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Show IT WAS GRAND INDEED. The B. T, A. Concert a Huge Success Financially Fi-nancially and Artistically The Bis: New Piano Heard to Advantage. For many years Provo has bet n noted for having among its residents many possessed of rare musical ability; her singers and instrumental artists have been far famed, but somehow until late monthB the concerts and musicales that have been given in our city, and they have been many, while they have always been grand successes artistically, artistic-ally, have oftener proved failure? financially finan-cially thau otherwise. It has seemed impossible to get our people tp come out to hear them in sufficiently large numbers to swell the receipts enough to pay our musicians a respectable piice for the trouble they have gone to in order to be able to entertain U3 in the superb munnei in which they eo often have done. Why is thiB? It is the exception not the rule that the musical artist is a good business manager. That's the answer. Professor Giles, to whom Provo owes so much for his never lagging enthusiasm enthusi-asm and hard work in the development of the musical art in our city, has observed ob-served this truth that nothing succeeds like success, and caBt about him for a business manager who was a success to to conduct the business end of his entertainment en-tertainment for him. R. R. Irvine is a decided success. As a business man, he ranks with the very first in Provo; he is a musician, and his record, established in Salt Lake with the tabernacle choir and other musical aggregations,proved him a successful suc-cessful manager of concerts, musicales, etc. Prof. Giles made no mistake in insisting that Mr. Irvine take hold with him here in Provo. The unsurpassed unsur-passed successes the last two entertainments enter-tainments given under his management have been, is proof of this. The tabernacle taber-nacle choir concert of .some weeks ago. our readers will remember. We will now speak of the B. Y. academy concert con-cert given last night. In spite of the cold night and heavy snow falling, added to the long walk to the academy building, by 8 o'clock the large assembly hall of that building was packed witn an immense crowd eager to hear the promised treat. They were not disappointed. Of course the feaiure of the evening was the opening of the new Emerson , Grand piano, an instrument with out a superior, and it is doubtful if its equal can be found in our territory. Tne tones are full and rich right from the lowest to the highest register. The touch is responsive, and whetner the composition be a Stacato movement, or one of Rubenstein's singing melodies, a Chopan waltz, or a Beethoven sonata it does them equal justice. The performers may crowd the piano to their utmost power but the tone still retains that mellow richness which characterize all first class instruments. Its immense volume of tone combined wi'h delicacy and sweetness is its crowning feature, and the instrument iteelf is a most handsome piece of furniture. fur-niture. ProfeBSor Giles and Mrs. Robt. Iryine displayed their high class ability abil-ity as performers upon it as they haye never before been able to do in Provo. The Dstars of the evening were Professor W. C. Clive of Salt Like in his superb violin solos and George D. Pyper of Salt Lake in his sweet tenor songs. Professor Clive enter, tained his audience with his perfect playirg and the masterly singing of Soloist Pyper was a rare treat most thoroughly enjoyed. The Boshard and Pyne Brothers quartette quar-tette were at their best and delighted their audience immensely. Thev were greeted with hearty applause and for an encore they lendered their celebrated cele-brated tack and teacher song. The following is the program as rendered, ren-dered, except that Professor Rydalch was too ill to be present and Professor N. L. Kelson kindly filled the number. num-ber. Ea3h and every person was de-serying de-serying of special mention: 1 Opening Chorus, ''Class Mates Sone" Academy choir. 2 Piano Duett, "Le Tourbilon" Mrs. Rob Iryine and Prof H. E. Giles. 3 Tenor yolo George D. Pyper. 4 Violin Solo-Prof. W. C. Clive. 5 Trio, "Oh Hear Me," from the opera of Pauline Rob. R. Irvine, W. D. Roberts jr. and Ida Jones. 6 Piano Solo,"Maz:urka Caprice" Mrs. Rob Irvine. 7 Quartette, "In Absence" Bosh ard and Pvne brothers. 8 Violin Solo Prof. W. C. Clive. 9 Ballad, "The Heart Sighs Ever to be Free," from the opera of Black Mantles R. R Irvine jr. 10 Piano Solo, (a) March by Sousa: (b) '-Pure as Snow" by Lange; (c) "Last Hope" by Gottschalk Prof. H. E. Giles. 11 Tenor Solo Geo. D. Pvper. 12 Recitation Prof. W.E. Rydalch. 13 SoDg, "That Simple Little Song" Mrs. H. E. Giles. Numerous encores were given. A satisfactoiy critical report of the concert con-cert would occupy more space than is at our disposal for this issue. |