The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-29


Two hne concerts were given during
the past week-that by Miss Ram
sey Thanksgiving night and the
one Icy Miss Dahlqulst on Friday Miss
Ramsey's concert was to have been
her last before starting on "a long con
cert tour, but she had given her prom
Use 20 her friend long ago to be the
vocalist at Miss DahIquist's recital,
and so was obliged to appear again.
The programme for her own concert
was one OF rare excellence and every
number was gratifying to those who
had her interest at heart. as we'll as
TO herself. The work of Miss Dahl
Quist, and the marked improvement
made by her during her years Of study
abroad, were surprises even 60 her
friends. She is a real acquisition to
the musical circles OF the city. The
assisting artists at both affairs were
all that could be asked. Miss Sands.
who accompanies Miss Ramsey on her
concert tour. is rapidly coming for
ward as a concert pianist. Willard
Weihe was probably never heard to
better advantage than IN his selection
from Weiniawsld, Thursday evening.
The little musical comedy, Aunt
Hannah's Quilting Party" TO be given
at the First Congregational church
next Thursday evening viii be one Of
the clevcrest of smaller affairs done by
amateurs here in many a day. Mrs.
Piummer, who scored such a success
In THE Old Maids Convention" viii
take dno ren-f in Misc OTfr~e
Jennings and Mrs. Mont Ferry have
been added to the singers, and several
clever special songs win be given.
Mr.. Charles Kent Of this city. viii
give a recital at the Ogden tabernacle
Tuesday evening. He will be assisted
by Miss Ivy Price. Miss Leona Taylor
and Willard Weihe, and the accompa-
mist win be Squire Coop Of Ogden.
The following programme win be
given at the sunday night concert at
the Grand tonight.
"A Night ia Berlin .Meyrelles
Caprices-
(al ''Enchantment' ......-TheO Bendix
tbD Just a jigger. Alabama Dance
Cornct solo. "Inflamatus' ......... Rossini
AIR. Held.
Grand selection, The Serenade' ..-.;
song. "oHe Ollie o. Miss Katie Fordyce
Gems from Mascagui-
ta) AlieErettO for clariuet....-.Al Mr.. Sims
90 Siciliana for baritone Mr.. Stevens
Mezzo-soprano solo, Fleeing Days
Mrs. i.eona Rice Ridenour. i'''''''
Trombone Quartette. Listen to the
Messrs. Montgomery. singrey o. Fan
ming and o kennedy.
Grand overture. "Semiramide ... Rossini
In Paris the principal orchestral con
certs are given on Sunday afternoons
Chevillard Cthe successor Of Lamour-
cux) and Colonne both opened their
season on Oct Is. Colonne had Ber-
iOz Fantastic symphony" a Bach
concerto and BeethOven's Ninth SYM
pkony," while Cheviliard gave a con-
cert performance of the whole third
act of Wagner's "Gotterdammerung''
Both had large audiences, and Chevil-
lard promptly announced a repetition
Of his programme for the following
Sunday. This places him in a some
What embarrassing position. because
he recently declared that Wagner be-
longs in the opera house and not on
the concert stage. He has made up
his mind. however-another sign Of the
times-to make the Parisians acquaint-
ed with the works of other modern
composers, notably List, who has
heretofore been as shamefuIly neglected
in Paris as Berlioz used to be.
A writer in the London Academy and
Literature says:
Il am sorry TO hear poor accounts
OF the health of Grieg. who. despite all
the care Of his devoted wife. continues
10 cause considerable anxiety to his in
Vulnerable friends. The famous COM
poser has now left his summer retreat
near Bergen for Christieuia. where ne
viii spend the winter but for some
months past he has been able to do
hardly any serious work. Tt is several
years now since Greig last visited
England. where he has always proved
a splendid draw" though every sum
mer he has hoped to cOme-if only for
the purpose Of producing the piauOfOrte
concerto which he was long ago com.
missiOned to write for the Philharmonic
society. Perhaps next year the fates
may be more kind to him in this regard.
in which event music lovers all over
the world VIII rejoice. For Grieg.
though. his years are only sixty. must
be reckoned I'm these days one Of the
grand old men Of contemporary music
and as such enjoys universal admir-
alton and esteem. even i'm those quar-
ters whose artistic sympathies have
little in common with his own.
Massenets 'Herodiade," first sung IN
1881 in Brussels. and in 1884 in Paris
with Maurel and the De Reszke broth
crs, has now been revived at the Cate
Theatre LyTique), the roles OF Salome
and HerOde being taken by Madame
Calve and NJ. Renaud. The first per-
Torrance on oct p. was extremely
fine, and a new triumph" for the
composer. NJ. Luigini. was chef-d'or-
chestre. At Brussels the work con-
sisted Of three acts and five tableaux
were added. one at the commencement
Of the second. the other at the COM
mencemcnt Of the third act.
Another French composer who did not
like Berli0z was AdOlphe Adam. whose
letters in music I'm Paris in the years
1886 TO 1850 have just been printed.
In one Of these he writes: "BerliOz an
nounces for next Sunday. under the
name of concert one OF those cater
waulings known as the Fantastic SYM
Dhony. Barbarous as the latest works
or SpOntini may be- they are. neverthe-
less the purest Cinarosa by the side
Of things that are written by this fool,
who considers himself "A Beethoven be-
cause he multplis all that mans faults
without having one Of his merits But
YOU know the proverb; a fool always
finds another greater one who admires
him Won also know nur0nrr1e Eft11-