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Show Oratorio Planned For Conference Visitors IIMtOID I.CNDSTKOM Deteret News Music Editor By A long awaited performance of Dr Letoy J Robertson's Oratono from magnificent the Book of Moi mon will be presented Monday, April 10, in the Tabernacle as a oomph ment to General Conference visitors and music lovers This gieat sv mphomc choral work will he petfoimed bv the Utah Oichestia Svmphonv and the I'niversitv of t'tah w ill be con Choi uses I he dueled hv Mai si to Maui ice Abi iv anil imiMial direitor of the tali s mph nv Oi chest! a Haili i as the finest large scale ihoial vvenk ever written in this hi misphei e the Oia toilo had its vvoild piemiere Wednesdav I (binary 18 1053 in the dabeinaile 3 lua follow ing i vi rung it was pusented in Provo to an enthusiastic audience lv p pulai demai d i foiminces m it was givin Logan and O den that same season When the Salt I.ake Tabet nacli Choir announced its ex tensive European tour, the Utah Symphony" Orchestia with Maestio Abiavanel pie sented the Oiatoiio at the 1 This section of wall built 100 years ago was lifted into place. Concrete base was built under wall to preservo structure from breaking. History Bows to Progress Hydraulic Jacks Move Ancient 7all Intact By lOsr PH LUNDSTROM Woi k on the historic cobblestone wall east of the Beehive House at State St and South Temple is proceeding accotd ing lo schedule, woiknien le polled this week. The old wall is being moved 23 fee t west to permit widen ing of State St The wall pioj eet is part of the restoration progtam for the Beehive House and giounds once the official residence of Brigham Young 'I he vail and the adjoining T agle lute were built under of Piesident the duection Young more than a centuiv ago Woikmen discovered win n the got leady to move tin wall that it had little founda turn lo hold it together As a result (onsiderable excavation and building aiound and undi r the walls to supjiort ant stti i glhen it had to be dope When this wotk was com pleted the first section of the wall was pushed info place hv hvdiiuln tatks Other sections weie Idled into place In a crane I he wall east of the Bet luve House was movel dosei to the old home Those paits of the wall noith of tie Beihive House were being moved across the back of the home and the Lion House this past week Relocation of the wall as pait of the remodeling pto gtam of tile Beehive House has been earned out by the State Highway Department 1 he department undet took the job as part of an agree ment bv which the Chinch gave title to the state for the land and improvements along the 23 foot strip on the west side of State St between South and North Temple streets and a strip on both sides of North Temple Street from State to Main streets. The land and improvements deeded to the state by the Church were appraised at $1 6 million by highway engineers In leturn the state agreed to relocate the wall, to divert a sloi m sew'er and relocate a sew'et (.ate line lo widen Fagle to install a new Eagle top and to transplant around the Beehive House The landscaping was con ti acted for $2 481 and the con trad for moving the wall was to Wevhei Consti urtion Co in competitive bidding for $21 500 3 he cost to the state for these proiects is estimated at $143, on 000 Planning and negotiations between the highway department and the Church began seveial months ago Remodeling of the Beehive House according to original plans that have recently been found has included furnishing as much as possible from ong inal furnishings or authentic duplicates of the period When restoiation is completed the mansion will be opened to the public 1 Api tl 1955 l.eneral Con ference as a benefit for the Tabernacle Choir 3'his conceit was also hailed as a tremen dous success Four of Utah s leading sing ers will sing the solo parts a national Roy Samuelson finalist fiom BYU in the Met ropohtan Opeia auditions in New Yoi k m April will sing the baritone part of Srmuel the Lamanite As the It not Ketilv White lock sings the Ivarigelist and Wan en Wood sings the bass pai t of Jesus " Mrs Jean Preston will sing the sopiano anas The (Oinpce of the gieat Oiatono" Dr Robertson is head of the Department of Mush at the I'niversitv of Utah He is also a meinbei of the Chuich Musi, Committee Bom in fountain f.iein Utah he i e civ ed his oai lv education in 13, asant (,iov, Utah o m p I e t i n g high Afti i scho.il h w gr aduah d fmm the New Consi i v atoty of Music in Boston in 1923 H itei continued his studies in composition with Frnest Tiloi h m San Franeiseo and Switeiland and with Hugo I,eic henti lit in Berlin Fiom 1925 to 1918 Di Rob I Dr. Leroy Robertson . famed LDS composer . . ertson was piofessoi of music at Brigham Young Untveisitv In 1918 he became head of Music Depat tminl at the U of U Dr Robertson is one of Amoiioas best known living composers Suite 1918 when achieved the his 3nlogy signal honor of winning the $25,000 Reu hhold Award in competition with moi e than 400 scores he has become re garded as one of the most sig mficani compose) s of the contempoiaiy iciiod Jewish Books Given College of Hawaii Rabbi Roy A Rosenbei g has presented the Chuith College of Hawaii 15 b.ioks which weie selected bv facultv members from a list of about 100 titles that are available from the Jewish Chautauqu i Society to colleges and u n i v e r s i t l e s throughout the I mted Statis This society pn writs these books on Judaism for the pm fise of providing undiistunl mg of the Jewish faith to col g" student 1 not boast in mv ow nor m mv own wi dom hut behol mv joy i full vea my heart is bum with lov and I will n mice m mv God (Alma 20 111 I do r strength CONFERENCE NOTICE The One Hundied and Thirtv fust Annu rl Confluence of the Chute li of Jesus Chnst of Latter day Saints to vvhn h aJl Church memheis aie invited will convene m tie Jabeinade, Salt Lake City, I tah, Thursdav Saturdry and Sun lay Api d 6th 8th and 9th, 1961 with genual sessions caih day at 10 a m and 2 p rn 3 he General Priesthood meeting will be held m the Tab ernacle on Saturday Apr tl 8th at 7 pm It is understood that ward Saerami nt meetings will he held Sunday evening after t lie close of the Sunday afternoon general session of the confuence, wheie practicable In those stakes in which quaitoily conferences aie held on Apnl 2nd Fast meeting should be held on the Sunday preceding the stake conference March 26th DAVID O MffvAY J REUBEM&UNK JR HENJjr if MOYLL Hydraulic jacks push historic wall next to Beehive House west to permit street widening project. The Fit st Prestueney CHURCH 3 Week Ending March 25, 1961 |
