Show Noted Violinist Thrills Audience In Concert Here Commanding all the lovely muses and all the beautiful graces by the charm of his violin Efrem Tuesday night held an audience that packed the First Congregational church In raptures for one hour and five forty minutes Appearing as the first artist In a erics of three conc concerts sponsored by the he Salt Lake Civic Music association tion ion played with all aU the brilliance fee feeling line and peerless technique technique technique tech tech- that has kept him In the foremost foremost fore fore- ore ore- most ranks of world violinists for tor 25 years He opened with a suite In A minor consisting of ot presto adagio and tempo giusto movements by the distinguished distinguished distin- distin Norwegian composer Ing ng Embracing both infinite delicacy delicacy deli deli- cacy and massiveness the soloist brought forth all aU the splendor of the work vork Inspired by the enthusiasm of his audience the artist here interpolated a tit bit as an encore that roused even greater enthusiasm This number was Rondino Rondina a peasant theme from Beethoven Bee Bee- treated by An exquisite exquisite ex ex- piece of music such as the theartist theartist theartist artist turned to as a relief for his profound numbers throughout his program His next offering was Concerto In n D Major by that dazzling violin composer Requiring stupendous stupendous stu stu- skill in harmonics with long passages in double stops the piece was masterfully met in all aU of its challenges Suite Suile Bizarre by Achron somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what belied its name Simple in mood predominantly romantic the violinist gave it in distinctive contrasts contrasts contrasts con con- of light and shade and subtle emotional vagaries Here the artist expressed 1 his s gratitude gratitude tude for avid appreciation by rendering render render- ing tog an encore oddity Hopak a I Slavic tune by Two o Kreisler numbers Chinois Chinois Chinois Chi Chi- nois a weird oriental bit and La Gitana a Spanish song were next produced The artist played both with the extraordinary refinement and grace that characterized his own as well as the composers composer's genius A Chopin Waltz transcribed by Spalding was so eagerly received that presented it twice Spangled Span Span- led with surrounding notes and brilliant brilliant brilliant bril bril- in rhythm the little classic took on additional charm under the artIsts artIst's artists artist's art art- playing The closing number listed as Jazz Fantasy by Machan Gusikoff-Machan w was s something of ot a 1 deception The ordinary ordinary nary votary of the jazz would have found round himself in kinks trying to bring his body into harmony with this fantasy Jazz in tempo only the theartist theartist theartist artist contrived to avail himself o oits of its us vivacity and charm with which i it abounded He even produced an at at- of the unreal hung with a gorgeous tonal fabric of many colors Adhering to his generosity Zim Zim- gave two encores as his hll finale The first was l by Sara Sara- sate and the second Caprice de dc by Kreisler Both were given virile and super in In- As accompanist Theodore Said enberg en- en berg proved himself able and sym sym- pathetic At the annual meeting of the membership membership mem memO of the Civic Music association association tion lion November 28 at p. p m m. Inthe in inthe inthe the chamber of commerce a board o ot of directors will vill be elected I I |