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Show mm Illuminates Growth II o Children's Songs HH The growth and influence of children's jjH song literature were Interestingly treat I H ed by MrB EmUy sltzer !ast Tuealay Blffi afternoon at the music section meeting HIH of l" Ladles' Literary club. In putt BMjBR Mrs. Sltzer said: HIH Considering the subject of chll- BJifll dren's song literature we are lad to observe there could hardly have been Bl any definite beginning, for as far BJ H buclc as can. be imagined thciv. must HIM hiive been the simplo though crude ifll or barbaric cradle song or jingle. IBl The history of the child is the his- O tory of the race and the student who- jBi understands human nature ikr. well music must have observed how close- ! iv rhythm touches the race- The ;H child's perception awajtens first to the rhythm, which ho ca express very iB) early in llfo; then through melody ;H (the little etched outlines of music BJkBi so Interesting to the child when np- H plied to the form rhythm helps them Bjlfl to); then later the dawning consclous-BJfl consclous-BJfl nefs of harmony. BJSH One of our country's moat promi- iK nent teachers has said that if the re-BJffli re-BJffli latlonshlp of these three elemental Hifll were carried out logically there would BJfBj be a greater number of people who IK would enjov thoso highest of musical forms, chamber music and symphony. Bj The nursery tales', or. as the CJer-HlB CJer-HlB mann call them. Marchcu, arc the lm- memorial Inheritance of all European BJ fl peoples. This Incidents and plots of BJifl! the Celts. German, .Slavonic and In-BjiB In-BjiB dlan peoples, the unknown antiquity IS and mysterious orlsln of these arc universally recognized. BJ It is said to find the origin of a folk song Is as hopeless as Is the Ik author of any of the Marehen. It BJ M is to be asked whether what Is true Lli of folk tales, as "Cinderella" and fl'1 "Sleeping Beauty," Is not true of the Hi foils lullabies. Hi They must have been universally BrDX sunc. a:i fairy tale.i have been nar- 'II rated from generation to generation. I B They bear truces of the primitive H forms of consciousness and of imagi- BJ In There Is liardly a country that has tj such a wealth of children's songs and m Tmf ihythms as Germany. A great many uH rhymes arc from GOO to S00 years old. (! but children love to say them and lB sing thorn. It Is believed the oldest ID known folk lullaby dates about the IH year SOO A. D. At that curly time Bill singing was not far removed from 1 Bflfi speaking, a sort of cliant being used. j H Some of these old ditties were IfM cl wnted with the ornamcuuitlon at IS the end of each stanza (words as ma "Dudle. diddle, dum"). We read that t K travesty ott the Chinese language, Bj "Chlng. Ching. Chlng. Chi, Chi. Chi." j Kj etc.. has its charm for the little Chl- lIB uese as the "pat-a-cake". song Is. a flu never-failing source of delight to both MJ mother and child, who thus institute HB the first "action play." fill v The Mother Goose rhymes, so full I (IQ of charm and Interest to every gen- )U cratfoiu have been set to music by T. 13. Orth. A beautiful contribution H;HB , to our best literature for children, H I m full of artistic touch and yet rhyth-H rhyth-H ft inic. Is found in TSmlly Poulsson's j U ''The Pigeons." which begins; I jfl "These are the eggs so smooth and I ; That nheld the wonderful secret. jjBj This Is the nest whore the eggs were I !BJ The pretty, whit eggs so smooth BJ and round, jMj That held the wonderful secret." j Going on and on. gathering Interest I to child and adult; a lovely lesson !BJ throughout. J The student of foils lore has found flj nothing so interesting as the study H of chllilren's singing games. Klndcr- W gartpe,rs have been busy Improving k the elementary principles which makn H j these games so attractlvo to children. 19 flnd como always to the conclusion P that it la rhythm first, last and al- m wajs that makes Uielr charm last- ijl Wc have all doubtless Joined In. a fa circle to "Ring around a rosy, pocket juj full of pony," or played the familiar ft t game of "As we go round the mul- mt ." berry bush, the mulberry bush, the EJ - mulberry bush, so early In the morn- .Hi in?." This gama seems to have rc- IflJ tained Its original character througb- JkJ i out the centuries of its playing, with fly the exception of change of the name 'I of the bush. Miss Gommc attributes B the origin of the game to the custom Mi of the marriage dance around the 1 flj sacred tree or bush. The domestic Hi chaiactcr of the game might indicate the enumeration of the domestic vlr- jaB tues of the bride. "London Bridge" BJ is one of the oldest and most widely Mj popular of the folk games, IBj I-'rom these older forms of melodies flj we now tcim jingles are being HI evolved the most beautiful musical settings; which appeal to the lmagi- J nation of the child from a musical as H will as a rhythmical standpoint. The flj coirposers of modern song literature Wm arc more surely meeting this demand H o; the child, for we have such com- JI nosers as the late Tomlins. Henry K. JBJ Had Icy, Eleanor Smith, Jcsslo Gay- (n nor. Otto Mlcssner, Margaret. Iang, iBfi Ml'- W. n. A. Reach. Walter Dam- H ro.'Ch. and othciTJ, who have contrlb- Ml uti.'d so many beautiful gems for the MJ child's repertoire. BJ Much could be said with regard to the wonderful possibilities our coun- SJ try possesses In the children them- Sl eelves. who are acquiring Intelligent M musical appreciation through the J study of music in the public schools. M Who Is more natural, spontaneous. M or Imaginative than tlie child? And when music Is become as natural an L expression ns language to tho child, j " what cart we not expert from their B ow" creative power? I can believe the time Is not far J difitant when our chlldren'a t'onss will Wf he composed by themselves. This is I f. being rcillzcd at the present time Nj ?l l some of the elementary schools In BJ Ciermany. where music has been fos-BJ fos-BJ tered no many years. Bl The songs given were from the "Art Bl Cyclcfc" of Otto Mclssner, one of our B cotintry's supervisors of music, whose BJ i work seems to so happily meet the im- Bl " aginative or word thought from a musl- I cal standpoint. Bl I'l'o songs from the "Cycle of Sense" Bl "Hl'5s:. "Touching," "Seeing." "Tasting." SI "Hearing," and "Smelling." I Four songs from "Cycle of Insects" I 1 songi; "Mr. Bumble Bee." "Honey I Bof." "Katy-dld," and "Grand-daddy Iong-legs." B , Three songs from "Cyclo of Foreign Bl T.audp" songB: "Greenlarul," "China." Mi and "Scotland." Bl The accompaniments were givon with I mm artUtic interpretation by Mrs. J. Louis Strohaucr. Ooncart at Hotel Utah. The McClellan Hotel Utah orchestra, assisted as-sisted by Mrs. Hallle Foster Sutherland, dramatic soprano, will render the following follow-ing programme in the lobby of the -hotel , this venlng at 5:15: March. "Triumph of Old Glory" - "J";-", I." Arthur Pryor "Pasdcs Escharpea" Chamlnade Vocal, "Noble SIgnor," from "Les Huguenots" .....Meyerbeer Mrs. Sutherland. "By the Suwanea River," character-: character-: llc,-,Vi";. V Mydleton , Aocal, "Cavallna," from "Queen of Sheba" , Gounod Mrs. Sutherland. Selection, "Bright Eyes" Tloschna Student of Classic Songs Miss Gertie Doasoii, Soprano. Special Music at Commercial Club Music will play an Important part at the annual banquet of tho Commercial club, to be . given at the club building next Saturduy evening. December 27. John D. Spencer, who has taken an active part In the arrangement of the programme, pro-gramme, will offer to die club members a programme of music such as has never been surpassed in the club's activities. There will be an enlarged orchestra of the choice men of tho city, under the direction of Alvln Beeslcy. Salt Lake's leading singers will also take an active part. Those already engaged arc Mrs. Doha Daynes-Hills, soprano; Miss Edna Cohn. contralto: Alfred Best and Fred C. Graham, tenors; Horace S. Ensign, baritone, and A. EL Braby, basso. These sl- singers will render the famous "Sextette" "Sex-tette" from "Lucia," by Donizetti, and Mrs. Hills. Miss Cohn. Mr. Best and Mr. Ensign will sing "Rlgoletto," by Verdi. Solos wjll also be given by the singers mentioned. Tho orchestra programme Is now being arranged. At the First M. E. Olxurch. A beautiful Christmas concert will be given on Sunday. December 21, at the First M. E. church, with Mrs. William A. Wetzell as choir director and Mrs. J". Louis Strohauer, organist. The programme pro-gramme follows: MORNING. Organ prelude (a) "Tc Deum Laudamus". ..Stanford- (b) Prelude from "Faust" Gounod Anthem, "Christmas Message" Louis Dressier Miss Mae O'NIell and Choir. Offertory, "Christmas Offertory" , ; - ". .GuIImant Violin solo, "Ave Marie" Gounod Elmer Young. Contralto solo. "Hosarinah" Van Allstync Miss I,cola Schraclc. Postludc, "Piece Herolque" Wcbbe .EVEN'ING. Organ prelude (a) "Organ Hymn" Piuttl (b) Fantasia on Christmas Carols. .'-..Alan Gray Recitative solo. "Behold the Years".. Gcibel Miss Leola Schraclc. Anthem. "O Holy Night" Adams Mrs. Charles Dally and Choir, "violin solo, "Romance Sans Paroles" ....Dvon Goena Elmer Young. Bass solo, "The Universal King". .Malso William M. Langdon. Offertory, "Noel. Noel Normandic'. .Gaul Soprano solo, "Bethlehem" Whitney coombs Miss Mao O'NIell. Anthem. "While Shepherds Watch".. Smart Sherman Abbot and Choir. Contralto solo, "Babe of Bothlehom" , Gelbel Miss Leola Schrack. Soprano solo. "Tho Mystic Night".. Wliltney Coombs Mrs. Charlfs Dally. Chorus of men. "Nazareth" ..Gounod Anthem. "Sing, O Heavens" Tours Miss Mae O'NIell and Choir. PoGtlude, "Hallelujah Chorus". . .Handel At Wcstnihiater Presbyterian. Music for the fiervlces at Wcstmln&t'sr Presbyterian church this morning, December De-cember 21, will be as follows: Prelude, "March of the Israelites".. Casta Hymn, "Hark, the Horald Angels Sins" Choir. Offertory. Cantata, "Holy Night" Ashford Choir. Sermon. Postlude, Gloria mass in B flat.. A, Andro Mies Rose Smfthen. director; MiS3 Janet Williamson, organist. Special Christmas Music At St Mark's Episcopal cathedral a special programme of Christmas music will be given Thursday morning- at 11 o'clock, Tho selections follow: Processional hymn, "Adeste Fidcles" Benedlctus qui Venit, Kyrle, - Gloria TIbJ. Credo BattJson Haines Hymn. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" Bethle-hem" Redner Offertory anthem. "Behold, I Bring Ye Glad Tidlng3" Steincr Sanctus. Agnus Del. Gloria in Excel- cls Battlaon Haines Fourfold Amen Sullivan Nunc Dlmlttus , Redflcld Recessional hymn. "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" Mendelssohn . H. Poabody, organist. J. "VV" Curtlfl, i-holr mnater Special Programme at First Presbyterian At the First Presbyterian church services serv-ices this morning at II o'clock tho following fol-lowing special Christmas music will be given: Prelude, allegro appasslonata . . . .Alexander Gullmant Solo, "Prophecy of the Coming".... T. Li. BIsscll-"Arise, BIsscll-"Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high, and look about toward the cast, and behold thy children chil-dren gathered from the west unto the east, by tho word of the holy one, rejoicing In the remcmbranco of God." Quartotto. "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" Mrs. T. L. ISIssell, Miss Edna Dwycr, D. E. Smith, T. L. Bissel. "The voice of him that crloth in tho wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway high-way for our God. Even vullcy shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall he made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain." Trio. "Tho Advent" 31rs, T. L. Blssell, Miss Dwyer, Mr. Smith. "Awake, awake, put on thv strength. O Zion, put 'on thy beautiful garments. O Jerusalem, Jerusa-lem, thou holy city, awake, awake." Solo Miss Dwycr "How beautiful upon the mountains moun-tains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that pu' lishcth peace, that publlshelh salvation, that .layoth unto Zlon: Thy God reigncth..' " ( Solo, "The Annunciation" Mr. Smith. "Tho angel Gabriel was sent, from God unto a city of Gnlllee. named Nazareth, to a virgin , espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David: and the virgin's name was Mary. And the-angcl came unto her and said:" Solo..,7Y, 'I,s- B'sscll "Hall, thou that are highly favored, fa-vored, tho Lord Is with thee; blessed art thou among women. Fear not. Mary; for tnou hast found favor with God. And behold be-hold thou aha It bring forth a son, and shalt call his natim Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the son of the highest, and the Lord God shall give unto him tho throne of his father David. Ami he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there shall be no ond." Solo Miss Dwyer "Behold the hand-maid of the Lord; he It unto me according to thy word." Quartette "And thorn were shepherds abiding abid-ing in the field, keeping watch over their Mocks by night. And lo, tho angel of the Lord came . upon thorn, and the jrlory nf thu Lord fihono round about them: and they wore soro afiaid." Solo .... Mr. BIbsoII And the angel f-ala unto them": Solo Mr. Smith rear not, for behold I bring von tidings of great Joy, which shall be lo all people; for unto you is born this day. In the cUv of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the hcavonlv host nralslng God and saying: 'Glory to God In the hlchost. ami peace on earth, good "in toward men.' " Postludc, March Plttorosquc Krooger At Immanuel Baptist. The following programme of Christmas music will he given this mnrnlmr and evening at the Immanuel Baptist church: , MORNING. Anthem. "There Were Shepherds".. C. Vincent Main quartette. "O'er Bethlehem's Plain" Joseph Barnbv (Arranged by Parks.) Anthem. "Sing, O Sing, This Blessed Morn" J. 11. nogcr3 Anthem. "Little Town of Bethlnhem" Noldllnger EVENING. Anthem, "There Wero Shepherds".. C Vincent Song, "Star of Bethlehem".. .Caro Roma Miss Lilly WIdner. Anthem. "Llttlo Town of Bethlehem" Neldllnger Choirmaster. A. .1. Greaves; organist, Mrr Hnrn L Chapman Special Music at St Mary's Church , At St. Mary's cathedral on Christmas day fiolcmn high mass will be celebrated at It o'clock, with all tho clergy of tho cathedral In the sanctuary. The musical programme will be: Voluntary Batiste tblin, Miss Genevieve Malouc; cello. C. D. Scholtler. Farmer's Grand Paschal mass will be ronderdd by tho choir, with violin and cello accompaniment. "Kyrle" Soloists, Mrs. J. J. O'Connor and J. J. Bartch. "Gloria" .' Soloists, Mrs. Raymond Morso Austin, Oswald Vollx and J. J. Bartch. "Venl Creator"' La Ilache P. M. Grady. Cello obllgato C. D. Schettler "Credo" Soloists. Miss Cassandra" Wood, Mrs. Stuart Dobbs. D. G. Hunt and Victor Knopp Offertory, "Adoste Fideles" Novollo Mrs. Stuart Dobbs. Miss Cus- - sandra Wood, P. P. Grady, Joseph Jo-seph Sauer, George Soffc.' Os- wald Veltz, Gotthard Messenger. Messen-ger. A. J. Du Quesnc and D. G. Hunt. "Sanctus" Choir Ensemble. "Benedlctus" Mrs, J. .1. O'Connor. "Agnus Del" Miss Cassandra Wood and Miss Alice Farrell. "Dona Nobis" v Mrs. J. J. O'Connor and Miss Alice Farrell. "Marche Trlumphale" Vlvlanl Sonranos, Mrs. J. J. O'Connor, J. E. Boud. Mrs. Raymond Morae Austin, Misses LUHe Whelan. Cassandra Wood. Ruth Kllccn. Mary Owens. Marcaret Scott, Rose Coggln, Eileen Mack. Altos. Mrs. Stuart Dobbs, Mrs. W. Sllverstone. Miss Alice Farrell. Far-rell. Tenors, Oswald Veltz, Victor Vic-tor Knnpp, Gotthard Messenger, A. J. Du Quesnc. Bassos. P. P. Gradv. .1. J. Bartch, D. G. Hunt, Gnorge Soffe, Joseph Sauer. Miss Nora Glcason, organist, or-ganist, and director. "For the 0 o'clock .maas the music will be: "f.hlno Out, O Blessed tar" Junior Choir. "Adeste Fldelcs" ' Novello St. Cecllo Chorus and Junior Choir. "Glory to God" Bordcse Little Margaret Connors. "Angels Wo Have Heard" Tozor St. Cecilia Chorus. (Violinists, Misses Genevieve Gavin, Dorothy White. Frances Douglas.) For the S o'clock mass: Organ solo. "Adeste Fideles" (Arrangement by Uimbilottc.) "Shine Out. O Blessed Star" . ...Gaynor LUtlc Beryl Gray. Marcho Gounod For the 7 o'clock ma33 the music will consist of organ solos. Cliristmas Muaicale. At the residence of Mrs. Edwin F. Holmes, Frlduy evening from 9:30 to 11:30 o'clock, a Christmas muslcale will bo given under the direction of Fred C. Graham. The artists who will participate partici-pate are John J. McClollan. pianist; George E. Skelton, violinist; Otto King, colllst; Delia Dayncs-IIIlls, soprano, and Fred C. Graham, tenor. The nroKrammo follows: Trio (violin, piano and cello) selection from "Rlggoletto" ....Verdi Soprano (a) "La Tosca" Puccini (h) "Sunshine" Harriet Waro Cello, nocturne Chopin Tenor, "On, Away. Awake Beloved" , . . .Colcrldgc-Taylor Violin, "Gypsy Airs" Saraaalo Trio (violin, piano and cello) (a) "Berceuse" from "Jocclyn" Godard (b) "Swan" Salnt-Saens (c) "Vonetlan Love Song" Ncvln Soprano (a) "Mother o" Mine" Tours (b) "Sing, Smile, Slumber" ....Gounod Cello, "Minuet" ...Beethoven Tenor (a) "Tho Song That My Heart Is Singing" MacDcrmid (b) "Loch Lomond" (c) "Annie Laurie" Violin. "Souvenir" Drdla. Trio (violin, piano and cello) ..Aronsky Twentieth Ward Programmes. A special musical programme will bo givon this evening at C:30 o'clock in the Twentieth ward chapel, commemorating the anniversary of the Mormon prophet's birth. A programme of Christmas music will bo presented at 0:30 Thursday evening- Tho numbors follow: SUNDAY EVENING. "An Angel From on High" Choir "Arise, My Soul. Arise" Choir "Praise lo the Man" Choir and Congregation "The Seer" Don Priestley "Joseph Smith" (Evan Stephens). .Choir THURSDAY EVENING. "A Stranger Star O'er Bethlehem". -Choir Sacramental , "Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee".. Choir Organ voluntary J. J. Dayncs Soprano solo, "The Gift" Miss Jane "Cutler Contralto solo, "The Heavenly Light" Mrs. Eva W. Aird Duct. "Tho Guiding Star" Mrs. Eleanor Thomas and Mrs. E. F. Marshall. Baritone solo. "Night of Nights" A. Clyde Crawford Contralto solo. "Bethlehem's Guiding Star" Miss Susie Schofielfl (With violin obllgato by Rose Harmon.) Lecture, "Christmas Thoughts" Elder Levi Edgar Young Anthem. "O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam) .Mrs. Mary Romncy Ross and choir. P. J. Watts, conductor. Mrs. Jennie R. Crawford, organist. Music at First Congregational. At the First Congregational church this morning will be given the following music. Organ preludes-Pastorale preludes-Pastorale from "First Sonata" Gullmant "Festival flymn" ..Homer N. Bartlett "Sit Laus Plena" W. T. Best Offertory on two Christmas hymns ("Noel" and "Adeste Fidcles") Gullmant Postlude, Hallelujah chorus from "The Messiah" Handel Anthems "Arise, Shine" Arthur Footo "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" W. Bqrwald "Lovo Was Born on Christmas".. Anonymous Quartette Mrs. Peters. Mrs. McMuIlen Mr. Graham. Fred Smith. Organist Dr. II. A. Mattlll. Present "Messiah' Numbers. The following numbers from Handel's "Messiah" will ho given at St. Paul's Episcopal church this evening, beginning at S o'clock. Tho same programme will be repeated the Sunday following Christmas: Christ-mas: Pastoral Symphony (Arr. for organ).. Tracy Y. Cannon. Recitative, "There AVere Shepherds" Recitative, "And Lol the Angel of the Lord" Miss Mildred Knight. Recitative. "And tho Angel Said Unto Them" . , Recitative. "And Suddenly" MIfcs Gladys Fisher. Chcrus. "Glory to God" Tenor solo, "Comfort Y.My People" George Brown. Soprano solo, "I Know That My Redeemer Re-deemer Llveth" Mrs. Mary Haigh Cornwall. Chorus, "Hallelujah" Choir members: Sopranos Rose Howard. How-ard. Gladys Fisher. Mildred Knight, Winifred Win-ifred Smith, Ida Morris, Mary Cornwall, Helen Blrchner. Edna Gothb'erg, Edith Hcrrlck and Jessie Dummer. Altos "v.'tngeline Thomas, Lillian Summorhays, . Lyle Bradford. Mae Alder. Margaret Bur-on. Bur-on. Minnie Miller, Luclle Van. Elthlra Thomas, Alta Randall and Margaret 1 mlth. Tenors George Brown, Percy p Morton. A. B. Bain, S. A. Spencer, Floyd Captcrllnc, Ernest Ilartmann. Bassos L. D. S, Students Give Excellent Programme The Christmas programme given by tho studentu of the L. D. S. in Barratt hall Friday consisted of selections by the school band and orchestra and Grlebel's cantata, "Nativity," sUng by the school chorus. The mombonj of the band and orchestra, did surprisingly well, considering consider-ing the fact that thoy have been together to-gether only since school began this year. The solo work of the cantata was done by Miss Amelia Margetts, aoprano: C. R. Cummlngs, baritone; Dorothy Morrill, contralto, and Charles Martin, tenor. Miss Margetts has a brilliant soprano voice that rang out very clearly above the assemblies. The others sang with excellent ex-cellent taste and good voice. The chorus work showed good attack and really exceptional ex-ceptional sentiment. Professor B. Cecil Gates, who has charge of the musical department at the L. D. .'.. was heartily congratulated upon tho work of his. students. Ho is awakening awaken-ing a keen Interest In tho band and orchestra, or-chestra, which are developing rapidly under his direction. Hugh W. Dougall. Leslie Savlllo, Frank .Tanies, Stanley Knight, Sncncer Cornwall. Corn-wall. L. J. Stookey and Ralph Caster-line. Caster-line. Hugh W. Dougall, chorister. Tracy Y. Cannon, organist. At Immanuel Baptist. There will be special music at tho Immanuel Im-manuel Baptist church today. both morning and evening. The additional numbers will be: Anthem, "There Wero Shepherds".. C. Vlnclont Solo, "P-tar of Bcthlohem'...Caro Roma Miss Wldlner. Anthem, "Sing. O Sing. This Blessed Morn" J. H. Rogers Male quartette. "O'er Bethlehem's Plains" Joseph Barnby Anthem. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" Bethle-hem" Neldllgcrl Miss Crlssle Lawson Chapman, organist; or-ganist; A. J. Greaves, chorister. I Tenor Soloist Pleases. An enjoyable affair In Park City last Monday evening was the tenor song recital re-cital given by Russell Turner, assisted by Miss Frances Hahn and accompanied by Miss Miriam "Brooks. Mr. Turner Is an engineer graduate of the Yale Sheffield scientific school and is now working for the Silver King Coalition Mines company. The audience was gratified grati-fied to And that Mr. Turner Is possessed of no ordinary tenor voico. Ills voice is rich and of wide range and he sings with ease and good interpretation somo of the old time ballads, modern popular concert songs and the more classic selections of Grieg. Bohm and Verdi. Some of the ballads bal-lads as tho "Low Backed Car," seemed to be "Just right." .Miss Hahn is a pupil of Mr Skelton and all three of her pieces wore much enjoyed. This Is the first of several recitals that Mr. Turner will give in Park City, and Miss Miriam Brooks, who managed this one. Is going to arrange one In Salt Lake and other nearby tqwns. Will Give "Minnehaha." On Sunday afternoon and evening, January Jan-uary IS, tho dollghtful and melodious "Death of Minnehaha," from Longfellow's "Songs of Hiawatha." set to music by S. Colcridgo Taylor, is scheduled for the Carrlck theater, by a bipr orchestra of twenty-five men and chorus of 125 singers. This work Is now being given by the B. T. U. of Provo. with Mrs.: Fae Loosc-Stahl, Loosc-Stahl, soprano, and Professor Lund, baritone, bari-tone, under the direction of John T- Hand. So strong was the Impression made upon the peoplo of the southern city, and also upon a few of Salt Lake's music enthusiasts enthusi-asts that the arrangements were completed com-pleted for this musical work to ho produced pro-duced hero. Mr. Hand and Professor Lund have, collaborated and thoso who have attended the rehearsals at Provo arc loud in their praise of the artistic finish and interpretation given this music under Mr. Hand's direction. Salt Lakers will remember that this par- tlcular work wa3 given at the first musical mu-sical festival here at tho tabernacle In April. 1007. by the Festival chorus, the tabernacle choir and the Chicago symphony sym-phony orchestra, under the direction of Alexander von Felltz and Prof. Evan Stophens. Those who attended the festival wero deeply ImpresHed with the mag-nlflccnco mag-nlflccnco of tho music, pleasing melodies, and the dramatic effectiveness given this famous poem by the composer. Several of Salt Lake's singers, who woro members of the chorus, have asked permission to tako part in tho coming production to be given at tho Garrlck theater. The work takes forty-five minutes. Before Be-fore tho performance thore will be a musical mu-sical prelude by several of Utah s best musical mu-sical artlsts. To Rebuild Opera House. Milton and Sargent Aborn have announced an-nounced that the directors of tho Century Cen-tury Opera company have decided to remodel re-model tho Century opera house at the end of the present season so as to increase in-crease the seating capacity to 3500 ln-utoad ln-utoad of tho present limit of 2100. It is their intention to continue this season until May 23, after which the alterations will be started tinder the direction of Carrere & Hastings, tho architects who originally planned tho building for the New Theater company.. Verdi Programmes Pleace. Tho Verdi programme given at the American theater during tho 'week. In which the lurgc concert orchestra was heard In the "Anvil Chorus." from "U Trovatorc"; quartette from "Rlgoletto" and the "Prison Scene" from "Jl Trovatorc," Trova-torc," had an enthusiastic reception, the encores being persistent and on each occasion oc-casion honored. Mr. Baer, the clever cornet soloist of the orchestra, did some exceptionally good work, especially In the "Prison Scene," which solo he played from the gallery of the auditorium to a sympathetic accompammenL Musical Director McCiellan conducted In artistic style. Tho organ recitals will be resumed re-sumed again next Tuesday and Wednesday Wednes-day evenings, when Organist McCiellan will be heard In somo novelties. The good order has been commented upon very generally of late, the orchestra particularly par-ticularly noting that the softest strains are distinctly heard in all parts of the big theater. The music performed during dur-ing tho week Included the selections from "Cavallerla Rustlcana" (Mascagnl). "Parsifal" fWagncr). "La Boh erne" (Puccini), "The Jewels of the Madonna" (Wolf-Ferrari), "Lo Roman" (Burs-meln), (Burs-meln), "Tho "Ed-King" (Schubert). "Lohengrin" (Wagner), "Twlllglit" (Friml) "Serenade" (Cesck), "Meditation" "Medita-tion" (Pierne). "Serenade" (Cajanl), suite "Ellland" (Von Flelltz). This week Professor McCiellan promises pome more new and interesting music, among It being selections which have never before be-fore been played in this city. Tho work of Alfred Slack, flutist, and Mr. Za-i brlflkie, clarinetist, has been ttBw commonded durlns the week. -W Music Notes. SBi Miss Helen Whlttclsoy. dlrectoriBj department of music of the ''HBtok. academy at Mt. Pleasant, Utah, haBEi to Salt Lake City to take up a seBK,' work with Organist McCiellan of tBJv ernacle on the pipe organ. Edward P. Kimball, In a letUgffv friend, says that he is enjoyine hlfljL with Alberto Jonas immensely aSBjfv ho is going to soon take up worklBJrt1 organ with the noted organist, Flj rb It Is not generally known that i W A. Welch, formerly of Morgan Ctrj f 1 of Cowley, Wyo., and now a real! this city, composed tho first hyn sung In the Salt Like temple, In 11 titled "Let All Israel Sing," condu'e Professor Evan Stephens. .', Christmas day, at 11 o'clock. S will be held at St. Paul's ISp ,U church. The choir will sing tho a A "Shepherds in tho Fields Abldln E Bartlett. Miss Alta Randall will sing Jj Kindly Light." by Barnard, at ' t o'clock service at St. Paul's EpI 1? church next Sunday morning. i Madame Sophlo Brodbeck, dlr V' the Salt Lake Musical college, wl 4- a vocal recital after the holiday ii will slni; In four languages Q m Italian. French and English. Miss fl Mav S-lms, aged 1U. will be at tha jv She has studied under Madame El more than eight years, j Preliminary to the productl "Pagllaccl" by the University ol i. Music society, Professor Thomas If I head of the music department", ift school, will spend his vacation I jj easo and cv York city, Whllo I T oago ho will study "Pagllaccl," w 2 being given there under the perso S rcction of Leoncavallo, the coinnof A midnight servlco will be hold' JU Paul's church on Christmas eve. Thcro will be a Christmas ev service at St. Mark's cathedral o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Tlie choir will slug several beautiful oI lish carols. ; , 5 |
