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Show 'il I.HH Mil UHUM My li IB II I Ml I BIIIIBfcl' !MjaIclanB aa well as society people are enjoying a rest Just now, thore having been but one concert during tht week Just past the St, Patrick's day ontertalnmcnt nt the Thoator under tho nuspices of the choir of St. Mary's cathedral. Xaturally lntorest Is now centered anon Harold Bauer, the fnmous planl3t, who comes to us a weok from tomorrow nlfTht. From all that can be learned of Mr, Bauer ho Is master of hla art, and muBlc lovers will i have tho plcasuro of listening to the jrreat- A . est pianist who has appeared here since r Paderewskl thrilled an audience at the fig 'abomaclo several years ago. Just a little 'V - later Alfred A. Farland the noted ban- V Joist, will be heard here a. recital which I R , Is also being looked forward to with keen, Jl 5 pleasure, 5. a" Music in Catholic Churches. If JB , In a recent article tho Boston Pilot com- H .K mcnts at length upon tho probable effects I M of tho edict of Plus X. regarding reformn ; H MK: In tho music of the Itoman Cathollo to AAT churches. It was nt first supposed that J AAA. tho edict would not affoct the Catholic I AW'. churches In America, which Is In a degree I mm. Mill considered a missionary realm, but Ir MK ' tho high ecclesiastics of the country have m' responded bo promptly to tho Pope's wmmt wishes In this respect that It Is certain tho AE?- chungo will be accepted hero, and tho fu- BfBr turc of music In the Catholic churches of af&V' tho country will thoreforc be watched with HHv no little Interest. Tho essentials of tho mm Pope's edict aro sot forth by the Pilot In this language: IB "Tho restoration of tho Gregorian chant , as tho chant proper to tho Roman churoh, ML: the only chant Inherited from tho nn- KH clent fathers, and the supremo modol 'for vB. such other music as may bo permitted at S 'M' public worship. B -Am "Tho strict adhcrenco to tho Latin lan-guage lan-guage and to tho order and Intelligibility t'JK oi ,he liturgical toxt. feVro "Tho adhcrenco of all sacred compoBi- .Cflifllts tlons to that special concept and form v llr which ecclesiastical tradition has assigned JT. IHr to them. f; II. "Tho music to bo for tho most part 'HL choral; solos, though not entirely ex-It ex-It eluded, to bo In tho naturo of 'melodic m projections,' and an Integral part of the i' B choral composition. j TM ("The exclusion of women from tho Tflh fcfil choirs. Tho singers In church have a real JMBlVi liturgical office, which women as such are WWff) incnnablo of exercising, and tho choir Is TJH ft prohibited to them; let us add, on tho mMr L. samo principle, thnt the priesthood Is pio-W pio-W hlbltcd. Tho men forming tho choir should z p bo of well-known piety and uprightness H f ! of life, and whllo on duty should woar tho M Y priestly cassock and surplice. mwMi rg "Tho Institution of diocesan musical BFl m commissions. I w "Tho restoration of tho ancient scholac mMf. j cantorura. mUl hi "All theso principles have been enun- Hk- w elated before In decrees of various Popes, H', H and In many cases with abundant fruit H. I of reform. But the present sovereign Pon- KJ a tiff has gono further than his predecessors mm' j In making tho present Instruction a Judl- AAkr '2 H cial coJo of sacred music, tho provisions Bru f i wnlch aro to bo put In force ovcry- AAh ivwi whero as soon as possible, and the scrupu- hbV'v M aH" scrvanco wn'cn s imposed upon. HV j ha Pius X Is a musician, and It was not V Btrange that a reform In church music mm 't r8" "wtis ono of tno flrst things to bo under- mF (fU 1 t taken by him. Ever slnco tho tlmo of H U Gregory there havo been cpasmodlc at- Mj SIP1' tempts to reform tho music of the church, n Yi ut lonj periods of laxity havo succeeded H '&M fO each "of theso attomptcd roforms, until It jfl Vq i Is said that of lato Cathollo muslo has be- Hl !i, como almost as secular as that of iho BHfl V Protestant church. 1 j Tho Pilot further gees on to toll what has been done and what tho effects are 1 likely to bo In theso words: HHM "Tho formation of boy choirs has been ffl 1 woll begun In tho schools of tho nrchdlo- HBHI i 'ceso of Boston, and tho diocese of Port- fl r i land. Mo. Tho boy choirs of the Mission VBl iCii -1 cnurch, St. James's and St, Vincent's, Hflfll "Boston, are alroady an oncournging dem- Mrit )7M:tatlon of what can bo dono with tho N "JM mwyrlal to bo found In every parish. Tho rviffhMi n parish es with schools naturall' have the l 1it udvaaftago. But much can bo dono with 1 A Hj m j even a good Sunday-school. Bxpenso must ' ( ' 'VI be incurred for competent Instructors, 1 1 11 and many difficulties overcome. But tho imA beneficial effect of thl3 new form of Jri'J ii church activity on Catholic lLfo In gen- 1 (fl ''(iil ornl w"l soon ropay prlestH and people for )l 1 w their sacrifices. Tho abolition of tho or- Hi i gan-loft with its mixed choirs will work 41. ; little or no financial loss to tho women if ' I 1 1 slngors, as practically nil the Dingers havo i 3 boon volunteers. J4, "But the training up of gonerntlon after f ; gonoratlon of boys ajjd young men In tho f minute knowledge of the language and i spirit of tho liturgy will help to restore 1 tho ages of faith. Tho boy will havo a j fl rightful ambition to bolong to the choir. If 111' I t 1 'J ue man nct Ushtly glvo up what Is Ml , T 1 Identified wltli his sweetest memories, and fl , hifs become as a second nature to him. J 1 I Tho fulde Idea that, outsldo tho priesthood. iAivC c'Q 1 "women are chiefly concerned with special w I and aelf-sacrlllclng servlco to tho church Is ' will be corrected; und Intelligent, i-obust, P' St jnanly ploty will bo Increased, and nerved l ' to high cnterprlso from tho light and ' 1 strength received In ltn special and most ., honorablo participation in tho church's j l I public offices." In Praise of Bauer, l I CI Commenting upon the- recent appearance W j 1 of Bauer In San Francisco, and who will jH 1 appear hore nt the First Congregational ' t ( J 1 church a week from tomorrow night under I i ' I S tho auspices of tho Philharmonic Guar- H , ; Kulu 1 anlcclng association, tho San Francisco 1A1 i nftJt Chronlcln sneaks In thn follnwlntr cnmnll- I CA t mentary way: tfll "Without reservation. San lanclsco, aCit after hearing Harold Bauer last evening I Kn in Lyric hall, cin glvo Its heartiest ap- 1 Shi provul of the unqualified pralso tho rc- fjfj' malndcr of tho world has been according Wn 1:1m theso several years past. He is all If D i tli ut the most enthusiastic havo claimed ' fiw i1or him a thorough master of tho plano- uli 'forte. Consuminato art, a temperament k that permits him to llvo over every i J' tliought, every Impulse of tho world's iqi' greatest composers, n great, aympathetlo M. ' Intelligence and a surmounting of all tcch-nlcal tcch-nlcal difficulties, places Bauer among the Jrjl first of tho world's grentest pianists. Ho A(4f Is absolutoly without affectation, and rare Yj! Blnccrlty marks his every pcrfoi-mnnce, fX Although ho has Individuality In a marked ?l degree,, ono can not but feel that Bauer Is A reminiscent of tho great Paderewskl, tho Ql , man who turned his career from that of wL a violinist that ho might lako his placo )fl 1 among tho greatest Interpreters of tho B piano. Bauer has worked out his own ln- V terprotatlons, but he got something from I his tlmo of study with Pndcrowakl that he will always iotain. No pianist outslda f.. of these two men ever gave tones such lir wondrous color. For them tho piano Si elngs. "Without disloyalty to PndcrewskI, tho poet of the pianoforte, honesty com- fi,'i ielH tho statement that In somo ways n? Bauer Is tho greatest artist; he ha3 moro FM' vlrllly. and is more oven in his ait. From 7-jH Schumann to Chopin and on to Liszt. jAJ! Bauer's performances aro equally good." M IS Pluck of Prima Doruia. -fw'i S Many Salt Lakers who heard Grace Van Ml Sluddlford during her appearance with tho jl1, '.'l Bostonlans hero last season will read tho 5h following account of her career with in o) tercst: ljiaat"lfll .''Gracu Van Studdlford, the prima donna TVPfdQI U"JC 'Tho Tted Feather,' Is a woman who , rijns shown to tho world wnat a wife enn t . jFH ' do whon tho needful tlmo comes toward MvVsMI making back for her husband the foi tuno -B which events may compel him to rolln- mfi qiilsh. She has gono from comparatlvo Ti- An poverty to affluence, has soon that vca.th am .fll dltappcoiu in a night, hos' found dlru ne- THB AM cesslty confronting hor and has taken up AJAw "AB bravely again the liro that sha thought sho jk S had passed from forever. Stepping from IJAAIAuAT the stage to the front rank of tho finest IvAAlHHI society in St. rouls, when th.? time enmo fnH she turned her back upon all thn glitter, tHwAH once moro brought her talents to tho rcs- UeH cue and now shti Is on the high road to EaBBII prosperity again. Her history is one that fi.Ti - ml rcfvds like a iiovcl, but, better than llctlon, M 'v frl KlifK was some time ago when the Bos- H J lK.5rllans were singing 'Robin Hood that nHi1 -vJi i&raco Qulvo attracted tho attention In St. Ml I AS Louis of wealthy Charlie Van Studdlford. t1 - 2j She sang tho part of Maid Marian and UMhr fzM she sang It so well that she was almost mV -clnl tho star of the opera, Charlla 'Van.' ns 'VAAB he was called a general man about town, AAA .B Bclpn of cno of tho oldest and wealthiest Harold Bauer, the Eminent Pianist, "vTho Makes His First Appearance Appear-ance in This City at the Congregational Church March 28th. families hen rd hor one night and tossed his hoart over the footlights to hero. There was a meeting, a courtship, ho followed the company from place to plnce, and finally a wedding and resignation. And tho famous Grace Quivo went to St. Louis to preside over tho magniilcint home and household of cue of Its millionaires. Sho was received by society without question and was installed at once as a reigning favorite. fa-vorite. "Charllo Tan' woko up one morning to find himself penniless. Ills estate was involved in-volved to its limits and when a settlement with his creditors was made he had not enough to live on. Then he told his wife. Sho took up tho old life where it had been left off. She went back ones more to her first success and soon after tho fortune had flown she was once more behind th footlights. Fortune frowned again nnd Mrs. 'Van' resigned on the advlco of her friends. "But at last sho went to hor own. The Bo.itonlnn3 were putting on 'Maid Marian. Ma-rian. a sequel to 'Robin Hood.' They bent for her to sing the name role. And sho accepted. After that all v.cnt well and now there Is no cloud In her sky. She is now a full operatic star under tho management man-agement of F. ZlegfehJ, Jr., husband cf Anna Held. And next summer sho will tour Germany, for which she Ls also under un-der contract now. "Mrs. Van Studdlford has a fine voice, a good figure and delightful stage prrsonoe. Sho lias lost none of the social prestige by her return to tho operatic field." The Holy City. This evening at S o'clock at the Christian Chris-tian church "The Holy City," a sacred cantata, given with such success at the. church a short time ago, will be repeated, tho cantata to take tho place of tho regular regu-lar evening service. Tho soloists of tho evening will be Miss Nellio Plnkerfon. Miss Edna Dwyer, W. D. Phillips and Edward Copley. Mrs. J. "V. Christy is director; di-rector; Mrs. J. H. Sanborn, ncoompan'3t; A- E. Hubbard, violinist. Following are the names of those making up the chorus: Soprano MIhh Hopo Mclnlyrc. Mrs. 12. II. Dormnn. Miss Sophia Berry, Miss Hal-tie Hal-tie "Ward, Miss Kalhrine Pratt, Miss Chcs-ley Chcs-ley Carman. Alto Mrs. A. E. Hubbard. Miss Crete Plnkerlon, Miss Edith Cornell. Tenor L. S. Wilson, C. R. Twining. F. J. "Wight. Basso E. "W. Bayslngcr, R. B. Bowon. A. E. Hubbard, J. L. Moore, E. C. Recder. Noted Banjoist Coming. Much Interest Is being taken In the banjo ban-jo recital to be given by Alfred A. Farland. the "Magician of the Banjo." In the Congregational Con-gregational church on Friday evening, April 1st. Since Mr. Farland last ap- l tV.(u nlif fmtw vnnrc nirn lift hnq mndo a tour of England, whero ho met with tho most fiaitoring success. Ills initial in-itial appcaranco abroad was in London nt St. James hall, where ho played to an audience au-dience of 20CO people and created qiilto a sensation in musical circles. He plays ul! the masterpieces of Beethoven, Mendelssohn Men-delssohn and Chopin on the banjo in a truly artistic and enjoyable manner. Of hla playing of the classical, all s, tho Ohio Stalo Journal of Columbus says: "There would not be such a popular abhorrence of classical music if the artists of other Instruments In-struments could bring out the tlmo and tuno as plainly and as sweetly as docs Mr. Fnrlnnd on the banjo." Mr. Farland will he assisted in his concert con-cert hero by Prof. C. D. Schetllor, guitar virtuoso, who has recently returned from Germany, where ho has been playing for the past year. This will bo tho first opportunity op-portunity for tho Salt Lako music-loveis to hear Mr. Schcttler since his return, and It ls expocted that those who aro fond of tho guliar will avail themselves of the opportunity op-portunity to again near Utah's talented nrtlsL MIbs Margory Mulvoy, an exceptionally excep-tionally accomplished mandolin soloist, and tho Ladles' String Quintette have also been ongaged for the concert, and will add much to the already ojoys-ble programme which hos been arranged Cor this musical event. Portuno in Tenor Voice. Speaking of tho scarcity of great tenor volcen mid of tho difficulty with which Mr. Conrled will meet next season In securing se-curing ono for tho "Wagnerian roles, the Xow York Sun 3ays: "When one thinks what the reward of a really great tenor Is, the failure of men singers to develop their Uilenta -scorns incomprehensible. in-comprehensible. It may ho accounted for only on the ground that,lhelr natural deficiencies de-ficiencies make Improvement Impossible. It ls not tho lack of voice that makes tho great tenors GOvKfciircc. There aro plenty of them with finer voices, for Instance, than that of tho great Jean dc Rcszku. But thoy lack tho qualities which havo made him famous qualities which are In all probability strictly personal, Just as his noao pr his eyes aro. It seems strange though, that somo of them arc not able to como approximately Into the samo class, when one recalls how many are gifted vocally with sufficient powers to put themselves Into tho first rank. Yet there aro no successors In sight for this great-eat great-eat of Wagnerian tenors." Premature Decline of Singers. In a recent number of Ihc Musician, published In Boston, Frank Tubbs explains ex-plains why singers decline premature. Ho bays "Willi prosperity wo all become good livers und dino sumptuously every day.' Wo grow lazy of body and sluggish of mind. Wo will not keep up practice and we lose Interest, Most pcoplo at -10 have very pessimistic views on life. They sec tho ambitions of youth have not been gratified, they ore nowhero near the point they expected to be at-that age. The feeling. feel-ing. 'What's the use?' takes possession of them, and they take life more easily. All this means giving up the core of the voice. Rest assured, If that care Is gono there will be accumulation of rust and duct. Things will not go so well as formerly. Tho singer knows that. Then comes laziness. lazi-ness. ,Ho ls too Indolent to seek the cause and removo it. Tho greatest admiration should bo given Mme. Trebelli, and her case demonstrates what can be dono nnd what should bo done. Her voice lost Its upper notes and the middle voice was harsh. She met with rebuff whon she applied ap-plied for engagements. Startled by this, sho studied the causo and heroically met her case. Tho result was that In a year she sang bettor than ever, and up to her last vear sho sang gloriously. Becauso they will not glvo up high living Is the great causo of decay of voice. Physical parts respond best to simple living." St. Saen's "New Opera. It Is cabled from Paris that Saint Saens's new opera "Helen" has Just been given at Monto Carlo with success. It. Is said that the work Is more a lyric cantata than an opera. It is Greece In thn. Homeric period. Tho part of Helen was sung by Mme. Melba. The weak point In tho composition Is the lack of dramatic action. ac-tion. "There is a delleiously pootlc scene when Aphrodite, surrounded by nymphs, f-mergos from roseate clouds and commands com-mands Helen to give herself to Paris. Tho music Is delightfully puro and ls considered consid-ered equal to tho composer's hitherto most successful efforts." Cincinnati Music Pestival. It Is said that the biennial Cincinnati music festival, which Ib to bo given May llth-Hth, will be attended by an unusual number of prominent musicians, as a special spe-cial tribute to Theodore Thomas, who has son long conducted tliesi festivals. The one of this year will be the IGlM, and thu programme Indicates that It will bo inferior in-ferior to none of its predecessors In Interest. In-terest. Bach. Beethoven and Brahms, tho three great B's, aro lo furnish tho foundation, foun-dation, and the minor works will be of a varied and attractive character. Music Notes. Prof. McClellan and Mr. Giles will return re-turn this week from llielr Knsti-rn trip. While in Washington, Prof. McClullan was entertained by Dr. Walter, o-gaplst of tho Jewish sjnngogue at the nationul capital. Dr. Walter will be remembered by many who heard his recital on tho great Taber nacle organ Immediately after it was ro-modoled. ro-modoled. It Is probable that he will tcomo hero again early In tho spring and glvo several recitals. , Miss Agatha Beikhoel will appear in concert In Ogden on Thuadrsy next under the auspices of tho Taben.uc'.e choir of that city. In additivii to the choir, Miss Berlchoel will bo apslsted by Mr. Wolhe, violinist, and Spsicor Clawson, pianist. o a n Mrs. Martha Royle Kin and Miss Oliver Oli-ver give a recital at Logan the first week in April. ' 0 Tho regular meeting of the,class for the study of musical history has been postponed post-poned from Monday until Tuesday oven-lng, oven-lng, when It will be hold at tho home of Mrs. Agnes Osborne at S o'clock. at, On Tuesday evening at tho First Congregational Con-gregational church. Miss Gratia Flandors gives a recital for. her pupil, Miss Judith Evans. Miss Evans will be assisted by Mr. Skelton, violinist, and Mr. Schcttler, "cellist, Tho Tribune is In receipt of a new song, "True Love's Kiss." by Mrs. Elslo O'Brien of Eureka, arranged by J. W. Dodge. Miss Lillinni Oliver has removed her studio stu-dio to tho Commercial club building, whero sho will be associated with Mrs. Martha Royle-King. V At tho First M. E. church Sunday evening even-ing Mrs. E. E. Wood will sing Sankey's "Heaven and Homeland" (by request). |