Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-20
UTAH AT ANN ARBOR.


April 10th, 1880
Editor Dsssrst Nous
II you can fnd room for the follow
ing, your readers, 1 think, will nnd u
interesting. From the WAshtennw
EveHipg 7imsG
1.-THE music Tor the occasion easter
Sunday wss furnished by a ChUif on
mixed voices accompanied " an
orchestra OF sixteen pieces iurlualuE
hafp anu ORGAN, under the direction ~
Mir J. ]. Mcclellan. The mAsH sung
WA composed by MI Mcclellan anu
reflects credit upon him g- a composer
as the mae. n without doubt the gtanl'
eft ever sung iu tuis CITY,"
Ihe Ann Atb0r Courier, speaking n'
Bro. McCIcllau't mace, as 1t was "a ",
says. "rhe singers aud inlfumcuiH.-
is,s. under the personal direction Of the
composer, were enabled ~ portray the
feelings aud Photograph tho thJughi-
with telling effect IL wa a beautiful
Mature. Painters nave
covered the miRht.cst cnnvasts, Ut-
ohsstrns have rolled their grani,si
symphonies, aud rhoiN have raised
INV NAINHH HNNNNNAN' NN ~ ~ AINH y NANN.N'.N
have cut richest marble ami Uomp1sCrs
have uugtavui thrlr Inspired wuuUss
upon the lhesfi, aud following 90 tue
pathway " musical guuiut iiAo
former iilustfi0us comp0kUfb who have
ltu an engraving upon our
hcnits, Mr. Mcclellan has iu't an
impress uuOn The souls " his lvhicfs.
Ho was truly inspired.
Tho mass went iar beyond cNptctaiignf,
It the result VI deep study combined
with the genius which MI Mcclellan
possesses. lie has succeeded "a pro.
duoing wOiE u hyperion excellence,
It will vie fAvorAbly with tho works OF
some " our bust cumpoiufs, IL dis.
plays peculiar tact In bfiuging out the
sublime, the busuliIu', tho plsIntivt,
In fact nll the qualities Of composition
that tend 10 move an audience. 10 o.
was bis purpose 10 arouse tho C1ugfU.
cation yesterday then he accomplished
mis- aim. Scores VI compliments Aud
congratulations have poured Ia on
every side. -. Thomas church IL u
DO CONGRATULATED on having anch an
accomplished musical director anu the
hchooi VI Music HhuulI bu proud uI
such an able aohular THIS surely
sposks well Tor the teaching quaiitits
VI his INSTRUCTOR"
on tho Utah PEOPLE attending the
university, Brother Mcclellan u rot.
hnps the mOtt modest anu uusafumiug.
He IL No humble 40 child, AMI iu u
faithful Laltef.day SalnL Ia July,
1891, he began his Hiuuirs In East Sag,-
nav, Michigan, under Prof a. W.
Platte, with whom he studied a yeaf
anu n nall, At which timu hu came g.
the university school Of music, where
he has teBu ttudruilungbr PtlfcssUfs
Stanley anu Schmall ne we'll as tue
eminent pianist, Professor Jonas.
when our great concert WIS given
by the ChOtal society ami sclsc.
orchestra Of some sixty pieces, our
Utah boy IN his modest Bat maBtoTly
way playei the accomplishments on
the large Columbian organ which IL
nov located In university hall. During
the recent illness VI Prot STANLEY,
Brother Mcclellan has had charge VI
tho music At veHpor services and hAl
conducted tho olassea IN harmony.
Besides taking bis regular work Nj
tho school Brother Mcclellan has
given some private Lessons ON the
piano, has played In one OF Am
AtbJt's best oroheslrzs and is now
about W be chosen Tor IL loader; hu
has taken the place VI absent professor,
Ia n great many cases, aud each day
NJ Mr. Lamson'a fohrafsals he play,
accomplishments for that ton0W ugd
vocalist He has also had charge Of
tue choir aud orchestra ut tho ~.
Thomas ohutoh. lie has grown iu
RnUuIaFIfV A. . anuNuufnN avar Nt,.,.. L. d.
accepted his position, and Easter SUI
day, when the choir, accompanied bN
an orchestra Of sixteen pieces, RENDERED
mass OF Mr.. MoCirllan's own c0mpC
titlOu, his popularity reached a mhgui
ncent climax. Compliments ant
praises come ~ him un every hand
hs 10 not yet twenty ycaTs OF age
but II but boy In years, II
ability and manhood hu IL
man. Ihr choir anI OTchtsifi
are proud Of him, lac IA their Conduc
tor the School OF Music IA proud o
him, h0 10 one OF ils students, an,
Utah should DO dOubly proud VI HIN
hois her own BOY. Brother Mcclellan
has been honoTed with An invitation ID
teach In tho School 0f Music neg
year, aud IT'S not unlikely that no vii
accept II.
Our spring vacation began last Fri
day anu viii last until next Tuesuhy
ten days. 30 many students have gOn
home that Ann ATbur seems almUa
dessfled. An effort IL being made u
have all th0 old leaves Takod on ,h
campers before college opens. Nut
Wlthstanding the fact that WORK b
heavy NJ present, tho seniors nnd sgm
time 10 rejoice together now that tul
last spring time VI their college lIi
has come, They will "sWing out" II
their caps anu gowns at "vssrvrs,n th
nrat ThundAy after college opuup
Ffoi. Stanley 10 preparing some Bleola
music tor tho occasion.
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