| Show TWO MUSICAL GENIUSES I 1 have jus spent an hour of exalted dael delight ight in toe the cm copany pany or of youthful aeolus a 8 product of our own mountain home 0 1 I 1 have often dreamed 0 of what a pleasure plea aure it would have been to have bad the privilege 01 associating with wilb and watching the ibe great development of the wonderful timi mozart or the later and perhaps more refined men dellago tit as their great musical eualo gifts giffe opened into perfect bloom while yet in the sunshine of youth but dreams became a reality today and lost none of their charms by tue ithe transition tran eltion as aa I 1 oat flat and listened liate ned to the charming and intricate work ot of the bear lake boy arthur how my heart warmed up to him a BB he be hashed out without overbold nees 01 cestra nt through the intricate wind ings of his bia prelude rod and inigue so modernly nod and mua caal not merely wonderful for fora a Rucky mountain lad but wonderful for a lad of any land anil and more fitting for a musician ut of any laud land it was waa music the sort eort of which the community has baa not yet began to learn the significance 6 af my heart falls me when I 1 think of the he trials that must have beset beast him in creating such gems geme so eo seldom to be understood hence the more appreciated there la Is no baltrinic balt tniE inic here it to la on on witti with the freedom ot 01 a swell iw on oi the wing and only heaven blest bleat boy may you be the man that you are the musician olao and if so go the world will be brighter and better tor for your having dwelt io in it happy the teacher and able need he be to direct such a talent as an yours it may be well that he be has ha to struggle and ana has hae parents who him as it may develop self sustaining characteristics that do not always accompany genius but it would be an honor to a corn com munley to see eee to it that the progress ae of t such a one was wai never Dever retarded by the struggle uRgle for the wherewith kind had I 1 confidence that the people would arouse to merit the acco properties of our great tabernacle aboul I serve berve at once to lo relieve him of all fina locial concern for one year at least and ol of giving the people upon whom his hg genius will reflect with much credit the opportunity of hearing bearing and huor ID him his best beet work BB as yet Is ia written for though I 1 have a four part piece fur for voices and accompaniment which shows the same genius fc niue if not the same facility of treatment all in all it is ig a delight to of him as aa a modest model unassuming wonderfully talented boy As AB I 1 gaze on this thia star atar of the norths north I 1 cannot forget a companion star atar in the south A few years further farther along on 01 the path of life and perhaps without the ibe rugged strength of the younger but an incomparable amiable velu 1 charming melody bubbling forth and taking upon itself the beautiful harmonic garb that masters 11 only conceive cei o of and made doubly lia lu in the conception of orchestral color ing with which he adorne adorna nis nie dugic young J J mclelland mc lelland of soon to be of salt bait luke liske where he will will give us ua the benefit of his bla ta talented lentell labors labom before discovering disco venni the young she ehen herd I 1 had riveted my gaze upon him as aa the sole rising star of real in mug now that there are light ligh dobines none the lose leea bright they are similar only in that they ar both geniuses the latter con ceides his hii beautiful music more in the massive form for chorus and orchestra than does the former tibe the former though ina in a narrower chato a aa yet travels with a firmer astep sweeps ahead with a more uno betrue led fed rush both are strictly modern in their tendencies the first excelling in a genial refinement the latter in noble strength travel on my boys boy on your glorious career and jet we me assure you there if a one oje that I 1 can peak fors for whose heart leap lea pa tj your music help re as you move along and bring the crople pt ople you adorn up to appreciate not only your own inspired works but those of masters who next to the creator of all have lent us inspiration to strive ana EVAN STEPHENS salt bait lake city august 5 6 1896 |
