Show MAY MUSICAL FESTIVAL the salt lake choral society will give a public festival during the latter part of the month and the inhabitants of salt lake and vicinity will have the privilege of enjoying one of the most glorious musical events that has transpired in the west the dates agreed upon are friday and saturday the and of may the society has been working steadily and effectively for months the best tuffeal talent of the city is included among its members and there has been an earnest desire to have the society give a concert that the public might enjoy a rare treat of a pro gramme rendered by prof evan stephens and his large corps of able assistants As an expression of this wish the following was sent to mr stephens SALT LAKE CITY UTAH april 1890 evan SU stephens pheni esq dear sir we the undersigned undersigner under signed having heard that you are desirous of f giving a musical festival sometime during the early summer and believing that your large chorus and the musical works to be rendered demand a building containing ing a great organ also one perfect in acoustic arrangements and vast seating capacity suggest that you endeavor to lo obtain the large tabernacle where everything can be given on a wale scale that will justify the pride ride of our music loving citizens an fn in order that the festival may be extensively patronized we would suggest that the profits after defraying all expenses be devoted to some charitable purpose we take great pleasure in subscribing ourselves to this paper and in lending our aid to make it a complete success believing that you yon will secure the best home talent very respectfully yours joseph B R walker M E K sons M H K walker A W mccune james H flacon bacon arthur pratt L 8 hills geo M scott J S Z dooly elijah sells M aa E cummings Oum sam H auerbach An erbach francis armstrong W 8 mccornick B H chestler ch oh ettler 8 P fredi fredk H auerbach An erbach jno W donnellan thos W jennings spencer clawson Ol awson T it 11 jones I 1 if rank EL gillespie 0 J hollister HolliB ter B E H parsons W A nelden 0 H p parsons M B bolivar roberts rt jr bolivar roberts chas lc ingalls J M dart 0 0 goodwin Goodw ln J 0 conion conken H hanauer 0 IEL barratt P M J K gillespie OU lespie 1 I A benton joslin park WH remington prof stephens in harmony with the suggestion in the foregoing communication wrote the following letter d SALT LAKE CITY UTAH april ith 1890 clr presa woodruff and council gentlemen rhe fhe enclosed document with names attached came to 0 me by mail in compliance with this expressed expressed desire of so 80 many of our leading citizens as well as in the interest of the salt lake choral society representing over three hundred of 0 salt lakes best vocalists and musicians and also the advancement of music in its highest form I 1 hereby appeal to you to grant us the use of the only adequate building in the territory the large tabernacle wherein to hold our first may musical Fest festival ivul 11 I 1 will guarantee that the pro gramme shall be made up or of the noblest highest claw class of music that nothing low or trivial shall be sung to desecrate the house of worship and furthermore that the proceeds after all necessary expenses are am paid shall go to charitable purposes one of these we earnestly desire to be a musical educational one namely the furnishing of the district schools of this city with more of the music books now generally in use for the ibe special benefit of children whose parents cannot well afford to lo purchase such text books trusting that in the interest ot of art charity and the music loving community of utah and vicinity you will be able to concede to this request 1 I remain respectfully EVAN STEPHENS conductor of salt lake choral society today the following reply was received granting to the society the use of the Fa ra bernacle and great organ for the use of the festival SALT LAKE CITY U T may ath 1890 jvan evan stephens esq salt lake ft dear brother your communication of april with enclosure addressed to you by mayor geo M scott J B R walker esq W S mccornick esq and other leading citizens in relation to the holding of a grand concert by the choral society in the tabernacle in this city is re received ived in answering we would say that we we have frequent applications for the use of the tabernacle for the same or similar purposes with pro for large monetary considerations which we have always declined but in this instance we have decided to grant the request on the condition named la in both communications cati cat ions oua that after the expenses are paid the balance shall be devoted to charitable purposes we are always w aye pleased to lend our aid in every consistent manner for the promotion of music and the kindred arts that will tend to lo the elevation an and instruction of the people you will please confer with bishop john B R winder whom we have authorized to act in our behalf in making the necessary arrangements very respectfully respectful fu lly yours you rs a WILFORD WOODRUFF three entertainments will be div en two evening and one afternoon at the evening concerts only oper abic and oratorio selections of the liest best order will be given in these at least 15 of ibe the best soloists in utah will have numbers on saturday afternoon 1000 school children will take part and the pro f gramme m ame mme will consist of choice lar a r soup songs and music there will also be present a large and capable orchestra estrain in addition to the great organ for accompaniments three distinct grammes programmed pro will be rendered the knowledge that the whole is be under the personal direction of prof evan stephens and that the choral society will render the grammes programmed pro is sufficient assurance ance that everything will be of the most ennobling and enjoyable order and will be rendered in magnificent ent style the rhe may musical festival will be a great event in the history of the divine art in utah |