Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-04-20 | Page 28 | Woman Organist Lauded in Tabernacle Concert

Woman Organist Lauded I In n Tabernacle Concert By FRANCES tRANCES JOHNSON The small number of Salt Lakers who were in the tabernacle Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day evening were given a rare treat when Miss Claire Coci Cod distinguished distinguished distinguished dis dis- dis- dis woman organist was heard in concert under the auspices of the University of Utah extension extension exten exten- sion ion division Seldom is s the organ thought of ofas ofas ofas as a womans woman's instrument but Miss Codi Coc proved pro that she V was one of ot the country's top organists by her stirring performance here She seemed to have a little difficulty difficulty dif dif- fi with the many stops on the tabernacle organ during the openIng opening opening open- open Ing numbers of her concert but she soon mon overcame any difficulty she might have experienced at nt the beginning Coordination Marked larked Bachs Baths Toccata and Fugue in C Minor was given a thrilling readi reading reading read read- i ing g by the spirited performer and her playing of two of ot the organ organ- masters master's chorale preludes prelude Meine Selle den Herren and Jesus Christ Our Savior was in excellent style The young artists artist's coordination between her feet and the keyboards keyboards keyboards key key- boards was amazing for she showed a dexterity y both in her fingering and her pedaling Change of FaceIn Pace Face In direct contrast to the delightful delight delight- ful opening Bach works were the three selections by Dupre next chosen by Miss Coci Cod New to many manyI I ears was the Prelude and Fugue in G Minor another Mother fugue and the longer Variations sur Bur un Noel but all in the audience seemed to appreciate the new musical musical musical mu mu- experience afforded them Loud and soft passages were blended well by the artist Miss Mis Coci Codi showed her charm In announcing her encores and he h ji couldn't have been a We amore j s J performer Her first encore encore wa the descriptive Cuckoo wh which seemed to delight the listeners Closing work by Sanata Sa SG nata on the Ninety-fourth Ninety Ps Psalm fl contrasted with t the he Dupre work but it was nonetheless pia played I bUt equally as s well ell by Miss Mias Cod Cod 1