Show MCLELLAN TELLS OF r r t f IMPRESSIONS GAINED ON TRIP TO EUROPE a AI ft i i 01 a a iIi ng S fl from U Utah tab ill Musicians usi ciani Be Better te t Utah t j rs an ancl l Instrumental 1 Pelo Performers S thi Than Work Under Continental Fakers lal el s f I. i. i I 16 Is Conclusion o of Organist X o l r ir tl H It I.- I. h i A e cral mouths months sojourn in i iV keeti i il V jt t T I 1 r fOll fOUnd d i them m I a interest in con would no not music stud to to fo 1 U t r unless tb they re re n go t t 10 their studies has q ery ly ta talented iud nud teachers l t ke t i c student hl far alon- alon o-fl o galore ore who arc alj able to t tim the ent Dl ng e road of f i endea O I c its n a stake m of s st l l when lIy dC i l r man man- ff poor wa n alf lh o go to fn n mid and f ts of Europe parts i r i- i ti p f i If It the e at homo could I v- v t jee th the i cJe b by a a. pup pupil Ii who ij f ft 13 w well l d l and anI sini sin sin- L 12 i In earnest upon the teachers of ur p 6 I h th the h Im t I lion Ion made nade b t u unequipped student t there thera would be less I far of ot wasted i and broken e means mean sacrificed and 1 hearts to to Br i g. g tJ t tt d t parents I as 88 a r result sult t believe In Ir our C I a teach- teach home Jiom teachers teacher There are r I I r rs rs s In this state who would be a decided J credit to lin any city cHy of ot or of ot l lt I The pupil n at lm has man many t and cAn n n pr J- J I jiras reach proud as a j and a f of music In the he tu os ot these r who are doing a splendid did work r rI I I I for mu l In our out state of L v r 1 I J I have ha a better opinion of ot my I I rusts artists In n S Salt Lake Trove Provo and and J I I t than an I ever over had before ie since seeing t 4 I of the tilo effects 0 of t the tc c fao Euro Euro- uro- uro i t ip-ean ip er of which h there A AI i man many who ho are arc ready seemingly to I- I t tal take can an Americans s mone money In r return for forno no flo artistic s services r especially f s this i t I J true true of oc vocal 1 students It beIng en t tI tt I I plated il that 25 per cent of r the tho Vocal ocal students from Crom America ever e m I a decent success of oC oCen even en the most hum humble r J t ble tle e sort ort Utah produces voices and pd tal tal- al' al 1 c ts' ts which are very er e excellent anc and with 1 proper training It ha has been shown i several notable cases caes they he ke good I In ln vocal ocal circles circles' Miss Emma imma Lucy I Gates Is la recognized In Berlin as ns one o othe ot of the finest coloraturas ever heard in tn n that KT r at city I am proud to a say that no of her quality did I hear In the coloratura roles role of oC the German opera houses except in LeIpIc lc lc where the coloratura soprano Madame Is the artist assuming tho those e roles In Mist ii Lila Ula Shipp who is 18 at al present with MI Als s Gates Gates' teacher Madame ladame Blanche we have a tal tal- girl Irl from whom much may ma be ex ex- Madame s speaks peaks glowIngly glowingly glow glow- of theo the two voices and this gift gift- V td artist who has recently resigned l her her position at the con- con er ator to found her own school of weal cat art is s on one of the thc lending leading vocal ocal 11 professors of the world I doubt very much niu If It ha haY has her equal today she s a very ery loyal friend of ot Utah and did much to make the thc visit of my In- son pd yd mel J one in Berlin BerJ f Prof Alberto J Jonas who has pro- pro u more moie of Utah's professional onal mu- mu than any other three piano etcher of th the world I Is about tho the busl- busl pst 91 teacher and md one of the most suc- suc in Germanys Germany's capital J. J The great greatman greatman greatman man ha hat Just finished some somo remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- able studies for the piano which will I I. believe startle tho the world His kindness kind kind- ness ress and solicitude for the welfare pf hI Ills Utah friends is Impossible of ot d de description and md deeply appreciated DurIng the last three days das of our stayn stay In n Berlin I had th the pleasure ure of calling upon Prof lIu Hugo o the musician of t Milwaukee for a number of years ars who sho returned to his nativo heath and IslOW is Slow how lOW considered red one of tho the bl biggest gest com com- o of Berlin and aid a composition teacher second to none lie ITe told rn mo mc of ot his appreciation of Pro Prof Thomas Giles GUes who nho was wail his student for Cor a considerable time inie and whom he very highly lie showed me his account ace book for thu past year ear car which gave e the total re- re of or his royalties from his published pub pub- compositions The Income noted I as ivae remark remarkable amounting to between n nl I l and marks lIe He was ex- ex cordial and kind and said he hc hew w would uld like upon coming to America next lext fall faU to take a trip out to Salt Lake lake and and cOnduct orne Bome of his works vork I In concert Another notable artist the last ono I onci we 0 aw a In Berlin was wai Prof Maurice i Aronson whom wo we encountered at the thelast i last philharmonic IC wo we were L I t t e t C l lt t r t A t t tt r 1 I I I I I i i Sf of to aUnd- aUnd Hc lie Is ls the tutor Pr r ot Profs Thomas homas GlIe 8 Edward p I Kimball taUle Mattio Reed Heed Evans Mary Olive 0 Annl Gray Gra Mrs rs Grace Graco Grant Evans Avails and Mi Miss s Annie feyer He Is A a. musician wh who i tal ales tol-M es a. a v keen In ln the welfare of ot his WIde de pupils n E and Is rapIdly gaining w rId rId- fame farne i It Is a 0 weB veli known fact her bex- that hat r A Aronson wa for tor a n un num of or o v- v Years ears In Chicago Berlin er n and VIto VI- VI Vinn enna nn the only lIlI to the grett mast master r r. r Leopold JI Gollo who so charni Charmed d a Salt Lake Lake audi audi- cn nc e latel lately JJ FEELS ILS 01 OK AX roun la Our departure from Berlin ws de dela de- de ed ayed In the desire to await the he arrival ot of Miss Gat but we were ele to begin our tour or of Europe Without seeing the fair singer i. i r. r hs is H she he sas ah un vr UM I detained Cf This riis was waa a real disappointment Ye We w r joined here iera b by G. G m of ot the choir and d and J lv n Wilcox i on oi of Ur Dr and nd Mrs Mra Ir C. C C C. 1 F Wind Wi Vii 1 lid nd ox nd and these 10 02 two oung m Inch Hi HiSon fl Son enjoyed f fort lorty da days R. R wonderful l tour n Ou first stop w woe a at al Lr Here hero ve e c. c enjoyed greatly the indr cloua marvelous art rt aner In iti which i Is contained the to to most ne-most perfect picture of ot the worl world I lh he SIsti n Madonna by Raphael and anu hat that exquisite canvas Hol Holy Night by bv Corres The porcelain worl works nt at the Meissen the royal 1 Saxony establishment establish ment was nent-was was sOother another delightful feature much enjoyed Meissen n Is 14 a city About bout fifteen miles Up tIl tho the Elbe Kibe river rl from Dresden lt Its chief chic support being the the- porcelain works mentioned where products of the thc highest art value alc arc turned outI out An extremely good g performance of or Wagners Wagner's Lohen Lohengrin was vas heard at the Dresden royal roal opera oper the performance perform perform- ance taking rank k with wi th nn any I have ha Ve heard being f far r superior to some of the presentations at the ro royal rOal al opera In Berlin We next t went vent to the tho classical elt city of ot Germany German and th the home o of the noted conservatory at nt which our much esteemed Utah conductor and mu- mu slean Prof Anthon Lund Iund graduated In 1899 Is also the tho home of ot the tho St. St Thomas School where hero wh ero groit grea t Johann Sebastian Bach Ulich held swa sway and ah also o of the thc where Mend Mendelssohn n and officiated over or the superb b orchestra and where Arthur 4 NI the the worlds world's greatest conductor of to today to- to day holds hold absolute dominion It was wasa Wasn a n great reat treat eat to speak with Secretary Wolff and Director Roentgen en of ot the conservatory and to learn of ot the marvelous marvelous mar mar- r- r clous work they ar are arp doln doing there and alao RIHO to note of or our oUt Lund LundIn In those quarters quarter At the th royal opera we e heard a a. rather disappointing i ier- ier cr- cr of ot Mignon In which the thes s soprano jang sang out of tune enough to tomar tomar mar the entire performance Th The TIie or orchestra orchestra orchestra or- or chestra was superb and masterfully conducted On the way wa to we wo found It necessary to change cars at nt H H. little littletown town tOn named where we Ye lied hud some I 15 n minutes to walt wait for the fast t train like American my young 11 lends friends Brain and Wilcox x neither of them able to read the German signs signs' c conspicuously conspicuous conspicuous- ly h pla placed ed at several nl points on th tM d pot which told In stern German Do not cross the rails desired to take t 1 ke kea a a. snap shot of or the queer little jr fo-jr- wheeled heeled freight car a n short distance bej beyond ond the platform on a 0 rust rusty side side- track They crossed th the thi rails ralls Imme Imme- they were era pounced toy by a 3 pompous German official who told them both to report immediately at the police office of or the thc station of or offices there arc plenty plent all over German Ger- Ger Ger Ger- many man as ax every traveler win will remember After some som P pleading ading and a a. payment or ot a R. mark JO-mark fine tine Imposed upon the boys noy we we were permitted to go o on our wn way in liv tho the meantime however the thc fast falt train had passed and four tour hours later we vc W were re aboard a slow train for ch y city Is noted for tor its most wonderful rul to toy manufactories and for having ha been ben the scene of the tor- tor of of the thc Inquisition Munich M 11 was wag the delightful city o of i yore Ore noted for tor man many Interesting things among 1 fU 11 n j. j gallery gaer and tho thc opera oper house performance perform perforM- a marvelous where t we wo hoard ance anco of Tim Tho Jewels of ot the Madonna R a a new op ra which Is creating a n s sen n- n tion a all o over oCr Europe I Hero wo We noticed that the chorus Is rather better In qualIty quality ity fly of oC tone than In either cither th the tue Berlin or Dresden op opera Ia but the orchestra Is hardly equal ual to either cither VISIT I ITh Th Tin The next stop tol was at Salzburg the beautiful 11 city of or Austria In which Mozart first saw aw the light of or day da and birthplace birth birth- wo we much mitch enjoyed visiting his place anti and hearing the keeper of the place relate Incidents of or Interest In the early life of or tho U Immortal composer On to Vienna The grand rand opera of or orthis this chief chlor elt city of or Austria Is IR without qu question sUon the equa equal of any In Europe and b by some somo considered superior to toan an any Vienna Is interesting from Crom all all' a l n I the hour flOUT tl that t took us i toward d. d Trieste on I the border of r the thc same ame country on the Adriatic sen sea which we r reached In Ini i about twelve hours liours AVo We 0 were to have sailed Railed from this most quaint Austrian Austrian- 1 Milan Italian town to Venice on the tho midnight ht steamer but the Adriatic wouldn't have hac haveIt It that nay vay The ship hip we were to sail Rail upon to Venice was not to leave Jea Trieste until the next Tuesday three o days later Inter on account of a terrible which w was s raging r along the theAd theAd- ria na tic Wo We o took tool the train for or Yen Venice Ice and antI had tho the unique experience of oC being rowed In the gondola ondo a for tor a u. considerable considerable consider consider- able distance from tho station to our ourI hotel on the Grand canal Wo had a IL I narrow narro escape esc lo upon turning a sharp shan corner between stone residences e as one gondola without giving a signal nearly ran tuB full head hend on Into our own oun gondola antI and only onto the quick quirk and clever work of our own gondoliers sa saved saed ed us from rom rein heing thrown Into twelve fedt feit of or water ater In In ope o of the darkest e much In Interested In- In streets in Venice We w were cre re I In the to forgotten experiences of ot this Queen City of oC Italy Ital I where the horse Is 18 unknown and each street treet is a canal The tide washes and I know Venice clean cican twice dally dalh of no spot In tho the world which Is so 80 real really Int Interesting Italy was not 1001 looking her best but hut we much muc-h enjoyed ed the art galleries operas opera concerts and the natural beauty of tills this sunshiny country countr Naples Pompeii c Vesuvius Homo Romo with Ith her hea great St. St Peters the thc Vatican the marvelous marvelous mar mar- monument erected In honor of or orthE thE tho Ir present hrent sent kings king's father ather Victor ln n manuel manucl Its fountains the thc wonderful ruins the catacombs Florence with the famous art gallery Pisa noted for forthe forthe forthe the J loaning leaning tower Genoa on the Mediterranean Med Mcd- we saw tho the wretched house wherein Columbus was born Milan IHan with her most perfect opera house In the world all made a lasting I impression ross I on n We e nil all preferred Switzerland hower however however how how- ever er because of her exquisite cleanliness cleanliness ness and undoubted thrift Over the Alps Into Switzerland was WaR a delightful delight delight- ht- ht ful ride on the tIle fast express from Milan to Lausanne and tho beauties of or the latter city with its beautiful lake Jako of ot many colored waters rs tho the exquisite chum in ot of Switzerland's most noted city Geneva the architectural beauty of Borne Berne with Its noted bear pit the tho lovel lovely view from LUC Lucerne of the regal mountains and the activity thrift and b beauty of or Zurich not to forgot forget the Interesting In In- city of Basel where we met President and Mrs Irs Valentino Valentine o of Brigham Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham CIt City who ho are In charge of ot the tho Swiss Sw and German mission of tho the MormOn Mormon Mor Mor- mon church all of ot these combined to tomake tomake tomake make us appreciate Switzerland S as the most American like country of ot Europe and it was with deep regret that we w bade adieu to this noted little republic where tho the people are as free as wo we are seemingly s Our trip to Paris was waa a jO joy I particularly par par- enjoying a visit to Charles Chares M. M IS Idor idor the celebrated organist and compo composer er who ver very courteously showed me rae the thc grand organ of St. St Sulpice where he ho is organist I shall shaH never forget torget th the whole courtesy and deep interest this loading leading organ master of France ranee showed me At the Paris opera we heard a n rath rather r Frenchy performance per per- of Richard Wagners Wagner's wonderful wonder wonder- ful ul opera Die Dic The Tho orchestra orchestra or or- chestra was beautiful in quality but butth th the Interpretation given the German Germun Opera wa was a R. little the thc strangest Vagn Wagner Wag n ncr ner r Interpretation I nave ever cr heard The Tue Eiffel tower vr which hichi rises rl-os 1000 feet e t tInto Into the the- theair air was wis most moat Interesting and the view of or Paris from this height was enchanting Our trip through England was as a joy and cn every ery r member of or the party felt tea upon landing at Folkstone Folkston from that HUH wo w wore were rc home again and the English language possessed pos pos- ed for us liS a at t this time unusual attractions at at- attraction trac tractions traction lon A c call Jl on Dr Horatio Parker Park Park- er Americas America s leading composer at Munich Jeh some weeks before bc foro and nd now new aai again In London at his Invitation a n lt with |