| Show WINS VINS PRAISE Recital on New Organ in Methodist Church at Fresno Presno Is Ap Appreciated Appreciated Appreciated J J McClelland has returned from Fresno Cal after giving an organ re recital recital recital cital In the First Methodist Episcopal church there to mark the installation of ofa a new instrument Regarding Mr Mc Clellands performances thc yie Fresno Dem Democrat Democrat says saysA A large and appreciative audience lis listened listened toned to an excellent organ recital given at the First Methodist Episcopal church last night by b J j s McClellan organist at the Mormon tabernacle Salt Lake Lal e City assisted by Mrs DOn Pardee Riggs RIg s soprano It must have given the church congre gration Immense satisfaction to behold the magnificent Instrument that they had worked for so long at last in place and to hear its full capabilities brought out by a master hand Mr r program was of the lighter variety varlet but it was varied in char character character acter sufficiently to tel please all aU auditors although one could have wished that In Instead Instead instead stead of omitting the Toccata and Fugue Fu ue in D minor J 3 S Bache and substituting the prelude to Faust the per performer performer performer former had played pla ed them both There was but one Bach number on the pro program program program gram The more brilliant numbers as the Oberon Overture Von Weber ex excerpts excerpts excerpts from Mignon Thomas Toccata from fro Sixth Organ Symphony S Wider VIder gave the performer p a chance to show his capabilities in registration and Incident Incidentally Incidental incidentally ally al to show the great variety of effects possible of production on the instrument which has three manuals If at times the performer per in his eagerness to show his auditors Just what could be brought out of the Ute Instrument was a litle hampered by a n totally tn unfamiliar stop arrange arrangement ment me t this was but to be Something new In organ music in this city was the rendition of Home SweetHome Sweet SweetHome Home Homp arranged for the organ by the performer The intermezzo from Mas and delightful brought out ont the softer qualities of the instrument No opening organ organ recital r cital could be com complete complete plate without a rendition of the Chorus of Pilgrims from Wagner The player here brought out the full power of the organ So thoroughly was the number appreciated that the audi audience audience ence once although the selection was the clos cbs closing closing ing number demanded an in encore and andr Mr r McClellan responded with a portion of the great march marchAt At the close of the program many of the audience remained to meet the organ organist organIst organist and become better acquainted with the organ Itself The program was keenly enjoyed and j was a It success In every particular The church congregation Is to be congratulated for its successful effort In bringing here one of the finest organists In the United States |
