The Topeka state journal., 1905-02-13
BIC ORGAN IS OK.
Given Its First Official Test
Sunday.
Prof. Penny PrOnOunces Tt a
Marvellous Instrument.
OPENING PROGRAMME.
People to Hear Organ In All Its
Moods Friday.
OPENING PROGRAMME.
Chance to Hear Greatest Ameri-
can Organist.

No local musical event of the winter
exceeds in interest the dedication OF
the new Auditorium pipe organ by Mr..
Clarence Eddy. the Chicago organist
assisted by Mr.. George Barlow Penny
the Topeka Choral society, the Modoc
club, and Marshall's band Friday
night on this occasion the new organ
viii be heard for the first time in
public. Mr.. Eddy, who has played in
Topeka before, is probably the great
est living American organist, and is
undoubtedly the most thorough stu
dent of the instrument and complete
master of its literature in this coun-
try His programme has been chosen
with a view to revealing the Sublimest
possibilities of the instrument and will
include characteristic examples of the
best styles and schools of organ music.
Another feature of interest in the pro-
gramme is the first presentation of a
Te Deum by Mr.. George B. Penny, dean
of the school of fine arts of Washburn
college, which will be sung by the
choral society. the composer directing.
The complete programme sgT follows;
Dedicatory remarks. James A. Troqtman
Te Deum. George Barlow Penny
Choral Society.
Mr.. George Barlow Penny.
In Praise of Music, :..-.--.-....-....----
Hymn of Praise. :. .Mendelssohn
Choral Society Solos by Mrs. Frank
$. Thomas. Miss May Reddick, and
PART II.
Mr. Clarence Eddy.
Concert Overture in c minor.
.-...-...--....-..-.-...... Alfred Holiins
Dedicated 10 Clarence. Eddy)
''DamentatiOn, opus 45.. ALEX Guilmant
Fugue in D major. j S. Bach
a. prelude Romanesque" new) ........
* I1aIry Rowe Sheliey
10 w eaaing cnines 'ne@, nucien G. chaffin
dedicated to Clarence Eddy.)
(a1 BY the Sea 49,. Franz SCHUBERT
(b) Pilgrims Chorus, from Tam
arrangements by clarence Eddy57
Two short sketches new )..................
i. Mathis. ;. Even /" songl aa5an rauiNes
Toccata in F minor -. Charles NJ. Widor
(f rom the Fifth organ symphony 81
PART III.
Tannhauser March .................W Wagner
Choral Society. Modocs and MarshalIs
band. orchestral accompaniment on
the organ.
Professor George Barlow Penny
practised on the Auditorium pipe
organ for a couple of hours Sunday
afternoon.
During a rest between numbers. he
was asked how he liked the instr.l-
ment, and replied: at is as nearly
perfect as an organ can be made.
Simply great. The tones are beauti-
full. 1t is a wonderful instrument.
I'm several places" he continued.
little things must still be done But
the men who are tuning and voicing
it, VIII get these matters Strengthened
out in a day or two, and the organ
will be an immense treat for the city
of Topeka
To show the delicacy of some of the
tones, Mr.. Penny turned on the Vox
Humana stop, and in soft tones played
little song 1t seemed like voices
away off in the distance. Then by
r1rNTN II n-f h. 4 l.
in full blast and the volume of sound
fairly threatened to tear the CORFU
gated iron ceiling from its fastenings.
The temperature has much to do
with the tones and volume" said Mr.
Penny. when the temperature is
off, it will sometimes lessen the
volumes as much as one-half." The
Auditorium was chilly yesterday after
noon, and consequently the full
strength of the instrument could not
be produced.