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Show , MUSIC AND MUSICIANS 1 - , . , .BT,. After having been necorded honors that few musicians of tho west, or even the cast, receive, John J. McClcl- ls.n returned this week from Ocean Grove, N. J., where ho has been attending at-tending the annual convention of the National Association of Organists, Hok brhigy homo with him, as a result of hisK appcaranco at a recital there, an invi- 3K tatipn from the officials of the great HHK auditorium there to play a series of HI daily recitals next summer covering a Hf period of a month. Professor Tali Escn K? Morgan, musical director of tho audi- Ex torhim, is very anxious to have tho Salt Lake organist accept tho invita- Hji -tion, and is even now urging an inline- iHg diato decision. Hts Professor McCIellan. by special in- MPf vitation, played a recital for the dole- Hre gates, and at the close was accorded BPi , an ovation such as none other at tht Er convention roceived. His work . wag Hg highly complimented by the distiu- HS' guished organists present, and the news- W paper critics wero very enthusiastic over his work. Hp Professor McCIellan says he is glad BS to be home again, but teels f iilly re- ,M paid for his G500 mile trip .by hearing iBjW the splendid papers read by notod mu- ;Hf sicians and the many valuable points , brought out in the discussion. Mr. Me- . Clellan took occasion to let his fellow organists know that Utah is vory much Wb&k alive musically as in other ways, and HffL there is a strong sentiment in favor Hpj of holding the convention hero next Mme. Tetrazzini signed, a contract on July 26 with her iormer manager, Hji Mr. William Leahy, of San Francisco. Bt&yj She will come to America tho first of Hr December and rcmnia until the end of BBp March, making an extensive concert I Contracts for the appearance in this IpSra J city of tho four famous singers, f ron. Ukk iNew York City, including Marie Rap- IBS? pold, sporano; Margaret Kej-cs, con- IBH tralto; Daniel Bcddoe. tenor, and Allen. HS Hinckley, basso, scheduled to take placo IjKg in the Odcon,. Wednesday, September 7, fgHl for one concert, havo beon signed dur- HE ing the week by Fred Graham and for- IW warded to New York. Such a ready 16 lHg Bponse has bceu mado by tho general jf Kf ' publie for tickets for this event, tholPkv first of its kind ever given at popular Ife prices, that Mr. Graham felt justified in completing details. Many of Mr. Grnham's musical patrons are delighted with the fact that the Odcon will be IE" used, as all are satisfied that this, audi- jK torium will be a most churming recital llgg hall when arranged with seats and plat- legs form. The entire guarantee for the four Sjp-singers, Sjp-singers, $1000. has practically beeu K raised, which has .been done since the IH first of this month. |