Show Opens Concert s u i 1 i t c I I r o. o t Alice Allce Ehlers Arrives for appearance with symphony I Alice Ehlers EIlers harpsichordist whose intimate tinkling melodies provided the musical background for the movie Wu u the tin ring g Heights arrived in Salt Lake City Tuesday to begin rehearsals with the Utah State Stat Symphony orchestra orchestra orchestra orches orches- tra for her concert appearances with them Thursday and Friday at p. p m. m in the University of Utah's Kingsbury hall hail Miss Ehlers who came to the United States from Vienna in 1938 at the request of Mrs Calvin Coolidge Cool- Cool Coolidge Coolidge idge remained In 1939 when her agent in Europe wired her to Stay there Are you crazy when she considered returning to Europe In which war already was smolder smolder- ing Lives on C Coast Mi B Ehlers now jiow m makes kes hc l cr home in the Palo Palos Verd Verdes s section of 1 Los Ios 03 Angeles where she teaches harpsichord styling at the University University University sity of Southern California Much concerned about her baby the name she has given her harpsichord Miss Ehlers explained explained explained ex ex- ex- ex that until it is un uncrated crated tuned and she knows everything Is in order on the delicate instrument ment she is nervous You know a harpsichord Is really as much trouble as a baby I she laughed Explaining the music of ot the harpsichord she described it as being very intimate and light and not meant to be played in big halls hails Explains Style The harpsichord music expresses the century with its elegance spirit gracefulness and finesse fines just as period furniture and literature literature literature liter liter- have a distinct style she said contrasting It sharply with modern music which expresses our own times We Ve are Re less sensitive to small sounds and in our hectic living seem to require bigger and more forceful sounds Since nothing is la unrelated this particular tendency is 15 reflected in the music o of the present day The original arrangements are favored always by Miss Ehlers who asked pointedly Why should I try to arrange Bach Each He was an artist who created the particular lar music and he alone knew new how hoy It should best be played Miss Ehlers will play Concerto in D Major Opus 21 by Haydn at ather her hei concert |