Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-14
MENDELSSOHN CHOIR PLANS
Further Information Concerning the
Coming Concerts.
COLLABORATION AND VERDI
Men nnd the Works that Will
he Given by Choir and
Orchestra.

The Mendeissohn choir concerts In
conjunction with the Theodore Thomas
orchestra OF Chicago received the Off
cial endorsement and support OF the
Commercial club OF Omaha at a regular
meeting u the executive COMMITTEES
some days, ago and the Commercial
club of Omaha at regular meet
ing OF the executive committee some
days ago, and the Commercial club
members have evidently been acting OH
the suggestion implied in the resolution,
that the muscal project should be
boosted in the usual way. for the sub
scriptions have been coming In steadily.
and there will b large gumber of
reserved seats to be exchanged tomorrow
Monday morning at the box office Of
the Auditorium.
4 A very determined attempt, Is being
lmade 10 draw attentionpto the fact that
he concerts are to begin at S:i5 p. m.
iharp and the matinee at 20 p. m.
kshsrp. Last year the large audience was
20 late arriving that the choir aqd
yorchestra had TO wait almost half an
hour before beginning. II is the sincere
dosire Of the management TO have the
patrons OF these concerts seated COM
fortsbly and without delay and II the
effort Is made TO come early the audience
will be easily taken care OF, and those
who desire TO come late will be obliged
to wait until the conclusion OF the mu,
steal number which IS in progress.
There is much interest in the presen-
ltatlon of the dramatic scene from the
song OF Hiawatha, entitled lila
wathas Wedding Feast the words from
l0ngfellow and the music from the pen
of that original genius, s. CoierIdge-
lTaylor. II will be given on the second
might, Tuesday, April q.
The question is often asked: Where
did this man get his Indian music ideas p
The answer is said to be that he found
them out through interpreters for the
Indians In the Buffalo Bill Wild West
chow when It was staring on exhibition
for long time in London.
He looks like a fuil.blooded negro, and
here is biz OF his biography. as given
in the Washington Post when his work
was first produced in this country:
The father OF Samuel coleridge-Taylor
came from Sierra Leone. on the west
coast OF Africa, to England to study
medicine. Here ne married a white
woman OF English parentzge. and from
this marriage was born. the child that
was to become one of the greatest Of
modern composers. The boy gave early
Indications OF great musical precocity
and al the age Of IS he Won scholar
ship which entitled him TO a four years
course in the Royal College Of Music IN
London, and while here. under the tutei-
age of the famous DR.. Stanford. he
pursued his studies in composition.
The Manzoni Requim Of Verdi. from
which there viii be some excerpts pre-
sented on the opening night. Monday April
~ has created quite bit Of curiosity and
attention. this being its first presents-
ton in Omaha: the name given to this
work by Verdi. the "Msnzoni.- is the
name Of the famous Italian poet and
novelist from whose memorial It was writ
ten. This work is the most brilliant
and dramatic setting Of sacred words in
the true Verdi style. While the Ian
guage is the language Of the church the
music is the music Of the dramatic
writer and colorist. the immortal Verdi.
The Verdi OF aida" and "otello." per
haps, FATHER than the Verdi Of .sTrova-
tore" and "Rigoletto. but Verdi through
cut. except in the "Ssnctus." which is a
strict fugue for double choir. written
, in the form Of strict old master OF
harmony: yet 50 alive is the fugus tina,
there is no suggestion Of the pedagogue.
and the members Of the MendeissohI,
choir enjoy the singing of it perhaps bet
Ter than anything they do.
There is an interesting incident in con.