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Show , Holes -i music a Iflusictaas a j re than onco the Salt Lako public ' ' .wn blamed for tha lax support It a m to pood music Occasions liavc been Hi ' ' u!a when great artists havo conic hero even But for the lack of financial fc' l'3 achieved by tho Conrlcd Opera 3 "Tniny here, only tho management of - rvmrlod company Is to blamp. yndcr , Kmstanccs. iho Salt Lake public ; & ,B It could for Mr. Conried's colv ' .In of artists, but tho same can not be llfnr the Conrled management ' h 1 local management did all In Its 8 ,Trto mako ll affair pay. Some very ' C mcn had hold of iho advertising. '. ffincert had full publicity. Jn fact was Sd But for all thai, the public i . : ' i resentment at being worked. . f Tha Prices paid woro double New ark wXer : prices. For any concert 53 Is r cVh -It would havo been enough to 1 ln tho Tabernacle, If Eamcs, Scra- 91 f ftth-and Caruso liad sung hero. But for 1 KSShlBh prices, tho management gave Sttclr second line of stars. "Nordlca to h I JL2 tho crowd, Homer to nlgglo with ' 3 S All "l wllh thc 'uscful PeopIo,M fi or course tho concert waa tho finest. I .n at that, that has over been given In Se-i i c.u Lake. It was the finest collection of : fin that has over been here. But what ' ?l rd tho public resentment, which was ? J SSoWn both by staying away and by tho $1 liric of enthusiasm at tho concert, was J I hwnct of Us having been "put up to the S f mopIc" Almost in so many words, Mr. fvirled's managers camo hero and said tn us "N'QW wo aro giving you what., you I Mated for so long, wo aro giving you i rrtropolltan artists. You must do your ' ifcire Biiil pal with y1,r nioney readily?' ' i htta It wns asked what artists were com-.X com-.X int "There's Nordlca." was .tho answer ririn to tho public "You all know Nor-.' Nor-.' 1 S and' Ilkb her?' "But who else"- Is ' i' ' thtn. naked ' Thero arc other stars than '' f ! Vordlca. better Blngors, too." "Why. i Lo'jl'o Homer, Akten Do Mncchl. Dlppcl, ' Tmjrnef" It was" rather .Ironical that- 1 journet was advertised as "The second ' FianconV1' Where was the -first and only ' y Fancon? Oh, ho went right on to San Francisco! So did Caruso, so did Scm-" Scm-" ' n trich. so did Eamcs, so did OHvo Frcni-j ? I ilid, fo did Burgslullcr. Do Alton and " II sDtJIacchl appear in tho leading parts In 12 fl gti nights at the opera. Not unless tho ft! ' water stars are ill. The ones who ' ! sftared here aro tho Frasqultas. tho Ml-t Ml-t gl ijfils, the Slebels. shepherds of opera. 1 Thi Carmens, Elisabeths and Kundrys r- nn reserved for the Nallvo Sons. ' ' Thc public did the right thing by the ConrlM-comiiany. But tho worst of It is that the experience will be remembered I enlnst tho next good concert that takes ! yacc here, regardless of Its merit. i Programme for Symphony Concert. April U has been selected for the final , Mi2rancc of tho Salt Lako Symphony I '' 1 orchestra this season. Haydn's svmphony , Ko. 1 will bo the principal number by the I 2,l?slra- A.Jtoecthcr a well chosen Pro-? Pro-? !JI.ni b0 Performed. Under the r,unlhlp, A,thur Shepherd, a good reaiiing of tho work can be expected ninnf?fG5Vev? llcrbeck will bo tho solo ?n?oiLa.t- xleh Dougall Is to bo tho vocal ?n ,L?f tllQ, occasion and his lino barl-t?,?,?.m barl-t?,?,?.m .? wl 1 bG "card ,n tho "O. Vision riiinMT. . a ,from Massenet's "Hero-or "Hero-or nfi ?.1 13 a buful air and capablo Trmffi',crem,erln Mrs- Catherlno fonvi?,M.cG,urrln w, tl,e harpist. Tho o,lLv,"K ,.3tho Programme vtur-, Euryanthc" Wcbrr 5vm.,,SaUxV"'Ut0 Symphony Orchestra. I SyJ?f 1,0J: No. -1 Hadyn T-rnr c5ftlt ,ke Synhihony Orchestra. Harp solo ..Selection from Verdi's operas Miss Kato Trumbo McGurrln. rP'. " urnbra Mai Fu' for harp and strings .Handel ' cAlIs?.,us Masscnot - Lda" Donizetti concert stuck, for piano and orchestra "A Chamlnado ttt ..".sa Gonevo Ellcrbeck. pianist. Viu' c.R,ost's from tho South" . Strauss i Salt l.ako Symphony Orchestra. Ar,SVr J. ,v,3lon Fugllh'o" from Herodlade" Massenet Hugh W. Dougall. (Accompanied by tho orchestra.) Ovcrturo "Piquo Damo" Suppo Prof. Radcliffe's Anniversary. Thursday, April G. was an annlvorsarv for ono of Snlt Lake's pioneer and best known musicians. Twcnty-flvo years ago Prof. Thomas Rndollffc, thc organist of tho Congregational church, cajno to this town. Slnco that ho has missed but very fow Sundays at tho church, with tho exception ex-ception of last summer when ho visited In tho East. When Prof, rtadcllffo camo hero, tho Congregational church held Its meetings in the old Independence hall. Tho Instrument, Instru-ment, from which ho coaxed tho muslo was a reed organ. Ho camo hero from Bristol. England, whero ho had boon organist or-ganist at ono of tho largest churches. Ho camo West to retain hlo health, finding only In Salt Lake tho dry climate which suited him. ' " Tho cabinet organ was thc medium for the transmission of muslo to the Congro-tlonal Congro-tlonal church up to 1S32. In that vear, owing ow-ing partly to tho esteem in which Prof. Kadcllffe was held by tho congregation, also to tho need felt by tho church for a lino Instrument, tho organ was built on which ho now plays. Prof: rtadcllffo became a charter member mem-ber of the American Guild of Organists In America Sh,ould Be Proud of Him. Chadwlck is a composer of whom we hear too littlo In the West. Real melodv and genius arc tho characteristics of many of his compositions. Thc "Musi-clan" "Musi-clan" for April has this interesting sketch of him. An event of supreme Importance as an indication of what has been accomplished in tho direction of creative music art In America, was tho concert of compositions by G. W. Chadwlck, given in Boston, on November 21, 1D0I, ut Jordan Hall, under thc composer's direction. Tho event also marked tho fiftieth anniversary anni-versary of tho birth of Mr. Chadwlck, and was fittingly commented upon In appreciation appre-ciation by thc local press and public. But this concert Is of Interest to the muslo public throughout tho country, and as an evidence of Its artistic merit, as well !is showing thc many-sided phases of Mr- Chadwlck aa a creative musician, the" programme is given in full. Slnfonietta (lyoO- RIsoIutamcntc, Canzonetta, Schcrsino. Finale. Lochlnvar Eallad for barltono and orchestra or-chestra (1S55). Sulto in A (Symphonic Sketches) (15) . I. Jubilee. II. Hoboglin. III. A Vagrom Ballad. Songs with Pianoforte. A Ballad of Trees, and the Master. In My Beloved's Eyes. Thou art to Me. Symphony No. 3, In F major QSQ2). Allegro sostcnuto, andanlo cantablle, vivace non troppo, allegro molto cnerglco, a he orchestra consisted of sixty Svm-phony Svm-phony players, and tho soloist waa Herbert Her-bert Withcrspoon. Thoro aro many interesting inter-esting facts concerning the various members mem-bers of tho programmo. .i Tno Slnfonietta was played for tho first timo in public, and proved to bo one of tho best things that Mr. Chadwlck has yet given to tho world, being decidedly I 'American" In Its conception, melodic, straightforward, strong In Invention, yet never vaguo as to its meaning. i Iho Lochlnvar ballad was heard on this ' occasion for tho second timo hero. If memory serves, it was first sung about seven years ago, by Gwyllm Miles. The faulto described also as -Svinphonic Sketches received Its first completo per- j fprniance. Tho first and third of theso sketches havo been heard previously. Tho suite Is of Interest throughout, especially tho two last movements, those suggesting tho scherzo, a characteristic in which Mr Chadwlck has proved himself exceedingly happy and spontaneous Tho symphony heard for thc second timo was a prize winner In a competition given several years ago at thc National Conservatory Con-servatory of Music. Now York, and originally origi-nally given at a Symphony Concert dur-ng dur-ng tho season of im. TV'hilo perhaps not In tho composer's best vein, it is far superior su-perior to tho majority of "prize winners," the scherzo being especially interesting. Tho group of threo songs wero amonrc tho best that ho has written in this field of composition. This programmo will compare favorably In point of Interest with almost any thnt could be made up from tho works of living composers; and as far as those In America aro concerned, it is one that is in a class by itself. Theso works liavc been mostly written by Mr. Chadwlck since ho has been director di-rector of the New England Conservatory of Music in Bostcn. and give evidence that his creative faculties arc in nowise held In abeyance owing to his multitudinous care a3 director of this well known musical musi-cal institution. Mr. Chawick's career Is well known to tno majority of musicians in America. Born at Lowell. Mass., in 1831, ho acquired his early musical education by his own unaided efforts. His European training was mostly under tho late Josef P.heln-berger, P.heln-berger, at Munich. Returning to Boston in , 10 earl' eighties, Mr. Chadwlck settled set-tled down to an nctlvo musical career as composer, organist, and toachur. Among his earlier works to bo given here wero a waltz, Boautlful Munich, a reminiscence of his European days; and later, the overtures over-tures Thalia and Melpomono. this latter undoubtedly hla best work, and which Is truly among tho finest examples of Its kind in tho modern orchestral repertory Ills numerous songs aro also wldolv and favorably known, many of them holding a permanent placo In tho repertories of leading vocalists. Probably his most ambitious works aro Phoenix Explrana and Judith, both for soloists, chorus, and orchestra. Tho former was first presonted several years ago In Springfield; the latter was produced pro-duced by thc Worcester Festival chorus under tho composer's direction four or llvo seasons ago. Both theso works have been given with success in other cities, and havo assisted materially In adding to tho composer's reputation. Besides his labors ns director of thc Now England Conservatory of Music, and hlo continued activity aa a creative artist, Mr. Chadwlck has appeared successfully ns conductor of several of tho annual music festivals at Worcester, Mass.. besides be-sides other societies of lesser note. It Is pleasant to appreciate tho work that Mr. Chadwlck lias accomplished as a composer, com-poser, by the programmo of his late anniversary an-niversary concert, as an organizer and director, di-rector, by tho results achieved as tho head of the New England Conservatory, aa conductor and teacher In this latter Hold having Instructed many In tho art that they havo since followed with honorable success. Mr. Chadwlck'8 position among American Ameri-can musicians is assured, and he has vet many nctlvo years of usefulness In his chosen profession. Sinking in English a Failure. "Why not sing in English?" is tho burden bur-den of an nrticle in thc "Musician" bv II Is. Bosworth. Tho answer to this "was shown by tho Savage English Opera company. com-pany. Because so few English and American Amer-ican singers enunciate clearly for one reason. rea-son. Because hardly anv great comnnql-tlon comnnql-tlon with the brlginal text in Ralian German Ger-man or French, has over been provided with a good English translation: The writer In tho Musician says: "The lncrcn-ing lncrcn-ing pract ce of regaling American audl-fn.c(l?. audl-fn.c(l?. vi,th .sones' 'J,in 5n language; T unintelligible un-intelligible to a majority of those whoso vernacular Is Englfah. suggests inquiry Into the propriety and reason for tho cub-tom." cub-tom." Tho reason for tho custom- Is that most great songs and operas havo been written In Italian, French or German. Wagner's words aro a model of classic German and of beautiful poetry. Natalia MacFarrcn Is tho only ono who ever got near to translating trans-lating him that was In Tannhauscr What can bo rnorc absurd than. Dart of tho English words to Carmen! These arc some of them tho chorus In the first act: Manuelitn uho said: Her 'notion's senor aro high ' Sho Intended soon to buy A donkey In Grenada bred, 'Twas then La Carmcnclta . Began to barter tho lass l Saying, "Do not buy an as Buy a broom, my dear, Ha! Ha!" The only reason these words nover arouse an audience's scorn Is that -they aro sung so fast that they are unintelligible. unintelligi-ble. Tho dofcctlvo enunciation, of tho singers was especially noticeable in the Savage production of Lohengrin. Tho writer happens hap-pens to bo familiar with thc German text of that work and even that familiarity failed to mako him understand tho singers sing-ers in several parts. Tho answer to Mr. Bosworth, and other critics who ralso thc samo cry shouldvbc. "Wrlto us jtomo compotcnt English translations, trans-lations, teach our singers to enunciate and then thero will be no excuse for pot singing sing-ing In English." , Keeley Ico Cream Co. 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