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Show PLlli CHORUS OF 10 VOICES Salt Lake Oratorio Society Undertakes Magnificent Production of 'Creation.' With 300 selected voices for the principal prin-cipal portions of the -work, this central chorus to embody the best talent of Salt Lake, and 1000 voices for the famous fa-mous choruses, "The Heavens Are Telling" and "Awake tho Harp," the Salt Lake Oratorio society will undertake under-take the production of Hadyn's "Creation" "Crea-tion" on the steps of the Utah capitol some afternoon in April, the date, which will be announced later, to bo governed to some extent bv weather conditions. A full rehearsal of tho chorus work will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock iu Barratt hall. Squire Coop, musical director of tho oratorio society, has sent to every member of the society a signed statement, in which he points out that tho rehearsals will continue onlv through this month and in March each Sunday afternoon. Mr. Coop points out that the "Creation" "Crea-tion" does not impose so much arduous work upon the chorus as is required in tho proper presentation of "Tho Messiah, Mes-siah, ' and is confident that the two mouths of time ahead of the date for the production will enable singers to become qualifiedly acquainted with the work if they will be punctual in attending at-tending rehearsals. It is tho intention of the society to make the production a community affair, af-fair, surpassing in both magnitude and excellence the artistic production, of "The Messiah" which the societv gave in the tabernacle on New Year's day. |