Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-03-19 | Page 17 | Hippodrome Music Director is Rising Young Virtuoso

Hippodrome Music Director Is Rising Young Virtuoso 3 y 4 u fi 0 r i F r j 6 r 1 T 1 ij ijo o a i 1 Uri r i yr w 9 N r ai y 4 I a Professor W. W Curg Peterson conductor of Hippodrome theatre orchestra I OVER aVER at the HIppodrome theatre theatre the the- O atre playing interludes and overtures and sob music and things for Ralph Cloninger and his company of players Is one of the best theatre orchestras tras that ever occupied oc- oc I a pit In Salt Lake I II As is invariably In the case se with all allgood I I good orchestras much credit must ho be given the conductor In this case cle W. W I Ic I c Curg rg Peterson one ot of tho rising young youn I violinists violinist or of the West Peterson who Is a Utah boy started the study ot of the violin at S 8 yearS o of age and until he was 12 worked under tinder three ot of the best violin teachers in For four years eals he was a pupil Professor Willard E E. Weihe Uta Utah's s 's most noted violinist and conductor After Arter completing his course with Weihe Peterson went to Boston Doston where he studied with the celebrated celebrated cele- cele Felix ot of the New England Conservatory o of Music The army beckoned J Peterson eterson after I graduating front from the conservatory of music and he went to Camp Lewis where he was W-s made assistant conductor tor of the Liberty theatre orchestra later occupyIng the directors director's chair Mr Peterson has plaY played d in concert throughout the state of Utah and durl dur- dur l I I ing his residence In the East held some important positions For three seasons I he toured with his own orchestra and gained an enviable reputation i