| Show or c eiJi p I Tho The Instrument In on many QI o years ngo In this 1111 city a ft ii A feature ot lit C r thu tho great groat has hai K ln l world worldwide c wide uld cl celebrity So S has the choir which lw hits rendered render such no Ite IteI I ft compAnied l lIy by y the famous organ The rho fh th people of ot Utah are life proud of ot o tB both There ha c been many mAn improve improvements D D ments of ot the choir It Was wn long lon ago ngu I ed that thaI Improvements were l TI 1 needed In the This has been i urged by b the tl and an conceded by byall byall byall all musicians who live have either manipulated or Inspected the grand old b mont ment I 1 Perceiving Per Perc this necessity and desiring that there should be he nothing lacking to tomake tomake I 1 make mate our organ equal at nt least lenat to tiny other in tho the world President Lorenzo LOronzo Lorenzor r I Snow made arrangementS with a welt well l known reliable linn firm to 10 effect the tho necessary II chantre and Improvements It H was agreed ed that the tho organ should be Je ready read to use by J tho the first nut of ot April It i was AB not flOt In the contract that thai It should i ibe be to fully full completed by that date iato ate Pur Pursuant I to those arrangements the organ has lia hn been reconstructed as n a to the entire Interior Borne Somo omo of tho the old pipes had hild to tobo tofit toi fit i bo lie set All that were found In InC Int t C condition for Cor permanent use have hase boon blon 1 retained though all are not yet et In place New elV top stop and pipes with new n w effects J have been added Hut Iut the Instrument 0 1 Is not yet et complete I In view vIe of ot the situation any public criticism of ot It Is b I to o say the hast pre premature j I mature It Is with great regret re rot there therefore J I tire fore that w we I learned of ot the remarks remark of 0 I Stephens to the choir on Thursday evening antI his hll published d comments comm on Friday morn mornIng mornIng Ing Ino These are replied to In the Deseret News ess today by J J McClel McClelland land the tho organist and antt Mr Ir F P W who IB Is In charge of ot the work of reconstruction We Ve also give place piece to a communication c from Professor ProCessor I Stephens j The Fhe general opinion Is that the tho esteemed choir leader lender has made a grave gravo 1 mistake His IIi criticism not only re rr reflects reI I on the substantial firm that haw has ha 1 the contract for tor or the work upon tiis th j I courteous and skilful gentleman who 1 has haR It IL In charge upon tho the organist who sho manipulates tho the Instrument and upon the building In which It Is heard but Jut upon the President of ot tho the Church who Is the ie other contracting party It con can convoys conveys voys veys the tho Impression that has hn been heen worse than wasted In the recon of ot the organ All this Is startling t to tho the public and Injurious to nil all parties concerned i As to the th contract time referred to toi i II I Prof Stephens he Is IR mistaken and an j If It Irhe he were not It was wan nono none of oC his busi business ness floss to raise raille the question He Ito Is not nota n a party to the contract President 1 Snow understands what he ho Is II about J j and his undisputed business qualifications i render reader him n a competent Judge on 01 this matter If It he Is satisfied with the progress of or the work that l Is dent clent Professor ProCessor clear anti and antiC I C explicit statement should be Falls antis I factory to all nil who read It Mr r Hedge Hedgeland hedgeland dGe land will viii watt until the tho work Is done Ilone I before beCore making a detailed and technical J report concerning It H lie He naturally I fe feels feats Indignant at nt the attack which puts him In nn an undeserved und un wi unfavorable favorable attitude As ts to the power of ot tho the Instrument the tho probability that the choir will willbo willbe bo ho drowned by b the volume of ot Its Hs sound Is rs that n a fault In the tho organ Will not the anti softness of oC the tho tones tOMB be regulated by b the organist organ Is I We no noticed noticed In listening to It some notes so 80 soft lion and delicate te that we feared the great audience could not hoar hear them thorn It Is not necessary to overwhelm the choir at any nn time and If It this should occur who that Is rational would woul blame the Instrument Instead of ot the player There should bo be perfect bar har harmony mony nony between bet the choir leader and amI the organist or there cannot bo lie full fuU liar har harmony mony In our musical mu Anti And surely lurel the tho Instrument however power powerful ful tul can enn be bo so regulated re as ns to suit lull both choir anti and congregation The choir Is in under the direction of ot the th t lender leader the tb organ In charge chane of ot the ON oi 01 But the latter must be guided In some rome degree by b the former so that the accompaniment will not over overshadow overshadow shadow the singing This Thu can all nil be hi regulated by i 1 rv proper understanding between the two musicians There neen nee be no friction There must not b bt l lWe Wo We all nl want the he ls t results result possible We Vt believe they the will be reached when the tho ho organ Is completed and the organ orgen lilt let his has had time to practice upon It Itami p and ami Its He pipes and stops have been heen fre u d It Is Ii I practically a n new nes though a large lare portion of oft f t the old PI pipes s 8 will III be In pl r WAtt Walt till tillIt tillIt UI It it is before heCo pausing Judgment upon It and then wait walt until by 11 ug Use ule and all practice lu III ti full foil tone and various be beaU beauties u tl ties van can be Uc developed anti and exhibited The rU y Saints may mA mt ret as RI assured sur that no initial has bas been hn made madec c In the of DC the ti Tabernacle organ The bringing down dow a of ot the keyboard to o 0 that the organist tt can ca sic etc the choir l leader ad r and hear his hll hI 5 own work the addition of those epler splendid I Idid I did effects which or r Stephens Stopher Is I i acknowledges to 10 be equal to Rny ho he has hils heard hu musical 1 world tho renova of 01 old bid works worlIE HIP lie voicing of oC the entire Instrument to 10 t niChe make It musically accurate and the tue enlargement of ut Its 1111 capacity am varieties of tone tons unit ex are me guaranteed to make It equal If l not superior to 10 anything of ot the tue kind kinti In n the world orld In ta good goott time tim the choir Its lIs lender leader the iii hi ami nil who come collie from afar will willbo willbo bo be satisfied with tho the Tabernacle or organ gan antI and Its tame fame will be Increased In Head aloud of Or by h tho the work upon It Il which baa b beun on eo Lt o lone Ion In Iii contemplation tion Tho lesion lelon to bo ho learned from this controversy y Is bo ho not too hasty hI to condemn nor too ton rush rash In 1111 ch Dont ruth rush Into print unadvisedly nor to find fault with without without Without out poper ill por authority Wo We nil all il oppre the tile splendid talents anti and achieve achievements ments of the choir and Its noted lead lend leader lendIr leader er Ir and we all alt want to keep up tho the magnificent nt reputation of at both organ And choir Let Lt I t us work together In harmOny n and lie III careful not nut to pro promote mote inota or wilfully Injure anyone In III feelings or In III reputation |
