Romantic days in old Boston; the story of the city and of its people during the nineteenth century . spire a large number of peoplewith such belief in the success of his undertakingthat they were willing to become its financialguarantors. Accordingly, a wooden building ofgood acoustic properties was erected about wherethe Copley Plaza now stands, — a buildingcapable of holding fifty thousand persons, in-cluding a chorus of ten thousand and the greatorchestra already mentioned! The first question which arises in connectionwith this monster festival is — where didthe ten thousand trained chorus
Romantic days in old Boston; the story of the city and of its people during the nineteenth century . spire a large number of peoplewith such belief in the success of his undertakingthat they were willing to become its financialguarantors. Accordingly, a wooden building ofgood acoustic properties was erected about wherethe Copley Plaza now stands, — a buildingcapable of holding fifty thousand persons, in-cluding a chorus of ten thousand and the greatorchestra already mentioned! The first question which arises in connectionwith this monster festival is — where didthe ten thousand trained chorus singers ^ The answer is from all over NewEngland. This was the era of the Yankeesinging school and of the so-called musicalconventions. On these latter occasions famousoratorios were usually given, and young singerslike Annie Louise Cary, — who died only lately,— found a favorable opportunity to begin theirsolo career. Nearly every oratorio worthy ofmention was thus known, either entire or inpart, to music lovers throughout New nearly all these people were ready and.
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