The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
Beautiful Numbers Are Selected for Birn1ingham's
 Orchestra FestiuaI Here

poems by Goethe,' continued Mrs Davis, and IS constructed in two sections The calm of the sea is indicated by full har- monies for the strings, with a delicate accompaniment by the wind instruments. Alter the voyage begins, the first theme IS gwen out by flute and wind instrI- ments, followed by one of the loveliest melodies that Mendelssohn has ever writ ten, which is carried by the cello After me usual elaboration of the theme, the trufnpets announce safe arrival and happy greetings to the voyagers
 The most ambitious number that the orchestra will present during the festival IS tie 6 minor symphony by Mozart, one of the greatest favorites on any con. cert programme. This symphony, like most symphonies, embodies the structural scheme in it's first movement and pur sues thereafter a symmetry of exposi- uof,' illustration and repetition of that theme to an imposing finale.
 Many musicians consider this G minor sympbony the most beautiful of all that Mozart wrote. It possesses that gracs, precision of style and serenity of ex- lression for which this great genius is noted, and the orchestra under Mir Ferdi- nand Dunkley's leadership will interpret its meaning with fine feeling, we are sure.
 In lighter vein,' said Mrs. Davis, 'as lighter vein there must always be- whether vocal or instrumental pro- granme we Nave selected ballet suite from Schubert's Rosamunde;' a double number Ca Ballet of Sylphs, Berlioz, CD, A Song of India that always popular number by Rimsky K orsalxoff and the Norris dance Shepherds Hey, by Percy Grainger, which will close the first eve ming of the festival.
 The matinee on Saturday will be opened with the overture to William Tell by Rossni, that powerfully drama tic work that tells of sunrise in the mountain solitudes. the fall of rain and rapidly approaching storm, sthe gratitude of the shepherds for it's abatement, the trumpet call for the Swiss soldiers and their march. which never fails to appeal to an audience. whether it be in large metropolitan city or otherwise.
 The Treble Clef chorus of the Music Study club that demonstrated recently its splendid capabilities is to be very at tractive feature of the afternoon pro- gramme, appearing in two numbers with orchestral accompaniment The selection that has been made for the chorus is d particularly happy one. including that ex- quisite Spring Symphony by Florence Golson, and a ballad and The Zincali.' by David Stanley smith, American com
 
 ing a prize composition at the Ohio state music teachers convention last summer, and it will be deservedly pop ular.
 The march from Tannhauser (Wag- ner). one of the masterpieces of musical literature, will be the final number on Saturday afternoons programme,
 ",--'he closing night of the festival will be memorable not only on account of the work by the orchestra but because of the presentation of Rossni's 'Stahat Mater by large mixed chorus that has been in training for weeks upon this, one of the greatest of the oratorios.
 Every one in the chorus has deter mined to put his very best effort into the presentation of this inspiring compo- stion and with the orchestral accompani- nent added to the big chorus, the resui. should be an overwhelming success"
 For Saturday night concluded Mrs. Davis, 'the orchestra y'll rec piys-'* suite L'Arlesienne. two charming things by Percy Graiiger--Ir Ir;sh tines, uoth of them-full of the sentiment and pathos which characterize the Irish ballads.