Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-10

vocal numbers. Miss Katheryne Rid
die. Miss Emma HOlebcrg Miss NJ l..
Deaken Miss Lenore Morse. Mrs. II.
I<irkman; Rotations, Miss NJ. l.. Dea-
ken, Mrs. John Milton; violin num-
bers, Miss Alice Davies aud Miss Gala
Crane; flute solo, Herman Weiss; mems
quartet. L. L, Hiskey, A. II. Moore, G.
w. Morse and b. f. Trap.
The audience In the First presby-
terrain church last Sunday evening,
was charmed to hear the mems quartet
of the choir sing, as an offertory, How
Can | Bear to Leave Thee the well
known college melody. That Is, the
quartet sang the music, but they
claimed afterwards the words had more
OF a sabbath day or sacred ring char
acter than the sentiment OF the original
song. 1t was very good all the same.
The News" is in receipt OF copies
of New Songs for Male Quartets,"
compiled and arranged by Walter
Howe Jones, formerly director Of music
IN the University of Illinois. and pub
lished by Kinds. Noble q Eldredge OF
New York; also OF THE Most Popular
College Songs" selected from songs
OF all the colleges, eastern and west
ern, and published by the same firm.
Both are publications which ought 10
take with the musical public as the
selections are wen made. The college
melodies are familiar to both graduates
and undergraduates, and the quartets
are arranged with a view to effective
vocalization.
The Nineteenth Ward opera company
will present on the evening of the 26th
inst, IN the ward amusement hall. AL
fred Sellers Dorothy" Mrs Edward
taking that character. with Moroni j.
Thomas as the basso, There will be
10 principals, and 80 in the chorus
Mr.. Charles Kent and some Of his
pupils win give song service In the
Sugar House ward chapel tomorrow,
at p. m, under the auspices OF the
ward choir, and under the direction OF
Angus Aston In addition TO the Sc
lections 10 be given by the choir these
vocalists will appear, Melvin Peter
son. Miss Cora Kelly, Peter Olden-
walder Miss Edna Morris, John {.
Duncan, and Mr.. Charles Kent
Held Is arranging the recently re-
ceived Henry VII Dances for ms
band for public performance at an
early day. The dances are in series
of three, the Morris" shepherd and
Torch dances. and are considered
by musicians very choice COMPOSITIONS
They are held 10 be far superior to the
ordinary run OF dance music
Local music houses report continued
sales OF sheet music. only that the pub
lie demand seems TO be dropping back
into the rag time style of melody
Among the teachers there Is steady
cali for standard collections of songs
for sopranos, altos, tenors ana basses'
taken from the more noted operas, as
well az selected from the best repertory
OF general song
Mrs. w A. Wetzell is preparing for
n vocal recital To be given about April
I'm the Y. NJ. G. \. by four of her
best pupils, Miss Daisy \. Woltgang'
dramatic contralto Miss Bertha Craw-
ford dramatic soprano; Mrs. Charles
Dalv and Miss Emily Richards, lyric
sopranos. These ladies viii be assist
ed by the choral society organized by
Mrs. Wetzell
The American Guild OF Guitar, Man
dolin and Banjosts viii meet at
Springfield, Mass, In convention.
April 4 next. Mr.. G. ID. Schettler OF
this city is member Of the Guild. but
will not be able to attend, He reports
! a growing interest in this city In vio-
lincello study, and quite number OF
promising young musicians have taken
up the instrument.
Miss Edna Evans OF this city Sub
stituted" last sunday, In the First
CONGREGATIONAL church at ogden, for
Prof. Hugh w. Dougall who was abb
sent. Prof. Dougal will sing two
baritone solos tomorrow at this
church, one being ooh God have mer-
cy," from Mendelssohn's st. Paul lie
Is organizing a large volunteer choir,
and meeting with success generally In
his work.
There Is a renewed activity report