Show Massed Ward Vard Choir Will ViII Entertain During Conference Fifteen hundred voices selected from 59 wards will be presented ina In Ina Inn a n massed ward choir music festival festival festival festi festi- val the highlight of the Conference Conference Conference Confer Confer- ence week reek entertainment Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day evening April 8 1939 in the Salt Lake Tabernacle The choirs participating come from Stakes located in Salt Lake Tooele and Davis counties The festival sponsored by the General Music Committee of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is intended to create a new interest in Ward Vard Choirs One of the thc objectives of the Ule Committee Com Corn D Is the organization of a voluntary choir in every ward of the church The music to be rendered rendered rendered ren ren- dered at the concert will be anthems anthems anthems an an- and devotional music suitable suitable suitable suit suit- able for church services by well known and home composers J J. J Spencer Cornwall director of the Salt Lake Tabernacle choir will conduct the massed choirs of the festival and Dr Frank W W. W Asper will be at the thc organ Frederic Dixon well known and distinguished American pianist will be guest artist Mr Dixon has crossed the continent many times on concert tour and has re received received re- re the acclaim of music critics wherever he has appeared In January of this year after his recital in Town Hall the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York World Telegram stated Novel arrangement and unconventional unconventional unconventional selection were merits of Frederic Dixons Dixon's piano recital InTOn in Town TO Hall yesterday The welI welcome welcome wel wel- I come departure from the beaten track should be pondered and Imitated imitated imitated im im- by other pianists To the performance of the program Mr Dixon brought his intelligence musicianship mu mu- earnestness earnestness and well developed The audience was duly responsive Long Preparation Months of preparation assure a I concert of the highest quality Rehearsals Rehearsals Rehearsals Re Re- were first held by the the many ward choirs This was followed followed followed fol fol- folI I lowed by sectional rehearsals and now for several weeks combined rehearsals have been held in the Tabernacle Elder Melvin J J. J Ballard heads the General Music Committee of the Church sponsoring the Festi Festi- val Tracy Y Cannon second vice- vice chairman of the general commIttee commit commIt- tee is in direct charge of the con con- cert A small admission charge will willbe willbe i ibe be necessary for general admission admission admission ad ad- mission and a few reserved seats I at each I II I |