Show The Cossacks Are Coming THE WAR CRY OF MUSIC By Arthur L. L Howard The Time coming of the thc Cossacks would not could not be complete without their diminutive Conductor Serge Ser e Jaroff JaroH This music l organ organ- organization organization one of or the lie greatest ever to tour had birth in misfortune suf suffering suf- suf suffering fering ferin and amid misery While Russia was with itself internal strife and domestic troubles in in- in creased The Czar whose troops were by and were loyal to to lost host out in this civil war var Out of or this however vcr has emerged emer ed eda a new Russia one of progress pro ress and intelligence intelli ence but at what a cost At t I the close of the war and the tile defeat of or the Czar his soldiers The Cos Cos- Cossacks Cossacks sacks were forced to humility Those who were taken prisoners during the conflict were kept in various prison camps In 1923 in prison camp near the city of or Constantinople were station stationed ed cd many of or the Cossack soldiers One little fellow crammed full rull of music felt the need of a time past-time to while away the lonesome hours Doing Doin some investigation he lie dis discovered dis- dis discovered covered there was much musical I ability among amon the men One day he called them together and amid stated his feelings s ideas and ideals To his satisfaction and pleasure some twenty seven men banded them them- themselves themselves selves together pledged pled ed and prom prom- promised promised a future of music constancy constanc Under the leadership of this phy phy- physically physically physically small man musically great treat ends were attained Those useless hours in the squalid prison camp became golden periods of Their leader never too tired or weary veary ran them through h very minute training After Arter many months even he was startled at the I results obtained These men lilen were good yes they were splendid Out j i of or divining a constructive time past I I a future of or possibilities was un un- un- un The war ended but these singer Cossacks voluntarily enforced ed upon themselves a willing exile They with their conductor decided to forever sing sin yes sing sinS and then sing So The Cossacks Arc Are Coming Corning is no longer a war var cry but the pre pre- preface preface face to a wonderful evening of or music This was attested to by the concert given in Kingsbury hall ball on I Ithe the University of or Utah campus Tuesday evening January 5 1943 I Conquerors still they marched to musical victory under the command of their the r diminutive leader whose I name is Serge SerRe Jaroff He wants no accompanist the singers sin ers are arc quite able to take care of or that He has built up a 3 marvelous repertoire un un- until until un- un til hI now nos' for this tour each concert may have a choice of six complete programs Not often will the con con- concert concert concert cert goer hear voices of or an I Ible ble like those of or Don Cossacks Any Anyone one of or the group seemed to have volume equal to ten or twelve ordinary singers Such marvelous control I did each voice have that the i j barest whisper to the heaviest for for- forI I were handled flawless and I perfectly Jaroff JaroH seemed for I I the conductor of a great symphonic orchestra than a con- con conductor conductor ductor of 01 a chorus i 1 Tile program was featured f large large- largely ly by Russian composers Many of the numbers were arranged by conductor A high class of music was vas given iven throughout The excellence of their rendition may be responsible to Serge Jaroff's aroH's J dart dart- darting ing inS through parted openings of 01 his double row of singers and walking back of them continually giving them the correct pitch of music to begin their next number then marching erect to his place of conducting and without a mo mo- moment moment ment of hesitation began that num mun- ber He als also accepted most of or the credit for the performance Those Russians seemed saturated with music They prefer to talk about it to the exclusion of or all aU else They want above all aU their concerts to be what the audience wants How could their results be bethan bether other ther than great when their desires 1 arc ire so selfless |