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Show MUSIC) Tho first rehoarsal of the Symphony orchestra will bo held at the Salt Lake theater Sunday, September 9, at 1 o'clock, when tlie season's work will be taken up with a view of giving at loast four concerts. It lias boon found impossible im-possible to give these concorts at night, so tho management has decided on .Friday .Fri-day afternoons as the best time for thorn during tho week Mr. Shepherd is anxious to obtain tho services of all the efficient players of stringed instruments instru-ments in the town, and invites all who consider themselves eligible who are not already members to call at his studio (3 llooper-Eldredge block) and leave their application for membership with him. This invitation applies to ladies as well as gentlemen. "Rosenthal, the great Austrian pianist, has been solected for a much covGtecl engagement by tho Boston Symphony orchestra. It is as first soloist of the season with that incomparable organization organi-zation in Now York City. The date will be during the second week in November. No-vember. Rosenthal will play with the Boston orchestra also in Boston and Philadelphia. He has been booked for six appearauces with the Philadelphia I orchestra in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington; for two appearances with the Chicago orchestra m Chicago and two appearances with the New York Symphony orchestra at Carnegio, New York. In all seventy-five concerts have been arranged definitely .and negotiations nego-tiations are on by which tms number soon will be increased Jo a hundred. Mine. Melba, after a most successful season at Covent Garden, is spending the eummer quietly at her country place, a few miles out of London, bhe will come to this country toward tho end of Docember to fill bor engagement with tho Ilanunerstein Opera company in New York.' As usual, her persoual business will bo in the hands of O. A. Ellis of Boston, who has been her man-acer man-acer since her second season in this country. She contemplates no extended tour this year, but will make a few concert appearances with the Boston Svmpliony orchestra nnd with her own company, confining herself to the Last-em Last-em section of the country. Miss Ella Dvor has issued invitations for a' pianoforte recital, to bo given at the Pirst Congregational church, Thursday Thurs-day evening next, under the direction of liss Mary Olive Gray, assisted by Mrs. Marie Gcrraus, vocalist, and Miss 1 Gray, pianist. , t . Dr. Muck, the new conductor of the Boston Symphony orchestra, will reach this country about October 1, li s date of sailing being delayed somewhat by the necessity of conducting a few of the eirlv nutnmn performances at tho Berlin opera. Preparations are making in Berlin to give him a great iarowcll, for no conductor has ever enjoyed the favor of that city -so much no ho. Dr. Muck will be accompanied on hi6 visit, to America by his wife, who is a most distinguished 'literary woman. Jlo himself him-self spoaks little or no bnglish, but his wifo is an admirable English scholar. " Columbus, V i romantic music drama bv Charles Frederick Stayuer of this city, has just made its appearance appear-ance in book form. The drama deals with the story of Columbus leaving the court of Spain in search of tho new world, and his various experiences. Mr. Stayner obtained the historical facts for tho drama from historical points given by Washington Irving. The author is now at work on the music. mu-sic. Mr. Herbert Medley, ono of San Francisco's favorite "baritones, will sing "It Is Enough," from Mendelssohn Men-delssohn 's "Elijah' at St. Mark's cathedral ca-thedral this morning. |