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Show f With the Music Folk j f j 7 4 I Pryor a Bandmaster. iXrthur Pryor, so well remembered as Sformer Salt Laker and later trombone iololst In Sousa's band, has assumed a Jew role In th"e paBt lew months and Is ibw a successful leader of a famous and at present engaged in giving- concerts con-certs at Asbury Park, N. J. His season bbened at Philadelphia on February 19th and will continue about forty . fecks The band has a ten weeks' en- iacement during the summer, will jrobablr be heard at the World's Fair, thd later will tour the "Western States, 'eturnlng to New York about Dccem- icr 1st- , , Extracts from a long review of the ire of Mr. Pryor, appearing in a recent Bue of the Shore Press of Ashbury ark, N. J- will be read with Interest jy Mr. Pryor's hundreds of admirers in tils city; JfMr. Pryor Is a product of St. Joseph, jo from tho lund of "You have got to Show me," and this artistic tempera-l tempera-l Sent, coining from the Missouri bor-I bor-I ler, has certainly shown to the musical I florid a genius. As a trombone soloist, 5fce ntands alone, unedualed. His tone is , clear nnd flexible, and his playing larked with that beauty and grace h Is ever the attribute of the per-artlst. per-artlst. Ills playing on the Conn ibone Is remarkable for the pu're-of pu're-of tone that can be produced from rass Instrument. Pryor was born In 1S71, and Is squcntly I!3 years old. Ills father, late S. D Pryor, . attained great llncnce in the West as a conductor Is own band, which he organized forty years ago. During an en-ment en-ment In 'S3 at Denver. Colo., the G. encampment being held there year, e'ery bandmaster felt it ln-aent ln-aent upon him to serenade Black' Logan. One morning a number of lemen, Including the General, were Kited on the balcony, -when a small and stopped In front of tho hotel and egan the serenade. It was not a bad ihd by any means, and no one was riven from the balcony, although but I'tfe attention was given the players AtM the soft, clear tones of a trombone Bached them. The player had selected Blocked In the Cradlo of the Deep," Ind in an Instant the conversation was Ifcfecked and they were listening Intent-Ki Intent-Ki Never had the familiar air been flpyed with such expression on such an Hrtrumcnt. Kfo sooner had the solo ended than n. Logan jumped up quickly from his jMlr, and, hurrying downstairs, went iBtflnto the crowd that had gathered, 4pdclng his way to where the band llKdd. The leader recognized him and (Ktvovcd liis bearskin as ho advanced jBteard the general '.'Where Is the man imil played the trombone solo just rlKv?"' asked the General. "He is here." Wfclled the leader, and, turning, ho fjKlcd to a young boy, who came for-WciL for-WciL bashfully, his cap In one hand and tefctrombone in the other. IgThls is my ton, Arthur Pryor, Gen-HUAtid Gen-HUAtid I am pleased If his playing -gpealed to you. I told him that he W playing for yon when he began, ft I guess he did the best he could." sHhave never heard "Rocked In the SMle of the Deep' played with better jfcresslon or with more telling effect," IBd the General, as he laid his hand on afcbushy red locks of the boy. "It is jMi's gift, and he has a great future." " eh, looking Into the upturned eyes the youth, he said' "Make the best K) of the divine gift you have, my 5 If," and drawing a small American j MS from his breast, he pressed it Into 3 ml boy's hand, then moved quickly i mck to the hotel. That flag is one of IK! Pryor's treasured possessions. Iphortly after tho return from the u, Arthur's father being so Impressed Khthls Incident, he decided to give 3,boy a more thorough education, and .althat end secured Prof. Plato, a re-R'ned re-R'ned harmonist and theorist, who imb him in charge. During his studies jBflovoted a great deal of his time to rt;Bdo, In consequence of which, at the J0f 20 he became so proficient that fljjwas engaged as musical director of JStanley Opera company, of which Ifcprima donna at that time was Alice jftlaen. During the engagement In jBt. Lake City with the opera com-'iWy com-'iWy SIr Pryor was prevailed upon to .jllbpart In a concert which took place Sfcthe Bait Lake theatre His reputa-K reputa-K as a trombone soloist had pre-jBfd pre-jBfd him. owing to his accepting an jfcaeement with Gllmore's band. Pryor has realized all of his Ideals jBfoecomlng tho greatest genius on the Iwibone of this or any other country. iKhas established a school for trom- that stands alone, and In the near ire latends to give his great gifts . .years of study on the Instrument In jBlhool for trombone players that will lP?ar h.lni In the heart of every stu-'1 stu-'1 that plays trombone in the world. (iwr .Pryor has played over 5000 solos jBe ast twe,ve years, covering every' .of promjnence in America and Eu- v',K Q Goldmark Lectures. lK-e of tho muj3lcal events the first 1K,n Ma' WH1 be the illustrated lec-jjBrecltals lec-jjBrecltals on Wagner by Rubin iark of New York. They are to 11PVien Under the auspices of Unity at Unity hall on May '3rd. Rth, 6th 'vtn. and Judging by the criticisms W' Golamark's work In other cities J W country, Salt Lakers are to be AWL, tulated upon having the prlvl-aPvf prlvl-aPvf ,hear,ne him. In a criticism of lliiT0 rk's Interpretation of the a Colom1 Springs paper R: he second lecture in his course If. Wagnerian music dramas was II? y iIr null" Goldmurk In the wiorium of the Perkins Fine Arts ''K!D.at c'olorado college last night. wi I .c wh,ch heard the lecture Hi? AVns even larser than that lES altended the first lecture last I slfS y n,eht, and like the former. It Icltyni0Sed thG ,eadInff People of " jKte a brlcr synopsis of the 'Rhein-'mc 'Rhein-'mc -v7P0 whlch he lectured last Wr. Jlr Goldmark took up the 'Val--'1lh,i , hls treatment of this, the '"JllnLurai'ia ,n the tetralogy, Mr. Inlonntu Beeme(1 l be the living lm-'iEnf lm-'iEnf ?n o the conceptions and -IfciTn greal dramatl3U After first lEokVi'0"''11 oul"e of the drama, 'Khi nriVu,scene by 8Cene and act by ' ItbkJ ' 0n to tel,lne the story of flKiu? ofn I,ro,ri-,S8es through all its iW&B nmP no dePicd the stage Wing thr ?,the,most striking scenes, if of ttt Wh0le wlth an Interpreta- 'llbn ill r"01"011 thr,1,ed cvcrv tSlrers K the attc"tion of his tl ? for tLthHy 8Cem?d to 1030 em-' em-' J but til , 4 me and be oblivious of A aSEof Jhe master through ' o3 nu r tne P'ano. Several times HHitHnumi ft inimi t 4 m m Jp I "" ' ARTHUR PRYOB. ' I plausdht the close of the lecture was hearty and prolonged. "The lectures arc beyond doubt the greatest musjeal events of this kind this city has known, and Indications are that at each -succeeding, lecture Mr. Goldmark will be greeted by a larger audience, for tho Interest Is Increasing." State Band nt Tabernacle. Prof. Pedersen and the members of tho Utah State band are to be congratulated congrat-ulated upon the artistic success of their first concert, given nt the Tabernacle last Thursday evening. The audience was disappointingly small, due no doubt to the very disagreeable weather, but it Is doubtful if a more appreciative gathering of people ever assembled In the great Tabernacle. Numbern by tho band were especially well received, the audience breaking out again and again in tumults of applause. Twice were encores responded tf. the audience refusing re-fusing to be satisfied after the splendid rendition of the "Unfinished Symphony" by Schubert, arranged by Prof. Pedersen, Peder-sen, and the "La Reveil de Lion" (Konskl). From a musical standpoint, at least, the concert was a success, and Salt Lakers will look forward with pleasure to future appearances of the band. Young People's Recital. The juvenile pupils of Mrs. Bertie Dersham Snodgrass will give a pianoforte piano-forte recital at the Ladles' Literary club next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, when the following programmo will be given: Duet "Splelman's Standchcn" Low Josephine and Florcnco Vencss. Solo "March" , Krogmann Clotil Engelhard. Solo "Waltz" Burgcmullcr Myrtle Turner. Duct Mulr Nelllo Rellley. Solo "Piny fulness" Lango Emma Kllllngsworth. , Solo "No. 5, from Pixie Land" Brown Evelyn Gartslde. Duet "Waltzer" Klrchner (Two pianos) Irma Smith Solo "Hunting Song" Splndler" Andrew Clausen. Solo "The Hunt" Dcmuth Hopo Engelhard. Duet "Idyllc" Hcnachcl Alice Rellley. Solo "Tono Picture. Op 19"...,EIIcnberg Elgin Grames. Solo "Tulip" Llchncr Margaret Hutchinson. Solo "Dancing Spirits" Bohm Josopnlno Vcness. Duot "Rondo. Op. 175, No. 2" Gurlltt CTwo plnnos) Virginia Shannon Solo "La Zlganda" Bohra Marie Warburton. Solo "Etelka" .. Krogmann Harriet Crabbc. Duct "Rondo, Op. 175, No. 3" Gurlltt Kato Nelson. Solo "La Fontaino" Bohm Courtenay Harris. Solo "Wanda" Bohm Hazel Sin I tlx. Duet "Homage a Handel, allegro con fuco" Mochclcs (Two pianos) Erma Cahoon. Solo a "Spinning Song Ellmcnrcich b "Little Wanderer" .., Lango Kate Nelson. Solo "Melanle" Bohm Irma Smith. Solo "Valso Arabesque" Lack Erma Cahoon. Mrs, Snodgrass. The Best Not Encouraged. The recent remark of Richard Straus, that he would rather produce an Interesting Inter-esting work like "Pfcffer Tag" than attract at-tract large houses, has called forth the following discourse from Harper's Weekly on the danger of leveling down In a democracy, especially in matters of art: "The educational value of a vlylt from Richard Strauss is not exhausted in tho musical world. His reported conversations are full of philosophical enlightenment for just such people as we are, and the chief danger Is that his comment should seem to us so novel as to be taken as unmeaning. lie is reported re-ported as saying that he would rather produce an interesting work like Schilling's Schil-ling's "Pfeffer Tag" than attract laiye houses, and upon-hearing the fateful words, 'The public will not like It,' he responded, wearily, 'I don't care what the public likes,' "Genius pursues an ideal, It has nc tlmo to try to please. It lives, and It must live, oblivlou9 of that huge machine ma-chine for leveling down, the public. Dr. Strauss's protest Is strikingly like that of a great railroad capitalist of a generation gene-ration ago who disposed of the public in thre& words. But he anathematized the public for his personal Interests, Strauss loses it In a great Ideal. "In our country the claims of the public to have what it wants have been served to the detriment of nearly all the nobler pursuits. Wo are overrun with free libraries stocked with cheap current fiction, free schools where the training of the scholar is sacrificed to & that of the tradesman, a theater that systematically addresses itself to the v widest circle of amusement-seekers, an i enormous output of periodicals that w makes the same appeal. Doubtless tho i masses are more cultivated than in any country In Europe, but our sacrifice Is that we produce no great music, no V great literature, no great art. We are J, dragging everything to the level of tho i masses. A modern writer who has ob- reserved re-served us-i from the standpoint of a cul- tlvated Frenchman has accused us of 4 unpardonable short-sightedness. As a J nation, he says, we are not Interested In the graver problems of life. Just this tendency to cater to tho crowd, In- stead of encouraging each art to offer 'j Its best, even if for the few. is the flaw which is allowing us to fall behind the If rest of the world in every sphere ex- K cept those of commercial prosperity Jj and mechanical Ingenuity." i; Studio Recital. Mrs. Martha Royle-King nnd Miss Oliver have Issued unique and attrac- tlve Invitations for a studio recital to- morrow evening at their new studio In 5 the Commercial club building. Like tho t furnishings of their studio, the pro- grammes aro all In red and black, and very attractive they are. The recital r tomorrow night Is the first In a series of what promises to be among the most popular musical events of tho spring and early summer. Following Is the i programme for tomorrow night, 8:15 : o'clock being the hour named for be- 'j ginning: f "Spinning Wheel" Chamlnado Z- Miss Oliver. (a) "Julia's Garden" Rogers i (b) "Tho Spring is Coming O'er the. S Lcc" (Old English Song) Downs Mrs. King. ? (a) "Reverio" Schumnnn I (b) Waltz Chopin I Miss Oliver. E "A Norwegian Plaint" Loomla Mrs. IvJngi p Melodies Polonaises" Liszt 3 Miss Oliver. X (b) "Hark, Hark the Lark" Schubert t (a) "Hedge Rosea" Schubert 3 Mrs. King. "Chantc do Nlades" Achcr t Miss Oliver. I "April Rain" Woodman T Mrs. King. r S "Music Notes. jh This morning at St. Paul's church I Mrs. Martha Royle King will sing E "Peace I Leave With You." U Mrs. Agnes Osborne will give a pu- Kj Dlls' recital at her home on the even- ing of May 0th. ' h " tk One of the most charming numbers on Uj the programme rendered at Mrs. John ffl T. Donnellan's home Wednesday even- H ing waa the duet by Mrs. Charles G. 1 Plummcr and Miss Agatha Berkhocl. P -- n M". and Mine. Do Loery have moved R the Franco-Italian Conservatory of Music to rooms 25D-2C0 Commercial Club 3 block. I H J. To accommodate tourists who are de- ? slrous of visiting Saltalr and also at- A tending the organ recitals at the Tab- ernacle, the time of holding the latter has been changed to 5:20 o'clock on f Tuesdayy, Thursdays nnd Saturdays of ! each week. S Walter Damrosch and the N(w York i Symphony orchestra started a week Y, ago Monday on an extended tour a through the West and South. Among E8 tho cities to be visited are Buffalo, CIn- I clnnatl, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago, Houston, New Orleans, Pittsburg and i many others. The programme will con- slst largely of symphony and Wagner concerts, the latter Including music i from "Parsifal." Ten soloists will ac- I company Mr. Damrosch during the en- tire tour. Including Mme. Mlhr-Hnrdy. 9 soprano; Miss Margaret Crawford, alto; Q Dan F. Beddoe, tenor; Francis Ar- 1 chambault, bass; David Mamies, violin, and Leo Schulz, 'cello. R 4 ? After a service of twenty years as or- 3 ganist of the Old South church in Bos- jj ton, Samuel Carr last week resigned his I position. Hlo choir work has been with E him an avocation, as he Is one of the S trustees of the Ames estate, and holds I other responsibilities of trust. One 5 other member of the choir has been I connected with it equally long, the well- I known bass, D. M. Babcock. Mr. Carr $ will be succeeded by Henry 33. Wry, who for three years has played at the 1 evening service. I' May 20th Is now reported ns the date I of Paderewskl's departure for his tour Q of Australia and the British colonies In I the East. Whether he will return to & Europe through the United States next winter seems still unsettled. |