| Show Welsh Chorus to Visit v isit Salt Lake Some Notes on the Party and Its Us Conductor T Richards I HI local society de mie T serves nerves the tho hl congratulations lIons lons of oC the tho music lusle loving public for or securing the services of ot tho the Mountain Ash Anti h party of ot Welsh vocalists for Cor u t concert here In the tho near future This ThIn Thil renowned party In is II on Its Ift second American tour anti will wi tour the states from ont const to 10 coast e IRI The Tho ho choir choll on In Its ls former visit hud a n Invitation to sing nt at II thin the White hite House HouGe and anui fur for former lormer mer iner President Theodore WOK was more inure loro than delighted at nt the hi wonderful Interpretation they gave Iao of oC the tho selected choruses Ono One of o the 1 mottoes of oC the tho Welsh elsh Is Mor o 0 gun d I gyll which In plain ing 1 IK Ish that Ilal Wales 1 I Is a n sea lel of ot song and tutu should the Iho tabernacle choir make tho ho 1 to next years National Eisteddfod nt at II Car Carmarthen marthen In June they will wi find hit that there Is in a tI I sound basis for or the tho as us assertion lS Irton This Thin universal love lovo of oC oell music mImic Is In II In a IL large souse sense duo dil to tho the scores of at o lout local loal 1 held during luring the courte of ot a year clr hardly a week I leasing without noun sonio 1 being laId held In II which substantial prizes are for tor mixed mule mantle Ille ladles and chili chil childrens irons drens choirs choir finn also nl 1 for or solos olos duets trios trills quartets and nd small sinai glue glee parties As At 8 an nn Illustration take tho the lost last Ill bank bonk holiday In iii II Wales tile the Ih tutu Monday In iii August In u it I district u a L populous one ono In hit South Houth but not nol larger In Iii area than the Suit Halt Lithe valley aliey lIle r a n dozen 1 were 01 held hold In which moro more titan than choirs In nil all ni competed In their I respective classes ranging from small lull parties to large larro mixed 11 I x 1 choruses of ot to iro H voices These Thello Eisteddfods with tho the hundreds of or congregational musical festivals held 1111 annually whoso hoo object IB in I tile the Improvement of ot tho lon con congregational singing Ringing In iii 11 tho church have liat h tended to tIle the people of oC Wales tIme the finest hotly body of or natural singers shIRer In tho timo world The Ih urt art ot ut choral singing In Wales is itt not nol confined to It it 1 select few Cw mostly of ot the tho leisured nr lie II moro more cultured clas l but Is II universal tho the best chor urea coming coining Irol the tIle Industrial sec sac sections lec 1018 nl wo we o will wil have huc u a l demonstration thin tion lon of oC this In the visit Isil or of tho the Moun Mountain 1011 Lain tain Bh party the great grent majority of u whom aro working miners Tho The glory of the best bell Welsh el Is U Its 11 ts voices tilt thu sopranos ald alit contraltos arc Ire second to 10 none hut but Is la beyond ond praise in lit 1 tho the mule mile voices 1111 The two to male ionIc Ille voice tIco II choirs from Irom coin Wales lIles aies easily carried oft off tile thc honors honor of tut u the mole ionic 1110 voice olce choir contest nt itt II Chicago IS 3 and the tho the choir that thul will wl vIl slug here her hereunder under the thc s of o the so no society 10 cel Clet U is I equally as its Ia If I not Hot lol superior to tho tIO dice society lolet under ul or Tom Tutu Stevens last Hint IIII won wun In In iii ISi IS ISo No o region In iii II tho tIle wide I wide wile ItIe world pio hueca such a it I plethora of ot tIne lino voices as its L the lie valley n mind Ind Mountain A Ash h IH Is II ono one of el o tho Iho various mining towns In ill that region Mountain A Ash lh h mule male voice olo choir choh hits has n it I full ul till strength of ot but the cost of at tC Bonding the lie full ful quota would be bo prohibitive HO so the tile party under the habit baton of ot Glyndwr Richard will wi consist or of from 21 to luG 26 G selected voices and without tho thou shadow of nt n a 1 doubt doub they tho will wil b a n U Is II the tha t tart theart art ot of choral to tu nil all 11 who will wi avail themselves nf of r tho 1110 opportunity of ot meeting healing them Budding choir turn tors tUI and Int trainers will wil an object lesson In iii watching Mr I von con conduct n duct dil his hi party us 18 he lie Is In one onu Ulo of uC tho the greatest s In Jim II that line that thai lien turned out In a n generation Mull teems nt at II bin hl Ringer finger tips this his con colt COl nil Irol of ut limo tho choir Is marvelous Me lie Ie to In mesmerize them Also Abo ho hl IB Is the til Vieto In iii II a n few ow score contests against limo tho picked male lalo voice Ico choirs al England und lint Wales WaIls Ills Hla homo home U Ii I u n veritable museum of u trophies In tho the Him shape PC of ot medals cups CUP shields and other spoils of ot war sear In lii oter won many n a I fought contest Mr OIl was Ial born horn In and Ild like Iko many utah I other eminent sons nouns on ot of Wales commenced his career as 11 u pit boy Hurly garl in lii II life 1 ho hI a ii I penchant tot for music and as its II a I chorister In some seine of 01 the Ih most famous choirs In ulos As A u a I loader lender of ot Hand of ot Hope lopo and In Temper Temperance ance choirs he lie 1 soon 11 demonstrated hlo his ability as a n conductor eon but lut It was waft In lii Inthe II the memorable voice contest content Swansea National of ISal 1111 that Mr II Richards with wih his lis renowned choir leaped 1 lIle Into national fame Amo All critics agree In stating that Urt that contest was Wil uia the lie high water Witter murk mark markin In voice In lii II the national Welsh festival rOi I The Tho ho name 1110 of ot Mr Ir Hlo s tint and his hil famous choir was a n byword In III Wales alel for or soy KOV 0 oral eral cOl yearn During Durin Jils career with this lila choir ho he won tuon 19 19 first tNt und second prizes In 22 2 contests Some Homo few tel years cllrK ago he lie migrated from 11 iner ler to Mountain Ash Asia where ho Ito h now resides where ho he acts leb ns os a deacon nut and also In II the tIle ny sly I Congregational church He lie 10 soon oon I on organized a 1 famous mania main chorus In this town lawn anti and before long Ion the thu name nalo and fame of ot this society spread nil ul nver iti the tho principality In iii 12 con contests contests tests lehl with thin their choir Mr Mv h wan awarded nine firsts ts tint three second Then tho thu th choir transformed Into Inlo a 1 choral ehora I mixed voices fur tho thu performance of I oratorios etc ell Fur For competitive purposes Mr Jl ns its 1 himself with ni male choir a small mining town ton near nour Mountain Ash Ann lh in II the Iho and loll again owing to lu the genius of tC Ml h this hula become tile tho premier mule Ille voice choir of lt it the tho principality winning time the trophy in II the tho national 1 of ut Mountain Ash u and Ind Swansea cl In With Wih this society Mr Mv h In 10 11 secured firsts amid two t wo seconds His record lift us 11 a I choir choh leader loader Is an au 11 enviable ono one and yet with wih nil alt ni these t showered on out UI him hll hl Is in II its asi 11 onus Ull us 01 approachable ns as lS ever He HeIs lb l lII Is II u it 1 strict Is 18 ono oh of uI o nu 10 tUtuS gentlemen arid anil Is ha II a U credit to 10 tin lie lieland land ot oR his Itis birth Unlike many 1111 other oilier choir Mr Ir Richards Is IK the pos lion sensor Hs or of oC an isu exceptionally tint tine Ino totter tenor voice olee and In his hIl capacity a I of o conductor or of o several congregational musical fes festivals fc e ethul thul will wi during rehearsals demon to 10 the churns how hol such cuch and alit a ii I vantage passage should l Ito ho o sung sung by 11 singing It II himself In II such a n manner as tin lS to thrill his hearers Where Mr Mm 1 und tail lilt Ills Mountain Ann ouch choir especially Il pd a I Is In the ion ln of o dramatic and 1111 lint descriptive chor thor choruses uses tints such HM Ru iK Destruction ot of o Gaza King J of ot Worlds Martyrs Murt of ot lh Iii Arena Iena The TilO Th Tyrol etc ell ns as I thy they will wi be sung ung In lit II a n manner that will wi lit literally 1 orally cral make muke ones onos hair Bland on Oi end anti and south Bend I el I a I thrill down tile the t More Mora thou than in once oily hiss has hal Mr 11 with Ills hIl superb chorus choll been Iteen forced to Lii second honors tom for 01 what hl tile the have huo termed w wr rd painting mint and over or orIx exaggeration Ix orlon but at itt the time same Saab Ule Unit that performance has hl left Iet u it I thrill Ihrl anti and Im mi Impression on those that were privileged tc to t hoar hear it I that 1181 will wi Riot not lot leavo 1110 theta them mi ott 1 tills this side of ot the tim th grave The Tho ho following arc a few IU II by h various adjudicators on on the lie performances of tin til lit three great Krat led Ic by h I lr diehard Mountain Ash Anti sh and amid perform mice Music uRI ii d to be l b In lii every ory of nC the l lor tor or The choir chol WOM on oil UI his hla linger tips tilts III The most I I 1 ever cr listened to SIGiL U UI t nONIE SAn I 1 could not help hilp hop weeping wc Jn In Ill 11 U grim nut I could welt wel Jump In InIc ecstacy Ic In Destruction Do fo of Gaza OnzA nit DI Wo o wore vero nil all ni entirely mesmerized by Iy HID th iii singing tl of ot this titis choir UH DI SUA Nat at The he vore if If I over el trained till all ni robustness was ivan Wil missing They ho attempted to tn the Illy I lii tInt again on 00 tho thai storm loll thoy tile tho amone Wo to 10 such Huch sucha a o pitch pich they made Ilde my lay blood creep erol m Nat Ni Wo sn 0 were vere all 11 surprise lit itt n t the lie 11 singing of ot the Iho choir It I was WI nt DIC DR DI Slit HUt PH MAUNDY I I ny Carnarvon Nat It I Is IH with wih deop doe 1111 that we wo give Ide the second to 10 the bunt best choir hul In iii II tho tha lie competition DH I was isna present r relO I I at lit II tills this content the tho being belll awarded to tim It time the ruinous famouS choIr vho th C CAl IMP KOC f ond ono point behind the Ih mi at itt The II were on nn one score leorr pr fur for nr over on Oil the Iii Ih HIrm scone scene Il Fishier her hermen men bul but the Iho the tite Ihl other oilier chunis 1111 was tins BO ito 0 vivid that one fancied there thoro was wal u a It I storm of o thunder arid and lightning raging In i ii the tl t hi Ulon The s I on in tho the nil ni mu one ices so tia 1 great groat groll that all wore were standing on 01 their feet ua us 11 If IC Ip the i wu tiit wil river over Not Nat ot iti tunis I lug being I I I II awarded im ruled second Glyndwr choir choh was WIH tho the choir on 01 that thai day da Port hi Wo o 0 have today tl heard h el Ill hue Iho finest voices In the Iho world File Tho render rendering lug ing of C Mountain Ash Hh was WiK perfect UK DI Thee Thetis mire are lr only a 1 few trw out of or a IL host hoist of mit I eulogies No Xo choir In tho th world today loday has 1155 ha a tt liner repertoire UH ilK It II contain In all to O 0 Items confuting of or glees bar lar part 1111 songs classical and alt popular There Is I a M veritable oust of fr 1111 In store for nr thos tho who will wi thi m solves 1108 this the III of ut this IbIs superb lowly hI of o the pick Iek of r tho the voices voice of ot the tho Mountain Ash h choir under Its I I Incomparable conductor Richards antI and ant those thoe who listen to It II will 11 forth form a it I new as iK to the tho of o oH H mule 1111 vii 10 tumid for this us 15 for fo Dr many other we VO will wil have to Ia h thank the llie hunt hard working committee 01 mi I of o the Ihs local Cambrian so ao clot JOHN rOnG 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