Show DENVER CHORUS IS VICTORIOUS AT EISTEDDFOD Splendid Aggregation of Sing Singers Singers Singers I ers Secures First Award in I Magnificent Contest I t SALT SAt T LAKE DECLARED I TO BE GOOD SECOND TEXT OF DR EROES AD ADJUDICATION WINNERS OF VARIOUS EVENTS 4 Singers Celebrate Victory 4 The Denver chorus US in num nuni f ber fresh from a glorious triumph 4 4 at the th tabernacle paraded the streets f 4 of Salt Lake In the rain at mid 4 f ft t night Voices that were trained to toa f 4 fa a nicety for tor many man months were 4 4 strained in songs and shouts of vie I f tory The ladies ladles in their white 4 and the gentlemen In their 4 4 4 evening clothes presented a striking f 4 spectacle as ItS thy paraded in double 4 column from the tabernacle to the 4 I 4 Knutsford hotel singing We Ve wont f 4 4 gO KO home until morning In voices 4 that had Iad won the 1000 prize Many i if i f 4 of those voices are hoarse this morn mornIn morning 4 4 Ing In f I 4 After fter a brief stay tay at the limits f 4 ford hotel the chorus horus marched to the 4 4 Wilson lIson hotel cafe rafe where loud cheer cheerIng cheerIng i 4 Ing leg was indulged In The Tue guests of o othe 4 f the hotel who had been asleep ob objected 4 4 but it was no use It was 4 4 the Denver Dener chorus and they had 4 won the prize More cheering f 4 4 Director Housley was the hero of f 4 the evening He was lifted on the 4 4 4 shoulders of the men and cheered 4 4 t In rousing manner Furthermore 4 I 4 4 each earh lady in the chorus of which h f 4 there are seventy imprinted a fer ter terent 4 4 4 vent ent kiss on his brow He lie stood It 4 4 bravely and they nicknamed him 4 4 Hobson the Second on the spot 4 4 Speeches were made by b J H II K Ic f 4 Martin and other members of the th 4 4 4 happy throng thron Ice cream and cake 4 9 4 4 were wen consumed consume In large quantities f 4 and the festivities continued until the 4 singers grew tired 4 4 Early In the tilt day da J H K Martin 4 9 4 the thc business s manager was presented 4 9 I 4 4 with a handsome valise designed to 4 4 carry carr 1000 4 9 4 4 f 4 f 4 For fully twenty minutes last lust night the audience in Sn the great reat tabernacle sang Hang in Stirring tones the national anthems of o Wales ales and America It was a thrilling occasion made even t n more striking by b the Tact that at this time the adjudicator ot the Eisteddfod was trying to decide the winner of or tile the great prize of 1000 of or offered frel fo rfd as an award to the best chorus in inthe the grand choral contest The great audience made mad the large lare ring rin it seemed as though it I must burst so great reat was the volume Silence reigned at once when the adjudicator eater cator at or Dr appeared upon the platform i amid great applause he then the decision that gave ga the Den Dener cr rr Choral horal Society under un Jer the leadership Hf Dr the first prize and the Salt Lake Iak Choral society under J J J Mc 11 second To use u e the words word of the adjudicator I 1 have hae adjudicated at the greatest Eisteddfods Eisteddfods fods feds in Wales Vales and each one of at these four choruses was as good as the best It was a great moment for Denver The rhe best chorus had won Ogden Provo and Salt Lake societies sang sans grandly and each rendition brought forth rounds pf Q I applause I IA A lesson was enforced by b the demon demonstration of last night Xo Ko o audience can al and not hot I II join together to ether In national song I be better citizens And thus was real teal realized realized the real purpose of o the Eisteddfod I Audience Waits Walts Nervously The choruses sang sanA in this order First t Provo second Ogden Olden third Salt Lake LakeI fourth Denver The rhe chief interest of the I week was In this contest and everyone was sas waiting nervously nervous for tor the contest tot W t begin The society s cl eltty t from Denver Deriver came here with a reputation for exceptional work and am everyone everone who heard them on ott Wednesday Ved evening knew the other choruses would have to do remarkably well to beat them The Salt Lake society did noble work but though the individual voices surpass those in any an of or the other choruses es they did not enter upon their task In time Mr McClellan did lid marvelous work with them in the short term he had them under his direction Another week but that is an Rn another another other story stor If IC ever there is a next time the result may be different The work of the other visiting choruses was excellent in shading and in interpretation They The have not the voices to i draw raw from that the larger cities have and are at a disadvantage disadvantage disadvantage vantage In this respect but they the com corn compelled compelled respect and admiration by b their fine performances Although Dr Housley Housle declares his or 01 organization to be a new nm chorus It Is nev nevertheless nevertheless composed of or singers who have had experience in III choral singing and who for the most part have hae sung together a great deal A good general with an army arm of 01 o veterans determined to win this ex explains explains explains plains success The following is the adjudication In full fullas fullas fullas as given by Dr Denver Competitive Chorus Fine lne body bod of voice balancing and blending perfectly The tempo was correct the enunciation and expression very ver clear There was a little tendency to sing a little too heavy heay but the excel excellent excellent lent attention to expression detail and the clearness of or the part singing in the tile thelast thelast last movement were very ver effective Challenge of o Thor The opening of the chorus was really reat superb The parts moved together with Ith excellent unity The Thc tempo was correct and the Forever was sas thrilling The was given Iven with fine tine rhythmic swing the tempo for the first time being correct Fine A An by I the tenors on the Nation atlon This Thill is III my m hammer hammern with fine tine breadth of tone Attack again clear Plenty Plent of vigor and fine tone tom The C sharp on page 11 was beautifully sting Ming The tempo in the tle maestoso correct and the passage given gIen in the regal authority Thou art a aGod aGod aGod God too was wa tilt full of mysticism There was dramatic intensity in the last two pages and they the were also given with su an superb superb tonal quality Salt Lake La e Choral Society Sylvia SylviaS Splendid voices and Hinging sInging with excellent style There were beautifully beautifully beautifully fully effects In expression The parts balanced balance well and the phrasing was chaste haste The Thc pitch lowered very Yer much which made the effect in some places lack sprightliness and und light but the tonal beauty was wai wa very marked and there was a splendid effect on the last lait page I Challenge of oC Thor The start was made a little tamely but in the repetition of the tile first phrase they recovered and the tile first movement ended with fine tonal body bod The was far too fast lacking rhythmic clearness and the tones ton s of the th tenors on the word Nation could have hae been blen better Fine tonal qualities on the words This is my hammer The effect was reached without sacrificing sacrificing the quality of ot tone The attack in inthe inthe inthe the imitative passages clearly clearl distinct I IThe The C sharp by hy the tenors page pae 11 Il cor correct correct recto Fine effects in the con forza maestoso ma o again too fast There was a decided accelerando made which we could not admire a Thou art a God too was isas given with rich tonal quality The very ery effective with splendid quality of oC tone I ISyla Sylvia Syla A choir of oC good voices but the balancing parts not so good as the altos were far too prominent and they the had a tendency to use too much of ot the chest voice making the tile tone a little coarse The sopranos were of pleasing quality as were the male voices The I tempo was correct and fair fall care was taken in the attention to detail of expression expression sion slon The Tile part singing was fairly clear but more delicacy and lightness could been displayed The singing could have hae been bel n more chaste and finished in style There were some breaks in the rhythm which we could not admire At Atthe Attile tile the th bottom of page 5 and also aso at the close of the first fir t line in page 0 J i the ending was not effective The pitch was not maintained The Challenge of Thor Good tempo but altos again too prominent The forte on the word made like a mezzo forte and the tone Increased To strike the forte at once would have given us a better effect The rhe tempo in the tile reso resa luto was a little slow and when the theme this is roy fl hammer was given gien the sing singIng sInging Ing in dragged a little There was fine tone however by b the male voices The attacks were given gle with splendid precision but the tonal quality was marred by b the con coon continued continued open tones of at the altos The Tile C O Charp sharp harp of the tue tenors third bar page 11 was wall out of tune The tonal body bod was a little indistinct at the bottom of 0 page 13 33 3 There was a thrilling effect on the word earthquake The Tile maestoso was taken at too rapid a tempo not contrast contrasting contrasting contrasting ing and making the part singing a little blurred The unison Thou Thon art a God Go l too very scry effective The tone was pure anti and the last page was well sung sun Ogden n Tabernacle Choir Sylvia SIla A choir of fine voices bal bat balancing balancing and blending blend InS well ell Clear enunciation enunciation and taking lots of or care In express expressing expressing ing In details The tempo In the first page was a little slow making the singing lack somewhat In lightness lI of touch The part singing was very ver clear and the climaxes were reached In good style There was a little tendency to force torce some of the cres crescendos crescendos crescendos but hut the singing on the was very cry good Pitch not maintained Challenge Challen e of Thor The Tue first move movement mont ment was started with splendid effect and the attack on the word was wa full lull of o vigor The he tempo in resolute theme far too fast making the effect lose in resoluteness The unison on the words This is my m hammer given wIth broad effect fert The Th imitative passages on page 10 attacked with precision There was a In the forte passages passage to sacrifice purity to power The by the tenors on page 11 incorrect The Tile I con forza was given hen with splendid vigor Igor and the climax on the word earth earthquake earthquake I quake was as thrilling The maestoso was far too fast and lacked the dignity of ot rulers Thou are a God too was given with fine effect The on the last lat page was Hurried too much but hut the Here I defy def thee was given Ien with glorious effect The file other contests of o the evening were the contralto solo and the ladles ladle cho cha chorus chaI rita rill The latter was won by Salt Lake LakeIn I In III the first four contestants sang pang CX ex excellently the assigned solo The Widow s Lullaby The rhe first prize was awarded to Miss Hazel Barnes second to Mrs Irs Hal Hallie Hallie Hallie lie Foster Sutherland The other contest contestants contestants contestants ants were Miss lIss Bertha Johnson of Salt Lake and Mrs Irs W V A Beck of Denver DenEr The other musical numbers were an ar artistic artistic artistic rendition on the organ of or selections from by br Mr Ir Mc McClellan McClellan McClellan Clellan and the singing of God of Is Israel IsI Israel rael by br b the choir under the direction of Evan Exan Stephens who is the composer of I the splendid anthem The chief feature of or the tile afternoon pes iles shun sion was the tIle bardic bar lc chairing ceremony The epic poem which won the bard prize was written by b Dr J Y Morgan of Cleve Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland land 0 O pastor of the Homestead Avenue A venue Baptist church Those who formed the circle were Governor Thomas Senator W H Wil Williams 11 llama liams Professor Apmadoc D L Davis Dals DavisH H F Evans Eans John James L J Haddock T E Jeremy John E B Thomas of or Seattle John D Jones lone of Seattle William James of Spokane E J Arthur Dr Thomas and David Eans Evans of o Vales Wales The audience took a part in the cere ceremony ceremony ceremony mony by b joining In the chorus of the Welsh national anthem the tile verse vene of which David Evans sang and anti in reading the prayer which by b the way Wa is good Christian philosophy sublimely sublime I beautiful The contest of ot the afternoon was the baritone solo with three contestants contestant Lou Halsett A H Houghton of Calt Lake and Charles Bradbury of oC Denver The Dinners Inners were Lou Halsett Hals tt first A H II Houghton second In the duet for or tenor and bass the first prize was won by b competitors entered un under under under der the names of o Tom Torn and Bill The sec see second second ond prize was won by J 1 W V Summer hays and Lou Halsett Others entered were the Windsor broth brothers ers erf The piano solo prize was won by b Miss Mae Hawley the second by b Miss lIss Midgley and the third prize given because of the exceptional merit shown by Mr Ir Nelson all of o Salt Lake The prize winners will take tal part in the program tonight and the Welsh baritone David Evans will give Salt Lake music lovers a treat by b singing It Is Enough from Elijah Tills This mas masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece is admirably a suited to his beau beautiful beautiful voice olce Mr Ir Evans in la too good a ainger asinger asinger singer inger not to allow music lovers the pleas pleasure pleasure ure nrc of hearing healing him at his best and in ora era oratorio oratorIo torio tone work he should be at his best |