| Show X ahing ITTIA lf T TO EVAN STEVENS IN US U S CONCERT A AT tabernacle EA sunday evening ct the tabernacle wn wis gave ivon a testimonial moo elal to prof evari stevens Sl ovens the assemblage was pro th largest at tending a r a p alv givon under the auspices of h he ml BI A of price the program waa wai arranged by prof arnold burgener and was an excellent rendition r a doltl 0 n of choir and chorus clorus woja dr 1 1 B goetzmann president of the M 1 I A presided and the invocation was given by M T har mon J P F macknight MacKnig hl gave a brief address on the life and work of prof evaa evan stevens Stev ensa a part of which Is here with printed prof stevens was welsh the welsh are noted for their gifts of song he ile was born in south wales jane june 28 1854 making him ar x 03 63 years of age he camp to utah at the age of 12 by ox team and settled in a town called willard Wll lard lu in box elder county when he was 14 bo he began to take an interest in the musical affairs u the ward and joined the choir in 1879 he became organist of the logan choir and a teacher of music in 1882 he moved to salt lak lake and aud studied music under prof jos J JD daynes aynes in 1800 1890 be he organized a number of musical societies in salt lake city and at this time be he began the organization of the tho famous tabernacle choir which under his leadership has become the most popular musical organization in the country tm traveling with several hundred to the principal cities of the united states it now has a membership of sing slag era the largest choir in the world stevana stevans introduced the system of buelo into the public schools of salt lake city his whole life we has been concentrated on or the musical development de of boys and girls vib bet int he h wag was a leader 1 and 1 et a ja H loved hia his pr efee pg auw in t we 1 dt ija 0 ORIX aw 1 r 0 7 1 drewski whets he eaid said 4 boin aw a genius I 1 am not opal genius I 1 am a slave ii ile H everel sublime ind replete influence dyoll is 4 pupils he ile discerned and ire i SilS ir disposition his ilia keep erk 1 1 j abbed him to observe the A at r talents in the child anda and jale a ackel biksa j and to araen and cultivate them 1 i stevens loved to f hia ilia amt delight was to ingratiate him with p hia his pil pils his choir ch ir and his 4 sto gallon gation he ile would explain ake 94 1 in euch such tred vt simple wll only to stevena stevens and then em its interpretation by fringing it 1 I 1 recall him 1 11 esrow it dancer when be drewe drew N he jiete V 4 1 I A of the tiame of hie la ilk all wb wow like way and thon then V af 4 iBi with ita its A 4 1 1 member him ll 11 I 1 dir deuil 1 l 1 I 1 i dwelt IQ in marble halle in vt vu kj which h ham very yo fluor stevens rem resna 0 ined 01 1 k A Y tabernacle 26 2 and wrote some of uw re learh arh able choruses chor uaea and an ant antha hw be he WM wu j a composer of both words ad and ud we are aro slog fae fedey oder rz s hie his moi most popular product 63 I 1 A what evan stevene stevens baa bag fw tic butle and the malaral world W 1 limited to utah V though Q N I 1 4 hia 1 1 I 1 r eat interests and efforts we ft if in tho the development of I 1 i t talents bis his songs aad aa ieh aa ft r IP been recognized and hf 0 the moat most aud abw t music musician throbs ibe tim a aj 0 aa o in some forella amk WU lifs i home his hi lifes lites wor w i into threads of oat fecio 4 au 1 hb energies and who ye coAri bul liag tour ipg g with au all t 10 f falce iBi alt udes cam earm an i 71 abt t ltv bvm will m rIUo trw ow w 1 1 mf 1 wai vot f tit 0 |
