New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07

functOrlneSS which mars SO many IliS'o
politan performances. The Litchfeld
County choristers make melody III theil
own hearts and awaken il in the hearts or
their hearers. Coleridge-Taylor rhap-
sody proved 10 be so futile piece ol
striving that 1t seemed pity that IL hau
not been permitted to rest among MS
posthumous papers. Wagners overture
was a feeble echo of Weber's style ana
feebier premonition of a thought when
was revamped (and much bettered) in
"Tannhauser." The compositions brought
forward by the guest OF honor were y
Daughter Of Pohjola Land" the Nocturhe'
Elegy Afusette and Ballad from the ihcl-
dental music to king Christian IL "a
tragedy by Adolf Paul., The swan OF
Tuonela." "Finlandia," "Nalsetriste' ana
a tone poem with the Finnish title Na'o'-
taret." which signifies "Nymphs OF the
Ocean" The last was in manuscript ana
rad it's first public performance on tlhs
occa sion. It was, perhaps, the most sig
n,fcant Of the Finnish composers WORKS
which had performance-a sea picture lot
which motto might be found III the
"Prometheus Chained OF .Eschylus:
Ye waves.
That DER tn interminable ocean "reath
Your crisped smiles
An me. again
I hear the sound OF nuttering mgn
Pants TO the soft beat Of the air OF hSht-
moving wings.
An me, All me-
Ne virgin sisters, who derive your race
From fruitful Thetis, and IN embrace
OF old Oceanus your sire, that Iolls
Around the wide world his unquiet waves
The new composition proved TO be much
stronger in every way than that on the
programme which has been heard III Ne"
York. but there is no time 10 discuss IL III
view of the fact that there is metal more
attractive. because more pertinent TO the
question wherein the significance OF the
composer chiefly lies, in the composition
bosed on the poem in which the character
Of his people is portrayed-the 'haleNa'a'
There were two of these, "A daughter Vi
Fohicla Land and THE swan OF luo-
nela." neither Of which has been heard III
New York.
The coming of Sibeius calls up re
Cectiotns on one phase OF the annual
activities at Norfolk which seems 10
contain large and unique potentiah-
ties. Two years after the scene OF
the festival was transferred from the
Armorv a. Ninsted to the Music Sheu
al Norfolk Nv. Stocked invited professor
uoratio Parker, of Yale University 10
write an original work for the lestNdl
~ 1q0S Professor Parker complied with
cantata entitled king CORN the Griih'
Tho incident proved to be one OF interest
and became the first step IN schehie
to enlarge the sl,non's influence. MI
stoeckel now seems to have resolved
unon q plan which should not only add TO
rbe exclusive delights enjoyed oy the
Ijtchfield County singers and their guests
hut also serve to encourage Original PIo-
duction on the part Of composers at
home and abroad. AS was the case WIN
oil the things which preceded this step
the shirt OF commercialism ana seInsH-
ness was ignored in the execution Oh TIC
nlau. \ composer was invited tc con-
duct composition of his own at one
fest;val The next year he was asked 10
write a composition for one OF the COLI
certs and conduct it. For this he re-
oeived his honorarium and was lett III
COMPLETE possession of his work