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Show A MUSICALJBITICISM Some Thoughts That Are Worth Considering. THE concert given last Friday evening under the patronage of our district school was a very quiet but pleasant success. No one is out of pocket, neither has any one made even the smallest size of a fortune. "Just even" as far as finances go." But those who attended at-tended must certainly consider themselves benefited, and realize, too, that through the artistic abilities abili-ties of Prof. A. C. Lund and Miss Mariam Nelke the musical and declamatory status of our place has been greatly advanced. Those who listened to Miss Henrietta Madsen's rendition of Cantor's "Oh, Fair and Holy," requiring a suppressed but well supported voice from beginning begin-ning to end, and then to "Thine," by Bohm, can plainly see that besides be-sides having natural talent and ability to work, she has also an excellent teacher. Many were surprised sur-prised with the advancement made appeared in. The duet between them was very much appreciated. In the same song they won the prize at the contest. Both have very promising voices. . A PROPOS of that contest, ll where was Manti? Not a sin-' sin-' gle entry. No choir, no band, no orchestra, no quartettes, no duets, no soloists, nothing! It is appropriate to inquire, "Where are we at?" What is the cause of the present condition? This town has not been so badly off for musical organizations for let us see where is an "old resident." Thirty years, you say? Well, we guess that is about right. Of course, we cannot say that we have dropped back thirty years. We will not admit it, at least; and we will avoid discussing it, too. What is to be done? Let each father and mother answer that question by encouraging encourag-ing the musical talent in their own families. Have you a child who shows a preference for the violin, one who wishes to learn the cornet, one who enjoys the clarinet or any other instrument that is useful in band organizations? If so, get that child a good instrument and undertake un-dertake to give him the advantages of some instruction, just as you would if he were goinn- tc loaru the organ or piano, use judgment, however. A child must have a musical ear and the ability to study, and any bright child in school will be sure to succeed. Discourage those instruments that have no value in standard musical organizations. organi-zations. How many boys have wasted their time with the mandolin mando-lin when they could have been learning the violin; with the guitar, gui-tar, when the 'cello requires the same hand and is so far above the other that there is no comparison? And how many others are blowing their musical brains out through a mouth-organ or Jews-harp, when they might be learning some instrument in-strument more useful, and certainly more pleasing. And again, many of our young people spend quite as much every year in doctoring sore throats, brought on by "midnight serenades in the open air," as it would take to give them a good education in vocal music. To-day it is possible for a young man to attend school at Provo and pay his way if he can play an orchestral or-chestral instrument and read his music well. We are thankful for the talent and ability which we have, but the existing condition is not at all satisfactory. sat-isfactory. Let each person lend willing assistance to set things right again. by Miss Eloise Vorhees, but we are told that she did not begin to do herself justice, on account of losing los-ing control of her breath. By the end of the next school term she will have developed excellent voice. So much for Prof. Lund's pupils. 1 I f IIO attended the north ward WJ Sunday-school entertainment Monday evening and heard Miss Retta Snow in "The Race," and witnessed, too, the pantomime "Nearer, My God to Thee." Were they not splendid? She is a favorite favor-ite pupil of Miss Nelke's, as is also Miss Alice Snow. The latter, we understand, is being urged to go East and prepare herself for work in the B. Y. A. So, besides enjoying en-joying Prof. Lund and Miss Nelke in their own performances, we enjoy en-joy their presence in our city because be-cause of the training they are giving giv-ing our children. PROF. LUND spent last summer sum-mer in Paris studying with a famous vocal teacher of that city; and that he has greatly improved im-proved is being remarked by those who heard him last spring, and again the other evening. It was owing to the fact that Messrs. Andelin and Acord were to sing in the contest at Ephraim last Saturday that we were favored with the numbers these gentlemen |