| Show ll 1 t. t OVERTONES vE T s1 z by L s Eileen l and andi i Malcolm l Meacham l ii II I 1111 III Miss Dorothy Hughes Mr Preston Preston Preston Pres Pres- ton Iverson and Miss Virginia S pupils of William Peterson were presented in a generally generally generally gen gen- interesting piano recital last Friday night Before an audience not anticipating a recital of professionals professionals professionals pro pro- and one indifferent apparently apparently ap ap- to the support of amateurs amateurs amateurs ama ama- these students performed less brilliantly than they might have done before listeners more appreciative of their efforts It is not with the expectation of hearing finished concert artists that one attends such musi musicals ls It Itis Itis Itis is with patience and the intention of discovering qualities of artistry and individuals who promise to develop develop develop de de- de- de later into the flower of their desire Salt Lake as a whole is too indifferent to fine artistry to be expected to give gi more than their usual lethargic attention to amateurs amateurs amateurs ama ama- who cry for support and pat pat- With these generalities in mind we proceed to comment upon the program The qualities f artistry were nicely distributed among the three i Miss 1 excelled exceed ini in i technique Miss Hughes interpretation interpretation interpretation interpret interpret- was sincere as far as her i technique allowed and Mr Iverson Iverson Iverson Iver Iver- I son alone of the three displayed I Ithe the quality of restraint indispensable indispensable indispensable sable to true artistry Mr Iverson gave a delicacy t to the Bach prelude and Fugue in E E. E Flat Minor that the strength and seriousness of the piece precludes His climax was marked by heaviness heaviness heaviness iness entirely incongruous with the delicate beginning although the climax was well weIl placed Miss Hughes' Hughes too vigorous and rapid playing of Haydens Hayden's Sonata in F Major did not promise the excellent excellent ex ex- interpretation of her second group the well known Glinka- Glinka LAlouette L'Alouette and the pert Scherzo Waltz of M M. by by far the best thing on the program program program pro pro- gram from the point of view of correctness in technique originality original original- ity and beauty of interpretation Miss entirely lacks the quality of restraint in all an her playing MacDowell and Chopin were played in the same manner and that only fitting for the B n Flat Minor the one piece that a tempestuous and revolving re revolving re- re Chopin The Chopin Prelude Prelude Pre Pre- lude in B Flat Minor was played in ina a stormy manner that allowed the sorrow to be only a contentment of no beauty The emotion of Chopin i always spiritual was entire entirely y missed missed missed miss miss- ed and in its place was a a ac c conscious orgy that amounted to sensuous sensuous feeling eeling We feel that she is capable capable capable cap cap- able of much better exhibitions than that given last F Friday i ay night To ro close let us remember that these hese three students are dividing their time among other things than their music We are not informed I I 1 III II II III II II II III as to their ser seriousness in pursuing music but their audience at nt any rate was too small smaIl I I |
