Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-29

III and Spencer OF the Symphony
VI orchestra directorate, sent out
several hundred letters Iur!ng
the week, appealing to lovers Of music
IN come to the aid OF the EQUALIZATION
and 10 enable 1t to keep It's reserve fund
intact. It Is an open secret that the
Uekking concert was given at heavy
loss. The society has about @l,WO out
at interest, and the aim OF the director
ale Is to pay off the debt caused by the
recent concert, without touching this
reserve. The responses have already
begun to flow In, and It is pleasant to
Know that they are coming In generous
fashion.
me next appearance OF the orchestra
viii take place early in February.
Miss Emma Lucy Gates left for New
York Friday morning TO take up once
moro her course Of study with Madam
Ashforth She has been following the
Instructions Of her teacher In taking
good long rest before she makes her
anal plunge into professional life. Her
MAN is to remain In New York study
Ing all winter, and then TO go abroad.
She will carry some strong letters of
recommendation to German managers,
and expects to make her appearance In
one Of the many opera houses In that
country, devoted to the production OF
standard opera.
Chaplain John I. Axton of the Eigh-
tenth infantry sends friends in this
city a program OF the musical exercises
held Christmas In the Fort Leayen-
worth Post chapel, the instrumental
music being furnished by the full regt-
mental band. The selections, both yo-
cal and Instrumental, were pretentious,
including "Parsifap' music and ora
torio singing. Army officers report
Chaplain Axton as q very efficient and
popular officer, who looks sharply after
the spiritual welfare OF the men.
Hugh Dougall will sing tomorrow In
81. Marks cathedral.
Local music houses report remark
ably heavy sales In sheet music, with
tastes varying from raBtime to the
religious, and In fact with these ex-
tremes predominating.
Prof. Petersen reports the All Hal
lows college band as playing better at
the recent college entertainment than
ever before.
Edward Kimball, pianist, Alfred
Best. tenor, and Fred Midgey, violin
list, went up to Bountiful the other
evening and gave concert to an
audience that filed the great ward
house. The affair was as successful ar
tlstically as 1t was financially.
The Catholic and Episcopal churches
will repeat much Of their Christmas
music tomorrow. The performance OF
this music in these churches, as well
as in the tabernacle and the First
PRESBYTERIAN, has been the subject OF
favorable comment during the week
and e is evident that the cause of good
church music is making satisfactory
progress in Salt Lake.
The Orpheus club is taking n vaca-
ton at present; but after the holidays,
IL win reconvene for active work, and
prepare for the first concert OF Tho
season.
The talking and music machine has
become such a permanent proposition
now that II has a literature of its own
and regular periodicals OF considerable
size are published In its interest.
Gadski was given nine encores re-
Gently. at the Metropolitan Opera
House. and even then the audience was
hardly satisfied AS encore flends
Americans stand easily at the head o.
the class.
The tendency of city school boards tt
treat the study of music as luxury
Is rebuked by Dr. Frank Il. Rix super
intendent OF music In the New forf
publjc schools, who holds that It's I'M
portance Is not realized, ana no
enough time Is given TO IT, Ihere
no subject in the curriculum SO I'M
uortant." he says. 'It makes use OF al
the faculties, accuracy, judgment coll
centration. self control and VIII power
Music is the only subject In which yol
can do no taking" DR.. Rix Is meetini
with marked success In his work.
A local piano instructor or prom
inence cautions ambitious student
against attempting anything In IN
way OF violence In forcing their hands
I'm order to get them timber, as ther
is 1anger OF straining the cords OF IN
for "a 70, which may result in seriou
difficulty.
The proposed musician ieshNu SO ~
next April in the tabernacle, Is galnlh
In public favor. so that Mr.. Grahai
does not find II necessary 10 go on, an
solicit I'm the matter of selling tickets
people are writing in for them, In In
creaslng numbers.
Monthly muslcales will be given mex
year, in the Ladies' Literary. club uil
der the auspices Of the music sector
The nrst Is set for the evening OF jar
%, with Fred Graham furnishing IN
artists. The performers at all OF tnes
functions will be local artists, the pes