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Show ' 1 MiEncourage Americans If as Instrumentalists r' Not only have the officers and directors of tho local musicians' union Riven the necessary permission to enablo members of the "Salt Lake Philharmonic orchestra to Blvo their Initial concert of the -season at tho Empress theater on the afternoon after-noon of Sunday, Docember ll, but thoy have sent a gominunlcatlon to the or-chostra or-chostra announcing: unqualified approval of Its efforts and promising tho union's hearty support. I There Is now boimr promoted In the United States a propaganda having for Its object tho encouragement of American Ameri-can citizens as instrumentalists, with a view to obviating the necessity for Importing Im-porting Instrumental talent from abroad. Thin object Is being sought by the National Na-tional Federation of ZUusicIans, and the gait Lake local is enthusiastically seconding sec-onding the offort made by tho national organization- In respect of tills ontorprlalng and patriotic movemont un interesting article appeared In a recent Issue of tho International Inter-national Musician. It Is written by Glenn blllard Gunn, and Its observations are (particularly applicable to the efforts now Wng made by tho Salt Lako Philharmonic Philhar-monic orchestra, supported by tho local 'musicians' union and music patrons of the city. A pnrt of the article follows: i With ono exception every great F symphony orchestra in this country ir g composed of American citizens, r Thanks to tho wise action of the T musicians' union, it Is no longer posit' pos-it' sibie to import orchestra players fc wholesale. Any foreign musician do-l do-l siring to become a. momber of an E Amecan orchestra must first dc-kclare dc-kclare his intention of becoming a p- citizen of the country. This rule Is h gradually effecting the Amcricanlza-h Amcricanlza-h tlon of all our orchestras. Since its adoption the influx of foreign mu-c'-siclnns has noticeably decreased. Na-live Na-live Americans, whoso training lias tvbeen received in this country; are ft beginning to take their places, r Even the conductors are not all In tithe class of the European star who ivsojourns awhile with us for profit. ItMen like .Walter Damrosch In New fiTork, Frederick Stock in Chicago. pCarl Busch In Kansas City, Emil KOberhoffer In Minneapolis, and .Max fvZach in St Louis, though of foreign I? birth. have obtained their training rMind their experience as conductors in ft this country, and therefore may be tfcalicd American musicians. Henry EK. Hadley of tho San Francisco oris or-is cbeetro is a native of this country. fi-Another decado will sec us still fm-Jf.ther fm-Jf.ther advanced toward musical Inde-B'pcndiiicc Inde-B'pcndiiicc toward that position o! iljBfcartlstlc self-sufficiency which should HH&bfl t.lio ambition of every musician ""Pywho lives and works in tnis coun- Boston is the only city that con-wry(inues con-wry(inues to support an -orchestra jHCavowedly foreign. There were a few iMim-k Americans in it before Dr. Karl Muck iY: resumed his position as conductor last K season, but ho then replaced them with foreigners. iMombcrs of tho P Boston orchestra do not 'belong to the ' union. The organization is, in iacl. the privato property of an American ' of great wealth, who scorns to be opposed to unions. This season Dr. Muck will brim: with him from Eu- rope two first violinists, two horn ' players and a harpist. : In this connection It may be obr served that isolation is not always an ! advantage. Last spring the orches-) orches-) ira's single harpist. TTuinricli Schru- ecker. died suddenly. Then came ' a sad dilemma Since It Is a non-t non-t union orchestra, no competent harp-l harp-l 1st could bo engaged in this, country t to fill the place. For three pairs of concerts tho orchestra was harps' harp-s' less. Piano and celesta made un-b un-b .satisfactory substitutes for tho Instrument In-strument In an Important symphony by Mahler, and In arranging his pro- irgranime in celebration of the "Wag- J. "er centenary Dr. Muck had to con-' con-' lent himself with the performance of t three overtures in which tho com- A RTHUR FREBER, director of the Salt Lake Philharmonic Orchestra, .which is to give its first concert of this season sea-son Sunday, December 14, at the Empress theater. Photo by Olscn Griffiths. ppscr liad considerably avoided the harp. Chicago is lo hear several orchestras orches-tras from other cities during the coming season. Concerts have been arranged by local managers for tho Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Cincinnati Cincin-nati orchestras, and tho management of the Chicago orchestra announces that the Tev York Philharmonic, the country's oldest symphonic body, will visit them in the spring. Such concerts have proved interesting In tho past aa affording opportunity for a comparison of standards, but our actual musical needs arc so well served by the -resident orchestra that they have, added little to the sum of tho season's progress. Could these orchestras como to us oftoner they could bring us slight . variation on the season's repertory. Mr. Damrosch will present in New York "programmes that will range from Bach lo the latest offerings of BIgar and Debussy. Mr. Stock may substitute Heger for JSlgar and Schonberg for Debussy. Mr. Ober-hotYer Ober-hotYer will specialize in Strauss for tho moment. Mr. Slokowsky has discovered dis-covered an enthusiasm for Korngold, and Dr. Muck perhaps will continue to offer Boston the works of Mahler in place of the compositions of the new French school, which that city most admires at present- But a glaricc over the country's' symphony programmes would be enlightening to the average music lover of Berlin or Vienna, where tho conservative spirit still Is sufficiently powerful to make the extensive production of novelties aomewhat hazardous. Skclton Eecital Wednesday, Some of the- younger violin pupils of Georgo E. Skclton will be heard - In recital re-cital Wednesday evening at Consolidated Music hall. Following is the attractive programme: Russian Air liobert D. Bradford. Air from "Kigoletto" SIngalee G. Zahnor Edwards. "Spring Song" Mendelssohn Ijester M. Dcaring. Chanson de Bcrccau Hausor IyDuls E. Grainger. Barcarolle from "Talcs of Hoffman.' .. . Offenbach Earl T. Charlton. "An Old Love Talc". . . .Gcna Branscombo George F. TVasson, Dutch Dance Dlttersdorf James Conrad. 2nd Berceuse Ttenard George Payne. "Weber's Last Thought" Dancla Morris Berkhocl. Minuet in G Beethoven II. Lynn Ostler. Intermezzo - Mascagni Johanna Strandbcrg. "Lorelei" Helen Peterson. Berceuse Tschetachulln "Winfleld Jensen. Serenade Drdln. Leah Burton. Hungarian Dance No. 6.. Brahms-Joachim Owen A. Bartlett, "Wicgenlled" Boswell F. Weltzell Edith Boatlc. Andante from "Der Gelgenmelster von Cremona" -Teno Hubay Morris S, Ferguson. "LicbcsfrciKl" rltz Isrolsel Robert W. Wasson. Opera at the Gaxrlck Theater. An announcement of Interest to the music lovers of the city is that which Is made regarding tho opening . of the old Grand theater, now the Garrlck, for the purpose of producing opera. Those whoso nterost have been secured in the opora project Include such well known musi-clann musi-clann as Hugh W. Douenll. Thomas Giles. J. J. McClcllun, Spencer Claw-son, Jr., John T. Hand, and Fred C, Graham. The operas undr consideration are such well known standard compositions aB Su-zutte Su-zutte " "The Queen's Laco Tlandkor-fhlcf'" Tlandkor-fhlcf'" "Trip to Africa," "The Poachors, "The Golshn," "Fatlnltxa" and numerous others, tho first to be producod about the middle of January. Fred C. Oraham will assume the active management of the theater. L. ., .,, , Ono of the many attractions will be the comic opera. "The Lovers Isle, ' written writ-ten by Itodnev TV. Hlllam, and prosentcd by local amateur opera enthusiasts. Dillon Dil-lon Williams, tenor, formerly with the "Spring Maid" company, and who ban been connected with several professional companies, will bo asaoclatod with Mr. Hlllam in thl3 production. The company Includes about sixty in number. It is p.x-wctPd p.x-wctPd that 0o phtyn now In preparation at tho L. D, S. high school and Salt Lako high school will also make their presontntion at the Garrlck. Several of tho music toachem are planning recitals and other attractions of miscellaneous character an- being arranged. i Following are some of Uip all motions which arc already bolnt: planned for the Garrlck: Governor Suitor of New York. I Henry .Lano Wilson. ex-Ambasaador to j Mexico, WUhclm Bachaun. tho famous pianist. Myrtle Elvyn, talented and accomplished ac-complished American pianist, who was here last year; Prof. S. II. Clark of tho University of Chicago, the University of Michigan Glee club, the St. Paul symphony sym-phony orchestra, Mme. Namara Toye, heralded as tho world's greatest Mozart singer, and Helen Keller. Music at First Methodist. For the morning and oveniug services at the First Methodist church today the following music will be given: MORNING. Organ prelude. "Conceit Sonata. Op. -io'l ; Thayer Anthem, "In Heavenly Love Abiding" ; Meredith Miss Leola Schrack, Mrs. Charles Daily and Choir. Offortolre, "Invocation" Seriata Contralto solo, "Bepubllcan" ..Van De Water Miss Loola Schrack. . Postludo, "Pontlslcalo" Lcmmens EVENING. Organ prelude, "Pilgrim's Chorus". . . ....Wagner Anthem, "I Will Extol Thoo" Lerman Miss Mac O'Niell and Choir. Offertolrc, "Evensong" Johnson Bass solo, "Teach Mo to Pray" ..Jowett Alex Eberhardt. Postludc- In A Gullmant Choir director. Mrs. William A. Wet-zell; Wet-zell; organist, Mrs. J. Louis Strohp.uer. Praises American's" Music. President Ernest W. Splcer of the American Bankers' Insurance companv, Chicago, declared the other ovenlng that tne American theater, wtth Its tine accoustlc properties, its splendid musical offerings and tho general artistic atmosphere, atmos-phere, is . tho peer of any motion picture pic-ture house of tho world. He was especially espe-cially complimentary In his reference to the organ recital he had hoard, rendered on Tuesday evening by Director J. J. McCIelian. which included the Wagner song. "O, Thou Pnbllme Sweet Evening Even-ing Slar." from "Tannhauscr": "Gondoliers" "Gondo-liers" (Nevln), and an old melody. The orchestrn during tho past week has done some nolablo work, solos by Anton Kel-lcrszorger. Kel-lcrszorger. oboelst; Ogo Jorgenson, cellist, cel-list, and Olllo Smith, violinist, in the various onsemble numbers, being especially espe-cially artistic. The rendition of tho "Znmpa" overture (HorolcT was brilliant and warmly received by the large audiences. audi-ences. The attack, precision and ensemble ensem-ble of tho orchestra's playing are greatly great-ly Improved, the blending of tho big organ and orchestra producing some no-tlccalily no-tlccalily flno' effects. Professor McClol-lan McClol-lan announces some novelties for next week, selections from "Herodiadc" (Massenet) (Mas-senet) and "Samson and Delilah" (Saint Saens) being among tho interesting numbers to bo presented. , Salt Lake Aritists Assist. Wiilard E. Wolhe, violinist: J. J. Mc-Clollan. Mc-Clollan. organist, and Alfrod Best, tenor, of the Utah Conservatory of Music, appeared ap-peared with the Ogden tabcrnaclo choir in the "Utah Artists night" on Friday evening In tho Osdcn tabornadlo. Tho ontlro affair was given as a benefit for tho gymnasium fund of the Weber academy acad-emy and the throe artists wero enthusiastically enthusi-astically received and eacli made to respond re-spond to encores, Thoy are one In saying say-ing that the Ogden -choir is doing some good work under the direction of Joseph Jo-seph Ballantyno, with Organist Samuel F. Whltaker associated. Three Schuster Recitals. Gustav Schuster has Issued Invitations for a sories of throe recitals, one for tho advanced classes, another for the Intermediate classes and tho last for tho beginners' class. Each programme will consist of original compositions and revisions re-visions by Gustav Schuster. Music for Hindu Lyrics, Rablndraneth TaRoro, tho great Hindu pool, who has Just won tho Nobol prize for literature, Is essentially a slngor, rather than a writer or versifier. According Ac-cording to William Butler Yeats, who llrst Introduced him to ocqldentals, -Ta-goro's "Gltanjall" ("Song-offerings") cannot be understood or appreciated unless un-less they arc suiir. In the poet's native land, where ho 1h known an tho "Soul of India." they arc sung by peoplo of J all c.laSfs; men chunt thorn at village gatherings; women croon them to their .little ones: troubadours . sing them at 1 the courts of princes, and laborers hum them uh they toll in tho fields. While, tho spirit of these songs Is simple sim-ple and universal, the tunes to which they arc sung In India would tiound strange Jmd Incomprehensible to American Ameri-can ears. For which reason. If we occidentals occi-dentals sing them It will be to occidental occi-dental melodies. 'I'm gore himself hns translated tome of his poems from tho original Bengali: now he must look to our componet'K for the molodlcn. : John Aldn Carpenter, onj of the foro-1 niwit roinpf'Hi'rx In the United ftatt'.-. Ih already leading the way. Ho has jut urilton music for six of Togoro's most beautiful poems, namely, "When I Bring to You Colored Toys, My Child " "On the Day When Death Will Knock at Thy Door," "Tho Sleep That Flita on Baby'a Ayes," "I Am Llk5 a. Tli-m-nnnt of a Cloud or Autumn," 'On tho Seashore of Endless WorldB" and "Light, Mv Light." soon to be published by G. Kchlrmer. Christine Mlllor. the well-known well-known artist. Is to feature one of them this season. Concert at Hotel Utah. The McCIelian Hotel Utah orchestra, assisted by MIsh Cora Howe and Miss Esther Davis, nopranos, will render the following programme In the lobby of the hotel this evening at 8:15: Parade Mllltalre ..Massenet Vocal-fa) Vocal-fa) "O. Star Resplendent'! (b) "Sympathy," from "The Fire- fly" Frlml Miss Esther Davis. (a) Serenade Espagnole .-. Bizet n) Dance Oricntale .Lubomlrski Vocal, "Will o the Wisp" atroas Miss Cora Howe. Selection from "Talos of Hoffman".. Offenbach Vocal. "Mellsande in the Woods".... -.Alrna Gocit: Miss Cora Howe. "Pan-Americana" Victor Herbert Students Plan Eecital. Under the direction of Madame Sophie Brodbnck, some of tho vocal and piano .students of the Salt Lake Musical col-lego col-lego will give a recital Saturday afternoon after-noon at .1 o'clock at the rehearsal hall of the college on Ninth South street bc-1 bc-1 twnen State and Second East streets. Following aro I he names of the students who will take part In the programme: Misses Sarah Mav SlniM. Ruth Senior. Elizabeth Griffin, Solda Gllssmcyer, Ilat-tio Ilat-tio Fltt, Bessie and Minnie Butcher, Grace Meredith. G. Wood and G. Plor-fdii. Plor-fdii. Master David Griftln and Messrs. E. Plcrson and E. Peterson. MIhb Olivia Drodbeck will accompany the songs and arias. Friends of the. college arc Invited. Y. W. C. A. Musical. This afternoon at !3 o'clock a delightful delight-ful musical programme will bo given at the Y. AV. C. A. rooms In the Continental Bank building. Misses Edna Dwyer. Janet Thompson, May O'Ncll and Jasmine Smith and Messrs Fred Graham and Dean 11. Bayncs will take part, the programme pro-gramme consisting of vocal, violin and piano solos. Mrs. A. T. Moon and Miss Moon will bo the hostesses, and all are Invited to remain for tho social hour which follows the programme. Members and friends of tho associa- U. of U. Dramatic Club Will Present, "Mr. Bumpateatl-Leigk ' at Garrick Theater Everything 1h in readiness for the production pro-duction of "Mrs. Bump3tcad-LelRh." to be given at the Garrlck theater (formerly (former-ly tho Grand). Friday and Saturday. December De-cember 12 and 1!:, with Saturday matinee. mati-nee. The company has been touring the northern part of the state, playing to packed houses, and receiving complimentary compli-mentary praise. Miss Eccles. who takes the title role, is particularly suited to this part. Those who have ween her say tills Is "the best ple of work she has done. Miss Babcock Is extremely well patlsfied with the work of those taking part, and la enthusiastic about the play. "Mr6. BumpHtcad-Lelgh" Is the part that Mrs. Flskc made famous. Following Follow-ing Is the cast: Mrs. Bumpstcad-Lelgh. ...... .Llla Eecles Miss Rawson Icnnettc Stephens Miss Dc Salle Edith .Barlow Violet Ue Sulle Armorel Dixon Mrs. Lcavltt .......Annie Staines Nina Amy Fnrnsworth Mr. Lcavltt Herbert Schiller Peter Swallow Herbert Mau Geoffrey Rawson Allen Thurman Antony Rnwuon., Grover Giles Justin Rawson J. A. Peterson tlon are Invited to meet at the rooms Monday evening at. C;30, where supper will be served lo those who' leave their names or telephone in not later than .1 o'clock, afler which Miss Frances Cross of Denver, field secretary, will tell or her experiences ns a Y. w. C. A secretary In India, where she spent flvo years. Music at It. D. S. U. Musical mattors In the L. D. S. U. still retain the high standard set for them by Professor B.. Cecil Gates. Tho jcholr gave another excellent programme tills week Wednesday which was appreciated ap-preciated by all. Among the numbers offered were "My Dream," by Waldteufcl, and a quartette by the boys, while Mr. Gates himself held si. place on tho programme pro-gramme as piano soloist, for the llrst time. He played tho prelude from Schutz's "Carnival," and was vigorously encored. The choir Is busily and enthusiastically enthu-siastically engaged on lt3 Christmas ean- (Oontinued on Following Pago.) The Misses Barlow, Ecclcs, Staines and. Stephens in tho University B Dramatic club's presentation of "Mrs. Bumpstoad Loigh," at the Garrick theater, December 12 and 13. Photo by Olsen & Griffiths. I I (Continued from Preceding Page.) H tata, which promises to bo of euperior U Tho I. D. S. Glee club, as well an all n tlo other chornl bodlea of tho school, aro I in constant demand for ward and stake entertainments. Tho Glee club alnga In the Nineteenth ward tonight. Tho U D. S. U. girls' quartette sang h at the Granlta stake fair last night. Tho K fresh young voices meet with instant ap-I ap-I proval wherever they aro heard and calls ( multiply with the oncoming winter I ' "build Pianist Scores. 3 Marlon Louise Knickerbocker, daughter ; of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Knickerbocker, was presented last evening by her teacher, Miss Ethel Dofflemyre. at the Knlcker-. Knlcker-. bocker home, SS Virginia atrcot The child pianist, who Is only 10 years of age. showed unusual insight, great natural ability and true musicianship, to a de-i de-i greo that made hor work a marvel, con-i con-i slderlns her agCi Mrs. Charles E. Rich-i Rich-i ards was the assisting nrtlsL The pro-I pro-I gramme follows: Simple Avcu Frances Thome Miss Marlon Louise Knickerbocker and Miss Dofflomyre. Sonata Mozart (a) Two Voice Inventions (No. 8. (b) "The Chaso"". ."..'. .'.. ..'. '.'.. Van Lear Monologue .Isabel Fisko Mra, Charles 33. Richards, (a) "Vonctian Gondollod"... Mendelssohn (b)yRureI Dance" Stornborjr "Marcla alia turca". .'. .V.V. ... .V. .Mozart ' Miss Marlon Louise Knickerbocker an3 MIsb Dofflemyre. Will Present New Opera. The new opera, "Lover's Isle." written writ-ten by Rodney Hllllam, will be played at I the Garriok theater December 31 nnd J January 1. The cast has been rehearsing 1 for the past two weeks and evervthlng lp progressing hotter than was expected. 'Lover's Isle" Is the latest of Mr. HJI-jlam HJI-jlam s long Btring of plays. He has been! working upon It for the past month and han been fortunatn in securing Dillon Williams, formerly of tho "Spring Maid" company, to assist him In producing It. It is an Irish play, the setting being in the KUlarney Islands. There are twenty-five muBlcal numbers, with many now and hlgh-clasa dances, featuring tho newest ragtime steps. There are sixty In the cast, with fourteen four-teen principals. The beautiful costumes and the scenery for the play will be in harmony with the surroundings. It has beon declared by some of Salt Lalco's most prominent musicians, who have heard tho music, that It compares favorably with that of the. better class of operas on tho road today. Hand's Pupila Givo Programme. A concert was givon in Sandy Friday evening under the auspices of the local M. I. A., when pupils of John T. Hand furnished the entire programme. The following singers participated: Itoso Smlthen, Llllu Davis, Sybil Anderson. Carl Samuolson, Abdon Oberg, Lorus Pratt and W. S. Holdaway. Music at St. Mary's. ' P. P. Grady will sing tho "Venl Creator," Cre-ator," by La Hache, for the II o'clock mass thlB morning at SL Mary's cathedral. cathe-dral. Little Margaret Connors will bo the soloist at the o'clock mass at St. Mary's cathedral. The children of the Junior choir were tho guests of tho Rt. Rev. Bishop Scan-lan Scan-lan at two local theaters on Saturday. Each child wao given a sack of candy to enloy during tho arternoon, which was delightfully enjoyed by the little ones. Miss Cassandra Wood will sing tho "Ave Maria," by MnschoronI, for the 11 o'clock mass ,at St. Mary's cathedral on Sunday, nccompanled by cello and violin. vio-lin. MIbs Genevieve Malono, the clever young violinist of the cathedral choir, will play the violin obllgato, and C. D. Schettlcr will play the cello. The Junior choir Christmas programme will bo given on Monday. December 15, In the cathedral hall. The program mo will be under the dlrootlon of the organist, organ-ist, Miss Nora Glcason. Music Notes. Mtss M. E. Burrows will shortly pro-sent pro-sent a number of her piano pupila In recital. re-cital. At the Central Christian church this evening the services will Include musical numhorB by Miss Rowena KornB, organist: or-ganist: solos by Miss Nan Butter-field and Mrs. J. W. Curtis, and a violin offertory of-fertory by Elmer Young. Mrs, Albert Dereham will present her pupil, Miss Viola Grundy, In a piano solo recital at Consolidated Music hall next Friday evening, Mrs. SUella Angell Fletcher, vocalist, will assist. Two men are now busily ongaged In tho Installation of tho now organ at St. Mark's cathedral and Organist A. II. Pcnbody Is hopeful that the Instrument will bo ready for the Christmas services. serv-ices. Edward P. Kimball writes from Berlin to Tracy Y. Cannon, his associate assistant as-sistant organist of the Salt Lake tabernacle, taber-nacle, that he has taken up piano work under Alberto Jonas. t T. Enrl Purdoe, who staged "The Girl From Paris" for tho Elks of Ogden nnd who has qualified under tho best teachers teach-ers of voice In Paris. Is here to locate permanently In Salt Lake and prepare for staging the opera for tho local Elks next season. Tracy T. Cannon, nnststant organist, played tho regular Thursday noon recital re-cital this week In his usual artistic stylo. Tho following numbers . wero clvon: "March In A" (Chauvot); "Supplication" "Sup-plication" fFryslnpcr): "Madrigal" (Slmonettl); ''Praver" (BorowskI); "Ju-bllato "Ju-bllato Deo" (Silver), and an old melody arranged by tho performer. Organist Or-ganist J. J. McClellnn plays next Thursday's Thurs-day's rocltal, which begins, at 12:10 o'clock. Soloist at tilt Iliff M.-E. Ckurct . |