Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16
PAY DEAD TRIBUTE
Musicians of London Honor
Brethren on the Titanic.
MAMMOTH CONCERT GIVEN
Orchestra Players, Numbering Five
Hundred, Participate.
HISTORICAL CABINET FOUND
One Which Belonged to Prince Ar
thur, Eldest Son of Henry VII,
Located at Farmhouse.
HISTORICAL CABINET FOUND
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
LONDON, June 15.-It was wonderful
tribute which the orchestral players of
London paid at the Albert Hall to the
memory of their humber brethren of the
profession, who persisted in the Titanic
disaster.
They gathered together mammoth or
chestra-probabl the largest symphony
orchestra that has ever played in London
and apart from the impressiveness of
the occasion, they provided a concert of
unique interest for music lovers in Gre
ating this wonderful body of players,
which was heard under many of the best
conductors of the day including Sir
Edward Elgar, Sir Henry Wood, Herr
Mengelbarg. Mr.. Thomas Beecham, Mr.
Landon Ronald. Mr. Percy Pitt and NJ
Fritz Gonaldi.
For the first time in their histories. all
the rival great orchestras of London sat
together on one platform in their common
desire to honor the dead musicians. The
500 instrumentalists were the pick of
seven orchestras-the Philharmonic the
Queens Hall, the London Symphony the
New Symphony. the Beecham symphony
the Royal Opera and the London Opera
HOuse-and the sight of them alone in
tn Albert Hall was worth seeing. The
players reached almost from floor to cell
ing, overf1owing from the usual orchestra
seats up into the organ galleries and the
auditorium.
There were more than 800 STRINGS
showing a perfect forest of bows when
they played-in front were six harps, and
round the organ We're scores of drums
! while high up in the galleries was great
mas of trumpets, trombones and tubas. a
matchless body of brass-twenty-fo
horns, twenty trumpets and twenty-four
tr0mbones and tubas.
Vast Audience Hears Concert.
The concert itself listened to with
breathless interest by vast audience
filling the hall, was an unforgettable ex-
perience. with many moments of superb
grandeur of tonal effects.
The opening with the Chopin Funeral
March. played amidst a striking silence.
was thrilling in its dramatic impressive
ness: the haunting effect of the drums
and the overwhelming majesty of the
brass climaxeS in the full orchestra were
things that remain long in the memory
This honor to the musicians memory
over the audience settled down to enjoy
a wonderful program of familiar master
pieces. conductor after conductor, ap-
pearing on the platform to direct this
mighty orchestra. One heard this work
given in a way which is not likely to oc-
cur again very often: time after time,
the superb sorority of this great mass
of tone delighted the ear and it was re-
markable with what fine precision and
finish such a large body of players an
swered to the batons of the different
conductors. To mention each perform
ance In detail would not be possible; one
can only jot down some impressions.
An emotional moment came again at
the close of the concert, when Sir Henry
Wood conducted his orchestral, arrange
ment of Nearer. My God. to Thee" the
simple granduer of which obviously af-
fected the audience greatly
Prince Arthur's Cabinet