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Show TRUTH. The Philharmonic Guaranteeing association has been fortunate in securwho will be ing Mme. Lillian Blauvelt, music-lovin- g public of presented to the Salt Lake and vicinity on Thursday evening, March 3. In the last Issue of Truth the announcement was made that Harold Bauer, the eminent pianist, would be the first artist to appear under the auspices of the Philharmonic Since the last issue of association. Truth was printed a contract has been entered into by telegraph with Mme. Lillian Blauvelt, .who has consented to evensing in Salt Lake next Thursday ing. Mme. Blauvelt is probably the most celebrated of the younger sopranos of America. Her program covers selections in Italian, French, German and English. Perhaps the greatest honor an American woman has received was conferred upon Mme. Blau 5 Will Niemand Singen (Ilildach) ; French. Les Vespers Cicilicnno (Verdi), Charmant Paplllon (Campra), Veille Chanson (Bizet), Pourquol (Delibes), Bolero (Dessauer); English. My Heart (llandegger, Jr.) velt in Rome, In 1901, when she reRoses After Rain" (Lehmann), My ceived the decoration of St. Cecilia. Bairnie" (Vannah), They Say Her appearance at the Royal Opera at Covent Garden, London, last season, St elicited instantaneous praise from the Tlio San Francisco Chronicle of FebEnglish press and public. She cornea Mme. Lillian Blau back to America with the perfume of ruary 17, says: English flowers clinging around her velt, the soprano, who made her first and the echo of English plaudits in her public appearance in San Francisco at ears. The Blauvelt voice is said to be Eastern critics declare Lyric hall last night, Is not only a delightful. there is plenty of volume, with especial pleasing singer, but is a true artist as strength in the upper registers. The well. Before she had half finished the quality is said to be pure and rich exnuislte little Amarilli of Caccini, with a natural trill peculiarly her own. which she gave as the b number in her Undoubtedly Mme. Blauvelt will be welcomed as one of the few musical first series of songs, the audience had stars of the first magnitude to visit become delighted and warmed to unusual enthusiasm. It recognized that Salt Lake this year. Italas follows: Her programme is tho pretty woman singing to them had AmarillP Danza La (Durante,) ian, not only a voice of sensuous beauty (Caccini), Uno Voce Poco Fa (RosDie Lotusblume under superb control, but the artistic sini) ; German, ' (Schumann), Guten Morgen (Grieg), temperament and tho intelligent apIch Doch (Brahms), preciation which, when combined with O Wuesst such a voice, made that rarity In music circles the finished singer. Mme. Blauvelts voice is almost tho ideal concert soprano: it has neither the stritones of the dradent. trumpet-lik- e matic soprano nor the piccolo effects of the Ivric voice, but it is rich in coloring. warm and full of resonance. It is clear as the tinkling of bells, true as a piteh nine and perfeetly modulated! "Her teebnio seemed reMv flawless am Sna. Francisco has not heard her onus ns vocal artist for a long time. Perhaps the most delightful of the sixteen songs she rendered inpt night were Schumanns (Ran-degger- ). -- weM-chosp- n well-know- T rtpc-uinrn- 1 n the T n on Vnnpren RicP-onr- e' rf erdi a monf artistic limiticaprilovn pong hv Brahms, and ng Hi TTildaeh. cious. lilting tie melody hy which will hear repetition In her other concerts. Mme. Blau volts selections for Thursday promise even greater ripqpnre for those who on.loy truly beautiful music, faultlessly sung, than passages came up at Sundays rehearsal with a strong and perfect phrasing that showed both improvement and practice on the part of the individual musicians. An important addition to the instrumentation is tho new Decker bassoon, played hy John A. Evans, assistant business manager of the Deseret News. The new bassoon, which is tlie property of the band, is the finest make of instrument in the world and rounds out the bass section in a way that nothing else could. In the hands of a man of the musical capabilities of Mr. Evans, it can be said to be a most important compliment to the instrumentation. Will Foster of Ogden, a leading clarinetist of the state, rehearsed for the first time last Sunday. Mr. Foster played solo clarinet with secMr. Ford, leading the wood-winto the tion. The hand will probably go The Salt Lake Federated Musicians, St. Louis world's fair to compete for which is another name for the musl- - somo part of the prize money amount$10,000 that will lie offered, in dans union, has been received into ing to to enter this competition, the order full fellowship with the American Fed- most work will be necessary thorough eration of Labor. This Is tho mot. de- in tho way of preparation. the selections of last nlglit. d i cisive stop ever taken by Salt Lake musicians to raise the standard of wages as well as the standard of orchestral and band music. The union has been established to fix the standard of skill as well as the Last Wednesday afternoon the do- - , rate of wages. Tn th gflit a possibil- ity that twenty more may he added. the United States there are about 35.000 musicians belonging to the American Federation, anvthing that is heueflcial to such a large hodv of men should pot be disregarded by the members of the craft, in Salt Lke. It has been decided tht no evlst.ing contracts shall be disturbed until May 29 of this vear. On and after that dto an effort will he made to have nothing hut union musicians employed at theaters and summer resorts. Tn COXGREGATMAL CHURCH Lillian Blauvelt. THURSDAY, MARCH 3 Mme. Lillian Blauvelt THE GREATEST OF AMERICAN CONCERT SINGERS ( i f ' In an evening of French, German, Spanish and English Selections. The onlr American Cecilia Royu.1 Academy of Rome. Singing Woman who has been decorated by the St. Also by the late Queen Victoria and Queen Margherita. SEATS NOW OX SALE AT CLAYTON MUSIC CO. PRICE 81.00. COMING MARCH 15 HI BOLD BAUEB. The Utah state band will be heard In its first concert between the first and the tenth of April. The progress of the band in a musical way is nothing less than phenomenal. Bandmaster Pederson Is highly pleased with the enthusiasm that is being shown hy the members of the band. Last Sundays rehearsal - was quite a performance. extremely. difficult pieces of music, being played with fine effect The. trombone sections, whlph has faltered tn some of the more intricate .Some E t ake union there are now fortv musicians, with Mme. YEARS BEFORE THE PUBLIC TWENTY-FIV- Young Bros. Co. re sole agents for the following well known PIANOS Vose & Sons Grown Richmond Royal Blasius AND PACKARD ORGANS BOTTOM PRICES. EASY PAYMENTS. : . . 3 8 MAIN ST. |