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Show II : - i - r I si tj lilltlo of interest has been going on in J J the music world of Salt Lake during the j past week, but aa event is scheduled for I Thursday next which would atone for I' i many weeks of dullness In any city. Mme. I Lillian Blauvelt, the renowned soprano l' singer, is to make her first appearance I ' in tlilfl city under the auspices of the I . u Philharmonic GuaranteclnK association. IJi The concert Ib to be held In the- First Congregational church on Thursday eve- I ; f nine and will bo second in Intercut to no I ,j musical event of the year. 11 lime. Lillian Evans Blauvclt is a native i American, having been born in Brooklyn L a llttlo less than thirty-one years uko. I jl a verv early age she evinced a decided :' talent for music and begun tho Atudy of I1 the violin at the age of 7. At 15 It was I h discovered that the young violinist had a I voice of great promise, so the ylolm wab ItI put aside and the cultivation oC the voice IV, began at the National Conservatory of S Musla Iuc-r Mme. Blauvclt went to i Paris to continue hr studies under M. 15' Jacques Bouhy, rcmalrlng there several I j! jcars. During her years of study In I j France. Mme. Blauvelt sang In mlscel- I 1 laneous concerts In vnrlous parts of , Franco and Belgium and had the oppor-j oppor-j tunlty of, meeting many of the modern ffi composers. In 1S03 she made a tour with r t the Dainrosch Symphony orchestra I through the Southern and "Western parts b , of thb United States. During the next Lj few years devoted herself exclusively to 2 tlio concert platform, and In 1S3S went to U I Italy to study the language. In tho same k 1 year she- made her debuts In Munich and . London, followed by a successful tour ' through Germany, England, Ireland, k Scotland. Austria. Italy, Hungary, Hoi- I I land ami Switzerland, if From JS33 to 1903 Mme. Blauvelt made fa1 annual tours through Europe and Amcr- ' lea, singing with the great orchestra and ' oratorio societies, and In addition had the H , distinction of singing before many of tho J ) royal families of Europe. 1 Perhaps the greatest honor ever con- ' j ferrcd upon any singer was bestowed up- 3t on Mme. Blauvelt In Rome, on April 7, 3 1901. The decoration of the Order of St. i Cecilia, presented by tho oIdest musical ' society in the world, tho Royal Academy of St. Cecilia, which was founded In , f The order is a limited one and In the hls- I tory of the academy but seven others ; J have been awarded the decoration. Mine. , Blauvelt received the eighth and being the only English-speaking person and tho only woman who has been so honored in i tho 317 years of its history, and whoso name Is carved on a marble tablet In the I walls, of the academy, a fitting tribute to ' her marvelous talents., Mme. Blauvelt's voice Is a high so- ' prano of very pure timber, but dramatic A In quality, with this Is united a musical , intelligence which enables her to Impart to the work Its true Interpretation; the rango is from G to D In alt. I.i y Praise for TJtali Singer, tl Prof. J. J. McCIellan has Just received a letter from Mme Katharine Von Klcn-ner, Klcn-ner, tho famous New York vocal teacher, In which she speaks in the following very complimentary way of Luella Ferrin Sharp, one of Utah's talented singers, who was formerly a pupil oC Madame Amanda Swonson of this cltyr "Of course you hear of tho really splendid splen-did work which Luella Ferrin Sharp Is doing this season preparing for her i operatic career. Sho has already finished two roles in French for which languago ; sho has a real talent- TVhilo In Paris last ' summer I made arrangements for her ap pearance at the opera next season providing provid-ing sho had llvo operas In perfect French. : The prospects aro that sho will bo able to do this with ease. Her coloraturc has also improved wonderfully. Last month an English manager, a friend of mine, offered her a flno leading position in his English compan, but 1 advised her to wait another year. "Mile. Carmen de Padilla, who has Ju6t arrived in America to make mo a visit, is delighted with Mrs. Sharp's voice and thinks sho is the coming American singer. Mile, do Padilla 13 the daughter of the great Deslree Artot after Mde Vlardot, the greatest teacher and artiste of the last fifty years, and she Is thcrc-loro thcrc-loro competent of Judging. 1 know as a friend you will be glad to hear of Mrs. : Sharps progress," To Preserve Folk-Songs, H. Recently tho Emperor of Germany recommended that a completo collection m . of German folk-songs shall be made and H, a commlttco for the purpose, with Prof von Llllencorn at the head, has been ap-, ap-, pointed. The project is on& which will meet wlt.li the approval of music-lovers H, e,wfId ?yer. Speaking of It tho New j lork Herald says; Hl "The noble task of gathering tho thou- l sands of beautiful songs of the Fnther- 1 lantl ana mailing them available in a ( complete collection is one that, naturally. , has received the support of many Jnllu- .nHaI PeJ?ona 1" Germany. It Is possible , that similar collections will be formed In tho other European countries that have a large Iterature of National music. AVo t hear. In tho concert-rcom and on tho operating stage, many of the folk-songs and become populai cither through the . blossoming on our native soil or through adoption from abroad we have songs that iVV0 ,entcre1 the home, and even, like 'la5-,,entcr? ,nt0 the Political life i 01 the Nation. About tho most genuine and characteristic of these songs we can ft0" tlve' If 'D'?,e-'--''nd the hold it has on tho entire Nation shows that wo have, the feeling for tho 'National' H lo03' ,on,r. wo are too young and havo i Vte?l u00 .busy and of 100 careless and H light-hearted a temperament to dream out i the sentiments of love. longing or hone that breathes from' every genuine folk- song of Europe." Music for the Blind. A commlttco of public-spirited New lork women, including among tho num-ber num-ber Mrs. Seth Low and Mrs. Schuyler van Rensselaer, has Just issued an appeal 1 ' to the public of New York asking that HJ ihose who attend concerts and other musl- cal performances do something tov.ard ameliorating the condition of and clvlntr pleasure to the blind. Among other things the appeal sets forth that "In the struggle for existence the blind are at ( such a disadvantage, in spite of the finan- cial help which they sometimes receive . I "P.?1 tue t5' tnat many of tho most In- telllgent cannot aflford any of the artistic dollghts which mean so much more to 1 .Vn ,han to other people. The practica- ' blllty and benefit of furnishing the best s musical and dramatic entertainments free f 1 to them has been proved by lis success j for many years in Europe, on tho conti- , iient and in England, As we aro credlta- ' bly Informed that managers can often , j Knoff well In advance that their houses . , will not be sold out, wo ask the philan- I I CTic alrcctors of opera, concerts and H tho managers .of standard theaters to I give, whenever possible, some unsold h tickets to the blind. Will subscribers when they cannot use their tickets, de-voto de-voto thera to the same purpose? This 1 committee appeals to the public and pub- 1 1 . llc-splrlted directors and managers to co- ' opera to in tho carrying out of an. Idea I the usefulness and feasibllitv of which HP aro heartily recognized by those whose I ' work has been for years among tho blind ' and the success of which would add to tho enjoyment of this appreciative part ' of tho community." 1 H I Explains "Parsifal." H Much has been written and much has H a , been heard of "Parsifal" during tho past H W few months. Therefore Walter Dam- rosch s talk on tho theme or Wagner's drama, given a few nights ago before the presentation of "Parsifal" at Springfield, will be of interest. Mr. Damrosch's ex-planatlon ex-planatlon follows: The drama has been called Wagner's 1 ( confession of faith. In It ho symbolizes a grand plan of Christianity as he under-' under-' stood It. He shows the growth of the liuman soul from absolute ignorance into ' a, 'u l Howerlng, and this evolution and development of the human soul you see enacted In the figure of Parsifal, who b(r9roA4j cnjjjuhtoned that most Chrla- 20IE. LILLIA2T BI iA.U'VELT, Tho Noted Singer, Who Appears in Salt Lake Thursday Evening Under the Auspices of tfcte Philharmonic Guaranteeing Associaj-.on. ' " tian quality, pity for the sufferings of others. This Is the central Idea of the drama. Wagner desired to dramatize scenes from tho New Testament, but tho Impossibility of- this was apparent, and so ho dramatized one of the stories centering cen-tering about the Holy Grail. It was from this cup that Jesus and tho disciples drank at ihe -last supper, and In it Joseph Jo-seph of Aramathea gathered the drops of blood that fiowed from tho side of the Savior as ho hung upon the cross. "This precious relic he bequeathed to th knight TIturcl, who took It to Monsalvat, where ho gathered around him a band of Christian knights who like himself devoted de-voted their strength and their lives to the cause of Christianity to help those who wcro In danger and succor those afflicted af-flicted and carry out the behests of tho Savior. In this work they were daily fed with food from tho Grail Itself- When TIturel became too old his duties devolved de-volved upon his son, Amfortas The principal prin-cipal theme of the drama and tho principal princi-pal theme of the prelude is that of tho Eucharist, which 1 will now play. This thome we may subordinate, as ono phase of It reveals the papsion of the Savoir and his redemption of mankind. This Is followed fol-lowed by four notes sjynbollc of the Last Supper. This themo Is followed by tho themo of tho Holy Grail Itself. This theme Wagner heard in the court church at Dresden, and it may be heard there today. The themo following that is tho alth theme, the absolute faith of the Middle Ages, tho faith of the Crusaders, 'I believer I will only adu one phrase that occurs later, the one of the sulTcring of tho Savior; it illustrates tho divine pity of the Savior for sinful mankind, "The next number takes us Into tho hall of the Holy Grail, accompanied by a change of scene, where Parsifal is found by Gurnemanz, who, thinking that the youth Is Intended for high purposes, leads him- to the hall to witness tho ceremony of the uncovering of the Grail. We listen lis-ten to the solemn tones or the processional proces-sional accompanied with the clanging of tho bell, and inviting to the feast of tho Eucharist. "The next number is the lament of Amfortas, Am-fortas, King TIturel, finding tho -weight of years too many, has bequeathed his offlco to his son. Amfortas. Amfortas sets out, lanco in hand, to do battle against the evil magician, Kllngsor, who, because ht was denied admittance to the brotherhool. has determined to ruin the Inllucnce of tho Grail, and has created a garden In the desert, filled with fantastic creations, half llowers and half women. , These tempt the knights" from their vows of purity and chastity. Many a knight of the company has been lost and Amfortas Fc-ts out to do battle, but himself fulls a victim to the charms of Kundry, a mvs-tc-rlous creature. In whom Wagner has typified good and evil battling with each other. She is supposed to have Jeered at the Savoir on the cross, and Is condemned to wander through tho centuries without finding rest or peace or redemption. She symbolizes many of those old legends the Flying- Dutchman, Herodia3 and the Wandering Jew. She wanders through the centuries seeking to atone to the knights of the Grail for her early Guilt, but ever and anon her old evil longings come over her and she Is compelled to do the bidding of Kllngsor, Amfortas falls a victim and Is wounded with the sacred spear. The wound Is symbolic of his aln and Will not close. In vain he longs for death. But as one dav he kneels before the sacred shrine an angel face appears to him and sings to him, 'By pity enlightened a guileless fool wait for him. a chosen tool One shall como a child In knowledge, who knows naught of the world or of evil, but who sliall become enlightened, through, pity for the sufferings suffer-ings of Amfortas. You can all read in tho dramas of Wagner how Parsifal Ts the "chosen one, and how Amfortas, though the most sinful of all, Is compelled com-pelled to administer the most sacred office of-fice of uncovering the Holy Grail. "When Parsifal In the iiccond act sees tho castlo of Kllngsor and enters It L Kundry, awaits him lu the garb ojC en- chantress. He 1ms never kn own a woman wo-man save his mother, Hcrzel plde. From her he lias run away In chl ldhood, not realizing that her llfo was biund up In him. Her tears, her laments finally ceased and. t'ho longed for deith to end her sufferings. Kundry with 1 treat craft and cunnin? when she rcceivec1, tills boy, sings him a song of his own childhood days and of the mother. Herzo'telde- Wo hear her slmT in wooing accents telling him of his mother's remaining at home and her Joy when ho tarried there with her. The song deifcribes how at Last her lament ceases :uid Ilerzeleldc's .heart is broken by her scrrow and she dlw It Is this song that AInie. Nordlca will now S'P "Tho closing excocot gives us Wagner's conception of the ch.arm that spreads all over nature on Good Friday. He nhows us in the third ac. a smiling moadow bathed in sunlight .over all nature. For this Wagner has wTlttcn this tranquil, slow and peaceful mu'sl'c." Composer of "The', Atonement' Of S. Colerldgc-Taylo r,. whose oratorio, "The Atonement," wni given In New York last week, the Ni?W York Tribuno says: "It is less than ten jears since tho name cf S..ColcrIdge-Tay.lor began to appear ap-pear with any kind of ffoquency In the catalogues of English music publishers, though his first printed u-ork made its appeararfce in lSOi For fl vi' years after that time he grew in local r eiutatlon. and then mado tho successful stroke which carried his namo across tlo sea. The stroko was the . composition of scenes from Longfellow's 'Iflawath; t," which on-Joyed on-Joyed so great and wide a vo-guo that tho composer was chosen for tl icno festival honors which frequently act .'a a sort of magical 'open sesame' to tho door of the publisher and the heart of the public. When ho came to be talked albout, tho discovery that his father wnt 1 1 a native African added unique Interest t0' his llfo story, and, though fame did nlot burst upon him overnight. It took i rapid .course when once it got started In his direction. di-rection. "Mr. Taylor was bom In London on August 15. 1S75. His father was ;ii physician, physi-cian, a native of Sierra Leone, ui the west coast of Africa, his motl it an English woman. His father was mot especially es-pecially musical, but provided vlo.'i n instruction in-struction for his son when ho was C i-ears old. At 10 the lad became a chorls -r In St. George's church. In 1SW ho foi,uul a patron through whose aid he became a pupil of the Royal College of Mtuslc. when In l&f3 ho won a scholarship vind for four years devoted himself all uost exclusively to composition under Prol C. VIlIIc-rs Stafford. On leaving the coh'ege he became professor of tho violin at Croydon conservatory, and conductor iDf ii; string orchestra." New Conservatory Orchestra. A conservatory orchestra has been organized or-ganized and is successfully In operation for somo time by the Salt Lake Conscrv- I alory of Music, under the conductorship of Dr. A. Brodbeck, the director who ' twenty-five years ago organized tho first hjgh school orchestra in Germany. Re-1 Re-1 hearsal.s aro held every Thursday evening eve-ning from 7.20 lo 9-.no p. m. at tho conservatory, con-servatory, South Second East. The principal orchestra instruments, besides mandolins and guitars, are played. The orchestra Is for student? jid advanced amateurs; is open to ladles and gentlemen, gentle-men, and in order to make the organization organiza-tion more effective a few more members will be received free of charge. Light operatic selections are a leading feature. The last concert given by thu faculty and students of the conaervatorv was highly appreciated by a largo audience, including includ-ing some of the leudlnff teachers and musicians of the city. Bauer Jday Hot Come. After all u Is probablo that Harold Bauer, tho great Frcmih pianist, will not como to Salt Lake. Hi was to havo tcen here on March 15th umder the auspices of the Philharmonic Guaranteeing association, associa-tion, but word was received late Friday afternoon that ho coul d not be hero on tho date named. If at n 11. His final decision de-cision In tho matter will bo awaited with cxtrcmo interest by Sla.lt Lako music-lovers, music-lovers, as- they had anticipated his coming com-ing with tho keenest pliwisurc. Husic No b es. "Programmo of tho con-ort to be given by Hold's band at the- Grand theater February 2Sth: March, "The Bandmasttsr" Wlllard Caprices: (a) "Patrol of tho Gnomes". ...Grugcr (b) "In Old Alabama' EUcnberg Grand selection, "Little Christopher" Chiryll & Gerker Imperial quartette, "Aniulo Laurie," air by Gclbcl Ashworth, Philips, Chris topherson and Squires. Grand selection from "lEIomeo and Juliet" Gounod Popular selection from "The Sultan of Sulu" Ado Imperial quartetfe: (a) "Wandering Singers' Burt (b) "Patrol" Clark Caprices: (a) "Any Rags" Clark (b) "Bedella" Jar o me & Swartz Grand selection to "Semlram Idc"..Ros3lnI ) A correspondent suggests that "In future fu-ture Mr. Held favor the -meal soloists with a piano accompanist, as the reeds and brasses alone are not at iall suited to tho voice." a 4 Charles Kent will sing a lrmrltono solo at tho First Presbyterian church this morning at 11 o'clock. 0 A concert by the Orpheus club at tho First Congregational church is one of the possibilities of the near future.. 1 "- -- |