Venue(s):
Funk’s Union Park
Conductor(s):
Balthasar Kissenberth
Franz Krüger
Price: $.25 for a man and a woman
Performance Forces:
Instrumental, Vocal
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
23 July 2016
“At Funk’s Union Park, . . . about a dozen German societies yesterday were engaged in a series of festivities and social and musical exercises, which were very creditable.
The festival had been arranged under the auspices of the Uhland Bund, who during the afternoon rendered several favorite compositions, among others and favorite songs entitled ‘Am Rhein’ and ‘Die Schoene Muellerin,’ which were executed in a style which gave general satisfaction. The Uhland Bund is a prominent German musical society, which numbers about eighty active members and as many passive members. The conductor, Mr. Krueger, and the Secretary of the Society have been far the most instrumental in making the Uhland Bund a first class musical association. [List of other participating societies follows] All these societies were engaged in vocal exercises, and the Beethoven Maenner Chor men, as usual, distinguished themselves. They sang the song of the Muellerin, of Abt, and Die Drei Glaeser, which are favorite compositions, and were rendered with the usual perfection. The festivities were of a most enjoyable character and were brought to a successful conclusion.”