Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-03-10
SALT LAKE wARBLER's.
Prof B. B. Young's School Of Singing
Observations on Salt Lake Singers.

Patience" presentations and many othe
musical entertainments that have bee
given in this city by local talent, hav
led the public to believe that Salt LAX
contains more vocalists, and more laten
musical talent than any other city OF it
size and age in the country. The recen
musical entertainments that have beer
given here have aroused an intense inter
est in vocal music and great many o
the curious have been wondering wha
progress is being made by Prof. Young
new venture, the Salt Lake School o
singing, who his pupils were, etc. 4
DEMOCRAT representative, whose insati
able appetite for information is never full,
satisfied, hummed over Patience" ali
yesterday afternoon as an inspirationa
and strolled around to Calder's temple O
music. Following the flood of melody
that floated up the broad staircase from
the Threats of two or three loca
vocalists who were rehearsing some
thing or other at the piano, the
DEMOCRAT found itself in the large hal
above, one end of which has been cut of
by heavy tapestry for the accommodation
OF Prof. Young's pupils. A lady pupil
was just going through her regular exer-
floated out from behind the heavy hang
ings had tendency to put the reporter
in just the right mood to interview must
cal celebrity.
"Glad to see you come right in and be
seated" exclaimed the sunny-tempered
Professor when he learned the object of
the Democrats visit. "You want to know
something about my School of Music, do
you? Well, it is more strictly school Of
singing, as that is the only branch of
music / teach yet"
81 have met with very good success.
Of course, times are dull, and expect to
have more pupils when they improve, but
l think, considering other conditions,
that Salt Lake contains an exceptional
amount of talent and that l have large
field to work in.
Who are my pupils? You will find
them all, think, on this Slip and the
Professor produced the following list:
Misses Lynch, Grace Young, Mary Teas
del, Nellie Crane, Crissie Lawson, Grace
Amy, Mrs. James Hogle, Miss Matte
Royle, Miss Woods, Messrs. ]. P. Meakin,
NJ. H. McAllister, D. H. Calder, Prof.
Krouse, D. C. Young, T. Harper, Rev.
Mr.. Lamb, w. W. Macintosh, J. T.
Dunbar, f. G. Parry, Mr.. G. Hampton.
The professor continued: Several of
my pupils have excellent voices and
talent, and promise much in the future.
My Ogden school is only prospective as
yet. l am waiting for them to guarantee
me certain number of pupils. Misses
Deel and Reno and Messrs Wardleigh
and Rank are among those who desire
me to open school in that city"
In speaking of his future intentions
and desires, Professor Young said he
hoped to secure a sufficient number of
pupils to enable him to start an oratorio
society. He also intends giving course
of lectures on singing within the next
three months, for the benefit OF the gene
raj public.
Don't you think there are some voices
of great promise in the Patience COM
pany?" inquired the reporter.
"Miss Thatcher has an excellent voice,
but l am not prepared to say that it is
anything wonderful. l think she COM
mitted a great mistake by appearing be-
fore the public while her voice was in
such an unframed state. Miss Edna Rus
sell and Mr.. Piper also have good voices.
"Do you know / don't think much of
comic opera 1 don't think it is of much
benefit to the public. l think it is much
better to give the public something a
little above it, than something it easily
"But the public is apt to best appre-
ciate that which it easily understands"
81 know that, but it always remains as
it is; it never gets any higher. There
is Theodore Thomas for instance. He
was not appreciated at first, but has
raised the public to his own
plane and then he became popular, and
he will remain So"
The conversation here branched off |
upon more commonplace topics, that the
public would not be interested in. But |
he above is sufficient to show what |
progress Professor Young is making in
his efforts to cultivate the musical tastes
md talents of Salt Lake.
1t may be of interest to the public to |
mention in this connection that Madame
Younk, the gifted wife of the Professor,
Who assists him in his duties, is the
laughter of the late Signor Mazzucato,
who was for many years and up to the
ime of his death, director of the Con-
'ervatory of Music of Milan, the institu-
ion where Mr.. Robert Gorlinski has |
been pursuing his musical studies.