Show 1 Bachs Bach's Mass in B Minor Is Success at Kingsbury i. i By JOSEPH R. R l. l STERNE A audience braved Friday Friday Fri Fri- Fr- Fr day nights night's snowstorm to hear the Salt Lake Philharmonic choir sing Bachs Bach's monumental Mass in B B Minor at Kingsbury hall hail It was the first performance of this giant choral chorn work in the Beehive Beehive Beehive Bee Bee- hive state and Frederick Davis is conductor must be given credit for att attempting such a difficult work Bachs Bach's Mass is a masterpiece to which musicians can never give complete expression For each conductor conductor conductor con con- I ductor for each ench locality for every individual this Mass means something different something sublime An voice 82 choir was the highlight highlight highlight high high- light of the evening Many many times it exhibited a feeling and understanding of the work which was vas quite surprising Perhaps due to theater construction the smashing smashing smashing smash smash- ing power of Bachs Bach's work could not be fully demonstrated but in passages of considerable contrast the Ute effect was most impressive Mr Davis Davis' sensitive di direction direction direction di- di the audience could feel feelth th the singers warming to their work The second half of or the program program program pro pro- gram was far superior to the first for very verb definite reasons The Thc first sections of the mass s are ate entitled is Kyrie Kye and Gloria Kyrie more or less an opening hymn and Gloria is Js as its name implies implies implies im im- im- im plies a a glorification of the Trinity As a result the temper of or the thc music reflected power and tion with little variation After intermission Credo was presented It reflected all the happiness happiness hap hap- and suffering conviction and joy in the story of Jesus The audience was especially moved by bya I a soft sorrowful lament of the Crucifixion followed by the soul- soul tearing joy of the Resurrection It I was the dramatic moment of the production and the choir did justice justice jus jus- jus- jus I I tice to it The five soloists attempted some very difficult passages lone Duncan Duncan Duncan Dun Dun- can alto was the most impressive in her concluding aria O 0 Lamb of God that away the sins of the world have mercy upon us Dorothy Kimball Keddington ton soprano showed considerable technique in her handling of two duets ducts one with Doris Carter soprano mezzo-soprano and the other with William Villiam Call tenor Ray Halverson Halver- Halver son bass rendered two arias An orchestral group under the direction of Albert Shepherd con- con had a large part in inthe inthe inthe the performance Mr Shepherd as first violinist was heard in solo passages many times Other instrumental instrumental in- in inI I strum soloists were vere LC Louis is Booth oboe Sam Pratt I flute Don Peterson horn Dr Walter Valter Teutsch organ and Gladys Gladstone piano I |