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BY MR. STIMPSOH. 



From 3 till 4 o'clock. 



|1rogr:imme for |une25, 1881: 



1 . Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mendelssohn. 



(It will only be necessary to state this descriptive Overture was 

 written in Berlin, August 6, 1826. Shakespeare and Mendelssohn 

 must have been kindred spirits, for surely no more poetic in- 

 spiration ever came from the pen of any musical composer than 

 the Overture of the great German master.) 



2. Romanza, - - - _ _ _ Haydn. 



(This charming' Movement is taken from the Symphony which 

 Haydn wrote in 1786, for Paris, entitled "■ La Reinede France," 

 and has been arranged for the organ by Mr. Best, of Liverpool ) 



3. Offertoire, in J^ major, _ _ _ _ batiste. 



'All the works of the French masters, Wely, Batiste, Guilmant, 

 and Saint-Saens, if not severely classical, have a certain grace 

 and charm which make them acceptable to even the most preju- 

 diced admirers of the ancient masters ; and this Offertoire of 

 Batiste is one of the most popular of his compositions.) 



4. Fugue in G minor, - - - - J- S. Bach. 



(It may interest connoisseurs to know this grand Fugue was se- 

 lected by the Umpires for the trial of skill when the present 

 Organist of the Town Hall was elected.) 



5. Jaglied {Hunting Song), - _ _ Schumann. 



6. Selection from the Opera '''' Martha,'^ — - Flotow. 



(The Opera from which this selection is taken was written in Vi- 

 enna, in 1847, and, in conjunction with " Stradella," at once 

 stamped the name of the author as one of the most popular of 

 the dramatic composers of the present day.) 



7. Dead Afarch in Saul, _ _ _ - Handel 



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The next Free Organ Recital will be given on July 2d, 



AT THREE O'CLOCK. 



A HISTORY OF THE TOWN HALL ORGAN (a New Edition, Revised and 

 Enlarged,) by Mr. STIMPSON, 



Is now ready, and may be had in the Town Hall, and the Midland Educational 

 Co.'s Warehouse, New Street. 



NOTICE,— A box will be placed at each door to receive contributions, to 

 defray the expenses of these Recitals. 



