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Show South's Stage Will Be Scene Of Music Fest "America, the Land of Promise," is the theme which has been chosen chos-en for the annual music festival to be presented at the South high school auditorium during the week of May 4 to 8, inclusive. The music has been carefully selected se-lected to depict certain phases pertaining per-taining to America, such as the home of the redman, the refuge of the pilgrims and the land of opportunity oppor-tunity for the immigrants. It will depict the conquest of the pion-neers, pion-neers, a land of hope for youth, freedom for the worshipper, and "liberty and justice for all." Wheelright Directs "The music which has been selected se-lected for each division does not attempt to tell a story, or offer a pageant of events. "It attempts to do what music can best do, express the emotional qualities of these ambitions and achievements," said Lorin F. Wheelwright, director of the festival. fes-tival. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Wednes-day, May 4 to 6, inclusive, will be devoted entirely to the elementary schools, and Thursday and Friday, May 7 and 8, to the high schools. Those participating will be the A 'Cappella choirs, the girls' and boys' glee clubs, accompanied by a city - wide symphony orchestra from the upper and lower division high schools. The music festival is presented annually by the Salt Lake public schools. |