Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17

and Miss Berkhoel on Wednes-
49,. evening, when these two popular
0.,,s,s viii be heard at the Y. NJ. G. A.
1',,,,orlum for the benefit OF the First
,to,bodist church. Their program Will
,orsIst OF miscellaneous selections, the
80. mart OF which will embrace the
Lehman Song cycle
This Song Cycle IL entitled Love
ond Spring Time" and consists OF 10
,,r,hers--seven solos and three duets,
varied in style and treatment. but all
hearing on the same subject, which is
continental in character, and OF a
r,elodic nature appropriate to the main
,beme The entire work of the even
ing will be done by Miss Berkhoel and
Mr. Dougall. There have been some
yery excellent musicaes In the Y. NJ, c.
auditorium this winter, and the
one arranged for Wednesday evening
promIses to be the best yet given there
The first concert OF the Orpheus club
FOR the season of 1906 VIII occur on
The evening Of March 8, In the Salt
lake Theater, with Lydia Stirling
contralto Glenn Hall, tenor, and Arthur
shepherd, pianist. The subscription
ust will close IN few days probably,
as the amount already subscribed Ia
almost sufficient for defraying the ex-
nense OF the undertaking. The solo
ist for the second concert cannot be
deanitely named at this time, but II
win probably be Jean Gerardy, violon-
celNst or Henri Marteau, violinist.
The patrons TO the Orpheus club con-
certs are: Mr.. j. f.. Cosgrff Mr.. 81
mon Bamberger, Mr.. Frank Knox, Gov.
and Mrs. John c. Cutler, Samuel New
bouse. Col. and Mrs. h. A. Wall, Mr..
and Mrs. j. +, Dooly, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Mccormick, Windsor V. Rice,
Thomas Kearns, Judge W. II. Dickson.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Keith.
NJ s. Gudmundson is Utah boy who
Is achieving distinction in the musical
aeld In New York, with arrangement
OF band scores as his speciality. 1t
feems that five months ago, while home
in Utah, the New York Music Publish
ipg House Of % East Twenty-first
street, wrote to Gudmundson and asked
him II he could arrange music. and on
receiving an affirmative reply, the house
sent on a march TO be arranged for
military band OF 20 pieces, The young
man did his work so satisfactorily that
he was offered position with the
house I'm New York as an arranger, and
thither he went. Gudmundson's work
has in every way proven acceptab le
and he sends the News" copies Of two
OF his arrangements which are OF a
nhaTnAtar
are any number OF openings and OPP
portunities for arrangers of musical
scores in this country, and critics who
have looked over Gudmundson's work
say there are great hopes of him.
Salt Lake Catholics, in common with
the COMMITMENTS of that faith all over
the country, are more or less exercised
over reports from Rome that the pope,
after abolishing women's voices In the
church Choirs, Is now about to elimin-
ate all extra instrumental accessories
IN The organ loft, such as stringed and
brass Instruments, drums. etc. the In
tention being TO have nothing more
than the organ to accompany the sing
ing, Some Catholics aver that his holi-
hess will presently do away with even
organs. thus following the example Of
the Scotch Kirk. which never did toler-
ate musical instruments In church, and
allows only the Psalms of David to be
sung. But that the pope will restrict
vocal music to the Psalms Is hardly
believed, as the Gregorian chant Ia Of
o style OF singing fully as solemn as
The manner with which the Scotch Cow
enanters chant the Psalms of David.
and not much would be gained by the
change.
The call for talking machines con-
tnues, but at present 1t Is mostly out
OF town, In the county; and as for rec
ords dealers say that they are away
behind with their orders. The same
condition seems to obtain all over the
country, and the manufacturers write
that they simply can not supply the de-
mand.
The Monday Musical club will hold
its semi-monthly meeting next Monday
evening. in Miss Sharp's studio. There
VIII be no guests In attendance, as the
members are to devote most OF the time
TO talking business, and not more than
five musical numbers will be given.
Copies of Georgia papers received
IN this city give glowing accounts of
sousa's band concerts in that state, 40
do also the South Carolina papers. The
Macon, Ga, Telegraph says the con-
cert there was the musical event OF
the season, and that the work OF the
band was most remarkable. Nearly
column report of the event is given,
IN which the critic speaks Of Mr.. Sousa
as The man who has captured the
mllaipnl Of
whose compositions have become part
OF the rythm of the American peo-
pie"
The music committee of the First
Congregational church has concluded
TO allow the trustees of the church To
handle the matter OF selecting sue
cessor to Prof. Radcliffe rs organist.
NO formal action Is likely to take place
Tor some time yet.
Locol music houses report n dlsposi-
ton on the part Of the shec. music pur-
chasing public TO buy O higher standard
OF songs that hitherto. People nav,
grown tired of rag Time. coon song
and wishSwsshy stun generally
Mr. Hugh W. Dougall has sent ou'
invitations to a song recital TO be siver
oy his pupils in the Y, NJ. c, a. audi.
forum next Tuesday, Feo. 20, at s:l'
p m.
The Imperial Quartet will sing mex
Wednesday night, for one OF the Ma
sonic lodges, in the Ladies' Literary
club house. The quartet Is practislne
Tor concert to be given in a few
weeks.
There is a new tenor In town, in thu
person Of NJ. James Brlnes, who hal
LOT some time past been singing In New
York cholrs, and In chamber concerts
Dealers report heavy sale OF small