Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-30 | Page 3 | Soloists Announced for Oratorio "Elijah"

I I Soloists Announced For Oratorio Elijah li jaI For the presentation of Mendelssohn's Mendelssohn's Mendelssohn's sohn's oratorio Elijah to be given Iven at the Salt Lake Tabernacle Friday night April 4 by the Tabernacle choir un under er the direction of A. A C. C Lund Lun the following soloists are arc announced John Y Smith baritone in the part of Elijah Louise Watson Vatson soprano Mrs r Heber C. C Hicks s' s The Widow y I S set l dOJ James Astin n t tenor r a Jessie Jessie Jes Jes- sie Evans Bvans mezzo The EdI Edna Edna Ed- Ed na Gotberg alto o and Mrs s. s Eva Aird ng f contralto in special solos I Miss f fessio T Williams soprano and Claire Thomas also alO will be h heard ard In o duel The Tho choir which has been devoting much time to the the past six months will comprise about 2501 I well balanced voices There will Wilt 1 be e symphony orchestra of half a hundred with whit Arthur Frebe as concert mas mas- ter Orchestra rehearsals arc are already under way and every solo selected has made a special study of ot the part as assIgned assigned assigned as- as signed each of the singers ers chosen chosen chosen-be beIng being be- be ing well known In local music circles The presentation of the oratorio promises to eclipse anything yet undertaken undertaken un un- un- un by the organIzation t f t 2 f