| Show UTAH STUDENTS IN BERLIN Special Correspondence J March larch R We ar are BERLIN established In the th German capital and have Keen icen enough of o condi condl conditions here to judge somewhat n nto to the advantages this city elt otters to 10 tho serious of ot That Berlin is the and lInd great greatest est eel center of ot In the world is 18 ad admitted by h all aU acquainted with tho worM world worMIt pf It music lc At the tho present time a R largo percent of ot the th greatest living artists hav their homes here and who r ld elsewhere cleo where arc heard hero horo at lit least 1 a Il year oar In hI concert I am now speaking of or Instrumentalists and not singers Certainly moro more of o th the great greal greatest est ut singers have appeared In New Nfl York this Ihl winter than we havo In Berlin In 11 ono one Reason Ont One can scarcely the Iho Influence ence nce these exert on their fel fellow low e unless one has resided here Four of ot th greatest plan pian pianists 1st appeared here In one week The next week after three or tour four of or the great violinists were ere heard and so 10 It goes week after week tel is crowded with musical events that ire tt a II tM of only onh once onre or twice n year ear Berlin has ha tour four principal concert halls and each night of ot the week some lame OP seek seeking seekIng ing fama ramo Is trying out or some somo al at already rend ready well known artist Is III bowing to crowded There Thera Is I ample opportunity for tor lov lovers 10 ers r of at opera to 10 satisfy their appetites Besides Ue the thu Koyal Opera Opere B now no also has an all opera continue modelled on the slim samo lines as ns the ono one In Paris and anu tho Theatre occasionally puts some of or the lighter grand operas on the boards At the Opera ono one does not hear DO fI many miln great stars Iau as a he would at the Iho Metropolitan Opera In New NewYork Ne York but the principals lire aro very good Koo 1 although the noting Is rIOt not always tho Iho best the good chorus And superb orchestra mak up for tor this deficiency Richard Straus th worlds greatest living composer conducts part of at the th Ilm so a aleo 10 dots does Dr Murk The opportunity hero here IK III gr at for tor on OM who desIres to hear works Last Wednesday night we heard tho Philharmonic orchestra under baton play three symphonies by Haydn Mozart and Beethoven The Tho lon was about aboul IS 15 lents Cents each In United 1 States money Today w at ai attended tended a I concert which did us at lit lent leut tS worth of et good gO II and an II It cost UH Ul less le than 40 cents to 10 get In Tho Philharmonic orchestra e tra give concerts three times a Il week all winter long Ion h conducts 10 concerts ea ellCh h winter and Felix r It Is often otten heard 1 with his hi Royal orchestra But although so 10 much good 1 music Is I Icon constantly con heard here It Is I surprising to 10 learn how much really bid bd lUre Is thrown at tho Iho people p ople ay get Iet an nn Ufa that they can ean sing or play very well ve I H Ind nd at once onca ruth to Berlin to set Pet the world orld on fire Of or course the world Is I almost wholly and Ill Now No 1 Mexico so o they the re return turn tur to their homes homeM but hit r rIf rI If I the unfortunate seeker Hecker atler fame happens to be an American of o n f certain elan he goes goe homo and tells Ms hi un unsuspecting suspecting townspeople that he had un unbounded bounded success and many recalls In Berlin I recently heard of such Ruch a I case ClIse but hit thank goodness this man does not hull hall from Utah Ono On I thins however r that thit pleases ma me to 10 write li Is that the American can always be he found In large numbers at It the best concerts I Ameri Amerl Americans cans cn do not nol patronize the cheaper ones As Alberto Jonas Is well wel known In Itah llah perhaps you will wi bu Interested In learning something of Df his Hn Jl and Mrs lr Jonas live lve In that part of o Berlin known as all the American quarter You know of course e that b be IB la a I great but t I want to 10 you that he ts III also SIP an n excellent host He Je Is us M wol Ic l for tor his charming personality as I for his hI masterly playing All of thu tho hlf hl here hure think very vcr highly of ot him both as a a man mn and anel n 1 musician Mr Jonas Jona will wi gIve three concerts In Berlin this season MUon on March 22 2 and 2 and April 6 In the tho lit 1 lt concert he will wi p pIny y tha Iho Beethoven K F flat and concertos with wih the orchestra In tho Iho lat latter latler ter ler part of ot April Apri he plays in PortH AH of ot the Utah Al students In Berlin working hard Arla Clark Jost Jo l Are studying vocal with Heinemann Thomas homaR R Olle Celese Conroy Cono Grace ore are receiving piano Instructions from Mr Ir Aronson and Agnes nes Sloan and An l the writer wrier a an of ot Mr Jonas Miss t s sI I Conroy who returns to Utah In June JuneIs Is I alto Rho receiving lessons from Mr GoU Go Tho writer WAS W very much pleased on arriving In II Berlin to Hee Keo the pro NO Irel Tom Giles had hod made mi de he hel heItt l Itt ft home Ho I certainly U Is doing ex excellent ellent work When ho returns to Utah ho he will wi without doubt nuke make a ame name me for himself gain a II reputation for tor thorough pound musicianship If It there ever an fn accommodating fel tl fellow low Tom certainly is I one He le Is always doing something for us students who cannot connot make ho BO go very VOl well Ho 10 has hia always shown himself to 10 tobe be bt such n A thorough gentleman In every ever him way RY that we all ni think most moat highly of T T y C |
