Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-08
ORGAN RECITAL
THIS MORNING.
Expert Is Here to Effect Changes
in the Instrument,
OVER 1900 MORE PIPES.
Elaborate Changes are Contemplated
win Cost several Thousand
Dollars,

over two thousand people attended
the organ recital al the Tabernacle this
morning which attests the popularity
Of these great free concerts. But for
one mishap the recital this morning
would perhaps have been the best yet
given, The defect was the going out OF
tune Of some OF the most important
pipes In the organ. one OF the human
voice pipes was entirely out, and In the
Pilgrims Song OF Hope It had 20 be-
abandoned, and one Of the sweetest
tones IN Lemare's beautiful composition
was lost. Aside from these the recital
was q most choice one
MIR Goddard was accorded much APP
plause, and stoutly declined 10 respond
TO- cncores after both of his songs. The
piece, when Heaven Sang 10 Earth"
boy Henry Parker is deemed by some,
as great as THE Holy City" and Mr..
Goddard did am that was required Of
him In It's rendition
The organ was In perfect tune when
the recital began. but the air that was
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or I'm temperature than the pipes were.
and consequently the tones were ef-
fectei as already stated That explain
alton was made by Mr., r. A. Hedge
land. the expert who 81 here making ar
engagements for improvements to be
made on the organ.
Mr.. Hedgeiand is at the head OF the
church organ department of the W. w.
q M Ha n
result OF his visit here the great Tab
ernacle organ viii undergo a metamor-
phosiS that will place II In the lead OF
any instrument I'm the land The
changes and Improvements contem-
plated. and which win be made by d.
rectlon Of President Snow. include the
putting In Of over 1000 more pipes,
placing the keyboard alongside OF the
conductors stand, In front Of the choir
and e1ccting an other changes that are
necessary 10 modernize the ponderous
instrument. II IS impossible TO esti-
mate the cost OF these changes, but 10
will likely approach something between
$4,000 and $4,000 Prof Mcclellan. the
organlst whose soul IS wrapped up In
the egreat instrument, IS taking great
interest I'm the matter, and was instru-
mental I'm securing the services Of Mr.
Hedgeland, who Is recognized as being
without a peer IN America in his pro-
fession Mr. Hcdgeland examined the
organ yesterday and said the longer he
looked al Il the more he marveied. To
think that q had stood exposed as 10
has done for over thirty years though
constructed Of wood, and that that had
not warped and moreover having never
been materially repaired or given extra
attention since It was built was 10
him astonishing lie paid high tribute
to the builder, who fashioned II. saying
that no one but a genius could have
accomplished 10.
with modern knowledge however
there Is an opportunity for several nee
essary improvement.
Mr. Hcdgelaud starts for Chicago this
evening 10 report 10 his firm, and II
nothing Unforeseen interyenes he Will
return TO further perfect the grand old
instrument that has been the pride OF
Utah for thirty years. Last evening
Mr.. Hedgeland and the Calder Bros
who represent the Kimball company In
this city, were the guests OF Prof. Nc
Clellan at a dinner at the Kenyon.