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Show BH ' - - ' v Agricultural College. H Music Conservatory H j ;' The regular conservatory courses in H j, music now put forward for the llrst H time will certainly piove a success. 1 While circulars announcing' the estab-H estab-H I lishmcntof a splendid music dcpait-H dcpait-H . ment have been out only a few tlajs, H I they have alieady excited a great deal H !J of favorable comment from both pio-H pio-H (j fcsslonal and amateur musicians. H ' Letters of Inquli.v and eoiiKiatulallon M A arc being lccelved dall) cvlnchiKKicat m ' ' Interest, by the public generally, In a B i departure so ptonoiinced fiom the H . overly loose methyls of the past, and B I one that is bound to raise the standi stan-di daid of musical culture in our own B and ucaiby states. H ' That the dcpaitinont w ill at once B become a prominent featuieof the B . college Is assuird by t he ability of the B well known and popular teachers and B ' ' I musicians who compilse the faculty. H Ceoige W. Thatcher, the dhector, m li lias been rtigaged in public musical B 'j work since he was elected conductor H ' .;' of the old Fliemun's bandit or 14 B yea is ago. The line work of the B i Opera House Hand and the Thatcher B )l J Opera Company was due more to Ills B J ability as a conductor than to any H !l other factor. Mr. Thatcher Is at m ,'j piesent conductor of the ThatcherOi-B ThatcherOi-B '.i chestra and the Thatcher Male (Juar-m (Juar-m i j tette, both orgauiatious being among m f . the most popular of our State's inusl-fl inusl-fl cal clubs. It is a matter of hiilorv M that neatly cvoiy band and oichestral B plaor in Logan has been taught by oi m has drilled under him, and no inusl-B inusl-B cian in the West has had wider or m moie varied opportunities to acqiihc B the expei lence necessary to take B , charge of a Hint rate music school or B i conservator). His knowledge of lone B pioductlon and ailistlc singing, as ex-m ex-m i emplllled In his own ocal woiks and B i his many succcMul pupils, gives him I BB a high place among vocal teachers. BB His compositions take rank with BB those of out best American compos-BB compos-BB ers, showing both talent of a high oi-BB oi-BB del and the verv best technical train-BB train-BB ' lug. Outside of I 'tali lie Is moic BB widely known by them than b his BB nbllitv as a singer or conductor. His BB beautiful "Honedlotus" attracted BB moie attention in the New England BB Conscrvatoiy tliau the works of any H second yeai student in the history of B that institution up to IS!).'). The de-H de-H Jlghlful inolydv and origin i' Im. ionic B changes sf the "Night Song' often H sung by the Thatcher Vii.niiM.te, H make It one of the lluest numbeis in B the rcpcitoiie of that club. Two H bass songs, "On Ye Mighty," and H "The Owl" have been pioiiounced H master w oiks b) eminent I'oston nut-H nut-H slciaus. Itotli out splendid colleges B j are Indebted to him for the music set-B set-B Hug to their llrst college songs. H Mr. Thatchei's etrorus in the past H have given to Logan Its best band, Its H , lluest oicliestia, a inagiiillclciit 0eia H i , company, two splendid iuartettcs and B he hasdliected sk opeias and many BB conceits, neer ha lug been identillcd BB with a musical tailuie. ' -Mrs. .Nettle Thatchei Sloan, wl.o BB takes charge of the pianoforte dep.u t- BB ment, has had not only the advantage I BB i of the best training the woild alloids, I BB ' but .she will also bring to her woik BB- ' the valuable Insight and the piactlcal BB knowledge which long expei lence as a BB teacher has biought her. Mis. Sloan's BB Hist iiistiuctor was 11. S. Krouse, whuj BB at the piesent time Is in New Voik, BB where he lias gained cousldeiable rep- BB utatlou as a composer. Some eais BB later she studied with Miss (iiatia BB Klandeis, po.ssibh as einlnent and sue-1 BB ccssful a teacher on the piano as Salt BB Lake has eer known. She has been BB a lorttiiiate pupil of Ilafael .lossclly, BB , who stands today uuilaled the world BB over In his master) of tone, of llulsh BB and dollcate phrasing. Site was oiler- BB eil a position as teacher In the Instl- BB ' tutlon at wliich she studied, Hie Na- BB tloual Conseivatnry of America, N. V. BB Mis. Sloan will also bae charge of a BB ladies Glee club, and we all know her BB . its a singer since Iter splendid triumph BB in light opera at Salt Lake and other BB , I'tah cities In the roles of "ratlence" BB and "Yum Yum," which loles she BB cicated when a girl of Hi. BB Willielin Fogelberg has, we venture' BB to say, trained and inllucuccd more BB piomliient iolin playcis than any BB teacher In Utah. The foundation so BBE. caiefully and conscientiously laid by BBV him has In nearly every Instance been BBt built iiiion to piotlt by the professionals! profession-als! nl or amateur. Bflf ' He is a teacher by nature because of BB his wondei ful store of patience and a BBt teacher b training because ot tils vast BB, '' knowledge of all that ; -tains to his BB chosen Instalment. As a soloist he BB long ago achieved gieat. distinction. BB! His technique is piovcrbial. BBj Miss Annie I. Mayer Is a lucent ar- BB, rival In Utah ami is a pianist of BB maikcd ability. Situ has already had BB, cousldeiable experience in teaching B' ami will be a splendid aid to Mis. BBT Sloan. Hur schooling has been had in BBf oiio of the most prominent Southern BBt colleges and under wldel) known BB' pianists of the south. BBt Mrs. Louie Llnnart is not onl) one B' of our host violinists and guitarists, Hf; but Is also a singer of marked ability. Bl She has had vcars of experience as a bbbh B teacher Iwth in the Eastern cities and more recently hi Denver, whore she resided several years prior to coinlm: to Utah. While heard as a soloist only occasionally she Is very popular because of her beautiful tone and collect col-lect intonation. .los. A. Smith .lr. Is the solo coinct-Ist coinct-Ist of the Thatcher oicliestia and as such has a glowing leputatlon for his work on the comet. His tone is clear mid slnglnc and although al-though a veiy .voting man he Is a Hist-i Hist-i ate teacher. Made so possibly by his high musical Ideals and capacity and eagerness foi haul studv. He Is an indefatigable worker. Thisstiongcoipsof teachers wotk-lug wotk-lug unitedly together with the tin sin passed facilities of the Agleultuia College will ceitalnly' push musical matter to Hie fiont the ensii.ug)ear. Arrangements have ahcady been made to give Instruction In the various vari-ous musical couises in the central pait of town that those- lesiding at a distance fiom the college may be inme easily accommodated. Ciiculais may be had on appl) lug to the secret aiy of College Registration will commence on Tuesday the 20th of Hie present month. |