The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-21
23 SINGING SOCIETIES
 COMPETED AT STATE
 SAEkGERFEST YESTERDAY
Bridgeport Represented by Two Leading German Musical
 Organizations

The chief event of the great Con- uecticUt Staats SaenEerfest at Hart ford was the prize singing oon- test which took place yesterday aft ernoon. The audience was large Twenty-three singing societies divided into four classes competed for the prizes in their respective classes. Two prizes are offered in the first class and one prize in each of the others The three judges sat behind a high canvas screen so that they could not see which society was singing. Their decision will in each case be based purely on the merits of the singing. Professor Carl Hein paid special at tention to the general mental con- ception of the composition sung and the rhythmic precision with which it was sung; Professor Emil Reyil pass ed upon the lntonation and harmonic purity of the singing; and Professor Hugo Steinbruch judged the ratio or balance of voices and enunciations. All three judges passed individually on the general impression which the singing of society made upon them. The maximum number of points which the judges might give on each count was twenty. so that if a society had perfect score it would be given 1S0 points. On this basis, the prizes will be awarded, the announcement of the awards to be made tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
 The fourth class societies were given the first opportunity to sing. The Rockville Liedertafel of sixteen voices under the direction of Karl Ungewitter made an excellent inn pression in fWenn all Bruennlein fiesen'" poem by Naafh set to little song was simply and unpreten- ttously sung in soft, harmonious, and nicely modulated tones.
 The Farmer Liedertafe1 of Stamford of sixteen voices under the leadership of Gottlieb B. Menz did not give such uel Lcventhal directed the singing of the Germania of Torrington and in- terpreted the same song in quite a different manner, by accelerating and retarding certain passages to a mark ed degree.
 The prize song for the third class was poem by Alderman called 'SOnnabend in Hochgebirge' set to music by Ludwig Liebe. The Thomas ton Liederkranz of twenty-four voices led by Hans Saro was the first to sing 1t. Its interpretation made an ex- cellent impression.
 The Schwaebische Maennerchor of Bridgeport, which was conducted by J. H. Keller sang the song exceed 1ngly well. The volume and quality OI IIO IOn0 was me ana mOOuldClOnS were harmonious.
 'Marzuft," a poem by Salter set to music by Gottfried Angerer was the 'preislied" for the societies in the second class. The Arion of Bridge port under the direction of Fritz K. G. Weber set a high standard for the other societies to reach. There was resonance, volume, power, and har- many in the chords which issued from the throats of these singers. The tenor and the bass was finely balanced and the effect of the singing as whole was splendid.
 A we'll phrased, intelligently accen- tuated, and clearly enunciated rendi- tion of the second class prize song was given by the Germania of Bridge port which sang under the direction or John A. Hugo. The crescen Jos were resonant and harmonious and the volume of tone powerful. The effect was excellent
 The singing of the Hermannsoehne Maennerchor of New Haven under the leadership of Fritz K. G. Weber was fine throughout. The crescendos and pianissimos were splendid and the volume and quality of tone and the balance and blending of parts. excellent The singing of this socie- ty was loudly acclaimed.