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Show niiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiii 7 jf 00 Best Books For Musicians iimiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiimiiiiiiminn By HAROLD LUNDSTROM Val B. Hansen . . . heads seminary R. Bruce Lindsay . . . Russell G. Wilson . . . leads seminary seminary president Fortunate are the keyboard musicians and the choristers of the Sunday School. As members of this influto "The Inential Church auxiliary, they are subscrib-mstructor." Subscribers to this excellent official monthly periodical are by no means limited to Sunday School workers, but subthe bulk of The Instructor scribers are Sunday School workers. The importance of the December to all issue of The Instructor Church musicians is that they lay hands on a copy and read with pleasure and study with profit Dr. arAlexander Schreiners ticle: My 100 Best Books for Builchng Personal Musicianship. One might be tempted to ask the distinguished Tabernacle organist how long it took him to write his piece, but the obvious answer is, My entire professional life up to now. Taking the idea from Will Durant, the philosopher, who 40 years ago compiled a list of 100 Best Books. Dr. Schreiner lists 100 books for keening company wfpj is intended ihe greatest musicians of all time. This for the guidance of organists and chorste-- s. There are 60 items for piano and 40 for organ. An intimate association with these hundred compositions will result in the acquisition of a superior musical ability. And this last sentence is really what Pr. Schreiner's article is all about suggesting a method by which the musicians and choristers of the Church can upgrade themselves. It Is the reason why General Superintendent David Lawrence McKay approved, and why Dr. Lorin F. Wheelwright, associate editor of The Instructor," found and made room for a specialized article of this length. In chatting with enthusiastic Dr. Schreiner about his article, he made the point several times that many oiher lists of 100 best music books could be compiled, and that each list would reflect the personal tastes and preferences of the compiler. But it is also true, lie was sure, thL 75 percent of the basic classics would appear on every list made by a competent compiler. The article also contains some specific suggestions for the development of musicianship by Church choristers, but, of course, musicianship for choristers can be developed in many other ways and training programs. The article will be of most help to Church keyboard musicians organists and pianists, as the case may be. One item that Dr. Schreiner makes repeatedly, as he has in his many teaching capacities through the years, is that organists continue to study p'rno: If you are going to become an organist, he emphasizes, "you will make the fastest and most efficient progress by taking on the tin all the items in order, one to 10''.piano will enable you to develop the fleet ness of fingers which is necessary for good organ pl.nymg. Not only finger ability, but also reading ability and musical un1lr standing are learned more quickly at the piano than at the organ. A good organist always has a good piano background. And how should one study piano? Dr. leaves no doubt as to what me'hod he thinks is best; "There is only one way to study music and that is with Ihe help of a teacher. One cannot b'''rvie either a chorister or organist merely by reading mes:c a t Vies. s Three Cousins Find They're All Seminary Presidents five-pag- e Three cousins, gathered for a family reunion, were discussing recent developments in their lives when they discovered that each had been selected to serve as a seminary student body president for this year. The three young men are Val B. Hansen, Pocatello High School; R. Bruce High Lindsay, Granger School, Granger, Utah; and Russell G. Wilson, Carbon High School, Price, Utah. The three seminary presidents are all grandsons of Mrs. Wiliram H. Bangerter, Granger, and the late Mr. Bangerter. Val is a son of F. Milo and Slsbeth Hansen, and heads a seminary of 420 students. He has served as Deacons quorum president and Teachers quorum president in the Pocatello Fifth Ward, West Pocatello Stake, and has been a member of the youth missionary committee, and a member of the stake Aaronic Priesthood choi us. An Eagle Scout with a bronze palm, he has received his Duty to God award. He also is a member of the Order of the Arrow. Bruce is a son of Richard P. and Marian Lindsay. He is president of a seminary with 800 students. Active in his Aaronic Priesthood quorums and Scouting, he also has received his Duty to God award. lie is a member of the Taylorsville 10th Ward, Taylorsville West Stake. A member of tbe Granger High School student council, he also is an honor roll student and represented his school at tbe State Senate Youth Conference. Russell is a son of II. Lowell and Gleneth Wilson. His seminary has 430 students, and be also is district president of the seminary in addition to being school president. Active in Church affairs, he has been president of both his Deacons and Teacher's quorums in the Price Fifth Ward. He served on the youth missionary committee, and has received his Duty to God award. Presently he is serving his second year as drum major for the Carbon Marching Band, and has been a member of the all state band, all state orchestra, and the all state chorus. He is a member of his school's Madrigal Singers and the a cappella choir. A high honor student, he also has served as a delegate to Boys State, and as student body president of the seminary in tbe ninth grade. ly 800 authors covering a wide range of subjects, all expressing a positive approach to life. They should prove helpful to those seeking authoritative support who give lessons, talks, sermons, or addresses. IN THE CHURCH Vital Quotations, West, 4 pa oes, Lake City: W.95. compiled by Emerson Roy Bookcraft Publishers. Salt Here is a book that is not projected to make Ralph Waldo Emerson pleased. He said, quote, I hate Then he unquote. quotations, added, Tell me what YOU know. The bent of would-b- e scribes today is not to tell what they know, but to clip and paste together what others know: the more the better. Vital Quotations is just such an effort. Not that there is anything particularly wrong with a compilation of sayings of others, alphabetically arranged in systematic fashion. After all, quotations preserve for us not just the beauty of literature, but also the wisdom, inspiration, achievement, and counsel of more experienced persons. Quotations bring ' to us the world's great thinkers, orators, poets, authors, and leaders. A volume of quotations then becomes a storehouse of learning and knowledge. Mr. West's work brings together 2,fi58 statements from approximate- - Typical of the quotations is this: is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. The author: R. W. Emerson. It Choir CBS Program SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3051st Broadcast fh Directed by Richard P. Coodie, the choir w II sing: A Scrq of Jesvn by William The Three Kings by Willan Snn of AMry fcy RaymondAdeS Th Snw Lay on the Ground by Sower bv Alexander Schreiner will play as SOrt; n Ado-Thyself, O My Soul by Brahms Dearest Josus, We Are Here (Old cho ral melcdy) SUNDAY, DECEMBER S2 d Broadcast 15th P. Condie, the hv Richard sinq: Your Torches, Arr. Wasner Hcdie Christus Naus Est by SwceMnck Chitrna Ch mes by MiUoch Rbvt Cudck will pay as orqart Directed Choir will Rl-- sol- $: Lo, Haw Coventry a Carol Rose E'er Bloominq by (Traditional) - g -- Festival Of Mormon Art Planned At BY U A Festival of Mormon Art has been scheduled by the Brigham Young University. The first such event of its kind, the festival will be held on the Provo school campus duiing the month of April. 1069. Sponsors of the event will be the Department of Art at BYU. All works to be submitted arr to le original, but no restrictions will be imposed as to medium or style, since the form may be painting, sculpture, ceramic, or mosaic, according to Ixjrin F. Wheelwright, Dear, of the College of Fine Arts and Communications. Aim of the Festival will he to enable artists throughout Ihe Church, both in the United States and in foreign lands, to express their sincere convictions and to he a positive influence in the building of the Kingdom of God on earth, accoiding to Dale T. Fletcher, chairman of the Festival Commit Ice. To eider Ihe exhibit, artists should submit a response form,1 obtainable from the Department of Art, BYU, Trovo, Utah. The form should lie returned to BYU by Decent-lc31, 1968. There will lx no entry fix1. r of exhibits will be by the art faculty of Brigham Young University, said Dean Wheelwright. The response form asks for tlx- - number of works to be submitted, the medium used, and a brief description of the artists entry. Forms have been sent to many artists already known to the faculty Members of BYU. But others ; re encouraged and invit- ed to respond. The goal of the festival will he to create an annual festival dedicated to building up Ihe Church's visual aits activities, and to share these efforts with a wide audience, committee memlx-r- s explained. Thorp will be no ca-prizes. Recognition ami other lienefits may arise, but the purpose is to share expressions rather than create financial incentives, said Dean Artists may pvii e their works and interested patties will lie directed to the artists without cor. mission to the university, he added. Wheelwright. WEEK Cost of transmutation to the exhibition will be borne by the artist. Cost of returning the art af'er the exh'bition will borne by BYU, said Chairman Fletcher. Any touring costs w 11 bo borne by the university or the sponsoring exhibitor, should traveling o.xYh'thns arise from the festival, he added. All entries to the festival should be ready for delivery to the school by March 24, 1969. The exlvlrt will lgin April 1 and continue through Aoril 30. Touring will be from May 1 to Oct. 13. Artists who may not have woiks ready for the 1969 exhibit should contact the Ait Department if they expect to have woiks ready for the festival in 1910, said Fletcher. ENDING DECEMBER 7, 1963 CHURCH-- 15 |