Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-09-24
AND NOW THE FESTIVAL,
The seventeenth Annual Maine Music
Festival.

Festival.
At Bangor on Thursday, Friday and
saturday, Oct. 2, and 4; at Portland
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 8,
and s, will be given the seventeenth an
nusi Maine music festival. For the sew
enteenth time the redoubtabie William r.
Chapman will bring to Maine group Of
artists, vocal and instrumental, certainly
equaiing, possibly surprising, any of the
sixteen groups which have preceded this
one. His musical genius aside, the man
VINO can organize and maintain the great
ohoruses which are the backbo OF this
festival; who Is in such close touch with
the great artists OF the world that he can
almost command any group he pleases to
come to Maine for him; who can keep up
this sort OF thing for nearly, score OF
years, is man of extraordinary business
capacity. His record In this respect has
never been egualed in this country; he is
in class by himself.
What Mr.. Chapman has given us is his
tory. What he is to give us this year is
just now being pretty generally talked
about. II the chorus is less eifective; il
the orchestra is less artistic; IL the soloists
fail to be ali that he has said of them, it
will be the first time in seventeen years
that this wizard OF the baton has not
been as good as his word. Note what is
promised.
The opening night will present special
attractions; the greatest OF these will be
the return OF the beloved Schumann-
Heink, the greatest contralto in the world,
who will sing her favorite arias and songs
Other artists will be Mildred Faas, the
dramatic soprano. John Finnegan, the
celebrated Irish tenor, and Cecil Tanning,
the favorite festival baritone.
May and October, 1913, mark two great
memorial events which are celebrated all
over the world - the birth Of Wagner
aad OF Verdi, 100 years ago. The first half
OF the opening concert win be Wagner
composition; the last half will be popular
selections. Excerpts from Parsifal, sung
By Tanning and chorus, aria from
"Rienzi" by Schumann- Heink and other
solos will form the Wagner program.
Excerpts from Elgar's greatest works
and the new danse fantastic ''Arieln, by
Frederick Stephenson, will be heard in
the popular program. "Ariel" was writ
ten for the celebrated Toronto choir and
was one OF the prize compositions.
The second night will be devoted to
Verdi, as a memorial to him, and the mag
| nificent work already produced and favora-
bly, received at these festivals, the Man
zoui Requiem Mass", will be sung by
the quartet especially selected because of
dramatic quality OF voice. The chorus
and orchestra have important work in this
composition, and while the evening will
be OF a semi religious nature, the wonder
full harmonies and variety OF effect will
appeal to and charm all lovers OF music.
This requiem has not been given here for
ten years, and is most appropriate for this
occasion.
The quartet will be Mildred Faas, the
talented young soprano from Philadel-
phia, Just returned from her studies in
Berlin; Roberta Beatty, from New York,
who possesses a contralio voice OF unusual
beauty and compass; George Harris, IT,,
the tenor, the favorite pupil of jean de
Reszke, who was star at Bar Harbor and
Worcester last season, and Max Sslzinger,
the leading baritone from Berlin and
Vienna operahouses.
The third night will present Lillian
Biauvelt, who has sung at two festivals
with success, and may be called a festival
tavorite, although she has not appeared
a.. Hos oh haa
been ia London for several seasons. She
| Is welcome addition to American concert
singers, where she rightfully belongs.
At this concert the choral works will in
clude the cantata by Won Fielitz, 1.-THE God
and the Maid" with soprano solo, also
tenor and baritone solos sung by Messrs.
Harris and Tanning; and chorusas by
Elgar, Saint Saens and Mozskowski.
Solos will be sung by Miss Beatty and MIR.
Salzinger.
At the first matinee the famous concert
pianist from Berlin, Nine. Cornelia Rider
Possart, will play with orchestra the
celebrated d minor concerto by Rubin
stein; also other selections, and MIR. and
| Mrs. Ernest j. Hill, favorite Portland
artists, win be heard in solos and duets.
The orchestral program will include
compositions of merit which will be an
nounced later.
The second matinee is always popular
program, aud this one presents special
novelty in the truly Irish songs sung with
harp accompaniment by the Irish tenor,
! John Finnegsn, and the classical
songs by Cecil Tanning. Mr.. Tanning
has Just returned from most remarkable
tour of England and the continent, and
received universal praise.from press aud
| public. 1t will indeed be treat to hear
him, accompanied by his teacher-fr
II. B. Turpin.
The orchestra is to be the same as for
the past two seasons, and comm ends itself
for the marked solo ability of all its con-
certed players. The concert master,
Pierre Henrotte, is favorite solo violinist.
| The orchestra is one OF the principal