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Show I Famous Organist Plays Masterful Music on No Less Famous Instrument to Delight of an Immense Audience Certainly Dr. Morgan could not but have experienced a sense of gratification when ho looked upon the magnificent audience in the tabernacle at noon Friday Fri-day that came to hear him In his work at, the organ. And, certainly, too. the 3500 persons who Jieard Dr. Morgan felt an equal seiiie Of gratification that they had come Dr. Trvln J. Morgan Is a master at the Instrument. The great throng was not kept long in waiting for ovldenco of this, for no sooner had Dr. Morgan arranged his combination for the opening open-ing selection and touched the first few keys than the audience knew It was listening to a real musician. The organ responded beautifully to the touch, and save for an unfortunate mishap towards the latter part of the programme, the music was little short of marvelous. The mishap -was occasioned by the misplacing misplac-ing ol a piston which permitted tho air to rush through the hundreds of pipes, producing a noise that was truly startling. start-ling. Prof. J. J. McClellan. the tabernacle taber-nacle organist, however, soon adjusted the trouble and the recital proceeded to its conclusion without a flaw. Dr. Morgan is an old English school organist. Ills forte Is his vigor and strength, and his music is characterized by Its solidity This must not be mistaken mis-taken to mean that Dr. Morgan is lacking lack-ing In delicacy, for he Is not; indeed, two of his numbers showed an entrancing entranc-ing sweetness. . There appeared to be little question Jn tho minds of those who heard Dr. Morgan that, of tho wholo numbor of selections, his "Meditation" fon a chorale, chor-ale, on Ancient Plain song, "There Is Blessed Home") and his Responso of the Angels to the preceding numbor thereto, "Amen," wore the most charming. charm-ing. Jn these two Dr. Morgan exercised the extreme delicacy before mentioned. Dr. Morgan struck the popular chord when he gave "Annie Laurie" in four variations. No ono for an Instant questioned ques-tioned I he superb "beauty of the nrrangc-nieilt nrrangc-nieilt and execution of this famous old Scotch melody, hut there were those who 'suggested that at times the music was more ponderous than they would have fancied. The performer was not entirely happy In his selection of tho scherzo from Beethoven's Second Symphony, for the piece did not seem to fit the organ. The adaptation was a splendid arrangement: there ,oan be no doubt as to that; but the character of tho music Is too sportive spor-tive and lightsome for the Immensity of the tabernaclo organ. A scherzo is likened lik-ened unto a gazelle frolicking gracefully on the greensward, and when Dr. Morgan turned on the full batteries of tho great organ It lost muoh of Its bewitching effect. ef-fect. However, tho execution was without with-out fault, and again demonstrated the fact that Dr Morgan Is a musician In every senso of that comprehensive word. The concluding number was the Grand Festal March. This music was especially composed for tho great concert, con-cert, organ In Carnegie music hall, In Pittsburg. It Is strong and thrilling and was well played All of the numbers were composed by Dr Morgan himself, and showed that ho Is a composer of great capacity as well as a performer of high skill. Dr. Morgan will leave today, Saturday, Satur-day, for San Francisco, in continuation of his pleasure trip. Professor McClellan. McClel-lan. after the recital, expressed himself him-self as being exceedingly grateful to Dr. Morgan. "Tho music has been a' revelation reve-lation to mo," he said. "I was In the rear of tho tabernacle, and I can truthfully truth-fully say' that I never enjoyed anything so much In my life. We are certainly grateful to Dr. Morgan, and T think the big audience appreciated the music." |