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Show John T. Hand Will Give "Opera Night" John T. Hand is laboring diligently, arranging details gubsequent to the appearance ap-pearance of the John T. Hand Opera company in a night or opera, to be given at the Lc Grand ward in Oetover, as previously announced. The singers are being put through thoir role individually individ-ually before entering into the ensemble, and already Mr. Hand announces a high fctate of satisfaction in preparation tor the event. Much interest is centered in the Le Grand ward "local'' and throughout the music circles of Salt Lake in the fact that a private class of advanced pupils appear in a night of grand opera acts. The Hand Opera company, consisting of advanced pupils of Mr. Hand's class, gave an operand concqrt in the Emerson Emer-son ward of Salt Lake last week to a crowded house of intent listeners. The programme included some of the greatest great-est classics written by the masters, and was sung throughout with a delightful degree or finished artistry. Prominent among the musical renditions was Miss Edna Anderson 's interpretation of the famous Ernani Tnvolomi from Verdi's "Ernani. " Her technic in her runs and staccato was surprising and clever. Mr. Hand gave a number of songs last Tuesday at the Ladies' Literary club, accompanied by Miss Vollkner. He sang Walther's ''Praia Lied" from " Die Meistersinger. " by Wagner, "Ungeduld," from fehubert and 'Che :'A Golioa Manina, ' ' from ' ' La Boheme, ' ' by Puccini. His reception was demonstrative dem-onstrative of the appreciation which the Ladies' Literary club holds for his work. Mr. Hand has decided on a plan of activity for his opera singers, to cover the work of the fail season, in which the singers of the opera company will be increased in-creased to fifty, chosen from trained voices of Mr. Hand's advanced class. These singers will bo diligently trained on some choral numbers, including some of the great choruses and some of the lighter ones. When a certain stage of preparedness is reached, the singers will be presented in public recital in one of i the cancert halls of the city. The singers, sing-ers, who are enthusiastic over the plan, held their first ensemble rehearsal last night, when they began to prepare the grand finale of Coleridge Taylor's masterpiece mas-terpiece "Hiawatha's Departure." - Upon becoming director of the vocal department of the Utah Conservatory of Music, Mr. Hand announces that he is located at 606 Templeton building and is working on plans for the activity of the department of which he now stands responsible. High School Music Work Is Under Way The work of getting: Into shape the musical organizations of the high schools, Kast and West, is progressing nicely. Last week the orchestra elected its officers offi-cers for the year, as follows; Frank McDonald, president; Helen Howard, vice president ; Miss Gilroy, secretary ; Myr-tice Myr-tice Clinton, treasurer. The first rehearsal was held last Tuesday Tues-day and the showing was the largest and best In the history of the schools, with an instrumentation of thirty violins, three violas, three cellos, one bass, four pianists, one oboe, one bassoon, two rlarinets, two trumpets, one trombone, and drums. A flutist is the only instrument instru-ment lacking to make a complete orchestra or-chestra and no doubt this player will also be found in the schools. This instrumentation instru-mentation and also, the ability of these young players is nothing short of wonderful, won-derful, coming as they do from a high school grade. It Is expected that at no distant date the city and state will be willing, in an advertising way, to send this orchestra on some trip, along with the cablet band, to show the wonders of "Utah. At Tuesday's rehearsal Instructor L. P. Chrlstensen gave an outline of the winter's win-ter's work, which met the hearty approval ap-proval of all the members. This outline out-line Is, of course, all school work, such as playing for school assemblies, entertainments, enter-tainments, dancing parties, etc., but before be-fore and beyond this, the orchestra Is first of all a class in ensemble playing, wherein careful work will be done on a good grade of music. The new cadet band, which will displace dis-place the present famous organization, will be brought into existence next week and will consist of old and new members, mem-bers, about equally divided. The future of this new band should be, and no doubt will he, bright, judging from the enthusiasm en-thusiasm of the hold-overs and the new applicants. The public each year expects gTeat things from the cadet band, and Bandmaster Band-master Chrlstensen sajra the public shall not be disappointed. Damrosch Enthusiastic Over Visit to Coast Walter Damrosch, conductor of 'the New York Symphony orchestra, is enthusiastic en-thusiastic about his experience while on his recent visit to the Pacific coast, where he conducted the music which he had written for Miss Artglin's production of "Iphigonia In Aulls" and "Medea,'' by EuripideB. The production was at the Greek theater of the University of California. Cali-fornia. Concerning this matter Mr. Damrosch said : During the thirty years of my professional pro-fessional career I cannot recollect a more beautiful and inspiring expert -I ence than the wonderful production of these Greek plays as performed by Miss Anglin's company. It came . nearer to an American Bayrenth tlian anything ever produced in our country. coun-try. The Greek theater itself is an inspiration. It Is built absolutely according ac-cording to the lines of the old Greek theaters of 400 B. C. The stage is backed by a mighty palace, with symmetrical pillars, and the audience mcciSss! irasiis?, In we now hear a divine Bart" 'nuL? pure organ treatment. The mind P rled bark to the little old ehu "ch In wSS the master himself plaved. and , ? Bach would have approved the Bur C'5 reverent treatment his work li ILiP former ,h w4."S5Sr in . combinations of the vox human, J other subdued stops In a dMh9 ! that with most organists would Jl''1' vulsar. hut which under hi. fingers h?' comes superlatlve.lv refined. One ? 5?! most difficult tasks is to play an 22S familiar tuna in a new and owJKT manner. ""armini The climax of the recital le reaeh.a i i the Wagner number. McClella? his admiration and reverence for w favorite composer here, making th n. Iy instrument throb with lntenelts- S feeling. J 01 Our organist is fast gaining an In,.-national In,.-national reputation ror Ids new and freshing Interpretation of organ n vu"' If. as Is claimed, the organ was , 8; used as a substitute for the orchestra ? accompany the singing of the concr.J tion In church, we surely can have !i' ing but encomiums to bestow on t'hs 7 tlst who uses the great Instrument i. the same manner In whloh ha would ..' the orchestra. " UM I ran do no better than to emote ik. ' words of Walter Anthony, writing T, J! San Francisco Chronicle, of the organ rl citals of McClellan -t the exposition The prelude to "Lohengrin," sel0 Hons from "Tannhauser" and Von Weber's "Oberon" overture were the strictly operatic-orchestral compos tlons. In thoir presentation McClel lan uncovered to nip new and hitherto hidden possibilities of the urgan in , Festival hall. An elasticity that ' from a tiny pianissimo tone floated into silence and thence to a dynamic climax of overwhelming power was 1 revealed in the ''Tannhauser" offering which, to my ears, has never been more noble and splendid. I loved the man's choral effects, wherein the familiar "Pilgrim's Chorus" became a tremendous and priestly pageant If. genius consists in seeing new beauties In familiar works, or restoring them to thoir original freshness and newness. new-ness. Mr. McClellan Is assuredly & genius. In short, I should call 'him a superb organist of the romantio sohool of pipe organ playing, un. ' touched by a suggestion of pedantry and free from all prejudices which prevent artists from revealing their souls freely In their music. Franziska Parkinson to Sing Here Today Franziska Raabe Parkinson, a splendlc and well-trained soprano of this city, li to be the soloist at the German L. D. a conference to be held in Barratt hall a i o'clock this afternoon. She will sini in German the "Lord's Prayer" (Knabesl On Monday morning, at the general see slon of the conference In the tabernart, Mrs. Parkinson will sing the nraye "Abide With Me" (Hlller). ' 1, Franziska Raabe will bo rememherel as one of the best soloists In the Ulai Oratorio society, which has already ac oomplishecl so much under the dirertloi of Squire Coop. In May, 1913, when the Oratorio so ciety gave "The Messiah" In the ope: air before 350 convicts In the Utah Htat prison, Miss Raabe's singing of "I Kmr That My Redeemer Llveth" was one the features of a long-remembered on . cation. , I "Musical Arts" Has Its Work Under Waj While having refrained from seeki! publicity., at the opening of the season musical activities this year, the Muslo Arts society of Utah Is not sleeping, bi on the contrary is very much alive an awake to the importance of getting dow to solid work at an early date. The meeting of the board of director held last week, was well attended, an many plans for a progressive campaig were discussed at length. One thing coming home to the members of tl board, that by building the society up J1 a substantial and permanent membership of 500 or more, it can be made one c. the most efficient means In the west fo the uplift of musical taste, and will ac complish with little effort that whio ". many individuals have tried at much ex pense, the bringing of the best in musl to Salt Lake. Another meeting of tti board will be held this week, and deflnit" statements concerning the outline of wofc for the year are expected to be fortH coming. f ; Miss Ednah V. Linn to Lecture on Music Miss Ednah T. Linn, musical dlrectc-" of Westminster college, Is to give series of interesting and entertaining let ture-recitals at the college during tli year, on the music of the old mas ten The lectures include the history an character! sties of this music, and selec tions, both vocal and instrumental, wl be given to illustrate points brought ou by the lectures. A similar series of lectures was givl last year bv Miss Linn, assisted by Mn Esther Allen Gaw, violinist. These treat ed of the early music of the meister singers, minnesingers and troubadouri and wre highly interesting and entei taining. Mrs. Gaw was to have assists in the lecture-recitals this year, but sh lias recently been granted leave of ab sence to study in the east, and Miss Lin will conduct them alone. Miss Linn, who has appeared man times In Salt Lake, both as a plant? and a singer, is a very talented musl cian, and the. lectures, together with t . selections illustrative of them, promis a rare treat to those Interested in mu sic. The morning chapel hour will be de voted exclusively to these lectures o one day of each month. The lecture, as planned for the year are: No. songs of Shakespeare; No. 2, Bach; No. I., Haydn; No. 4, Mozart; No. 6, BeethoveiS No. 6, Chapin; No. 7, Schubert; No. K Dvorak; No. 9, Grieg. t " ;' Ogden Singers Are Commended by Critic The Pacific Coast Musical Review, ji a recent review of the four concert given in Festival hall, Panama-Pacii exposition, by the Ogden tabernacle choi and soloists, had the following to say These four concerts may well be regarded among the most important and most artistic of the big musical musi-cal events presented at the exposi- tlon since opening. In the first place, they Introduced a choral organization or-ganization of national reputation. Miss Gates Is Heard by Bonneville Chw Members of the Bonneville club an their guests were charmingly entertame. by Miss Emma Lucy Gates. "h fJ ; two beautiful selections. Miss (lfl1" i exquisite voice displayed all of wc I charm and beautv that has won rorm international recognition as a prima raw na. Her audience was more than a lighted with this rare treat. Alice Leffler Back from Coast. I Miss Alice Leffler. a talented youn violinist, lias returned home from fornla and will resume her studies wu t Professor Arthur Freber. bers are enthusiastic over their work and that they are making excellent progress. prog-ress. The work of the orchestra production of "Rigoletto" last year was the subject of much favorable comment from those who witnessed it. It is stated that for the production of "La Traviata" by the Lucy Gates company an even greater aggregation of competent musicians has ben secured for the orchestra. Director Gates says that the membership mem-bership of the L. D. S. V. orchestra Is much better this year than last and that the members are all working hard. He hopes to produce results that will surprise sur-prise the public. Special Music at First M. E. Church For the services this morning and evening even-ing at the First Methodist Episcopal church the following music will be given: MORNING SERVICE. Organ prelude-fa) prelude-fa) Larghetto In D Faulkes (b) "Adoration" Rockwell Anthem, "Praise the Lord, O My Soul" F. F. Harker Miss Leola Schrack and choir. Offertoire, "Prayer" Oullmant Soprano solo, "Jesus. Lover of My Soul" .(selected) Mrs. Charles Dally; violin obligate, ob-ligate, Elmer Young. Postlude. Postlude In A flat ...Chadwick EVENING SERVICE. Organ prelude (a) "Adagio Cantablle" . Havdn-Whiting (b) "Sarabande' Handel Anthem, "Why Do the Heathen Rage?" R. H. Woodman Richard Burkhardt and choir. Offertoire, Melody in F Parker Anthem. "Hear. O Lord" .. Michael Watson Miss Mae O'Nell and choir. Solo. "At Thy Feet in Adoration".. A. Dvorak Walter Burkhalter. Postlude, "Alleluia" Rockwell Choir director. Mrs. Ella Gumming Wntzell; organist. Mrs. J. Louis Stro-hauer. Stro-hauer. Attractive Music for First Congregational For this morning's service, commencing at 11 o'clock, In the First Congregational church Fred E. Smith, director of the choir, announces the following programme of music: Organ prelude (a) "Priere" Paul Dered (b) Serenade In A flat Lassen Anthem, "O Lord, How Manifold".. G. F. Hamer Offertory, "Autumn Leaves" . , R. Spalding S-toughton Anthem, "Teach Me, O Lord" W. Berwald Postlude, Scherzo and Epilogue (second (sec-ond suite) Rogers Quartette choir Miss Ruth Tngman, soprano; Miss Evangeline Thomas, contralto; con-tralto; Fred C. Graham, tenor; Fred E Smith, bass. Chofr director, Fred E. Smith; organist. Morris Stephenson. Montana College Has Its Own Song Book Special to The Tribune. BOZEMAN. Mont., Oct. 2 Montana State college has acquired the distinction distinc-tion of having a song1 book of its own. A finely bound and splendidly arranged edition of these carefully selected college songs arrived from the New York publisher pub-lisher today, and the 500 copies were nearly all sold at a rousing song and cheer assembly held in the assembly room in Montana hall. The popular volume contains more than ninety songs on its hundred pages. Ten of these are Montana State college's own songs and hymns, the words, and In some cases the music having been composed by Montana State college students and faculty members. The other selections are well-known songs, full of possibilities in harmony, catchy In tune and easilv sung, even by unskilled vocalists. That the song book would fill a long-felt long-felt popular demand was the hope of the committee. It is desired that the songs be given informally at the clubs, the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A., on the campus and at the various functions. The combined glee clubs sang a dozen of the most pleasing choruses to a crowded crowd-ed assemblage today. Salt Lake Artists to Give Programme The ladies of the First Presbyterian church of Ogden will give a supper and musical programme at their hall in that church next Tuesday evening. Mrs. N. G. Atkinson, soloist of the First Presbyterian Presby-terian church of Salt Lake, and Fred C. Graham are the soloists. The musical programm e follows : "You" (three songs) Thompson "Southern Lullaby" Greene "Annie Laurie" "In an Old-Fashion ed Town" Squires "Little One a-Cry!n' " Sparks "Old Kentucky Home' "Sweet Little Woman o' Mine" ..Bartlett "Loch Lomond" "Then You'll Remember Me" "Irish Lullaby" Olcott Music Numbers for First Presbyterian Following are the music numbers announced an-nounced for the morning and evening services at the First Presbyterian church today: MORNING SERVICE. Pre I ud e Arnold Do! me tsch Anthem. "Come Unto Me" Coenan Response, "Father, Hear Us While We Bow to Thee" Quartette Offertory solo, "The Penitent" (Van de Water) Hugh W. Dougall EVENING SERVICE. Prelude, "Evensong" Johnston Anthem, "Still, Still With Thee" . .Foote Response, "Father, Hear Us While We Bow to Thee" Quartette Offertory, "Meditation" Flagler Mrs. Beach Frequently Entertained on Coast In the course of the past two or three months, the distinguished composer-pianist, Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, has run the gauntlet of an unprecedented number of receptions given In her honor by some of the leading social and musical clubs of California. There is no more popular musician in California today than Mrs. Beach, and her personal graciousness and charm have endeared her to hosts of music lovers lov-ers as fully as the delightful qualities of her compositions. . The receptions given in her honor of late have served greatly to enhance her popularity on the coast today, even though they have absorbed much of the time she might ordinarily have been disposed to devote I to creative achievement. I Since her arrival In San Francisco I from Riverside she has been feted by 'the Browning club and signally honored , by a delightful reception at the Cen-j Cen-j tun' club. On the day following the 1 latter she was .avishly entertained by 1 Miss With row, a prominent local vocal teacher, a programme of her music being be-ing given. Among the 200 prominent ! persons present were many well-known i musicians. On June 15 a large reception recep-tion was tendered her by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cad man at their home In Berke-; Berke-; ley. at which many songs were sung by the hostess. There were further entertainments enter-tainments during the past week. Including Includ-ing muslcales and dinners at the homes of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst and Mrs. Levl-son. Levl-son. Dr. and Mrs. Karl Muck were present at one of these and Mrs. Beach i was Mrs. Muck's guest at one of tho Boston Symphony concerts. Further receptions re-ceptions are scheduled to take place in San Diego and Los Angeles. Mrs. Beach manages, in spite of the stress of frequent fre-quent entertainments, to do not a little practicing in the mornings. On October 25 Mrs. Beach will make tier first appearance in Salt Lake City, when she will participate in a great concert, con-cert, one of a series of elite affairs arranged ar-ranged by Fred C. Graham at the Hotel Utah ballroom. At this concert, as well as at a good many others to follow, Mrs. Beach and her friend of many years' standing, Fernanda Pratt, the California-born California-born contralto, will do joint work. Work of Giles Is Widely Recognized That the work of Professor Thomas Giles, head of the department of music in the University of Utah, is receiving far more than local recognition Is clearly evidenced by an extended review in the f-eptember 9 issue of the Musical Courier of New York, a periodical of accepted standard among members of the musical fraternity of the United States. Under the caption, "What Professor Thomas Giles Has Done," a member of the Courier's editorial staff thus reviews the career of Mr. Giles: Among the vounger musical forces i of Salt Lake City, Utah, no individual has won a higher professional and personal per-sonal standing and none has done more meritorious work to deserve such apposition than Professor Thomas Thom-as Giles, pianist, conductor, educator and head of the music department of the University of Utah. Coming of a mrlslcal family, young Giles early displayed extreme fondness fond-ness and unusual aptitude for the tonal art and, after having completed his home studies, in 1905 he went to Europe, where he remained until 1911, taking thorough courses in all the branches connected with the musician's musi-cian's career and devoting himself as well to those allied departments of leaning whose mastery" lielongs to an artistic education that strives for the higher degree, of culture. Piano communion in Berlin and Vienna, with Aronson and later with Godow-sky, Godow-sky, 1909 (whom the student accompanied accom-panied from the German to the Austrian Aus-trian capital when the master went there at the request of Emperor Francis Fran-cis Joseph), was supplemented by rigid training in harmony with Edgar Stillman-Kelley after preliminary work with Mrs. Kelley. After a year and a half spent in Vienna, Mr. Giles moved on to Paris and Rome, In both places making residence long enough to experience and investigate the music life, taste of the art spirit, the language and the local means and methods of musical pedagogy. In 1911 the Salt Lake City musician musi-cian returned to his native heath and at once became active in the profession profes-sion there, owing to his energetic Initiative no less than to his marked gifts and extensive knowledge. It took him but a short time to prove his pedagogical powers, and public concerts given by his pupils were the means he employed to convince his fellow citizens that he possessed the ability tp impart what he knew and to become an Integral and practical factor in the movement to make of Utah one of the great musical states of the union and of Salt Lake City ' a center where the western students t could find tonal advantages equal in kind and value to those offered by the music headquarters of the east. In fact, after one of the concerts erh-en by Giles pupils the Deseret News (Salt Lake City), a most discriminative discrimi-native journal in matters musical, wrote this: "The whole occasion emphasized em-phasized anew the fact that music students can get the best Instruction and graduate under the most favorable favor-able auspices in Salt Lake City." The specific reason for the enthusiastic enthusi-astic utterances of the News was the circumstance that at the concert in question four of the Giles pupils 1 played a piano concerto each, accompanied accom-panied by an orchestra of flfy, conducted con-ducted by the teacher of the solo performers. Mozart, Grieg. Mendelssohn Mendels-sohn and Liszt (E flat concerto) were the composers represented on the programme. pro-gramme. On twro other occasions, under the Giles conductorshlp, his pupils, Eleanor Anna Voelker and Lawrence Eberly, played three concertos each at a single concert, a feat which constitutes con-stitutes an American record for students. stu-dents. To show that the episodes just mentioned were no isolated examples, ex-amples, it is necessary only to add that since 1911 the Giles pupils have given in Salt Lake City, from memory, mem-ory, fourteen piano concerto performances perform-ances with full orchestra. Some of those wjio did the playing, besides Miss Voelker, were Lawrence Eberly, Miss Devine, Lavar Jensen. Bessie Goldsborough and Marjorie Cassldy. Regarding the Giles pianistlc qualities quali-ties as a performer, a few lines from the Riverside (Cal. ) Enterprise will suffice to show how he impresses critics. The occasion was a concert at the famous Mission Inn: "Thomas Giles, a pianist of rare attainments, at-tainments, played Grieefs Love Song," a Chopin prelude and Scriabine's nocturne noc-turne for the left hand alone. Mr. Giles possesses Inherent modesty such as is seldom found In the brilliant, finished artist that he is. He is an artist in the first place because of his predominant saneness and masculinity, mascu-linity, and with these he 'combines the artistic quality called temperament. tempera-ment. His brilliancy and dramatic force were mirrored In the Chopin prelude. The 'Love Song' was given a most beautiful rendition and the nocturne was one of the most exquisite ex-quisite bits of inelody ever heard in Riverside. Mr. Giles's technic Is masterful. His tone Is resonant, brilliant, bril-liant, warm and clear." His success as a piano instructor and his decided mastery of the baton were Instrumental in deciding the University Uni-versity of Utah to make Mr. Giles head of its music department, for they desired a practical teaojaer, executive ex-ecutive and leader, as well al a man competent to occupy a professorial chair and direct the theoretical, historical his-torical and esthetic departm en ts of music. Professor Giles has been signally successful in his work at the university, uni-versity, where he founded an orchestra orches-tra and chorus, started a Bach library, li-brary, gave the first Bach chorale (with student forces) ever heard In Salt Lake City, organized, rehearsed and led a complete performance of "Pag-liacci" "Pag-liacci" ( after a previous brilliant essay with "Cavalleria Rustlcana" and "Traviata"), and in every way stimulated the music life of the institution in-stitution and awakened the students and the heads of the faculty to a realization of what great tonal possibilities possi-bilities lay open there to cultivation and glorious flowering. These grand operas are the only ones that have been produced to date by local forces. They are consequently the .first ever given in Utah- The University of Utah Musical society so-ciety repeated its "Pagllacci" performance per-formance In Provo and the Post of that city commented : "The music lovers were captivated. To Mr. Giles much credit Is due for the manner in which he conducted the orchestra and the life he put into the tragic story would indicate that he has unusual un-usual ability as a conductor. More than once Professor Giles had to turn and bow his . acknowledgments acknowledg-ments to the enthusiastic audience." Of tall and commanding personality and the possessor of distinct social graces as well, Professor Giles is a leading figure in the musical and fashionable life of Salt Lake City, and his youth and ambition destine him to an artistic future there which seems to have no limitation as to degree. de-gree. Hearing the Organ in Beautiful Zion By ALFRED RORDAME. "We go to Washington to see the cap-itol, cap-itol, but we stop in Salt Lake to hear the organ." This was the remark made by a tourist last Tuesday in the hearing of the writer, as he was making his way into the tabernacle grounds among the 3000 persons who make their daily pilgrimage pil-grimage to the shrine of music. Strange to say, the major portion of the crowd mentioned IS composed of tourists, who are attracted to this place by the fame of the great organ, which has spread to the utmost regions of the earth. Let us follow the throng as It slowly files into the gallery of the tabernacle. Not a whisper is heard among those thousands thou-sands who are waiting in breathless expectation ex-pectation for the first notes from the hand of the master. The profound silence, si-lence, which Is one of the most Impressive Impres-sive things about the tabernacle recitals, is broken only by the soft twittering of the birds in the trees, the faint rustle of the leaves stirred by the balmy air that breathes in refreshing zephyrs through the open windows. Marvelous Indeed are the acoustic properties prop-erties of the tabernacle, and we wonder at the skill of the architect who could so well foresee the effect that the vaulted elliptical dome w-ould have on the tones produced by the gTeat organ. In conse-sequenre conse-sequenre of the shape and proportionate size of the building, the softer tones have a peculiar far-away effect that is captivating capti-vating to the ear, while many have gone away from the recitals convinced that they have heard human voices hidden away In the depths of the great Instrument. Instru-ment. The first number announced is "Mig-non" "Mig-non" by Ambrose Thomas. Surely such pure tones were never produced In the orchestra of the real clarinet, bassoon and, flute. The liquid limplditv of tone, coupled with agility of execution, produced pro-duced by the flute stop In the opening bars of the overture, is altogether charming. charm-ing. The beautiful aria "Dost Thou Know That Fair Land?" la sung by the vox humana to the accompaniment of pianissimo string tones, and when the polonaise movement is reached we first hear the full organ. The effect Is grand beyond words. The building neems altogether alto-gether too small to contain the mighty volume of sound that thunders through the auditorium, and which yet produces no strain on the. ear. When the marvelous mar-velous instrument, under the skillful lingers lin-gers of the talented organist. Is subdued to the softest tones of the muted-strliiRS w-e listen intently for the sound of the faintest dying note. The "Mlgnon" selection gives full scope for what may be called the orchestral rises in amphitheater form, containing contain-ing over S0O0 seats and flanked on all sides by huge eucalyptus trees. The rehearsals, which usually began be-gan at 8 o'clock in the morning and ended at 10:30 at night and with only short intervals for a hasty meal were fascinating and. because of the wonderful air, not at all fatiguing. To Miss Anglin belongs the honor of having been the first and only one to dedicate this noble structure to its proper use, namely, the performance per-formance of old Greek plays, and her dramatic instinct proved so unerring and her sense of the beautiful so keen that she made of these plays a spectacle which aroused the audiences, audi-ences, numbering, for the four performances, per-formances, nearly 32,000 people, to a frenzy of enthusiasm. We were in absolute accord regarding the manner In which these plays should be treated that is, not in mock-archaic fashion, but as living human dramas, and this is the spirit which I sought to express In the Incidental music. I expect to perform excerpts from my music during the regular series of orchestral concerts of the Symphony Sym-phony society in New York, but I hope, with all my heart, that some opportunity may be found to give these plays in their entirety before our New York audiences. I do not think that open-air performances are feasible here, because of the uncertainty uncer-tainty of weather conditions, but some large structure, like the Metropolitan opera house or Madison Square Garden, Gar-den, could be adapted. New York Symphony to Have Busy Season "I belie-e this coming concert season will be the best in the history of American Amer-ican music, ' 9 said Fitzhugh W. Haen-sel, Haen-sel, of the firm of Haense'l & Jones of Aeolian hall, New York. "We have been managing the tours of the New York Symphony orchestra, Walter Damrosch, conductor, for a number num-ber of years, aud w,e find more places want to book the orchestra next season than can be arranged, owing to the regular reg-ular series of New York concerts and the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Wash-ington subscription series. The orchestra orches-tra will have tours in November. January Jan-uary and February, with such soloists as Mischa Elman, ercy Grainger and Frieda Hempel. The itinerary of the annual spring tour of the orchestra, which will carry the organization to the Pacific coast and back, covers a period of ten weeks and begins in Toronto March 16. Josef H of maun will be the soloist on tho entire tour." Lucy Gates Secures Splendid Support The Lucy Gates production of the grand opera "I.a Traviata," to be given at the Salt Lake theater this week, for four days, beginning Monday, October 4, has stirred as much interest as anv musical event in years, not alone for the merits of the opera and its brilliant music, buk for the cast ihat has been assembled for tho 0CcaBl6h. Miss Gates says that she is delighted with what the members are accomplishing, and speaks In the highest terms of her co-workers. B. Cecil Gates, orchestra director, has demonstrated his ability in whipping the chorus into almost letter-perfect shape; he says that he never expects to enjoy anything more than his work with the loyal young singers. The augmented orchestra or-chestra is excellent in conception of the score, and is rehearsing daily with the cast. Of course Lucy Gates is the lead, as Vloletta, and is at her best In the part, having sung it In the kaiser's royal opera. "Jack" Bummer hays, tenor, sings opposite oppo-site Miss Gates, as Alfred Germont, and his work In that role Is easily classed as superior art. Mr. Summerhays has sung In both light and grand opera, and the part of Alfred Germont Is an old friend, but he has never found work that suited him eo well as his work with Miss Gates. Miss Ruth Ingman. who takes the part of Flora. Violet ta's friend, has, since coming to Salt Lake, established herself .as one of the leading sopranos, and has a largo following among the music lov- ers. Her work Is strong and of the interesting in-teresting type. Evangeline Thomas, mezzo-soprano, is one of the best-liked singers in Utah, and in the role of Annina, Vloletta's servant, ser-vant, she accomplishes some of her best work. Hugh W. Dougall and Horace Ensign, baritones of acknowledged prominence, will succeed each other in the role of Alfred Al-fred Germont's father, Mr. Dougall taking tak-ing the part for the opening performance, perform-ance, when he and Miss Gates will give the Italian rendition of the two leading roles. At one time Mr. Ensign acted as soloist writh the tabernacle choir on Its tour in the east. Praise in large measure was accorded him, and he is known as one of the state's high-class musicians. Mr. Dou gall's frequent and varied experiences ex-periences in opera and in concert, give him the assurance of being an especially fine subject for the task in hand. Leslie Saville, basso, of Ogden, Is cast for the important role of Dr. Grenvil. and his fine work done In the past vouches for an artistic characterization. Mr. Saville' voice is beautiful in quality, and he handles his tones masterfully. O. D. Romney is the handsome young Baron. He lives up to the part in good style. Clifford Cummlngs Is well known as a baritone, and as the Marquis he shines. James Neilson, who takes the part of Gaston, Is a clever actor, who uses his tenor voice to good advantage in the role. Miss Gates has been fortunate in securing secur-ing able assistants, who have taken charge of certain details In connection with the opera, among whom are H. G. Whitney, George D, Pyuer and John D, Spejicer. Relief Society Women Hear Splendid Music Special music was heard at the first meeting of the Relief society conference, which was held in the Assembly hall on Friday, the following being the programmes: pro-grammes: MORNING SESSION. Organ prelude Pastorate in F (X S. Bach). Adagio Op. 113 (Spohr). Hymn. "Come, Come, Yc Saints" Congregation "Soldiers of the Captain" (Parks) Relief Society Corps Soprano solo, "The Gates of Paradise" (King) Mrs. Lizzie T. Edward Organ solo, "FantaBfa In C" (Tours) Miss Edna Coray Instrumental music, Shettler Trio "Savior, With Thee" (Moiling) Choir Postlude, "Sing Unto God" (Handel; arr. by Best) Miss Edna Coray AFTERNOON MEETING. Organ prelude. "Andante Fourth Sym- phonv (Mendelssohn). "Softly Now the Light of Day" (Von Weber) P- Choir Instrumental music ' Prof. Weihe and Prof. McClellan Contralto solo, "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" (C. Saint-Saens) Mlflfl Evangeline Thomas "The Band of Little Faces" (Parks) Choir "The Lost Chord" (A. Sullivan) Chorus of little girls "Sanctus" (Dudley Buck) Choir Postlude, "March Solennelle" (Schubert) (Schu-bert) Chorister, Mrs. Lizzie Thomas Edward. Organist, Miss Edna Coray. SATURDAY MORNING, BISHOP'S BUILDING. Duet, "The Music of the Pines" (Chamberlain) (Cham-berlain) Miss Pearl White. Miss Violet Falklns AFTERNOON. Baritone solo, "The Penitent" Hugh Dougall "La Traviata" Chorus Has Good Material Great Interest is being shown in the production of "La Traviata," which is to be presented at the Salt Lake theater four nights, beginning Monday, because of the fact that the chorus is composed of many of the most prominent vocal pupils in this city. The members represent repre-sent pupils from the following studios: Hugh W. Dougall, John T. Hand. Emma Ramsey Morris, Alfred Best. B- Cecil Gates "and the Utah Conservatory of Music. B. Cecil Gates, who ts getting the chorus into shape, says that all the mem- |