| Show TilE THE GREAT RE TT TABERNACLE ORAN ORGAN The Magnificent Mn M Remodeled lust t Given Us Its s First Public Test in a n Completed Condition COllton Today A Large Audience Pro Pronounces it a n Marvel o oi of Musical Triumph I The Tho remodeled Tabernacle organ was Wa given glon a public test this thin morning weighed In the balance as ns It I wern ern Judging by b the hue ovation with wih which tim tho audience greeted the recital tad and the th enthusiastic remarks heard as ns the crowd broke up the tho great Instrument was not found wanting It I was an nn Impressive occasion de tie despite despite spite the threatening condition of the weather veather there could not have hae been fewer ewer than tho n 30 or 1000 people pres preL present pre ent eat eager cager to pass p S on the tha merits merlH of the thc widely wheW discussed Instrument President Snow and President Joseph F I Smith sat lat In the body bod of the house several members of ot tim the quorum of or the Twelve were close cloge by b Prof the tho dean deon of o Utah organists sat near President President dent Snow and In the throng was Keen Heen nearly every eer musician of ot prominence In Sn the tile city A large number of Hay Itay mond excursionists were ivero also alo in at ot attendance attendance Dr Oeo Ceo A Walter Waiter of Wash Washington WashIngton Washington ington the organist of the tho day dl Mr Ir McClellan Mr Ir Giles o les Mr Ir Got God Goddard Ool dard Mr and afew a few ew others other occupied the choir seats On every hand thoro thero was the sup GUp suppressed suppressed pressed feeling of expectancy anti an anticipation that told ot of the wide degree of or Interest the tho Improvements in the or organ gan and tho the premature and regrettable controversy y over oer Its Is merits had haa awak aak awakened ened The Tho program only embraced five fio num numbers hers bers but the demand of ot tho the audience for or encores after ater the divine Visions In n a Dream Mr lr solo prolonged It to 0 such aUdi nn an extent that It ItIS was IS clo o upon UIn 1 before the tho re closed Dr Walter certainly se so selected his numbers with wih a view to ex cx exhibiting the full ful possibilities or the tho or organ pin gun as ai far as ns It could be done In a 1 sin single gle gb recital It I may Inn at nt once be said that the lie result WIle was WIS a n triumph for the lie re to remodeled 11 modeled Instrument It might almost be said salI the Instrument The Tho audience sat Bat In rapt anti hushed mitten atten attention aten tion during durn the th opening number the overture from rm and nt at Its ls close an nn immense wave wao of o applause cose swept over ou the house houle that told well vell 1 how howIt It was as d It I would be to I imagine Ima ln anything nn more snore exquisite than the of or Scenes that are arc nr Brightest produced with wih one of f the tite most enchanting stops anti and reproduced later with wih almost tho the full tull organ The popular number numbe of ot the duty day dl was Visions VI Ions In a Dream Introducing the mountain music of Switzerland with ene cne en died which died away Iway with wih a effect that would could almost be Impossible to express ere In musical term This Thle S lt it t the UdlA Aim i d l u the greatest applause c of the day fol followed followed lowed Its Is exquisite rendition Prom Irom the musicians or critics standpoint the lie selection ns Dr Walters great achievement but Lut Its IK length and the lie aLt faU et that the lie two encores referred to had prolonged the tue program caused a n spirit of o restlessness to run through h the house hous tumid and Ind many ninny people especially toUrists who ho were In the tue building with withdrew wih Withdrew drew and ant the UJ noise they tile the created cr atC some somewhat what militated against the effect but hut tile the execution of o the thu work worle throughout especially the tile heavy healY pedal work and tho the Evening Star Sial part were In the Ugliest degree masterly The program ended with The Tue star Spangled Span fed ner ncr with wih variations which was wa also finely Inel rendered and greatly enjoyed Only of rapture were heard as the th e broke up The musicians and others most capable of ot Judging led Ild In pronouncing the tiu en encomiums Pro Prof remained un until til t after the th recital anti and then went vent in into Into into to the gallery galery where ihre he lie t said ald the ef of effects were tore much finer He le called out e the various arlou Mops hf he hI desired to have tested and nn at tut lt the conclusion expressed his hil decided pleasure with the tho new In iii strumEnt nl He lit said cald the Imitative or orchestral orchestral orchestral stops wen rp charming the din la especially the lie bell lell diapason la ad ml admirable admirable mirable and anti the the speech response could not be le quicker he lie salt said he on n joyd hearing the lie Instrument alter after nier the th recital really reAly more tore titan than ho holine line had done ilone during the th rendition of o the tite program although he hue spoke warmly of ot t Dr Walters Waler er number Mr Ir McClellan was vas 11 silent shout but beam beaming leam leamIng ing lag with willies snubs m I el He lie le said alJ he lie preferred to t 0 let others other render the Pro Prof Wellie Weihe canto up during luring the re recital recital recital cital anti and shook hook hands with Dr Walter Waiter Waler ills His Ils expression was wn a Wo We have never neverrA really had hall an nn organ before he fore rA I orlan Mr Goddard was WOI not mit It less lesl enthusiastic tie tic tl and he lie Il had Mt vat entranced from torn be beginning beginnIng beginning ginning to end ertil One enthusiastic musician who asked asked that lint nUl his name be lt impressed ed said U It Uis I Itis is like losing one of vt our best local bands and taking up II UI with wih Sousas like exchanging the voice olee of ono one on of our local lol sopranos for tor It If this Instrument Is l hurt I thank Providence for lor the damage and If It we wo go on dam damaging dar aging It we shall shah have nil all ni the lie har harmonies harmonics harmonies monies of the universe reproduced In fri miniature There was wal some somo feeling leI of disappoint disappointment ment merit that Mr rr McClellan could not be he heh heard h ar in one or more of his favorite selections as liB the ho Andantino by b bI Lemare I mare or the Pilgrims IJ Song Bong of Hope as people not would thus titus Jope be bl better able to Judge of the In Instrument instrument strument In hearing Maring something with wih which they the were familiar Mr Ir McClel McClellan McClelIan Ian lan salt said however that be preferred to confine himself to accompanying Mr song lon ani that there ther would be ample time when the regular reci recitals recitals red b tale were recommenced for the public to 1 hear bear hel him hm |
