Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-12
THE GREAT BISTEDDTOI
UPWARDS OF $1,000 OFFERED IN PRIZES



The "News" is enabled to present q
its readers today the complete list o
contest pieces for the forthcoming Oc
tober Eisteddfud. The program speak
for itself. The enterprise and courag
displayed by the local Cambrian as
ISOLATION is commondable, and ought to
as 1t undoubtedly will, receive the alt
and encouragement of every lover
music and literature throughout thii
lntermountain country. The Elstedd
fod OF 1895 is still fresh in the minds
the people, 1t was unquestionably thu
greatest musical event ever held wes'
OF Chicago. and 1t was stated by AID
Indicator Haydn Evans that in somt
respects it even surpassed the Inter.
national Worlds Fair Elsteddfod o.
1898 Encouraged by the enthusiastic
support it received from the people oi
the entire West in 1895, the Salt Lake
Cambrian association has, for weeks
past, been laboring assiduously to per-
feet arrangements looking to the hold
ing of another Eisteddfod this fall, and
If possible to present on still grandei
scale n feast for all. Great care and
| UlllHence mas Dten uScu III ITtSGHtllE
suitable contest pieces, and 1t was not
until late last night that the board of
directors completed the preliminary
work. But the labors of the board are
not over with yet. Indeed 1t might be
truthfully said that work has but be-
gun. From now until october n vast
amount Of labor has to be performed in
getting the people interested and in at
tending to n thousand and one details
| incidental to such stupendou5 under
taking.
In presenting the advance program
| the board of management confidently
relies upon the cooperation of music
| lovers everywhere.
LIST OF MUSICAL AND LITERARY
CONTEST PIECES.
Following is the list Of the contest
| pieces.
/. Grand choral contest for mixed
voices not less than 100 or more than
1875. first prize. $500; second prize, 500.
| with gold medal to the conductor of
the winning chorus. Test pieces
(a) go Great Is the Depth" Men,
delssohn's st. Paul.
OBJ might Song" tunaccompanied),
stephens.
.. Mixed voice chorus, limited to not
over so voices or under 40. first prize,
$50; second prize, $50, with gold medal
| to the conductor winning first prize.
Test piece
",rhe Tempest" Parry, ID. o.
Evans's editibn)
| Leaders and members coatesting In
| No. l competition will be debarred
from participating in this contest)
3, Military band contest. not over 40
| Instruments or under &c. first prize,
5000, with gold medal TO conductor:
second prize, 500. Test piece
"Tannhauser Overture" Wagner.
(To insure uniformity of arrangement
/ af M
| of Daynes 81 Cgalter, Salt Lake City,
Note--The term military band" shall
not necessarily be construed as band
belonging to any military organization.
T. Male chorus, not over 40 voices or
under 80. first prize 800, with baton to
successful conductor; second prize. s25.
Test pieces
(a) "TheCrusaders." Dan Protheroe.
Do IAN Through the Night" Il. J.
Davies
s. Ladies' chorus, not over 40 voices
or under 80, first prize. $780, with baton
TO successful conductor; second prize.
S25. Test piece
"Kinc's Roses" Parson Price.
G. Children's mixed voice chorus, for
public or Sunday school chorus, not
over 10 years of age, not less than 10
! voices or more than 100, first prize, S25,
with souvenir to each member of sue
cessful choir; second prize. SIS. Test
pieces
(a) March chorus Courage"
Stephens.
Oh 1--WE Ever Pray for Thee"
stephens, (unaccompanied)
Z. Mixed quartette, prize, SIC. Test
piece
"Rigoletto," Verdi.
(Thls piece may be sung in key Of I'D"
fiat or "C.")
s. Male quartet, prize s1s Test piece
Lead Kindly Light" Dudley Buck.
q. lalicg' quartet. DriZe. SIG. Test
piece
winds Of Evening" Anderson.
TO- Soprano solo. prize. $40. Test
pieces
(a) 80 Loving Heart Trust On"
Gottschalk, key OF "F."
Oh THE Dove" from Songs OF
Wales.
II. Contralto solo. prize. $40. Test
plece-
Creole Love Song" Dudley Buck,
1e Tenor solo, prize. $40. Test piece
Every Valley" from Handers
Messiah.
H. Baritone or bass solo, prize $40.
Test piece
THY Sentinel am l." Watson.
| fThis piece may be sung in key OF "F,"
fiat or "D'' tlat)
II. Pipe organ solo, on grand organ,
prize, $40. Test piece
"oberon Overture" arranged by
warren.
II, Harp solo. prize. $40 Test piece
"Men Of Hnrlech," John Thomas,
1G Vocal sight reading contest for
! male quartet, (unaccompanied), prize,
$40
II. Musical composition. chorus for
mixed voices suitable for competition
| purposes, prize s25.
1s Poem Great salt Lake-Dead
Sea Of America ~ NOR marw America),
In Welsh prize Bardic chair.
10 Treatise on the welsh in Utah,
English or Welsh prize. s25.
90, Poem. Utah, English or Welsh.
not over 100 lines, prize, $50,
81. Best treatise (Trenthnwd), The
introduction Of Christianity into Wales.
English or Welsh. prize. SIS.
90 Humorous recitation (subject 70
be given later), prize, $40.
The rules and conditions governing
the contests win be published early
next week.
Edison Told Of Mrs, SchlIing's Death.