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Show Philharmonic Concert Takes Precedence Today Tf tirvotion to Ideals, zeal in labor, are to be properly appreciated, the initial concert of the season at tho Kmpross liieater, oponiiiff at 4:30 o'clock tills afternoon aft-ernoon should, pf-i forne, exhibit an "S. K. O." siirn. Xot filways has Die orchestra, as an ornnir-iition, found its "paths made Hmooth." It is devotion to the ideal. It is zeal In labor, coupled with recognized e'nllliy of muj-iL'lans who nre willing to make to orifices, t hat "tell the story." .And the evidence is not lacking that due appreciation will he given to t he programme, pro-gramme, upon which inestimable work han been done. TVlde Interest has been manifested tlirouRliout t)ie stole, and most of the orchestras or-chestras of any size from the smaller towns are arranging- to be here. The T'niversity of L'tah ieads with reservations of fifty seats: the Ogden liiKh school orchestra, or-chestra, I wenty-eight ; Provo close to f:ftv; Bprinervllle, about twenty. Bris-iham Bris-iham City also will be represented. The city high school and other school orchestras or-chestras will attend In bodies of twelve to twenty-five, and almost every musical organization in the city will bo present. The Musical Arts society. Tith about 200 members, will occupy seats together, and the Salt I-ake Oratorio society will be heavily represented. The blind of tho city will be guests of the orchestra. Arthur Freber, conductor, has a large following here; in fact, he Is one of the most popular conductors In the city: and the fact that he felt It necessary to resign, re-sign, and that this may be his laft appearance ap-pearance with the orchestra, will tin-, doubt edly bring out many of his old friends. Tr. Freber Is a young man with Ibis: things back of him and greater things yet to come. Mrs. Agatha Berkhoel .Siege L contralto. 1 well known In Salt Lake, and prominent Kociaily. will be the soloist. It was a piece of luck that Mrs. Slegel could be : lied, since she has recently been so fa- 1 vorably recognized In Europe and New ; York. Her last visit over last year was : r brilliant success, and she returned to Salt Lake a richer, deeper and more mag- ! lietlc singer. Her tour of four months i with the Symphony orchestra also gave j Sirs, th'egel a coveted practice with an : orchestra. I The orchestra members are all men of more than passing talent, and, the months of working together that they bave had, assures a smooth and artistic concert. For hours each week the orchestra members have practiced to excel In the programme to be given today, and they !have not neglected rehearsals even for iirgent business calls. They are an en-thutiasllf en-thutiasllf lot of men and should receive Tiie stanchest possible support from music-lovers. music-lovers. Such n organization is one to be proud of. and It is due to them that such a magnificent programme can be played in the city. The programme follows: Overture to "A Midsummer Nnifiht's Pream" Mendelssohn Fiegfticd Tdyl Wagner O ion Fatati Verdi From the opera "Don Carlos." Donizetti Rrlndlst From Lucre.i'z Korge. Intermission. Symphony No. 5. op. 95 Dvorak From the "Xew World." 1 Tnl roduction. 2 Largo. 3 oherzo: molto vivace. 4 Finale; allegro con fuoeo. Arthur Freber. conductor. Mrs. Agatlia Berkhoel Siegel, contralto, soloist. While the entire programme is one of Attraction for the cultured lover of music, unusual interest attaches to the rendition of the great "New World" symphony, Viy Dvorak, a composition never before Jieard by orchestra here, although one movement of the work was played by the Salt Lake quintette in a chamber music concert last year. Jn order that the symphony sym-phony may be better appreciated, the following fol-lowing characterization Is given: This symphony wag composed in New York early in the year 1SP3, and was orchestrated in &plllvi!le, la., in the summer, and performed by the Philharmonic society for the first time on 1 ecamber 15 of the same year. In his day. Dr. Dvorak was not only the most Ingenious, but also the finest exemplar of nationalism in music. Dr. Dvorak held it to be the dutv of composers to reflect in their music the spirit of tho folk-tunes of tha people to whom they belonged, not by using those tunes baldly themes, but by studying- their characteristics and composing in their vein. When became be-came to New York he put ills precepts pre-cepts Into practice. He studied the tunes which seemed to have hit the popular taste and some of the slave songs of the soulli. Having grasped what he cunceived to be their feeling and noted their structural peculiarities he embodied his conception in this symphony and published the fact in the descriptive title which lie gave It, namely: "From the New World." The symphony has a ing. beautiful beauti-ful and highly Impressive Introduction, unmarked by national characteristics. The principal subject, however, is different. dif-ferent. It lias two elements common to the music which lias pouular charm in t he United Stales. First, It employs em-ploys that device of syncopation commonly com-monly known as the "Scotch snap" (a short noto on the accented part of the measure followed by a long note on the unaccented part, which thus lakes the greater part of the stressl; This is pervasive in the popular ballads bal-lads of the United States in the music created by the negroes when they were slaves and In that of the Indians. Jn its absurd form It gave ' rise to what Is called "rag-time." The second element is melodic; the phrase is built on the pentatonic, or five-note five-note scale which omits the fourth and seventh of our ordinary d La tonic series. This feature f common also to Scotch, Irish and Oilnese music) Is also prominent In our popular ballads and the original musie of the southern south-ern negroes. Though Dr. Dvorak copied no melody of the many sung to him by some of his black pupils (Mr. Burleigh, for instance), he showed that the familiar air "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," was plainly In his mind 'when he wrote the second subject sub-ject of his first movement. In the slow movement we are estopped from seeking forms that are native and thrown wholly upon a study of the spirit. According to Dr. Dvorak's own statement that largo is a musical publication of a mood which came over him when he was reading the Etory of Hiawatha's wooing. He was fond of Longfellow's poem nnd even thought of H for an opera subject. sub-ject. In its principal melody, which Is sung with exquisite effect by the English horn over a soft accompaniment accompani-ment by the divided strings there Is a world of tenderness, and possibly, also, a suggestion of the sweet loneliness lone-liness of night on the prairies; but such image? are best left to the individual indi-vidual Imagination. The movement has several melodies which vary in sentiment, but the transitions are never violent. There is a striking episode epi-sode in t he middle of the movement constructed out of a little staccato melody, first announced by the oboe and then taken up by one 'Instrument after another, which seems 10 have sueges' ed the gradual awa kening of life in the prairie scene; and a striking strik-ing use is made of thrills exclianged between the instrumental choirs as if they were the voices of the night or dawn in converse. From the dying away of this peaceful music to the end of tho symphony all is bustle and activity eager, impetuous, aggressive in the principal of the scherzo, sportive sport-ive In the trio with its graceful waltz-like waltz-like second part and full tremendous crash in the finale. Music at It. D. S. Hospital. The following musical proarramme will be given by the Ensign ward choir, under ; the direction of William I. Lester, at thA ; Dr. Groves I. D. S. hospital, at 2 o'clock j today: "O Lord, Most Merciful" Concone 1 Choir. Baritone solo . ,; Selected Ashley H, Wallace, "Come T'nto Me".". Jerome Claribel Wallace, Efrte MePhic, William 1. Lester, John Aird. Tenor solo Selected Don Priestly. Melody of Christmas Carols Solly MhIo chorus and choir. "To the Haven of Thy Rreast" Jerome Mixed quartette. Selection Selected Rush orchestra. Accompanist Mao Hawley. Schuster's Pupils Appear. The second of a eeries of musicale3 was given, laat Sunday evening at the Eleventh ward chapel by section two of the violin class of the'Gustav Schuster Schus-ter school of music. The programme I was enjoyed by the large number present. pres-ent. The students were assisted by Mibs Pauline Staab, Miss Beatrice Bod-worth Bod-worth and the students' symphony orchestra. or-chestra. Among those who participated were William Graham, Edwin Hadfield, Catherine Levering, Jay Jensen, James West, Alberta Jones, Bessie Hanson aud Clyde Jonee. Holds Public Final Arbiter as to Music George Barrere, a famous French flute player and soloist of the New York symphony orchestra, is firm in his conviction that the good taste of the public is after all tho final arbiter as to what ia best and mot enduring in music. Mr. Barreru is au enthusiastic cliampion of American composers and 'anticipates that the next era of progress prog-ress in music will bo credited to young composers. Only a few days ago he defended his point of view in tho -following terBo langiiHgo: I am .young and I believe in youth, I believe that there is much in music stiil to bo discovered, and while it is the undeniable privilege of any individual either to like or dislike a composition, 1 consider it always an artistic duty to encourage encour-age an effort made in "earnest, aoid . the American composers are in earnest. They come to mo. I am happy to say quite a few of them, with, material both worthy and sincere. sin-cere. But iu the last analysis it is my opinion that players are but inadequate inade-quate judges; the real judgo is tho public. Individuals may roako blunders and then stubbornly stick to them, even the public is sometimes some-times mistaken, but where tho beauty and truth of real art exists ex-ists it will inevitably climb over prejudice, cabal and controversy. One might cite numberless instances in-stances as castes in point; take 1 Faust, J ' or ' ' Carmen, ; ' or even the quite recent "Apres Midi d 'un Faune," by Debussy, all drowned under a storm of protest at their first hearings, yet each has come iuto its owu. The essential thing is to make our American public understand that the fate of tho American composer depends upon it, to mako it realize that it can be either bs good or as bad as those foreign audiences which doeried Gounod and Bizet and Debussy, only to reclaim re-claim them later. I myself shall do my utmost to give the prophet honor in bis own country. After all it is not the best return I could make to that generous American public which has so splendidly supported my efforts. Will Play Christmas Music. Rome of the plnno pupils of Mrs. T'. O. Perkins will be lizard In a distinctly unique recital ne?:t Wednesday evening nt lier studio In the Nelson apartments. The programme, devotnd to Christinas music by romposcrs of Chiletian countrliis, folio we: Norwegian "Klokenklitngcn" Grietr -Miss 1 lard:1. French "Chi'.nt ric Noel" Edouard Pojes Crtrmai (a) "UntGrm WfuhnachTbaunr ' II 111 er Claire Appelbaum. fb) "Wcihnacnl Olockn" Kotzschmar .Ion Rosenblatt. (c) "Holiday JSve" Baumfelder Betty Perkins. (d) "Wcihnarhtfn" Meyer Frank McGanney. (c) "Christmas live" Ilillcr Helen Gibson. Danish "Christmas Bells" Gadc Miss Grace Beaver. American (a) Christmas" F. Maxim Noreen jMcGanney. (b) "Christmas-day (Secrets" Dutton Dorothy Uratten. (o) "Christmas Dunce" Krozmann Dick Sawyer. (d) "A Christmas Dream" Stayner Miss Mildred MoNay. Bohemian- "Etoiie du Berber" Bendel Miss Opal Ijisenby. Canadian "Christmas in Montreal". . .Grant-Schafer Miss Hardy. Italian "Venlte Adoremus" Paul Bernard! Miss Mildred Hisner. Russia n "Welhnachtfn Valse" Tschaikow sky Mies Bessie Taft. Kngllsh Carol Olde English Entire class. Led by Miss Hardy. Grand Ward Concert Tonight. The Waterloo va rd choir will furnish, special music for the eervicen et Ie Grand vrard chapel, "ale and McClellHiul avenues, at 6:.'J0 this evening. Bishop iln-) iln-) bp.r C. Iarson will deliver a -brief address. ad-dress. The programme follows: Preliminary music. "Perfect Day".., May AnderRon, -iolin; Clyde Mitchell, . cello; Williu m A'orkink. piano. "Palm Branches" Duot and chorus. "Daughter of Zion" Choir. "Come to M:" Choir. Solo parts by Miss .lohann Gctebel Qnd John Pavtes. Caes solo, "Abioj With Me" I W. fcj, Ijamoreaux. ! Oran folo i Willia m A'orkink, organist. "Beautiful Zlon for Me" Choir. Solo part. Mr. Myrtle Doelle. "Gospel Restoration" Choir. Polo part. Miss Annie Woodbury. Arthur M' Far lane, chorister; William Vorkink. orpanist; Liy Anderson. R. J. Allen, Jsaae Thunell, violins; Clyde Mitchell, Mitch-ell, cllo. Gives Pleasing KecitaL On Sunday eveninp, December G. tho pupils of Miss Mona Smith of the til ah Conservatory of Alusic were presented in a successful recital in the Nor Lb Opden chapel. Miss Smith, who was formerly instructor with tho Chicago Musical colleen, has achievod excellent results with the pupils in Offden, where she is director of the Ocden branch nf the conservatory. The following pupils appeared on the programme: Tbursa ("hndwiclc. Bertha P.arker, rjtirling Wheelrig'ht, Delia lioylance, Bvron ( .'h ad w i ck , L e K o i H la y i o c k , C I a r i e Show, Tholma Thomas, llazel Berrctt, (Jelia Brown, Gilbert Randall. j MuMc at St. Mary's St. Mary'p cathedral choir will sir.p tho! Dacha nor Cardinal mans the f-oinintf Chri.stmaB. with 1 1 jo "Adcstp Fldt;!s" for tlie offer tor v, nnd I.ambil lotto's "iixolte Zion" for the clone of the sol'nin hlrh mass. The Ht. Ccll!a chorus will ic-h ic-h purse Sunday afto.r the ! o'clock nv.ss for tliB Christmas proyruinme. Th i-hnrus i will sin)? "Klnsr thp. Bells for C'hrist runs," j by .Ijouii, nnd the "Birthday of tho Klnn," by NiedllnRPr. Miss Rose CopTrTin will lie tho soloist for tho 11 o'clock ;n;if?s t hirt i rnorniny, her iiunibor being Home's "Av c ' Mnriu.'r J "Messiah" Rehearsal Hour Moved Forward In order tiiat no person may be 1p-prived 1p-prived of ttie opportunity to enjoy the concert of the Sail Lake ) liilharmon ic orchestra or-chestra at tho JCmprt-HH lln.-a.ler tiiis aft-urnoon, aft-urnoon, the hour for the regular lViKursal of "The Messiah" has been moved fur-ward fur-ward to 3:30 o'clock, at the Consolidated music hall. H is specially appropriate that the production pro-duction of 1 blH f;rivi 1 oratorio should be a feature of the ChrUtm;iH lido music, and Suit Lake certainly should not fall behind other cities welt known in musie in i'otfiring this sentiment. W i th i n a f e v days d c ii n i t e an nou nee -ment la expected of the time a nd plae for the presentation of Handel's oratorio. "The Messiah," by the Sait La kn Oratorio Ora-torio society. A special connut uee of the board of trustees Is perfecting ar-ra ar-ra ngements for the first appearance of this organization, which was formed some time ago for the cultural value of acquaintance ac-quaintance with music masterpieces. The committee consists of 'Airs. A. J. Gor-ham, Gor-ham, Mathonihah Tiiomas and Herbert Salinger. The performance will be pciven some Lime during the Christmas holidays. holi-days. Under the direction of Sou ire Coop, the chorus has been in training for sovernl weeks-. Not only hsive tii- ensemble rehearsals re-hearsals been held, but the different parts in the ehoniH have met individually at Lrequent intervals for practice. Th singers, sing-ers, more than 100 In number, in-hide somo of the best of lo'.al muplcnl talent. As many of them have known '.he oratorio ora-torio and have helped to sing It in tho.j past, progress tn Its preparation has been ; rapid. Dramatic and Song Recital. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Meukin will present their pupil, Miss Frances Mum-ford. Mum-ford. in dra ma tic readings at 1 he First CoiiRTti.-a tional church, First South and Fourth Last ftre:ts, on Friday evening, Lr-ccmher IS. at 8:1.", o'clock. She will he assisted ihy tlie (7ccc)!a rjuartrte. Miss A'lye. O'Keil, soiirano; M. (.1. Van Auken, l mandolin; Miss Lorena Whipple, soprano; Miss Fdna Core, pianist: Mrs. F.leanor lipynolds. sr.prano; M is" Amy Uowp, accompanist; ac-companist; Mel Yin Feterson, baritone. Tiio proarramme: "Will o" the Wisp" Spross The Cecelia quartette Misses Cora 1 owe. Minnie Ho-t. Ksther Drom-merhatisscn, Drom-merhatisscn, Lily Widner; Miss Amy howe at the pinno. Monologue. "Tlie Mat" (translate! from the French) Mis? Fraiiivfl Mnmfnrd. Soprano eolo, "The Ihrtb'bty Pong"... Hunt Ington Woodman liss Mae O'Nil; Miss Amy Howe at the piano. Recitation, "King Robert of Sicily-'.. Henry W. Longfellow . Musical setring for the piano by Cole. Miss Mumford: Miss Eda Cone at the piano.- - Mandolin solo, selected M. J. Van Auken. Soprano solo. "Marguerite at the Spinning Spin-ning Wheel" Schubert Mrs. Elonuor B. Reynolds; Mrs. L. Sardonl at tlie piano. Bits of verte (a) "The Pin" Ella Wheeler Wilcox (b) "A' A boot It" William Lyle I (c) "Little Perry's Threat". Anonymous M iss Mumford. I Baritone solo, prologue from "Pagli- : a cci" Leoncavallo Melvin Peterson; Miss Cone at the pi a no. Dramatic reading. "The Light From Over the ri;mgr" Mii- Mt'mford. Soprano solo. "T!i brilliant Bird" . . F. David Miss Jjgrena WhiiMjle: Miss Amy Howe ?t i lie piano. Recitation, "If" Rudyard Kipling Miss Mumford. Music at First Methodist. For the morning: and evening- services at the First Methodist church today the music follows: MORNING. Oryan prelude "Andante" ...Beethoven ib) "Pastorale in F".... Faulkes Anthem, "The Heavenly Message" Coombs Mrs. C. C. Daily and -holr. OfTertolre, "Berceuse" Wolstenholme Soprano solo, "The Promise of Life".. , Cowen Miss Florence Hudson. Postlude, "Festival March" Foote EVF.N1NC. During the winter months the evening service will -be opened wltii an inspiring sons service. After tiie sermon, an hour will' be en (uved in the cr.urch parlors with music. Tne" choir is directed by Mrs. Ella dimming: Wetzeil and the organ is presided pre-sided over by Mrs. J. Louis Strohauer. The evening programme follows; Organ prelude (a) "Allegro Moderato" Capoccl (Ii) "At Kvening" Dudley Buck (c "Intermezzo" Alasa.qni Anthem. "Still With Thee" Foote Miss Leola Sehrack and choir. Offertoirc, 'Sjaprlcclo" L?maigre Soprano and quartette accompaniment, " .Evening Song" Martin Miss Gail Kiddle, William P. Morton, Francis M-acKenzie, Richard O.' Burk-hardt Burk-hardt and Alex Kberlip.ro t. Postlude, "March Reiiuioso" Whiting A unique concert will he Riven at tlie rhureh Friday evening. l"eceniher TJ. . Sonps wili be illustrated by living plc-; plc-; lures. |