A Magnificent Concert

ATthough the Charal Unton had given "The Messiah" twice in the past, never before Iras there been a rendition that conM equal that of Wednesday evening lust. There may have been some thinga that a oritic eould piek flaws wiithi, but the persooi vrim had an ear so acute that he oould not enjoy that concert, will certaioly lose much oí the happiness oï life by reasoa of a too sensative sense af hearing. Th soiloiets were fine, very fine, ev-ery one of them. Xo words oí orara couüxi add to the good opinión aíready held by our music loving people ai Mrs. Bishop, and she sang as she aOways does, periectly. MrCSamerooi, of Chdcago, contTailto, was a new face before an Ann Arbor audienee, as was that oí Mr. HarnUín, tenar, of ttoe same city, bat theiir voices win long sound in our eat-p, and a glad weioome will greet them shsould they ever return. Both sang theiir way into the hearts of the people. Mr. Lameon is ackniowtedged tlhe equal o! any, and he is such a fiavorite that it is daubtfuil ii another could be found wtoo woulid quite fill his place, allowIng an Ann Arbor audience to be tlie judge. Every oae of the soloists enunciated with remarkable distinetness, a feature tlvat was higKy pleasing to all of the 2,000 liistemers. The two most satisfactoTy passages by the chorus was "O thou that telles gcod tldings to Zion," etc, and the ever popular, alwaya graaid, Hallelujah eliomis. The best effort of Mr. Hamlin was in Part II., "Thy rebuke hath broken His beart," etc., ö any preference oould be given to nny portion, of bis excellent work. The orchestra did mot give as good safttófaotioin as it haft döne at times in the past, and yet there was little tbat eould be Justly criticised. Especiiaily is tliis tme oí the interludes, w-hich wexe all finely rendered. Iiut it is mort just the thing ioi a novice in mvtsle to "wxite up" sucii au event. Suïfice it i to say ttaat ü vny one in the audience enjoyed the evenBng as wo'.i as dia the wrïter, tbey a:l returned to thieiv homes thrfce glad that they were presenit. Tli ere were tramsmtfeters attached to the front of the galfflery and iieople in Adriain and Deta-oit listned to the mxisic. Thursday morning's Detroit Freo Press said of tlie event : "Patrons of the metallic circuit telcphone were treated to the rendition of "Ttue Messiah' in Umiveniity Hall, Ann Anbor, toet evnimg. The beautiChrietimas oratorio was given by the Und-vensity Oliorail Union oí 300 voicee, with aai orchestra of thirty pieces and wit'h four prominent soaoists. The muisic could be heard with remarkable dfetinctness over ttoe 'piuooe and ior two bouns there were a good inany ears at tlie metallic circuit Instruments. TJie eoiloiets were tieard wita ïtoe dUtinctness oí enunciatíon and the 'Hallelujah' clioïus was magiiiiicent.'1 It was intended to connect the hall with New York, Ohioagio, and other püiaces, but a se-ries oi unfortunate blTinders in sending tlve necessary apparatus, made ït impossiWe.