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Show Granite Arts to Present 'A Nmht in Old Vienna,' Feb. 25 Featuring six outstanding musical artists, several of whom have appeared here in conecirt before, "A Night in Old Vienna." the forth coming presentation of the Granite Arts Assn., will arrive at the Granite High auditorium Tuesday, Feb. 25, it was disclosed today by Dr. L. D. Burbidge. association, business manager. man-ager. "In Old Vienna" is replacing the Jooss Ballet which was originally scheduled to appear oh February 20th, but is unable to .complete its western toujr due to labor troubles. However, said Dr. Burbidge, patrons and friends of the Granite Gran-ite Arts are delighted to learn that the famed Ballet has been replaced with such a brilliant company of musicians. When Sieczinsky wrote his popular song "Vienna, Vienna, City of Dreams" he poured out the sentimental attachment he felt for the lovely city on the J Danube, an appeal that had been I felt by mpny of music's great-j great-j est: Haydn, Schubert, Beetho- ven, Brahms, Mozart and others. All had been young in Vienna, had loved and dreamed and built hopes there. They had enjoyed walks to suburban Grinzing, had picniced in the Vienna Woods, had floated on the beau-I. beau-I. - it U - i i WARXER BASS, featured artist in the coming concert "A Night in Old Vienna" which is being presented Eeb. 25 by the (iraniKe Arts Association. tiful blue Danube. Above all they nad toiled: composing many of the most glorious melodies ever known. Old Vienna In Concert "A Night in Old Vienna" is an attempt to capture, in con- ' cert, the flavor of Vienna in a by gone era. Mr. Wagner manager man-ager of the concert company, has assembled five of the most gifted younger American artists to sing the beloved songs that ; carried Vienna's fame to the far i corners of the world, and he has given his concert company a musical director who knows the traditions and tempi of Vienna first-hand. If the company has any one star it is probably the bnsso, John Gurney, better known than his colleagues from i the ten years in which he did yeoman service in a wide variety var-iety of roles at the Metropolitan Opera House. Mona Bradford' and Richard Gordon, contralto and tenor, are both stars of the Chicago Opera; while Laura Castellano, soprano, and Eduar-do Eduar-do Rael, baritone, are exceptionally excep-tionally gifted newcomers, both of Whom have enjoyed triumphs in opera in the East. Composer, conductor and pianist Warner Bass was director of opera in Kassel and Berlin, Germany, before be-fore the war. He knows Vienna from having lived and worked there. Recently, he has served as accompanist for the late Grace Moore, Nino Martini, Robert Weede, Mario Berini and Jan Peerce, the latter having graciously gra-ciously released him for this tour. |