The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-20
PROF. AP MADOC LIKES
THE TABERNACLE CHOIR
Talented Musician Talks Inter-
estingly of His Life
Work.

81 have Just returned from listening
TO the glorious music OF your Taber-
nacle choir" said Prof. William Ap
Madoc, the talented Chicago musician,
when seen at the home of State Sen
otor W. NJ. Williams yesterday after
noon. 81 can't hear il sing enough.
My wife and daughter, who have fire.
quently smiled at my raving over Prof.
stephens 3 singers, were there, and
now IL is my turn TO smile, My wife
was deeply impressed, as was my
daughter. The singing OF ''Annie
Laurie by the male quartette at the
close of the afternoon meeting was
iu point of technique almost perfect,
while the melody was full and rich.'
Prof, Ap Madoc is here in the inter
est OF the Cambro- Kettle association,
an organization whose aim is to pre-
serve the traditions, legends, litera-
tnre, songs and oratory of the kelts.
Wherever Prof. Ap Madoc goes he
either forms new organizations for this
purpose or works to strengthen the old
ones already existing. "All this work
but makes better Americans out of the
Kettle people, he declared, "for
past ism t very worthy. 1t is a duty -
Playing Distinct Part.
In the Kettle revival, of which much
uaS DseH neaTu Ine WOTlu over during
the past few years. Prof, Ap Madoc is
playing a distinct and unique part
Wherever he goes, whether it be in the
United States, Europe or to the
islands Of the sea, he makes it his busi-
ness TO search for old Keltic melodies.
During the last twelve years he has
faithfully devoted himself TO that
work and has gathered together over
1900 mel99dies-keltic songs that tell
a story. Many of these, although lyric
al in structure, have been rearranged
cal lectures which be has given.
1t is like listening to fairy tale to
hear Prof. Ap Madoc tell of how he
comes upon these Kettle melodies wher~
ever he travels. In the library of A
rich Chicago friend he chanced upon
an unsightly volume, showed away in
a stray corner, that contained q choice
melody Now and again he goes into
the homes of Welsh families and fre-
quently hears m old melody sung that
has gone out of PRINT and become lost
to the public, but has been treasured
and saved in this family and handed
down from generation TO generation.
He cited one case where a father, back
III lS43, had sung Welsh melody at
an European eisteddfod, and though it
has since become lost TO the public the
son happened To hum 1t In Prof. Ap
Madoc s presence and opened the way
for It's rescue.
His Richest Find.
Prof. APP MadOc's richest find was
the result of chance. y New York
friend, knowing his interest in col
lecting melodies, while in an old Lon
don book store, came upon a volume
long out of print, which contained the
greatest collection Of Welsh poems and
melodies 10 be had. The book was a
compilation OF melodies gathered to-
gether by Edward Jones, the cele-
brated harpist of King George IT.
Next Sunday evening at $3.50 clock
in Barratt hall, Prof. Ap Madoc will
give semi musical lecture on "Cam-
brian Song Romances,' or "The Harp
Melodies Of Wales in Story and Song"
The lecture Will be new in every fea-
ture and will give the fruits of fifteen
years of research. Prof, Stephens has
promised the assistance of the choir,
which Will render music before and
after the lecture. All lovers of music
are invited TO this lecture, which is
given without charge.
On August 2S Prof Ap Madoc will
appear in a recital at Logan and two
days later at Malad, Ida. He will be
accompanied on his trip to these places
by Capt. D. l.. Davis and State Senator
W. NJ. Williams.