Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-12

thin and unitsady IN tone production.
Btance eec0nd soprano Gnu low alto
10 weak In moet places. Introduction
teoOnd alto on pitch page 3, sixth bar,
aftioulallon fair, blending poor, no
asslmilAIion Of the voices. Attack fair.
This teleclioa ehould bavs been rem.
dered with more emphasis given tue
nrst boat In the bar. Precision poor,
the low alto dragging very much,
mssiDg the singing sluggish and
cumbersome. The tempo cltromeIy
slow Throughout and became very
monotonous. Tscy failed 10 carry the
pitch raising 1t n halt tone, this fact
alone sometimes declares competitors
from winning. Tue expression was
".ry ordirs'y.
IADiEs' ouARIETrE No. 2.
Voices fair, low alto POOR, fret
soprano shrill In the uuper register,
second toprano on page ., bar 8, was
Tad. Blending there seemed TO have
been traction between tue voices aud
lack OF ailiuity which tands blending
alms1t impossible. Balance, We found
the second soprano too weak for the
Other voices. 1ntonation lair, low alto
on pitch page 3, second bar, artlculaieI
fair, phrssiua fair, precision poor.
tempo too SLOW, both parties being
very diiiiciontin the cLprestive quality
neceesaty TO better portray the sen,i-
ment Of this beautiful song. They also
isilui to maintain the pitch raising the
same hAli tone. Adjudication given
by Jno. II. Watkins.
CHURCH CHOIR CONTEST.
The Church or ward choir contest
was decided as fgllows aud for the iol.
lOwing rcNsonG
Contest on the gcs. The summer,
by Gwilym Gwent vo have heard
thia glee 20 frequently, that, like all
other familiar thiugs, II must be OK.
ceptionHlly well rendered la order 10
make any remarkable impression.
Generally speaking, tho three choifa
that comTeted acquitted themselves
very Gradually,
CHOIR 40. /.
The andants rmitoao was taken up
Ia good style auu ume; anu the COZ
commodo taken gradually iastur. ~ II
should he. Tne quslity u the voices
was not 20 be clmmendod In THIS
ohoir, tho altos Aud tenofa balng nj
times little harsh aud slrainoj. /
should have liked tho nndantv msIcaio
movement somewhat slower la order
~ give better contrast TO the other
movements. Itwouli also show up the
melody @ better sdvauta o In this
portion, while tho voices accompanied
II softly In stacoalo. The sopranos took
tue ihorty Of too much pOtiaiuanto In
the melody OF tlmrs, which slightly
marie the beauty Of its iegaito oharat-
ter. L should prefer it oloanly sang
without this gliding effect. The allegro
was In goOi tuae. 10 IN faulty TO end
the tied notes In the last bar with an
accent or jar.
CHOIR no. 9.
This choir sang the movement much
In the same tempo as choir No. /.
Tue voices were somewhat better aud
fuller. The alto part In this choir was
much weaker than the other PARIS. In
the andante marcsto, the lower voices
lalio, tenor and basel would have
showed the melody better had they
sang softer. Tho tempo here also
might be a little slower. The runs In
the last movement were nicely done,
and the snuing was better than that Of
the fret choir.
CHOIR 40. 8.
Tho andanIs matsioso tempo wss
proper. The con commodo was-I
should say--slightly fast. Andante
maruato was shown 10 batter advantage
than that given by tue fret aud second
choirs. The time was slower. the
MELODY was more beautiful, while the
lower part was Hight ana soft, as II
should he. The allegro was clear,
light and oleanly executed. The
voices In this choir were better than
that Of the ohoifs Nos. one and tive,
and the lights aud shRdep, blending,
and general Interpretation better.
Without the least hesitation We award
the prize TO choir No. threo.
I. J. DAVIS, Mus. Bac.
PRIZE COMPOSITIONS.
The adjudloatioa on ths c,m oslllon
for the male chorus 10 as follows:
Adjudichtor Mr.. 4. J. Davies, Mus.
Bac., Scranton, Pa, on tho male
chorus composition, Salt Lake CITY