The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17
CINCINNATI NUsIc FEsTIVAL.
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Tia new memorial statne Of Theodore
Thomas. ths hrss % be crested In this
10 TO 10 unveiled &C the coming May fes-
tival In Cincinnati on the Svsaing Of May ..
The statue b In bronns. seven fest high
and win BE- placed On q granite podsstAl.
IL h tho wOrk Of Clement RAFnhOrn q
the cinolnnati Arr Acadsmy and h being
srsgtsd BY tho general public Of cinCin-
nati. which subscribed tl0.0Oo 10 the fund
for that purpose.
Ths csrsmonies attending the unvesl-
Ina win bs lmprssaiveRyus simple. Presi-
dent Taft. who was q warm personal
friSnd Of the dad conductor. win make
tho speech. Tho csrsmOny win OCCUR
during the intsrmission Of Handol's
Judas Maccabsus.. which will con-
seitutO the programme Of the hrvt nights
concert. The statue h 10 Do psrmanessly
placed In tho foyer Of Music Hal. tho
historic structure erected a. popular
suheeripeicn for tho festivals which
Theodore Thomas had founded
The Presldsnt and Mrs. Taft have
accepted tho Invitation of the May Fen
tival board 10 attknd the festival. Both
have long been prominent In musical
circiss and Mira. Taft at one time Gang
IN tho May festival chorus. A number
Of other prominent personaRes will ac-
company the President from Washing
ton, including the German ApbAssadOr
and his wife and Admiral and Mrs. Dewey.
The Supervisors OF Muslc In the Publlco
Schools Of the United Seates win also
hold their convention In Cincinnati
during the May festival week in order
that the delegates may Be given the OPP
portunity Of attending the concerts.
Handel's Judas Maccabeus' will be
gwen on the first night. May ,, choir OF
100 boys assisting the regular chorus;
Frank Van der St1cken. who succeeded
Theodore ThomAs a. conductor of the
festival, has made a special arrangement
81 this work suitable for modern coDcert
SsesSoVsn:s .AIis.a so s IN D Vii III
he given. The third night. May o. viii
present Pternss The Children'a Crusade
With 100 children and a total of 80 par
ticipanta In the performance Of the work.
~hils the Anal evening viii be gwen over
anoe Of Berlioz's The TrOjAns In Garth
are.
The chorls this year numbers ss0
voices. which have been personally trained
by Mr.. Van dor Stucken. The solossts
win DO Emmy Dsssinn. Mariske Aldrich.
OofIuuE fAnEE- nrA1*ls EAktNA AN8fthA&n"
Good and Antoinette wernsr-west. co.
pranos: sehuuann- Heink. Louise Homer
and Janet Spe1cer. contraltoG Daniel
Beddoe. Evan Williams and ". HougAard
Nielsen. tenors. and Hsrbert witherspoon
and Claude Cunningham. banses. The
Theodoro Thomas orchestra. with Fred
erica A. Stock a. associate conductor.
will supply the ORCHESTRAL features. Mr..
Stock win also conduct the matinee
ORCHESTRAL concerts 90 be given on Thurs-
day. May 8, and Saturday, May !. Al
the former Schumann- Hsink win be the
aoloise and at the latter Emmy Destinn.
Stocks nsW symphony will be proni-
nent feature of tho Saturday MATINEE
CONCERT.
The Indications point % one % the
most brilliant festivals ever given In
Cincinnati. The chorus ~ pronounced
the bast In years and the childrsn's Choir
unas are admitted Go be tho fiFrest In the
country II not In the world. The AZ
tendance 10 expected 20 be thu RFuaaesa
since 1873. when Music Hall was dedi-
Gated.