| Show THE cincinnati MUSICAL FESTIVAL the outward show of feti festivity vity during the late ruti musical festival in cincinnati was waa much more general than it was in boston during the jubilee excitement and also much prettier the streets were decorated as if for a great vict victory oryl oril every public ab building was hung with tan ean banners streamers and festoons fes there was hardly a hovel so poor or a store so small smail as not to have its flags flying and the locomotives the stear steamers ste ameis amels neis nels on the river and the str streetcar street etcar et ear car hors horses were all dressed for the tile occasion the fest feit festival ival opened on the lith of may and was held for four dayi das the total expense of getting it lip up was wa and before it was half over the receipts were the chorus numbered and the band pieces the former mostly cin the latter theodore thomass own orchestra brought on from new now york when thomas was invited to take charge of aau amu a musical festival at cincinnati in 1873 he had to create a chorus for thee the occasion loi iol and yet after a few weeks preparation he gave asu abu a superb p of the choral symphony which filled the whole west with ith enthusiasm with one ms us stride pork packing ohio overt overrule ulc vic aesthetic massachusetts s and it was predicted on the streng strength of what was borio done then I 1 that at its next festival cincinnati would rival in the serious character and scientific me importance of the gramme pro the most ambitious efforts of new york or Bos nos boston towi tofi and even the achievements of the great choral festivities of england myland wyland this prediction was fulfilled the correspondent ot 0 the new york tribune whose report we are condensing says saya the series of pro grammes in many important particulars tic ulars surpassed those of any previous american amerlean festival the great vocal works produced were 1 triumphal hymn op 55 brahmb brahma 2 scenes from lohengrin JI wagner I 1 3 oratorio elijah eiljah mendelssohn 4 D bach in ninth symphony beethoven G cantata of prometheus liszt of these the first fourth and sixth numbers were given for the first time in america the great greal instrumental works were 1 symphony no 7 in A op 92 beethoven 2 symphony no 9 aub jub ini minor op beethoven bert 8 symphony N no TO 9 in cj C schubert 4 twe tho lohen Loben lohengrin grin 1 music musie wagner 5 the 0 awag mer mor I 1 6 the Walk nere music wagner 7 the symphonic poem prometheus me mo theus thaus liszt v there h er e were minor miuor vocal and arld instrumental s tt ru mental works by and other great compos composers ensall all ail of them of a high and some of the very highest class of music in colossal coloss il majesty dignity and grandeur nothing has been heard like the magnificat the Triumph lied 11 lohengrin and the tho ninth symphony and in short work works it would be difficult to exceed the liszt cantata of prometheus in dramatic construction and harmonious effects so far as technical work is concerned nothing has ever before been bt en attempted in this country so elaborate so involved and complex BO 80 much like a succession of musical problems in fact as the hla hia sla and tri um Mh lied the latter running lug tug throughout in eh bt parts the two choirs on opposite sides of the stage and each part in each choir going its own way without help from the others mr nir thomas said sald it was the hardest work ho he had ever led and complimented the chorus that they had learned it at all they not only learned it but performed it gloriously of 10 lohengrin lien hen grin as ag heretofore heard in this country they made a new now lev jev elation ela tion tiou and ir it was waa receive received b by the a audience n diance of with an au e enthusiasm 11 th ul at times ta amounting mounting to wild ness in CC elijah Elijab the tide chorus went bent on increasing in spirit pre casion and sonorousness from one beautiful number to another an and d in im all the fa mIllar familiar choruses which have mt made ude udo ide the elijah loved 0 wherever music is cultivated the singers covered the themselves melves with witha glory the correspondents especially those from the east where musical culture Is supposed to he be most ud ude seem peem at a loss for words to fitly praise the performance whether 0 chorus soloists or orchestra glorious 3 indescribably nine fine finoro moro exquisite than I 1 cantell can cau tell teil 11 left nothing to be desired I 1 grandly superbly exquisitely eloquently charmingly done could hardly be too warmly are phrases d at fut random audom i fiem the N Y tribunes report the climax 11 pays this report deame ccase came in the perfo performance of or the nirum S symphony ym phouy it was warth a 1500 miles journey to inar bear ln ar I 1 doubt whether a more moro brilliant and eloquent interpretation of the scherzo or a nime name lut iut intensely euely spiritual rendering orthe of the giett adagio was ever given giver in america km erlea erica the orchestra was in et c mood as comes mme to the best bupt of orchestras only rarely the twenty betos and bae ba jya be e futa the reelta recitative tive at we the af pf the part with cirp and unanimity and then thiv lp began the terrible vocal portion a ait aft which for fur my part I 1 alway balway tremble wit apprehension the rne quartet was ifil waal done by mrs smith miss aliss cary gary mr air winch and mr Rein Bein metz all four distinguishing 18 i h 1119 irig themselves selve seive highly As for the I 1 felt at the first attack that t was going through grandly and so in truth it did its success was ant only compi complete pter it was electrical whatever little lil lif ill imperfections the there re may have been I 1 in the clr div dix delivery ery were lost in tho magnificent rush of song and when the ond end came oame the fhe whole vast assemblage leaped to its feet and shouted jT thomas hornas received the honor honors sofa of a conqueror the chores choras applauded him with the rest and the audience stood upon the and waved hats and handkerchiefs in a sort of frantic delight there are said to have been more than 1 ight eight thousand people peppie in the hall the oest rest festival lyal ended with tho performance lor for manee mance of or prom prometheus e theus CI closing Osing in I 1 i tha th midst of an indescribable A of f enthusiasm singers and ludi dudi ence ajl aji hurrahing hur together and ind loud shouts for thomas rhomas rising abobo the din like its predecessor I 1 of 1873 upon which in most I 1 respects it wa wat t a great improve I beut ment it has become part and p parcel a r of the musical history of the west among the ele elements men bep mep i ts of ftp success a superb chorus command of fall fail all ail the solo talent of the country and mr thomass orchestra which behas he has been beed training nearly fifteen years not tha least was the enthusiastic interest taken in it by the city of cincinnati its success was made a matter of pride with the entire city The whole population joined in the general decoration cincinnati took three fourths of the seats in the building for palie he season the tiie executive committe was composed pr the wealthiest busine business sd men in cincinnati they were not ornamental appendages 3 but live uve active stirring men who let their business busi busl nebs ness go for a time and gave themselves them helves belvea to work attending to every detail when the u ushers had more work on qu haud baud than they could do with the vast crowdu crowds the executive committee were not too dainty to turn in and help and millionaires showed allowed hundred alres aires to seats kept baek back hacklen menor or erly leris and heipel to sell tickets when the festival c closed ased these men meu said mid we will was the chorus ready F eveny every very mail and woman when thoma sald said to I 1 ainger his assi assistant stant will you be ready tor lor my next i singer proudly sv plied replied ariy arly anything Any thin thine g you can eart bugge can do I 1 alaid zaid john 8 tilD its the dry goods kingor cincinnati to john church the music dealer althe tho the fest festival festivals ivalis is over dont you think ve ve ought t IG D put up tip a building on a scale ai ns S grand as our festival yes yes yep i said mr church 11 rhen we v will wili A hi do it said the other john anait and it will be done and ccann now says tays the chicago reviewer of the affair from whorlie wh otlie have largely quoted does chicago know kaow that that sooty smoky queen of the ohio river ia the musical ruti tuti euter center enter of the ui united states and is lea iea leavina vinit new kew york boston buston bue bus ton and chicago far iu in the distance from the musical point ol 01 view and if so what are you going to do about il it we ma may y be sure that chica chiea chicago o at least will spare no effort to h keer reer abreast of cincinnati and mean moan while it may occur to many of oui our readers to ask What what is H lit doing ju lin this respect this and preceding great musical feAl festivals vals vais come and aud go and mention is hardly made of them iu in salt lake like should we not inform ourselves ai to the progress of musical culture in the country should we nat rather endeavor to take part in and bo be a part of it according as x v f hayand may and can we are ap lr able to say that an arnest barnest je chort is id being made lacre in direction A society has been beta informally organized in this city it has been in training roh for the performance of the 0 messiah aie ale for four morl mori month this and considering the circumstance it bus buy worked well and on tte tto we tle aven evening of Thursday June fiill perform the 1 I messiah at the salt sait lake theatre and aad thus inaugurate ura i te a werk work which we cannot to longer neglect suii and which will browand grow and develop and the future to the almost infinite luff nite mant and en enjoyment of or the community 1 H curri cum and talk me nip to the hlach elih evenin wrate an chuo h girl to he her herbeat rb beai beat |
