The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-13

THE event or special interest to mu-
sic lovers is the coming of Harold
Bauer the last of the month. The
date for the concert is the 2Sth, and the
Congregational church has been Sc
cured. The Blauvelt recital was such
a success that there can be no doubt
of the enthusiastic reception awaiting
any further effort in the part Of the
philharmonic Guaranteeing society A
special ticket is to be used for the
Bauer event for students of - years
and under, and Ii IS supposed that
large number Of piano pupils viii en-
brace the opportunity TO hear this, the
greatest Of American pianistS. A Los
Angeles paper says of him:
"'The story Of Harold Bauer's career
10 a simple tale of indefatigable, con-
scientious work He was born I'm Eng
land in 1873: his father was German by
birth his mother English. As a child
DE showed musical instinct and began
study as a viOlinist- He played i'm
public when he was . years old. Al
though he had studied the piano, he
did not dream Of a career as a piano
VirtusiO until PadereWski heard him
and urged him to devote himself ex
,lusively to the piano. Il was in 1892
hat Mr.. Bauer went to Paris 10 study
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vas of assistance 10 him, but Mr.
Bauer in a great measure is self
aught. A man of sensitive. receptive,
analytical mind. of liberal knowledge
md shrewd reflection, he worked out
his own salvation. In 1898 he made his
iebut as a pianist in Paris, and for the
asst eight years he has called that city
his home but he has Travelled extens-
Nely and given concerts in Germany,
Spaih The Netherlands. Austria. Rus
iia and Sweden. His first appearance
IA America was at Boston, Dec. I, 1900.
"hen he played with the Symphony or
,hestra, Brahms concerto in d minor. q"
one Of the most encouraging signs in
he musical line is the tendency 10 give
more IA the way of informal musical
vents. such as We're planned by a num-
Der OF the leading singers a year or so
ago. one Of these affairs was that given
Friday afternoon at the rooms of MT.
and Mrs. Wetzell in the Templeton. The
event was quite unique in that the pro-
gramme was furnished almost entirely
oy the men, and an appreciative audi
ance OF the talented women OF the city
listened. One Of the rare treats was the
irieg number. played by Mr. Weihe and
Mr.. Shepherd, as fine an example OF
classic music as could be heard any
where. Mr.. Claude Nettleton gave 1.-THE
song of the Nightingale by Sarasate.
and GOunod'S "Serenade." Miss Mary
olive Gray played Loves Dream" by
List, and cradle song by Berilli. The
only vocal numbers We're by Miss
Agatha BerkhoeI who gave I'm her fine
rich contralto Itch GrOlle NIGHT" by
Schumann, Tod und Das Madchen. -
by Schubert, and "Obstination," by
Fontelle.
The Euterpe quartette is to furnish
he vocal music at the Grand concert
tonight. The young ladies composing
he quartette are all faVOrites, and
heir work as a group is excellent. The
programme is as follows:
Grand march. Eleven O'Clock" Hail
Duct for comets. Alliance" Robinson
Messrs. Leslie and Johnson.
.apricc Flower Song ......-.......I LANCE
Grand selection from II. Trovatorey,.
with anvil chorus)
Euterpre Ladies quartette, Mime
Misses Larson. Harley. clayton
and Rogers.
Nations .-...-.---.-.-..-.-....-.. Greig
Including Japan and Russia)
Popular selection. 'The Serenade, go.
Euterpre Ladies' quartette. Lula
cornet solo. "The Sweetest story
Mr. Held.
Grand overture, ''MaXimilan Robes
pierre .............-............. Litoff
s new song. True Loves Kiss" by
Mrs Elsie O'Brien OF Eureka, is just
published and shows considerable tall
cnt. Mns. O'Brien has studied music in
several OF the large eastern centers,
having spent a year at the Chicago
academy Of Music. She has in prepa-
ration another song. which will be pub
lished shortly. She has been assisted
ian rearranSing her work by J. ".
Dodge.
Miss Agatha Berkhoel has received a
letter from Madame Ancella NJ. Fox OF
Chicago, in which she speaks in terms
of the highest praise OF Mrs. Lizzie
Thomas Edwards, who is her pupil dur
ing the present year. Unfortunately,
Mrs. Edwards viii return next month,
instead Of finishing the year. as she
intended, but Madame Fox says: "She
VIII make q strong impression on her
return. and she has done excellent
work
Mrs. Graham r Putnam gave a very
enjoyable recital last Monday evening
at her home. about a dozen pupils tax
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