Juvenile Beethoven Festival: 3rd

“This festival has no connection with the one advertised to take place at the Colliseum [sic].”

“The Juvenile Beethoven Festival, by the schools of the Tenth Ward, was brought to a close on June 22d, by schools Nos. 42, 20 and 7, at Steinway Hall, and if the great music master of the past heard and saw it, even though he be in the spirit world, he must have felt highly gratified, for every chorus of those 400 children was perfect to a degree, in both time and tune, more particularly that of ‘Great is the Lord.’ Of course it lacked the benefit of chord, because children so young, from seven to about twelve years, must necessarily sing in unison, which was but little helped by the organ, well as it was played by Mr. Warren, because of its singular locations, that even the excellent acoustics of the hall doesn’t help; or as an M. D.’s diagnosis would be, ‘the hall has an organic ailment.’ The Misses Annie Van Dorn and Caroline Frank were the Parepa and Kellogg of the evening, and the former’s ‘He’ll Soon Propose’ was dashingly enough rendered for any concert. The ‘Wreath Exercise’ of the young ladies was pretty and pleasing in every way, and the Misses Kokler, Lucke, Reinecke, Lemmion, McCarthy, Herrick, and last, though not least, Miss Carrie Goldsmith, received the hearty applause they merited. The time, including both boys and girls, in singing, rising and seating, prompted to a second, was remarkable, and shows that Prof. Bristow knows just how to drill, control and conduct musical gatherings. Miss Henrietta Beebe volunteered to sing ‘Leggero Invisible,’ and Mr. Pirrson, a leading amateur violin player of this city, were favored with well merited double encores. The house was uncomfortably full, and the occasion will be remembered with feelings of pleasure by all who were present.”