The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-24
THE RETURN OF THE vIoroBs.

They come with the triumph of science
As light from the east to west;
From the din and roar Of the nations,
To their homes of calm and restl
Flushed with the thought OF conquest,
Gained DER world-culed few;
These sons Of the hoary mountains,
These daughters of Zion, tru6l
Unused to the siege or battle;
AT home by the salt sea strand
They dared TO sing for the stranger,
The songs of their distant land
As their proud hearts throboed for Utah,
They trusted the Lord above:
Their mission was God.appoiuted,
Their spirit His gift of love
And they sang their way and their welcome,
Into listening ears ana hearts,
As cheer after cheer, I'm hidden,
Rolled DER. as the tempest starts,
Twas heaven whose benediction,
Fell sweetly on ours-on you
Who felt of its gracious presence,
And rendered the homage due.
Oh, world In your darkened moments,
You knew not these mountain braves;
You thought they we're wild, or heather,
AS jewellers in ancient caves
Till they stormed your halls of culture
And wrested the laurel wreath.
Long worn by the grand sweet singers
From Cymria'S ancient heath!
While you from the Bardic ages.
In music have handed down;
From classic ana well-known pages,
The songs OF high renown-
You have your peans of welcome,
Both here and beyond the sea,
Be proud of your well-yon honors
In the realms of melody!
The singers from out these mountains,
And valleys above the sea-
Are singing the songs OF Zion
For The worlds great jubilee.
Returning. with tears OF welcome,
Our choir, victorious greet,
Who brought by their songs and music,
The world TO fair lions feet
PROF. RADCbIFFE's RETURN.
Prof. Thomas Radcliffe returned We'd
nesday from the White City, thoroughly
entnused with its beauties and the recep-
ton accorded him by the musicians of
this most cosmopolitan of cities. The
professor was heard in three performan-
ces, first his organ recital given Thurs
day the 18th, the following Friday with
the Kansas com ined choirs of 700 voices
under the batonage of Prof. William L..
Tomlins, and Saturday in solos during
railroad mems celebration, each being
held at the Festival hall. At the request
of Secretary of Music Wilson and Direc-
tor General Davis, the latter gentleman
being particularly pleased with the pro-
LESSONS DldHlu8s ill dQQlblOudl SUN Was
given on railroad DAY. The professor S
performances are highly spoken of by
the eastern press, and he was also re-
quested to remain week longer, but had
to decline. The Chicago Post speaks
highly Of the organist, but does an injus-
tice by accrediting DIR. Cover with the
performance when he in reality was alb
sent, and Prof. Radcliffe's name was on
the programme as organist and accom-
PIANIST.
The following programme was rem
dered at his recital:
Toccatta and fugue in D minor Bach
Andante con motto, fifth symphony. Beethoven
Romance, Evening Star" from Tam
Grand offertoire in D, .sSt. Cecilia, -. Batiste
ssMy Country, IT'S of Thee. '.--...-.... Best
Introduction, variations fugue, finale
In speaking Of the choir, he says the
singers fiatted at the end of the third
chorus, ssNow the Impetuous Torrents, -
after the interrupted cadence, where the
pianissimo follows the forte. This is
what proved fatal to its receiving the first
prize. Then, too, the choir held m
hours rehearsal in the Utah building
previous to participating in the contest
and walked the distance from there ia
Festival ball. Mr.. w. Apmador, the
secretary of the International Eistedfodd
OF the Worlds fair, and the adjudicators
attended the choir concert the following
Saturday night at the Central music hal
in body and were unanimous in saying
had the choir sung as we'll at the contest
as on this occasion they would without
question have been awarded the first
prize.
NOTES.
r. j. Thomas has just returned from 9
brief eastern soiourn.
Mr.. G. Easton, the tenor, departed fol
his home in Logan Wednesday evening.
Professor Stephens was out of town
part OF last week, returning from Willard
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Arnold have re
turned to town and are at home at as
East First South street.
The NeGpolitan Quintette club is ar
ranging for recital to take place at Row
land hall the 18th inst.
All our local musicians who visited the
Worlds fair recently have returned to the