Show TRIBUTE TO TABERNACLE ORGAN MUSIC I Praises of tile the Grand Old Instrument Sounded Sound in Glowing Terms T By the tile Editor of the Los Angeles Times Pan I American Excursion Party Special n ce Salt Snit Lako Lake Utah Ulah Juno 30 O 1 the early part lIart of ot Sunday afternoon be before before before fore for beach o a dele delegation gation cation of ot pilgrims visited the time Taber raber Tabernacle nacle nil de to hear the grand Inand organ In con cn connection with the regular Sunday Sunda ser services vices Ices But nut the tile greatest treat of our visit 1 I may say the most exalting ex ox experience exI I of ot the entire re reo reserved reserved served for tor the when a special organ recital was given us U In n the Tab rab Tabernacle For this we shall shah never neer cease cense to remember the kind offices of John R l Hanson n the he Salt Lake representative of the tho Times who this favor toor for tor us Regular ng recitals free to tho the public are given shen Wednesdays and Sat nt at 11 a m mm and these are or ordinarily the only times lInes when the great organ may be lie heard beard except ns as It Is Played In connection with the regular services of ot the The complimentary complimentary recital gave cave us nn on opportunity to La hear the organ at lit Ms lt best and ex CX experience X its full tull tango range and compass campaRa If It soy any of my nw friends friend were crossing the continent expecting to stop at nt Salt Ball Lake aka 1 1 would advise them to time their so eo tha hey might attend one of ot the recitals The Tho experience Is worth almost any an sacrifice or o modification cf ot plans TUB TIU Is undoubtedly the grandest musical Instrument In the tho world Not one of ot the more modern Instruments Instrument no mat flint matter Ur ter what Its pretensions or cost comes cOme comesup up to the standard of the tho Salt Lake This unrivaled excellence Is due to several fortunate circumstances end and combinations combination The organ oran is 18 the soul of ot this thia great Tabernacle but the soul could never find proper expression without such a body an auditorium th wonderful acoustic properties of at which I have halO already described That Is he tie combination which the tho achievement possible The organ was 1 many years curll ago under peculiar p Cullar I circumstances Utah was then a n fron tron ron I Itier tier her territory Salt Lake a 0 town of at i only about five live thousand Inhabitants Then hr were few modern facilities nt at for lor such nn un undertaking anti and the was wai obliged to call cult on lila his resources and make up the de tIe fl ny by his Ingenuity and genius The Th tubes of the organ were con of or pine and cedar brought oy by ox teams tennis from the southern port part of the hs territory The pieces were vere fitted and lashed together with rawhide tongs nones and ond strings ot of calf calfskin skin iMn The result re Is a n peculiar p reso rello resonance nance mini and a n delicate shading In tones iti h cannot be attained In tubes of ot metal which are fitted into modern Instruments The builder who this oils masterpiece Is a Mormon I his II was a n young rOUn man maim then he Is an anold anold anoil old oil man iman now but he still lives in this I and he Is accorded a 1 high iLe in time the hearts of ot his people peo lr He lie vill tit rank mart ra k as 08 one Olle of or the worlds world mas mae t ti r buIl rs re reA AX A 1 THAT SINGS Tho 1111 organ line has the tho of or be 10 ing lag not only the most mo t powerful but the won noet rno t varied of ot any nn organ or nn in the world more lilore than WO fOO distinct tones tories It 1 thunders with the tho deep diapason ot or or 01 an ocean oc an surf It pipes with it of ot a tL flute lIue It trills with tIc t 1 lt ey tenderness of ot a n song bird I r It 1 reproduces the vibrations of ot tie the tt human Vol M io perfectly as to do lIt roh the very elect clec lec It sings Rings a 11 solo Rolo i ii nin a I chorus ChOMIS with many man voices mn mm In IM tM most perfect accord in Jr I choral effects one feel feeD sure Hat tat he Is III listening to a n choir singing in d a her room the tho ni being perfectly r but the word not quite dill cia When the tho organ plays tn an a to a n solo It sings I Ith tit tin II singer and the llie listener strains lis ear r to between tho the two to ui leN rs The arent has organ recently recent t i a n thorough renovation and bu beni fitted with the time mont complete appliances to facilitate Its the expense being beille TIlE THE RECITAL In the recital with Uh which our party u 1 Prof John J 1 McClellan B hd a U as organist nl t and n l Prof Heber nelleI r odda sang lang a II baritone solo The Ul Ui r which occupied O about an ir I and aimi i a half bait Was as follows Fourth lre Wely We ely n f la L irIng Song J I pam from nun Opera P ra Tristan and roide i agner I Man h de la Ia Il lne A cher H 11 1 S 8 Goddard tl tie III The Ihie Enchanted Bells HoberlY d Male e QUartette Tosti c 1 An sp C I lr itt 1 Of ct S I a voice olee not range but also ot of I Power J Ow r and lUll ant w s He lie Hein tU In New Rod and nd is hI nb about Ut for or orman There here ha he h will III Lk lain Q n Ji hu hi T ulon on He Is III already ge the OU finest baritone In the time West and if is lie fulfilled Salt Snit Lake L Jo will Viti soOn have rca rea reason son lion to be proud of a II native nall son Ron in tho constellation rf cf operatic stars AL N The Tho opening organ number an nn of ot by Wely elY was devotional and Time The Spring Song SOli by Mendelssohn was delicate and ex cx exquisite In strong contrast with the time thundering volume of ot the lint first number The selection Is familiar to music lov lovers lovers 10 ers erie generally As B played by a 1 master hand on omm this wonderful Instrument It was vas a IL new now revelation re a look Into the time holy 1101 of ot holies of melody Th Tier morel from franc Schumann and Dreams from rain thin the opera of or and Isolde by Wagner were Wen both favorite num mini numbers bers bore A lady of ot our party an lOu ii tin iti h n a eat insert lIlg said sall of ot these numbers I followed them musically mU note by b note and me n 1 1 I word by word and they thoy pos ilos possessed n a 1 beauy h and am power of ot which I hud had never noI before dreamed dr 1 In the Vox OX curried carried the solo Kolo part with delicious clearness while the r pipes became a full ot h stra playing in subdued The Enchanted I Hells 11 ells by Haberly Y waR it new effect th h li ilm d dbr by br silvery slivery bells belie bewitching In their th lr clear ringing sweetness After Atter listen listenIng listenIng Ing In In rapt attention In Which our de d light hall had grown rown n every err human emo emotion tion tiomi Wilt was touched w oU bUi M MOUr our ecstasy found I a 1 climax as IlS the thereat great reat organ thundered tho the strains of or orthe the Star Manner Banner It H was a n perfect whirlwind of melody It Jl brought us un with one Impulse to our feet cat It almost carried us mis off oct our feet ns Os well The time the place linde the music nil all nl contributed to the grandeur and solemnity of the tIme occasion and amid every hent hOot heat with WIlh exultation We Weere were ere transported by the majesty of ot the music lc As Alt the tho player sounded the last notes nots of ot the tho glorious lolIs national hymn tile quality quo lit changed from rain the martial and anel the time majestic to 10 the devotional anti and with throbbing hearts we WI listened lI to the time strains of ot the Doxology Praise e led God from whom thom all alt blessings how flow Some of ot the ladles had hind their handkerchiefs handkerchiefs chiefs over Oer their eyes cyCa If Jt they were crying I t do not blame them thom AB As for tor tormY mY cl I 1 had such a Ii commingling of emotions that I could hardly have given expression to them without Hy Ih ing log away asay awn through the air And as ns the sweet and solemn notes nots concluded the organ song sang the Wor WorA word vord AMEN A AMENI tEN tENI I 1 shall maintain against all nil conten contell tion lion that the Instrument actually ni or tIme the Worm Word orl In human voice oice and sang it with n a depth delith and sweetness s mind and power such Ruth as aR I have havo never neer be bere fore re reIt heard lierd It was WM a night of ot nights All the treasured Ir memories of operas and ami symphonies seemed to sink Into insignificance In tIme the light of this musical experience The Time pilgrims unite in III pronouncing this hue the time climax the crowning pleasure of ot tho time entire ex cx excursion It sounded the tho heights nm an depths of ot out our emotions After time the conclusion of the time pro program grant gram we crowded mound the organ organist let 1st to try tr to give gl some expression of ot our gratitude and admiration but I am nm afraid we ve le a n bad vans pass at It Our hearts lu were too full for utterance limit Hut Mrs Lang spoke for Cor 9 the dear old lady every one of at the pilgrims pilgrim love her h r for or It li Her Iter face glowing with ItI Joy JO she sh said I want to shake hands with Ith you and If It we e meet in heaven I shall shake hands handt with you W A In Los Angeles Times TimeR |