Show HEAR WELSH MELODY William ApMadoc Tells of Kel Keg tic Bards Bal ds of Old and Today LAUDS TABERNACLE CHOIR BARRATT SARRATT HALL CROWDED TO HEAR LECTURE The charm and ad d beauty b guty of ot the Ull Welsh language and anti its It adaptability n for tor poetic l and Hod musical ue were demonstrated at it han hall met lut night before an audi l tn f that filled tied overy ery nook noole and cranny in the tho building when William ApMadoc of ur Chicago delivered his hEs lecture on Cam brian bria Bards of ot Old and Today fony The lecture was ws given under the aus of the Utah Cambrian society and former Governor Arthur L J Thomas pre The Tho ho first number was a magnificent cent at rendition rend ton of Glory Glor and Love rAVe to the then n n of or Old from Faust Faus artor arr which Governor Thomas introduced Governor Thomas H R Cutler Cuter Governor Cutler in i a delightful speech told of or the traits trait of character and introduced Mr ApMadoc ApMadoc The bards and singers of the first Crt cen con tury tur of or the present era ern wore first dealt with wih by the speaker and the celebrated ane W melody Ar Y Nos All Al Through the Night was sung by the tho Tabernacle choir The audience joined in thc h hp This melody was written probably in the tenth century Literature and Song The Th second part of or the tho lecture concerned Cambrian CambrIa literature and song A num lum T r of or the leading poets and scholars of ot Wala ValM wore discussed led by b the speaker and the nature of or their work Vork was ex ox explained in n a most Interesting manner munner The To choir sang Tao ne March of the Men Menor Menor or of Harlech which was W written in 1686 bj the tha court ourt bard of Prince David Ap the hero of the great geat siege The story of the melody was told by Mr It ApMadoc and thiH this suggested an 01 melody nd The Battle Batte of Go GogEr gEr dan the most ballad balad of Welsh minstrelsy mInstrels was wa sung by br the choir with w Hh remarkable verve vero and nd expression The Tho of Wales ales the poets poet during eight and ad a high compliment was wn paid named and a high l gh was paid to Robert Burns Bur who was wa Wf characterized I l N the speaker as a 8 the greatest ate t poet the world work has hIL ev e r seen His work was WIS compared with that of or John Ceiriog Hughes Hughe who is la termed by byth bythE byth th thE Welsh as D the Welsh Robert Burns Burna The duties of or Cambrian societies In the tho d State was Wf then taken up The rhe speaker r declared with wih emphasis that every everyman ever man and woman of Welsh V Ih birth or parent parentAge nt ntA Age igi A owed t a u duty dut to the th world to Welsh tradition and song Classes should hould be formed ormed wherever a fl Welsh people could rather gather together to study the thes s tory tolY traditions and literature of the tho thet ther t r This the speaker 1 Aker said ad would be E r ry If the Welsh W Ih people are to keep I Alta t of or the tie German French English i ltd Hl en the Japanese who are ae today 1 K g that tongue a a greater amount of or study stud til n ever before All AhI 1 of this thin thi must be Ih bt done In hI the English Engl h hll ll ug in this country he be said sd as fl 1 greater reter number of or the Welsh people leople rak ik that language to a greater extent in l t they tbt do the Welsh A number numbEr of ot avon on were given ghe showing that this is logical work of nf all an Cambrian node f K if 1 t the conclusion of the lecture l ture Gover Governor nor Tr rr Cul called cai for a vote vot of or thanks to tot t th hI speaker Pk r Mr ApMadoc A interrupted md ITI said isaid Pad that he hf would accept Accept the vote of h inks on the condition that tin the th choir and audience Iii nce would sins sing the Welsh national ithem and then America The I Land of Our Om Fathers was wu sung r r F Wl Vl h l by b John Tames and ad the choir I audience e Joined in the refrain rerrin Ed Edn Edt n t mt ird Kimball Kimbl assistant organist at the 4 and an Profesor val Stevens St vens v i f the accompanists t Delighted With Choir Mr r ApMadoc was delighted with wih the nging of the tabernacle choir and an at ut the of th the lecture said Mid saidi i lo do not know when or 0 where I have haver r pr cv r heard the Welsh Vel h songs and ballads R RIK aing mir with greater greter finish and In spirit and af than they were wore tonight tonight The Thet t I ir did wonderfully w we H and Id was wa wa an in The h audience was wan en rapport and And en ent tT t hito tto the th spirit of or the evening so no o that it I cas 85 a delight and a aJ pleasure J to tu talk to them I was WI delighted nith i Ith th the singing of both the th choir and anda a an and T found round that the true truc Welsh V musical ats spirit lived ved and ad thrived in their |