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Show v Fow musical events In recent years have I" created so grent an Interest In Salt Lake p tho concert of Mndamo Molla at tho : ,isfcernaclo next Friday -evening. It la ncvon years slnco this meat artist was ! heard In Salt Lake, and slnco that time j It Is snld that the wonderful voice has lost i none of. Its sweetness or power, and that i : tho singer retaltra all the grace of man-l man-l jner and charming personality which have : :contr!blited so much to the success of her professional career. It Is further con-i con-i ceded by all the great critics of the coun-try coun-try that Madame Mclba has never been j heard to better advantage than on her : 1 present tour. Tho artists who accompany Madame i : Melba on the present tour have shared , with hor In tho success and with her have i i received unstinted praise from the critics. 1 Included In the number arc Mr. Van HooKOp tho tenor, whose reputation as an ' artist Is well known here. Monsieur Glll- Iwrt, tho French baritone, who will bo i , heard for the llrst time, has for several ' seasons been a member of tho Maurice : Gran Opera company In New York and i London. Slgnorini Sassoll, a young Italian 1 artist, whoso performances on the harp m. have aroused enthusiastic applause of the ; great audiences thnt have greeted the ; company, Miss Da vies, a London pianist. ; and Mr Nbrlh. formerly a flute soloist with the Boston Symphony orchestra. : The programme for Friday evonlng's con- cert follows- i Trio for harp, piano and flute Oberlhur Signorlna Sassoll, Miss. Davles and Mr. f North. ) Bongs (a) "Plalslr -d" Amour" Martini (b) "Jounes Flllettcs" Wekcrlln (Old songs of the eighteenth century.) Mons. Gllibert. ' Tho "Mad Scene" from "Lucia dl Lammermoor" Donizetti Madame Molba. . fFluto obllgnto. Mr. North.) Nordlsch Balade for harp Pocnlt7. Signorlna Sassoll. K Aria, "CelosU Alda" Verdi' 11 mv Van Hoo'se- jKraironata , Tostl ,y Madame Molba, FfHarp accompaniment .Signorlna Sassoll.) fjf "Malgre Mol" Pfciffcr If Mons. Gllibert. II "Dense des Sylsphes" Godcfrold m Signorlna Sassoll. Valse "So Saran Rose" Ardltl Madame Melba. ; Duet 'Le Cruclllx' Faurc Mr. Van Hoose and Mons. Gllibert. 1 It Is said that tho demand for scats ; for the. engagement of Melba exceeds that for any concert within recent vears, and It Is expected that the Tabernaclo will bo crowded on Friday night. Musicians' Protective Association. f A step in the right direction was that of Friday night when a number of Salt i Lake's prominent music teachers met and organized a State Music Teachers' association asso-ciation Not only will such an organization organiza-tion be benellclal to the musicians, but the public as well, as tho intention Is to as nulckly as possible have a law placed j upon the statute' books requiring that musicians, mu-sicians, as well as lawyers and doctors, pass examinations before being given certificates cer-tificates to teach any place in the State. As Is well known, there are anv number or men and women In this, as well as other States of tho Union, who make a living by pretending to teach music who are no moro fitted to be teachers than . arc soma of tho street organ grinders, and It Is against such as these that" the teach- , ers of Salt Lake City are preparing to fortify for-tify thomselves and the public. Another meeting Is to bo called in the near future when a permnncnt organization will be effected. ef-fected. The Symphony Orchestra. Most gratifying to the members of tho bymphony orchestra nnd those who have loyally supported It from the llrst was the attendance at the concert on Mondav last. : it was by far tho largest audience that ' I1 eVer attended a symphonv concert in I H1'3 c,tv. and gave evidence thai the sen- II f!.mlni t" favr of good music Is growing f J, U Lako Jt wns a thoroughly splen- ff Vid Proeramme, classical from the first to If. tno closing number, and tho sovernl en- Madamo IiTelba Her Latest London Photograph. cores demanded by tho audience, showed their great appreciation. Already members mem-bers of the orchestra are working on the third In the series of concerts, to be given the latter part of February or early In March, and It Is to be hoped that the Theater will be crowded to Its capacity upon this occasion. Mr. Shepherd has undertaken un-dertaken a great work for this city, and ho should receive the earnest support of all who wish to see the musical standard here lifted to a higher plane. Held's Band Concert. Programme for Held's band concert, January 22. 1DC5: Ovorturo, "The Poet and the Peasant" Suppc (a) "My Klckapoo" (new) Von Tllzer (b) "Ballad for Cornet" Bonct Mr. A. S. Zimmerman. Grand selection, "Bohemian Girl" .Balfo Solos by Mr. Sims, clarinet; Mr, Berry, paxaphone; Mr. Stevens, euphonium. Caprices (ai "Scissors to Grind" (new) Allen (b) "MInuett" Padcrcwskl Soprano solo (a) "A Winter's Lullaby",, ..Do Koyen (b) "Longing" Castello Miss Agatha Berkhocl. Concert waltze. "Espagnolla". .Waldteufel Caprice, "Teasing" (new) Von Tllzer Popular song medley, "Blue Bell" (new) .phataway Why Neglect Rubinstein. Thc greatest mystery In the musical world Is the neglect of Rubinstein." claims tho critic of the New York Post In a recent Issue. And then continues: "Whenever one of his works Is given as at tho Damrosch concert last Sunday, when Josef llofmann played one of the Rubinstein concertos thero Is an extraordinary ex-traordinary amount of enthusiasm and applause much more than eer follows a Brahms work, for Instance; yet It 13 always al-ways Brahms, Brahms, Brahms, and never Rubinstein. In other departments ' of buslnrs and music Is. of course, a business an effort Is made to give tho public what it wants. Not so at concerts 1 Is It surprising that concerts do not flourish flour-ish and that muslc-maklng Is getting to bo one of the most desperate of all professions? pro-fessions? In former days the expression bete comme un tenor was In vogue II should be expanded to bete comme un muslcien. What the public wants above all things Is melody. Tho .reason why tho public dotes on Wagner. Schubert. Chopin. Cho-pin. Tchaikovsky. Is that their works are I brimful of melody, Sonre Rubln3toln'n. I yet they are withheld from the public. ( which shows Its love of them on every possible opportunity! "Stupid as a musician.' mu-sician.' " To Do Away With Encores. A novel mothod hit upon by an Italian impresario for the purpose of suppressing suppress-ing encores might be tried to advantage in Salt Lake, where the demand for encores Is often little short of a nuisance Hero Is the notice which the Italian desires to be posted In the theater: "Persons desiring encores of a piece In tho opera, or a fragment of ballet, are re- , quested to inscribe their mimes In the j offlco when the performance Is over, and In consideration of the purchase of a second sec-ond ticket by the Inscribing persons; all the encores they wish for w III lie given." ; i People Need Educating. "Truly the way of the music teacher In 1 Salt Lako City must bo hard," says a 1 correspondent of Tho Tribune. "When a 1 hitherto reputable teacher, or would-bu 1 teacher, has to descend to personal abuse 1 when trying to retain her pupils, one can- not help thinking that she has no real merits to rely on. Yet such an occur- I rence took place recently. A woman who ' holds herself up for a capable teacher of tho pianoforte became so irate when one Of her pupils gave notice of her Intention ,to quit that she spent the next thirty minutes min-utes in trying to 'bulldoze' the pupil. Iitpr on, In acknowledging receipt of some fecf. she carried her abuse still 1 further, Iti writing. Those who aro familiar fa-miliar with tho woman's method of teach- I Ing cannot bo surprised at this. Her method consists mostly of no -method at all. In fact, It was upon tho writer's- ad-vlco ad-vlco and urgent persuasion that tho pupil pu-pil left tho teacher. A teacher who holds that scales aro not necessary for u pupil trying to acquire lh technlquo of the piano stands sclf-convlctcd In tho first place. Her solo mothod lies In telling the pupil to play a certain 'piece.' She sits by and merely corrects the technical mistakes mis-takes when the piece Is played. Where la tho method In this? No groundwork, no solid foundation or understanding of music mu-sic at all. And for all this tho woman had tho audacity to charge 51 a lesson for lessons les-sons that never exceeded half an hour. Surely, the fact that such a woman has any following at all here shows tho need for cduVatlng the peoplo musically." To Introduce Youthful Pianist. Miss Gratia Flandors has Issued invitations invita-tions for a piano recital to be given one week from tomorrow evening at the First Congregational church for her pupil, Master Henry Obcrndorfer. The young pianist will bo assisted by Miss Marian Obcrndorfer and Miss Romania Hyde, a pupil of Georgo B Skclton. Following Is the programme arranged for the ovcnlng: ' Happy Boy" (four hands) Koelllng Miss .Marian Obcrndorfer, Master Henry Obcrndorfer. Sonata op. -ID, No. 2 Beethoven Master Henry Obcrndorfer. (a) Prelude (four hands) Tours (b) Minuet (four hands) Tours Miss Marian Obcrndorfer, Master Henry Oberndorfer. Rondo In D Mozart Master Henry Oberndorfer. Violin Fanlaslc "II Trovatoro"..Slngaleo Miss Romania Hyde. (a) Bagatelle op. 33, No. 1 Eecthoven (b) Minuet from Symphony In E flat.. Mozart Master Henry Oberndorfer. (a) Romance (four hands) Tours (b) Taran telle (four hands) Tours MJss Marian Oberndorfer, Master Henry Oberndorfer. (a) Pipes of Pan Lacombc (b) Venetian Gondclllcd op. 19, No. C. Mendelssohn (c) Caprice op. 03. No. 0 Egghard Master Henry Obcrndorfer, Rondo op. 175, No. 1 (two pianos, four hands) Gurlltt Master Henry Oberndorfer, Miss Flanders. Flan-ders. , v. To Succeer Theodore Thomas. Tho Musical Courlor Is Informed on what It calls unquestionable authority that Fredorlck A. Stock, formerly assistant assist-ant conductor to Theodore Thomas, "has been placed hit entire charge of tho Chicago Chi-cago orchestra, and will not only lead all Its concertes this winter, but In nil likelihood likeli-hood Is also to bo elected permament musical director of the organization at the end of tho present season. Tho trusteed have Implied tacitly that offers of, or from, conductors now abroad are not desirable. de-sirable. Mr. Stock has been actively occupied occu-pied as a leader for noma years, assisting Theodore Thomas at many of the regular symphony concerts In tho Auditorium, and conducting all tho festival tours of the orchestra. Ho Is an excellent musician, and a leader of force and Independent purpose. The members of the orchestra are delighted at tho prospect of playing under a man whom they know well, and whoso beat they have followed so frequently fre-quently during tho past row years. Theodore Theo-dore Thomas had formulated practically all the programmes for this season, and Mr. Stock will carry them out exactly as planned by his Illustrious predecessor." "All Things Come." When Liszt, abused by myopic critics, used to say, ' I can wait," says the New York Post, ho knew the time would como when his croatlve genius would be unlvor-sally unlvor-sally acknowledged nnd r.ejolced over. Tho latest Instance of progress'ln musical taste comes from Paris. When Cherubim was director of the Paris Conservatoire ho refused re-fused to admit Llsst as a pupil In that Institution, partly as being a "foreigner" and partly because the personally disliked dis-liked prodlglcB. As a composer, Liszt has been tabooed by the famous orchestra of the conservatoire until lately; but the other day one of his most mature and characteristic works, the oratorio "Chrls-tuo." "Chrls-tuo." was produced by tho orchestra and chorua of that Institution and made a ileep Impression. The pastoral melancholy melan-choly of tho Introduction did not seem to Interest the audience, but thenceforth tho many beauties of tho work wero fully appreciated. ap-preciated. Tho organ part was played by M. Gullmant Will Give Pupils' Recital. Mrs. Graham F. Putnam and several of lier pupils will glvo a pianoforte recital at tho First Congregational church, Tuesday Tues-day ovcnlng. January 21. Assisting will bo Hugh W. Dougall, tho popular baritone, bari-tone, who will sing three numbcre. A large number of invitations have boon sent out and the church will doubtless be crowded. Following la tho programme arranged: Wedding March From tho Opera Fcramors .Rubonsteln (four hands) Dorothy Ingram and Mrs. Piltnam. a "By tho Spring" ii" ,m b. "Tho Fair" Gurlltt Margaret Eddie. Sonata op. -19 No. 2 ,. Beethoven . John Putnam. Bridal Song from "Hochzollmualck (two pianos) ..Jensen Florenco Waro and Hazel Gray. Two Irish Songs a. "To My First Lovo" k.Loehr b. "The Little Irish Girl" Hugh W. Dougall. "Tho Island of tho Fay". Henry F. Gilbort Miss Louise Lamson. Vcnezla Liszt I , Miss Alice Martin.' a. Egloguo No. 3 ,...Raff b. Allcgio Energico .....i..Sindlng Miss Julia Cullcn. Andanto Finale from "Lucia fll Lammermoor" Lam-mermoor" Lcschotlzky (left hand.) Miss Alvorda Martin. .. "Vision Fugitive" from tho Opora .of "Hcrodlado" Massenet Hugh W. Dougall. a. The Prophet Bird Schumann b. Llcbcstraum No. 3 Liszt First Piano Misses Lamaon and Cullen. Second Piano Misses Martin and Martin. Music Notes. M. Salezn, France's greatost tenor, paid a glowing tribute to two American prima donnas Mmcs. Eames and Nordlca In the Times tho other day, as "exponents "expo-nents of French vocal art In Its most no-blo no-blo focm." "What," ho nald, "are the chief characteristics of their singing? What Is It that we think of as most admirable ad-mirable In their art? First, perhaps, the excellence of their voice production. Next, tho perfection of their diction. And next, the grace, elegance, and refinement of their phrasing. They play on their voices as a violinist plays on hla Instrument, Not only do they sing notes, detached notes, set dpwn for them In their parts, but thoy also know how to link them easily and smoothly, and to beautify thorn with color, feeling, and expression." Tho spring and summer season of Innes and his band will begin this year In Chicago, whero tho organization will glvo two concerts. April 1 and 2, In tho Auditorium. Audi-torium. Innes will carry sixty, men this time, Including a corps of ten Instrumental Instrumen-tal soloists, and a group of the best singers sing-ers available. Tho tour includes two months on tho Paclllc coast, one month at Portland's exposition, and tho balance of the summor In tho central States. A committee has been formed, with M. Camllle Salnt-Saens as president and MM Vincent l'lndy and Wldor as vice-presidents, to promote the oroctlon of a monument monu-ment to Beethoven on the Place du Tro-cadero, Tro-cadero, in Paris. Tho design of the sculptor sculp-tor M. J. do Charmoy has been accepted, and tho memorial Is to be unveiled next May. A Beethoven festival Is to be held at tho same time. Mrs. Agnes Osborno gives an Informal muelcale at her home tomorrow evening. In Dortmulnd, Germany, a performnnco of "Die Walkure" was given a fortnight ago with tho magic fire scene left out The locnl chief of the Flro department refused re-fused to glvo his. permission for tho burn. Ing of red powder and bellows Arcs behind the scenes, and so the art purveyors at tho Dortmund opera-hourie gave tho opera without any fire scene. "Parsifal" is to be produced next June at Amsterdam, where It Is not protected by copyright. Rehearsals aro to commence com-mence at once, nnd tho best German singers sing-ers will bo engaged. The decorations, which aro to cost about $20,000. have been ordorcd from Vienna. It Is also said that although Frail Coslma Wagner has entered en-tered a protest, tho Amsterdamore aro convinced that tho law Is on their side Mr. McClellan goes to Grand Junction tomorrow night, and on Tuesday evening gives an organ recital at tho Congregational Congrega-tional church there. Tho Tabernacle choir 13 hard at work upon tho Hallelujah chorus from tho "Mount of Olives," by Beethovon, the Gloria In E flat by J. J. McClellan of this city, and "With Full Voico Choir Resounding," Re-sounding," by Beothovon. ono of which numbers will bo rendered by the choir at i tho Melba concert next Friday evening. |