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Show THE BEE 6 play the fiddel, my receiving cordial welcome and en wife the organ, my ilottcr Jule the tertainment. They visited my other dotter the many. Bohemia, Holland and bango, my son lien the gittar, my Belgium, spending the summer on At Em they met son Jim the tloot and koronct.jthe Rhine. and my son Clem the base drum, some Americans who persuaded while all of us sings gospel! him them to viit America. Soon after in which we would be glad to have their arrival, Max Strakosch take part both vokal or gaged them for a concert in New Prom that time their sue- instrumentle if vou plav on anv-jorthing. We play by ear an when!ces in America was assured, we all git started there is real iThey sang with Theodore Thomas musick in the air. Let us know if! in all the large eastern cities, and vou want to come here to bord." in several concerts w ith Ole Bull musick. I Ger-akordio- n. j MUSICAL NUMBERS. She sang solo, so soft, so sxxeet, He sank enraptured at her feet. was not luxe, hut on that day He lost the tenor of his way. He Maid, altogether fair," he ciied, He mine, mv high soprano bride: Keep tune with me. until lifes end Our hearts and voices let us blend. key shall be a little flat, A finely furnished one at that, There we shall live on minor scale In style to make the Major quail. "Our "He natural, admit my plea. Discard the Major, marry me; Let us duet lifes measure through, Enchanting singer, what say you? Said she, " sing too sharp for that, You nexer catch me in a llat; I choose the notes of higher pitch, The Major has them he is rich. 1 Rambler. funeral march played at obsequies for President Woodruff was composed by his THE The Home Opera Company are now well organized and already doing most satisfactory work. Of course all the principal roles have been assigned. So the practice goes on from first to last with The drilling of contestants for the coming Eisteddfod is well begun. The Young Ladies Chorus are already practicing how to receive the first prize gracefully and modestly, and the K. of P. Band are measuring the breadth of Prof. Pedersens coat to find out if there is possible room for another medal upon it. j en-yo- Mrs. Knappens studio is being rapidly put in order and her work arranged. Miss Flanders in her new location is already settled and pursuing the busy tenor of her way. Nothing could be prettier than this new workshop. Of course men have studios, but they In fact it takes are different. three things to make as beautiful a studio as the one in question, and no one of these three things is a man. They are prosperity, good taste, and a woman. Mens sthdios generally differ from being a little dustv and a little bare to u j ! i perfect smoothness. k. in the New England States. AfterMADAME T j j j i j SWENSON. wards thev made a tour of the United State, receiving welcomes in all the cities, (living their lat concert in San Prancisco, Cal., thev returned to Chicago, III., where they separated. Miss Carls ton was persuaded to remain in the United States, and she spent the next two years in Reading, Pa., when he held the position of first soprano in the Episcopal Church. Then she was married. On her arrival in Salt Lake Prof. Evan Stephens was not long in discovering her unusual ability and aptitude, especially for training choruses. She enjoys the distinction of being the only person he has ever placed his singers in charge of with a view of definite improvement in certain respects. In fact he states that no word of his can be too enthusiastic concerning her ability and he kindly makes for us the following statements: A number of nights especially were the ladies of the Tabernacle Choir trained by her with splendid results. This led to her taking charge of a select chorus of lady choir members, now known as the Salt Lake Ladies Chorus. These have given splendid account of themselves, not only at home, but in the great Denver Eisteddfod, carrying off first prize. 0 HE picture appearing upon our cover todav is that of one of our most eminent musi- cians, Madame Amanda Swenon. A sketch of her life appears in the handsome volume "American Women," and by permission, we copy freely from that source Mrs. .Amanda Carlson Swenson, soprano singer, was born in Ny-kiopin- g. near Stockholm, Sweden When she was sixteen, Rev. Mr. Ahlberger, of her native town, determined that she should have and terribly terribly dusty being a musical education. He secured bare. That isnt prating secrets the cooperation of some ladies at all, for obvious reasons. and noblemen of the vicinity, and she was sent to the conservatory Prof. G. N. Carozzi, one of the in Stockholm, where in three later acquisitions to Salt Lake years she was graduated with music circles, is the inventor of an honors, winning two silver medals. has he vocal culture that to aid While there she realized her named the ortophonc. By those childhoods dream of be0 friend the Tabernacle organist, Prof. J J. Dayncs. The march, a grand, impressive production, was played twice, once at the entering, again at the withdrawing of the funeral train. It was a beautiful tribute, played by the same hand capable of rendering judgment in that wrote it. such matters it is pronounced very The opening hymn for the ser- ingenious and clever. There are vices, God moves in amvsterious companion inventions, too, that way, was President Woodruffs the Professor has received EuropThe one sang at his ean diplomas for. favorite. In the matter of testimonials family prayers, the choice he invariably made when asked to concerning his work as instructor name a selection. The simple testimonials from high, unsursweetness of his favorite, sung by passed authorities Prof. Carozzi the great choir, accompanied and can compete with the first. supported by the beloved organ, was indeed a thing of beauty, Bach was the father of twenty worthy to be the farewell, the children. rest in peace of a good man. 0 j singing fore the king and queen of Sweden. She remembers, with some pardonable pride, one occasion when she sang with the crown prince, now King Oscar, president of the conservatory. A few years after graduation, at the suggestion of her former teacher, Prof. Gunther, she accepted the position of first soprano in the Swedish Ladies Quartette, then arranging for its tour. On thq. eve of departure a farewell concert and banquet, given in her honor, showed the esteem in which she was held bv THE HITER HIT. her native town. Giving their first Heres the tempting offer made concert with great success in (according to Harper s Bazaar) to Stockholm, the quartette started a young lady who, possessing a on their tour June;th, 1S75. Their piano, and being about to move to route lay through Norway, Norla small country town, advertised and and Finland, thence to St. for room and board with a family Petersburg, where they remained three months, giving public and musically inclined : Deare Miss, we think we kin private concerts and meeting sute you with room and bord if many European celebrities. They you prefer to be where there is spent two months in Moscow, j ' Madame Swenson gives most of her time to private instructions in voice building and vocal culture. Many of our most prominent young singers are studying with her. Her method is a most artistic, painstaking one aiming at a freedom of throat muscles and a decided naturalness in singing that is refreshing and always effective. Her singers become lifelike singers and not wax figures, as is too often the case. Her thorough |