Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-29
Miss Emma Ramsey and Brother
Lewis Arrive From Europe,
WILL GO TO PROVO TONIGHT
VIII Visit Her People aud Rest for
While After which she win he
Heard IN Salt Lake.

Miss Emma Ramsey Of Provo re-
turned this morning, from three and
a half years absence IN Europe where
she has been diligently pursuing her
musical studies. and returns home not
merely a vocalist, but a well rounded
musician. thoroughly grounded In the
scientific as wen as the purely artistic
departments Of her profession. Miss
Ramsey win rest quietly for two or
three weeks visiting with friends in this
city and Provo. and will then show the
public TO what good purpose she has
been devOtlng her time while abroad
Prof J. j. Mcclellan will be Miss
Ramseys manager while she remains
here, and in his abilities as concert
conductor she has justly the greatest
confidence. She, however rather ex-
rects that IN the fall she may return
to Europe az there are concert en-
gag 'ments awaiting her there where
she has made such an excellent impress
sion
Miss Ramsey studied piano in this
country with Profs. Mcclellan and An
ten Lund, and vocal culture with Mrs
Ellile Dean knappen Whitehead. BEFORE
going abroad, and while In Berlin stud
led yocally under Frau Won SENT
Nine. Blanche COrelli and Herr Schulz
TIE Of the Royal Hochschule. She stud
led harmony under Herr LebengoiL
aud piano in the Berlin conyersatory.
Then the fair student went 10 Paris
where she studied yocally under Mons.
Archainbeaud Of the French academy
80 it will be seen that Miss Ramsey
has had the best OF instruction IN all
branches Of music, and is well equipped
to take professorship In any Ameri-
can institution Her voice Is a dra-
matte soprano with a range Of nearly
three octaves, her lowest note being f.
She has a wide acquaintance with the
musical classics,
While in New York Miss Ramsey
sang for Messrs Liebllng and Mumford
Of the Musical Courier-both critics well
known In Europe as well as IN this
country, and they expressed themselves
as delighted with her voice. In Chica-
go, Miss Ramsey sang in concert In
Kent Theater, under the auspices OF
Prof, Bartlett Jones OF Chicago univer-
sity and was very handsomely received.
Miss Ramsey remarked this noon, that
the art Of the United States was rapid
ly rising 70 the status obtained in
Europe but for some years yet. II would
be necessary for American students 10
study abroad IN order to acquire that
polish that can come only from a
thoroughly musical atmosphere More
over, there are specialties in the var
ious branches Of the profession that can
only be protitably studied by residence
in foreign musical circles. Miss Ramsey
attended the Gewandhaus concerts In
Lelpsig all Of the great operate, con-
cert and orchestra performances In the
German capital and these supplements
ed by q similar experience IN Paris have
given this fortunate young woman a
most enyiable equipment for her life's
work Miss Ramsey has a charming
manner that Is the most engaging be-
cause unaffected by any assumption of
affectation. or IN the yernacuar Of the
day, she does not put on any airs This
win make of her a greater favorte with
the public Her many friends In this
state will be very glad when the time
comes when she Is to appear before a
local public.
Miss Ramsey Is accompanied by her
brother Lewis who has been studying
art IN Paris for the past two years.
Several Of his brush productions have
been accepted by the ST. julien acad-
envy and are said 10 be- works Of high
merit. Mr.. and Miss Ramsey 20 10
Provo tonight