| Show THE TABERNACLE CHOIR An ardent admirer of f the Salt Halt Lake Tabernacle choir writes write to the NEWS as follow follows under date of today on an event that every look looks looke back upon and remembers remember with feelings feeling ot of pride and satisfaction On Tuesday afternoon one year ago today Aug AU 28 our Tabernacle choir left lett Salt BaIt Lake City on their led led and highly successful journey to enter a competition cOM against any body of singers in the world who chose to enter the arena and their chief oom com com- competitors competitors were to be the Wel had bad for tor at least twenty years yean established themselves at London ai as champions ii la choral work It H seems like a dream yet Is real when we think k ot of the scene icene at the depot one year ago this afternoon thousands of enthusiastic tic friends friend of ot every very cr the entire length ot of the train with one happy wish in their God hearts heart speed peed to the Mormon Choirs as Choir at It was wal termed and and crown them with success everybody proudly called them our choir even then and hopes bope can caD an high blab for Its iti success as ai a winner but this hope bope was wa born rather ot of enthusiasm perhaps than reason There was waa one ODe at least on board that hat train while perfectly composed and resigned as a to the result bad had counted o over er and aDd over the odds odd against him With leu less than one half our little city city's population population to select singers inK n from for lor ours oun was wai a church choir of one ODe denomination and the many splendid voices outside out of this thi were not Dot at his hi disposal with only ten weeks week of special preparation on the difficult choruses to be rendered as no decision to have bave them go bad had been reached earlier eadler Voices V whose various nati n made them characteristically 1 different to be assimilated a aa as much as al aipo the possible the whole himself Included with no experience whatever in con con con- contesting testing for prizes to enter at once a world worlds world's contest and against choirs whose members and aDd leaders leader were mostly of one ODe nationality and whose life lite business an and pleasure had bad been musIcal contests co 0 who bad had oon con COD contested tested on some ore of 01 these very selections election more than once and who had bad over a years year's year special preparation for this thil thi event Added to this thia was the fact tact that only two pianos piano were to be the accompaniment accompaniment accompaniment ment Something customary to te the theother other chire ob cb in irs but Dut most moat unusual to ours who were s j accustomed to the great organ All these disadvantages he be could not forget torget while hundreds hundred bun redl of en- en enthusiastic en j friends wrung his bli hands Into blisters his bis consolation came oaie chiefly in unwavering faith in the success of his biB concerts concerto in this his bli singers inen bad never failed and he be knew where be the stood tood and what good the favorable im im- impression made would reflect on the community be he and aDd hil his choir was waa rep rep- representing rep resenting relenting Then whatever the he result of the contest there was waa the unheard of treat to of his hie hi beloved singers In Inthe the trip rip and the Fair Itself it if defeat came oame This Thia satisfaction would balance against the humiliation caused by die appointed die dis- disappointed appointed friends frienda who hoped against reason Well away they sped ped with cheers Good byes byea God blew blase you ringing in their ears can Their entrance into Wyoming wai was welcomed with music flowers fruits and cheers from the good people of Evanston and Rook Bock Springs Denver while making ino public demonstration on their arrival greet d them at the concert In such numbers that hundreds hundred could not Dot gain admittance into the elegant church Full Pull of humility and prayer In their hearts heart for i they took their places be before tore an aUdience friendly but with evident curiosity OIl on many many a countenance which the first Hosannah eliminated placing evident deep satisfaction on every face which the thunderous applause even could not Dot express more unmistakably that the be be victory was wa won wen so 10 far fr ai as the entertainments entertainment went N Not Not- Notwithstanding Nut ot- ot withstanding difficulties arising such as a constant change of eating ment went ment in various balls halli some Home of ot which were very perplexing disarranging the order arder of seating placing the chair on level ft floor or etc which would make It almost almot impossible to see ee or bear so o a ato as asto asto to do harmonious work Yet Vet Kansas City and St Louis Louil only onty added to the success begun at Denver Oo On arriving at Chicago they found some lome ome of their eastern competitors there already but with kindly greetings greeting On hearing bearing one chorus of ot their song at an entertainment enter ome some Salt Bait Laken were at once sanguine of cur ur ur choirs choir's choir success But th the change chance in climate was wai silencing many of ot our beat best v ci and later it wa was found t bad engage the two choir were over from South WiM W l enter the male chorus and aDd 1 1 chorus contest and no prote tr- tr this could avail because there wac w f f- f stipulations to prohibit it in the thet t it a ay y ot of contest Daily our singers inger n tb the Utah building and r bear ed hundreds would gather around aroDD I listen The male chorus JI two two prize winning choirs from ov ocean one from North and ODe OD O South Wales Wale and four be idea f from the United States State Our boys boY third in the order of at appearing they did themselves Mr Thomas the adjudicator from L LQ declaring Pint First west we of the A All ocean The two Welsh choirs chot t ft the other side ilde were l their excellence None Mono N one could be h enthused than our boys boy in listens them Stephens Stephen beaming with p pl a fat Y at what be knew must b be his hie bi cried a il That is ii worth more to u us prize That Thai Is if perfection Bem Rema lit Jt it boys boy and let ui us work up to it iri UJ t R fi e fi Friday Priday day of the final dl i test teet of choirs cboin and everybody sin and listeners were worked up un to t u th highest pitch Rehearsals DL 1 11 1 held beld 1 t i wore were at al neon the choirs two of them in the th h test hall ball and our own in b het I w building they having rehearse I Hall HaJJ the previous day Stephens Stephen words to hi his ls choir were Pay DO no t I to your competitors until sW have have bave lung sting be not nat eager eagel to excel excell br- br Simply be calm earnest and aDd R- R r that we do ourselves Justice an Ole ote e will be satisfied prize o 6 prize prize prize So Bo when the tinge time of o eon l arrived they being second on rani toe s I gram while the first fint chorus f singing ours oun arran order erder in two large rooms roomi un F pipe organ A prayer was waa off offin J in 10 each room humbly bumbly asking Baking the that we might be enabled to do the t ij selves and and- the and people they justice on this momen momentous The first choir having sung oung ung our leader stepped topped up on the plato m II quietly directed all to te places without the least the vast assemblage e breaking into rousing bursts bunn of at applause eT eves few tew moments moment Photos were ten taken e o ethem I Ithem them as al a they stood tood ready for tar the aI sig Then amidst perfect silence Hence heard beard the opening chord of Worthy W the Lamb and sang ang In a maR manta which they have at least never etc x celled At the close the cheers cheera atI Ai applause was waa simply imply deafening sad anil would seem eem never to come to an e eThe ei eiThe The other two numbers number rendered f irwell i t twell well and who could excel them the general feeling The quiet Blessed Ble d are the Me Mea more trying to a body ol ot people lab labing ing under suppressed ed excite I yet they held beld their own well tb the scarcely able to command tn tb theL 4 nose I neoe necessary ary which they night might h haver done dOlle on a less ler exciting o occasion caslon This Now the ta Rise Bile turned them low lose agates agal and they swept along steady grandly more so 10 by far than any oU r choir in the context contest The slow J portion of It representing r entin-r the Mush over a devastated worlds w Wl wing trying and at the last three bars ban banUk giving way at the thought the Uk ordeal was wa over the sopranos 80 could not bear the fell fell p perceptibly from the pitch U ly of this thil rendition causes eaules led to this The state of caused by the damp raw t teof of of Cu ago to which we from b altitudes dry pure mountain were were- mere r thoroughly unaccustomed to toi ej it difficult to control the i in lu singing softly after g s with full power The rig merit ment which buoyed us UI uso u o 11 sough rough the whole relaxing at the thes s yet the most trying place of or all alli The insufficiency ot of two l os accompanying singers i 8 which should mould in Justice Ives or such a chorus have bare es very Tory least an orchestra tr of ot fifty to accompany The other choirs choini by po no no means meana free tree from the same ame li e le The accompany lit 1st going ai as jp to o oease to cease cea ease e playing that the falling gb g not net be De perceptible to the them m care Our choir retired amidst applause and congratulations congratulation eminent musICIans and i r l impression Impre llon was waa that they fly j won w n the ta great Sta on OD being a asked k d by f Woodruff ff and Cannon what wha his hll h moons 1 L lon were wre said aid We have hare tir very Tory beat best possible in our pros pres- Ht tl it t wAag of ot progress and I 1 am satis- satis j hey in return fully agreed Ul rUb bim m At night when the toe ad- ad ad was wai to be rendered there M some ome me disappointment on account 41 1 Mr Tomlin failing tailing to appear to tor Ii tor r r the same lame ame Mr Thomas having unprepared to assume the task ga being that no t of ot relative merit w was given tike lie whole amounting to little more mor moret haR aa awarding warding the prizes prize without jf giving lac ing adequate te reasons therefore The Thelea lea of this thiB memorable trip bad had many manyi ilk tox ing nl incidents incident The Utah Day If the music mu io hall haJJ concert i for tor home and to give their concert at nearly ten o'clock o clook at night iFe They found a large audience waiting and a great floral 9 feet toe high hleb occupying the stage Biage E lo me home where interest l n D CO to fever heat and f had d been made by the choir remaining at home and aDd other others 4 ea Them and welcome them was wase as l e by the sad ad liM-i liM incident U and subsequent death I Cir little boy All pos pos- poe j ed d being made to reach home homet account the train arrived about r ook In the morning But even Isny im ny bad had remained up the whole a find there were warm welcom welcom- welcom-I welcom all aU hastened to their hom homes homer cR tr days day later a grand recep- recep llo wa a tendered tendered them in the thes theli t sid s et r when the Governor it t 16 Territory Te Mayor of the city fi fil l Pr enoy of the Stake and a citizens citizen expressed ed 1 Might and welcome home The Was will an event never to be for for- for for MUett e eer 1 If ever to be repeated we repeated weh J w 1 te ne a latter Hatter I Ur will wU end with a tour toor of w Why not nol J of r the coming week weak will be ary of the day of contest context 4 1 PM r Inn winning ng of the 1000 priZe prize 4 t oily the choir will wUI celebrate f y 9 it at Saltair on their own great Inland sea ea with perhaps thousands of their friends present with them to enjoy the union there re union The singing again of the songs they sang ang there and to congratulate congratulate congratulate each eaon other on the past pait and the future of music in their own mountain mountainhome mountainhome home bome |
