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Show GRAND OPERA AT UNIVERSITY Department of Music In University of Utah Anxious to Popularize Musical Knowledge. Mr. Thomas Giles, professor of music mu-sic In tho University of Utah; has some big departmental plan for tho coming school year, Besides bringing up tho band and orchestra to points of size and efficiency not attained before, Professor Olios will put on another an-other grand opera, and will conduct classes In musical history and harmony har-mony which wilt be a great financial saving to students of music. Professor Qllcs announces that as soon as tho Unlvorslty orchestra for 1916-17 attains a membership ot 30 ho will personally defray Its expenses on trips to Ogden and Provo for concert con-cert purposes. The band also will bo given Its usull trips to Logan and Provo. These organizations are fostered officially of-ficially by tho student body. They aro open to any student who plays an Instrument and desires to become be-come moro proficient. Three hours of collego credit, besides tho student awards, ore granted for participation In either or both organizations. The band membership lost year was 30 and that ot tho orchestra, 25. Tho former made 18 official appearances. appear-ances. Tho latter appeared 40 times, Including Its work In the grand opera, "Alda," which was pronounced by the press to bo "tar and away In advance ot any production heretofore attempted attempt-ed by local talent." This year both 'Tannhauser" and "Manon" havo been suggested to Professor Pro-fessor Qlles, but he has not yet definitely defi-nitely decided what to present. Ho would like very much to co-operate with tho best musical talent in Utah and mako tho thing a, strictly local production. Ho Is also desirous ot presenting It at a time when people from outside tho city can hear It, probably during tho spring conference. confer-ence. Professor Giles states that the department de-partment of music in tho Unlvorslty ot Utah Is anxious to serve all the people of the state; anxious to popularize popu-larize musical knowledge. Ho declares de-clares that no extra fees will bo charged for tho work In harmony or musical history, but that theso will be open to all who pa tho regular university uni-versity tuition charges. This means that work which costs $60 to learn by correspondence and from $30 to $100 to learn in private will bo taught In tho state university classes free ot charge to college students and open to all others who care to enter the university for this special work. |