Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03
Music 0nd
Musicians.

why's or the wher1foreness" OF this
cannot be explained Farmers are re-
ported ms inclinlng more than ever TO-.
ward pianos now that they are reCev-
ing their pay for bects and other crops.
Mrs Bessie Browning win sing for
the Ogden Elks az their Memorial day
services. Mrs Browning Is always a
fayorite IN musical circles.
Tomorrow evenings concert by lield's
band IN tho Grand theater viii be char
ncterlzed by a specially attractive and
popular program including a Nylo-
phone solo by Alvin Boesley, and Sup
pes overture TO Morning. Noon ana
Night, The vocal sOl0ist VIII be Miss
H. Etelka Masters "a Denver soprano
singer OF high reputation, and Of whom
the local papers have spoken IN compll-
mcntary terms She has a number on
friends IN this city who propose TO
turn out to hear her
G. " Anderson Of this city father
Of Miss judith Anderson, As IN receipt
Of q very interesting letter from his
daughter, who Is pursuing her musical
studies diligently In Berlin. Miss Au-
derson says, under date OF Nov /. yes
terday afternoon / had the pleasure or
singing at large reception IN the home
OF Mrs, Israel, whose family is one or
the wealthlest I'm Berlin There wclu
about 100 people present, includmh
many Of the leading artists of Berlin,
who also took part I'm the program.
sang When Twilight Comes, By Strel-
ezki, accompanied on the piano by my
teacher Nine Corelli, and by Herr
lsaye Barnes on the violin Herr
Barnes Is at present. one NJ the very
best yiolinists I'm Europe and has late
~ played before royalty. He was so
pleased with my voice that he gave me
splendid souvenir, as token OF re-.
membrance You can imagine my feel
ings, a lone foreign girl. appearing on
the same program with all these great
artists and stared at by q big crowd.
VINO, ] am happy to say, nearly all
kncS that ! came from Salt Lake city
the land where the Mormons live But
J felt perfectly at ease when singing,
for ! had faith and prayers that the
Lord was with me and / sang better
than ever before. realize that with
out His help 1t is impossible to do
good work.
when through singing, was hearl.
ly encored. and was complimented by
all present, / have also had several
offers TO study for the stage. Central.
los are rare an Berlin but
my answer has salways been no.
The reason Is that | think too much
about my religion TO sacrifice my whole
life for the stage, a place where only
corruption Is found. | think there is a
greater blessing In working among my
own people and In doing all the good /
can for them.
" viii sing at several fine concerts
here In the near future. one Of them az
the home Of Mrs. Mason. wife Of tho
American consul. Several Of our
music students fave been banlshed. ana
we may also look for our expulsion pa
pers at any moment OF course YOU
know the reason Is that we are Nor
mons, and that we all have taken IL
great pride In doing whatever little
good we could to help the work alone.
/ would rather be banlshed than 10
ever deny we are Mormons. The Utah
students here are all making fine prog.
ress, and Will do great honor to our
home IN the mountains"
The banjo recital to be given at the
Congregational church next Tuesday
evening by the virtuoso, Mr. McFar-
land, will no doubt be a decided sue
cess. In addition TO Mr. Mcfarland.
the following viii appear Miss Mar.
iorie Mulyey, Miss Corlnne Harris. and
the Juvenile Mandolin club,
e
a private letter from II, S. Ensign I'm
Japan, says that he is at present busy
getting out collection Of hymns.
About 80 have been translated and ar
ranged into Japanese verse and Mr..
Ensign Is engaged In setting music TO
them. He says he expects IN a few |
months to publish a small book con- !
tanning about as hymns, and these will
serve the purpose for a number OF |
years, He adds: Writing music Is n |
new thing for me, and find Il rather |
difficult but there Is one advantage In |
writing music for the japanese hymns |
1t Is not necessary to write them In |
parts. The natives have no idea OF |
harmony and everything is sung in |
unison The songs / have written 50 |
lar seem to please those who have
sung them, and the children sing tho |
Sunday schools songs with VIM
The New York Musical Courier |
printed last Wednesday, contains n |
arge half tone likeness of Organist /
Mcclellan, and a complimentary write.
up by Mr. Strine, the official critic at
The worlds fair.