Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-08-22 | Page 10 | Singers Volunteer Services for Rendition of Beautiful Western Music for Congress

J C TI C Singers Volunteer v Services 1 w 1 for Ren Rendition of Beautiful Western Music for 1 Congress CongressI I Gratifying responses arc are being received rec ived by tho the music committee it ol jf I Ithe the national irrigation congress to tt Jt its call f for r local singers who wish vi h a take part jart in tho the historic rendition of the Ode to Irrigation which W Wil Wilbe be sun sung at th the coming meeting of the tho congress in this city s sMore More Moro than of the singers who will be bo required to present this thi great number in all of f its beauty beauly have havo pledged them themselves elves to at attend tend tho rehearsals and from the inquiries that have been made Profess J. J J- J J. J who will have charge of or the tho pr production is confident tha tbt Salt Lake City will wil sustain its reputation tion which ha has spread all ocr tb country as s the musical center of the west S Singers ng rs who can participate in the work arc aro urged to attend the re e I which winch will bo be held in in Consolidated Music hall hail 15 5 East First South out I IS I'S street at 8 S 0 o'clock clock tonight in order to be assigned to their respective divi siona siong and to p participate in in all rehearsals Special emphasis is laid by the committee on tho the fact Jact that the tho ren tion i tion Oon of the die od edO odo is is p purely rely a civic affair and that all lines linos of sectarianism and creed are eliminated and nd will have havo no part in hi the tho production a The Tho words words' of f the he cc Ode to Irrigation we were written by Mrs Gilbert McClurg McClur nr of Col Colorado and the music by by- Professor McClellan each in competition Tho The spirit of the tho west breathes in every note and word and its rendition by a trained chorus of f too clear sweet western voices bu hai been advertised throughout hout the country as one ono o of tho the bl big features of the congress s It It is the tho duty of tho musicians of Salt Lake I City of all creeds and denominations and nd those without creed or denomination to unite in the public work of making mak n good tb tho promises upon lon which the tho national irr irrigation ir 1 gation con congress ress based its acceptance of the tho invitation t to meet in this city city X this year