Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-13

ch0tuoef, iheir singing on tEc whole
was disappOlntlng, their ihading e..
pccially being forced. unna,uml and
mechanical. Their onunoiaiion, while
distinct, was mnfrod by over nccuntua.
hon, and the wild speed with which
they rAttlcd Oh tue last part Of
worthy IL the Lamb" aud the iirst
uatt Oi CHOW the lmpetuous
Torrents Rise" 20 changed the
character OF these stately anu
withai serious subjects so much that
one might mistake the first a musical
representation Of the famous race ia
"lien Hut" and the latter hilarious
"uchllur Chofup.n There was ubs0.
lutUly no fofi0usuCHa nor nwfulness Ia
the latter nor stately grandeur In the
iormur. All these faults wCru r0undly
scored by the honorable Judge, while
our own faults whatever they may
have been were not deemed worth
mention. Yet they without giving the
plighicst hint as % causu, HWsrdei the
nrsi prize TO those faulty interpreter,
sud the second g. vs. who had been 10
careful TO avoid these errors, as to
cause every singer In my choir g.
notice this peculiar rendition given by
them 10 such an extent that doubtless
had not the Judges mentioned them gs
SERIOUS faults they would have deemed
my Instructions all wrong. A. Il was,
every word 81 the verdict ne rendered
10y DE-. Cover they could not help but
cuuHtfue in our favor aud against
our competitors, until the nual 6ru.
teufr which was rendered hastily aud
uurvuu8ly without comment or reasoui
1--WE award the inst pfiEo 10 No. 3
had the second 10 No. . i" Each choir,
| have reason % believe diu the very
bret work they were capable OF doing.
i nm certain mine dld. Never have
they tried harder Ur more uncciually
! . excel. Tn, Welsh singers placed
! themselves TAR more under the ditec.
| ton 81 their respective leaders than
| mine know how 20 DO aH yet, aud had
II not been for aulty iutcfptutatiln |
believe would have gXcrilci mine, be-
cause OF this anu a naturally more tCfl-
Gus musical temperament. TIE Welsh
slug with all their hcafts, miud, anu
! Too oftcnl lungs, In rehearsal OF rcr.
iCrmancu tho same, uuG / found mucb
10 sfnAtly admire In them. But never
thnleas owing 20 the errors mentioned,
/ by Tar the best aud most correct rom
| uiiiOn u the contest pieces were given
| by The Salt Lake choir ut this contest
Though I sny II who should mol"
A misiutuTpfctAtlOu, hDWovof care
| fully and nicely done, can never be
/ equal 10 proper Interpretation even
/ moderately executed. When the
sense Of the entire text N changed the
rendition eau not be mcut0fiou-.
Our chief efror WIS tittting shade In
| lhe last four ensures OF tho ltst
chorus, aud In that we were not alone,
the winners OF the first prize as well M
the Cleveland choir failing into the
same error each Caused By nervous
excitabillly aud having 10 sing plan.
issimo.
am, Notwithstanding this unac.
/ uOuntable decision Of the judges (which
hope 10 md more about by wutlngl
l entirely eatieiirI with our work AZ IA
whole. never expected even "a eec-
| ond prize. 1 have learned but ole
thing Of my choir. They eau do them.
crlyeH Justice under IRE, anu / am
/ proud OF them. We are pushing up
ward and onward, and We aro ever
now credit 20 any community. W.
realize how much higher II ~ possible
TO attain, nnd when We have singing
like tile South Wales male chorus gave
us, we rrallzs 10 IL even pOsa,Dlu T. a.
tain an ideal height.
| will mere mention 10 you for your
readers fow OF the many clmplimun.
tary remarks heard by myself Tor our
choir, ~ they are equally Tor them
~ tor me, 10 be pleased over:
"iou have "a magnificent chuir.n
Carad5g (leader ot the Welsh choir
who won the world's champion cup Tor
chofalsinging iu Crystal palace, Lon.
dom.
"rhe finest rendition Of Worthy Is
tho Lamb ever listened TO-" 4. J..
Davies, author Of CamUrian Song Of
Freedom contest pieool.
"Your points were better taken than
any onu Of tine competing choirs iu
this contest (mal,)." Mt. Davis, OF
Wales Gather Of Clara Norrell Davis,
conductor OF the winning ladies'
chorusl.
"Magnihcont singing. SO devoted
u people VINO eau sling no must be a
good people" Apm,dOu, conductor OF
the Elsteddfod ohoirs, and secr otary Of
the committee.
Let me here say that itis an add.
tlonal great compliment 70 our must.
cal resources that during our absence
such body Of singers could be
brought together A. tho call OF the
stake Presidency and dosuch effective
work under Professor G. J. Thomas on
such short notice. IL proves that my
fellow-workers Ms well rs your humble
servant have not laborui In vain. My
sincere thanks 10 nil aud esueoisliy my
faithful singers, who have performed
their mission at home equally well
with those who have been away"
WHAT SIR, WHITNEY SAYS
II. q. whitney, one OF the business
managers of tho choir tour who re-.
turned with the singerl, was asked for
his Impressions of tho contest, and As
10 the financial outcome Of the trip.
"llugagding the contest" said Mr..
! Whitney, "theru was, OF course, some
disappointment among the sinlers ia
the frHt moment VI hearing tho 4 &.
cision, but this soon wore away, aud
believe all tho choir reached hons
as happy as though they had
won tie main prize. You eeu
the trouble was, that tho judges In
cumming up the merits and denlerits
OF the various ChUTuFes, scored rather
severely, the faults OF which our com.
ppttors had been guilty. and lclt our
iaulla uumeutlOneu. lhiH built up
rather confident hope that We were T.
be successful, No when the nual words
came that We were entitled % second
prize, tho effect was 10 nfsl rather
stunuing. But both scranton chuirH,
! Naaf laa. HHr..