rohIy conceived and finely car
- o-,- which pr. Danrosch composed
,o- The Inauguration OF the opera house
e. rs-as,su wlen be vas director OF the
-,-----orv Orchestra IN 1855. After its
-e-fo---a7ce a. that function Il was played
4se-,--aI II the United Musicians OF
= FlEflzGs wien Ut. lam TpSr>f2
.-r,-e-s5 =, --a -oter1e OF young progress
- - rhorr Cornelius was ore. who had
es-t7e-s5 around Liszt- Then RaT was Sc
--7--assed with as dignified beauty that ne
made : uisnoforte arrangement Of Il for
@o,y- hands L vas heard in New York
--s. AZ the festival in the 7th Regiment Ar
--77-r II 1881. and has been played a. pub
70 concerts q fe7v times since. but not as
c<-sn ss j. deserves. The same may be
SID of rlz beautiful romance for violin
a-5 ----osrre. tho solo part of which was
rfaved Iae- night h- Nfr- David Names.
These -e-o Numbers were conducted by
Walter Dsmrosch. who made way for his
brother T-znk when the united choral
forces. rhe orchestra and Z group OF solo
singers entered u7on the chief business Of
re evening. which wss performance Of
~ c-ztr-3o-a ''ScTIpturai Idyl'' Dr.
I,snrosch called 1c-entitjed Ruth ard
Naomi" TIE z-o-k had had one perform
s--- previously y New York but that
7-ss long go a. -he ve-y beginning a.
nos Of the COMPOSER labors il the ci-T
- which Re srd his sons have done 50
much i vas 81 4 concert Of the Ora
-orio Society n Stei1Ta- Hall or Deem
he- 25. 1874 The societ- haG bee1 organ
rzed : -ez- before Dr Dau-osch re-
NAMED IFS conductor twelve and : half
~es-s NJ Tu-hiI. is irdefetigsb1y IN
61s--ious secretary. has recently published
de5-EH-f1llly compact and readable his
-o~- of -1e society from its modest begin /
ing until uov. from which Il nay be !
earned thar WITHIN the Corsulshlp Of its
fourder fo-rv--1ne compositions. mostly
- large Magnitude. Tars performed by /
-re society = is cE-r concerts o. zt con
re--s u which Il assisted II rne list
r-e included such classics IS Beerhoven's |
--crzI S-uaohonv. Rach's Passion Ac- /
Co-C--E n $ Mathew" Hzndel's ''Nes-
~.z-- (Which r has given ever year
%.-ceo and Judas Naccabseus-' Nsndeis- /
SOM 'E75jaH~ and the same composers /
- Pz-I" Seven large works for -oIces 4
ue-@ str=n : FRS performance IN America /
r- -le society under Dr- Da-rosc7. Viz 1
Fa-Elozs "Dau-atior 5e Faust" and Re /
c-ier- Covers st Ursula" K~il's 1
--Cr-i~-us 90 LISTS ''Chriztus~ and tha con (
cuc.crs -7e orat7rios. Ruth and Naomi /
sud -SUlanith
Except for -ae decorous and 5rrp-essiv. .
0f~---e presented by the performers. he .
scene "a iae sres1 eoi1ceI- loon Suggested
cartoon 7ecertl-- printed n e German 1
comic tol--st, II which at q concert the /
c--hes--a occupies the orchestra seats and
--e listeners ere relegated 70 the stage and
boxes. Last nights chorus and orchestra
- -1e stage and extended into the al
C.eu1e room down 70 the ninth row %
Eea-=- The singers from the Oratcrio So
--e-E we're apparently grouped back OF the
orchestra and we're surrounded on three
p 1e5 ~ the enthusiastic singers Of the
People Choral Union. VINO made truly
fes-sl appearance and sang IN truly .
-aS-sl manner The solo singers we're Nine
1iil~-Ha7o-- Miss Janet Spencer. Mrs
EDITH c. Gool6. Derrick Won Norden ard
Marcus helle-na1n- The music Of the idyl
-s r- large extent appropriately pastoral.
--- o. melody and exQlisitely scored,
-oI-1 I Ia-ks hack - q style now &C
.1lC-eo art.qu4ted except in the works OF
- classic masters. H z. h