Show Oratorio of Feast at BYU Brigham Young university music music mu sic d department will claim a First in Utah mu musts c history when the Oratorio of zar's Feast Is presented Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day May 10 at p p. m. m In the George Albert Smith The oratorio which i Is pory music at lit Its finest will be performed by the combined seven choruses of BYU with the symphony symphony symphony sym sym- phony orchestra supplemented by two brass bands There will be beno beno beno no admission charge and the public public pub pub- lic is Invited Conductor In performance willbe will willbe willbe be Dr Crawford Gates PreparIng Preparing Preparing ing the work are Dr John R R. R Halliday chairman of ot the music department and Professors Newell Newell Newell New New- ell B. B Weight Norman Gulbrandsen Gulbrand Gulbrand- sen Ralph Woodward Dr Gates Lawrence and Ralph Lay Lay- cock Considered dered by musical authorities authorities authorities ties to be one of the master works of the century zar's Feast Is a highly dramatic and exciting musical setting of ot ofa ota a powerful theme and text which was taken from Isiah Islah adapted by Sir Osbert The text deals with the wickedness and subsequent fall of Babylon by the triumph of the children of Israel The performance promises to tobe tobe tobe be one of the greatest presentations presentations presentations presenta presenta- of ot the BYU music department department department depart depart- ment and will be an an outstanding event In music history hi n Utah |