Choral Union Series

Oue of the most prominent Boston musicians, after looking at the Univer sity School of Mnsic's arrangetuents, the Frieze Organ and Uuiversit.y hall, said to the writer that he was absolutely amazed at the developinent mnsic had made here, aud further stated that while he had formed exalted opinions of what had been done, he had no conception of it bcfore. His expressions coincide with the opinions of all who have known of the sitnation here. Mauy of the greates-t universities in the West are organizing along the same lines, while even conservativo Yale has recently established a Department of Mnsic and appointed regular professors in piano forte playing, voice and violin. TTnlike manv of these iustitut.ions we unliKe many ul miüöw jusuiuwuuo o have been obliged to build up onr enteiprises byourselves, not having, as they, n many iustanoes, have, a large and wealthy couinaunity to rely upon. To b specific, ïale in New Haven and Harvard in Cambridge are so situated that conoerts are readily available, beoause there are so many given every season as a matter of course in those cities. But the prices are higher than vvith ns and they lose the enthusiasm which results from a "pull all together. " We have built up our concert ourselves and havereason to feel pleased With onr success so far, but it beoomes more and more difficult each year to meet the demand for more and greater conoerts at the same low prices. The Choral Union series this yeaT gives us more and greater concerts white the price per conoort remains unchauged. Ten concerts for $3. The f act that we can only seat a limited number of people in Universiiy hall, and the desire sxpressed by so many for reserved seats at the festival has induced the sooiety to offer reserved seats at $1 extra.good for the flve concerts of the festival. It. is to be hoped that the supporters of the University Musical sooiety will see to it that the flnaucial result may encourage the sooiety to seek some niethod of providing a larger auditorium, for that seenis to be the only adequate solution of the problem. Nothiug less will satisfy the needs of the sooiety. Such a hall would make possible greater concerts, and more of them with no advance in the price of a season ticket.