Show SYMPHONY BENEFIT I University Music Thrills By DeVAN SHUMWAY A middle-aged middle man slightly balding and bespectacled received a tribute Friday evening from rom romI I some ome persons persons and and singing singing sing sing- ing and playing students of the University of Utah That man was Maurice Abravanel nel pert conductor of the Utah symphony orchestra and the ovation ovation ovation ova ova- tion came from some Salt Lakers mostly students attending the University of Utah I The tribute stamped a n fitting climax to a L D S tabernacle symphony symphony symphony sym sym- phony benefit program in which I some 3 0 members of the university university university uni uni- concert band mens men's glee club mixed chorus and ladies ladies' glee club performed It Jt also end ended d a drive in which the students raised more than for the Utah symphony The program began with wilh a university uni uni- university band rendition of The American Fo Folk Rhapsody by Clair Grundman a R. fast lively composition The fhe concert band then played Gustov Gusto Hoists Hoist's First Suite for Band in E Flat a tune which reminds the listener of Hoists Hoist's native land and its peas peas- ants Oh Bone Jesu Jesu composed by Kenly W. W Whitlock a U. U of U. U student was its world given premiere pre pre- at the concert by the University university uni uni- mens men's glee club directed by J. J Marlowe Nielson Prima donna of the concert was Adina Reinhardt who with William William Wil Wil- liam Peterson conductor of the university ladles ladle glee club limed on exciting exalting masterpieces of Mours- Mours The Coronation Scene from Boris and Richard Waltzes Strauss Strauss Waltzes l from Der IDer I The university mixed choruses I then sang Castle by Harley Barley and and i Jeanette by Murray Director was Richard P. P Con Condie ie an and lovely Dwan Jacobsen was accompanist They were followed by the concert band directed by Ronald D. D Greg Greg- ory The band played Selections from Cole Porter and Amparito I Roca receiving the second ovation ovation ovation ova ova- tion of the performance for their marvelous management of the difficult difficult dif dif- dif dif- Amparito Roca Rocil by Jaime i I And then Ulen came the climax of the thc show show Mr Abravanel conducting conducting conduct conduct- ing the combined choruses in The tiThe I Heavens Are Telling Telling Creation Creation by Haydn Mr was featured tenor in the melody i Rachael Connors contralto and I Hubert Keddington baritone The grand finale of the concert came with Mr Abravanel's direction direction direction tion of Battle Hymn of the Ule ReI Republic Republic Re Re- I I public for which the huge crowd and the choruses rose to their feet applauding Mr Abravanel's eloquence eloquence eloquence elo elo- quence and genius |