Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-21

NONG the Institutions doing
n excellent work In upbuudns
~ artistic interests OF Salt Lake
city are the musical orgoui-
cations of All Hallows' college. under
enc leadership OF Prof Anton Pcdcr-
,eo dnished musician and teacher
and leader Of rare ability. Prof POD.
,-sen has had charge Of music at the
College for several years and as "a re-
,slt of his efforts their Development
has been very favorable Many of his
nnpils. because Of The training thcv
lfceIved at the college are in p1-
stiou to take places IN band and or
,heetrAl organizations, and i'm that way
helm along the musical work of the
communities I'm which they live.
The band boys are making rapid
progrcss, and at present. the work is
al least four months In advance Of that
NJ any previous year After the holi-
DAYS the organization will begin the
preparation Of programs for weekly
open air concerts, TO be given during
DE snring months.
Ihr orchestra consists at present NJ
q picces but it Is the intention To- in-
crease the membership considerably.
sfor Christmas. The work of the or
fhcstra. while not always so consqicu-
ous as that OF the band has been
rrcdiablc, and this organization has
always dlled an important place az the
college entertainments.
Prof Petersen combined the rOl-
leee orchestra and his ladies orchestra
Ease gear and gave two rccitals. which
were d surprise and source of pleas
uro o. an who heard them. one rc-
etgl was given nc Tho college and the
~ 10 D. 600.
roCtiOu with the commencement cNer-
rises The work was so successful
that the professor has been urged to
undertake. the task again this year.
and 10 is his intention 20 give a symph-
ouy concert which promises 10 ranl;
as a musical event.
Eifie Dean Knappen. the WE'LL
known music teacher. has gone on a
living trip 10 Now York which she
visits for the first time. Her sole de-
sire s 90 listen TO some Of the standard
operas now being presented by tho
worlds greatest artists. She will hear
q greater assemblage OF song birds Of
me FIRST rank than We're ever yet as
aambled az the same time in any city
81 the world.
The Fifteenth infantry band has en-
~ 10 men; q good nucleus however.
for q reorganization. When tbs
Twonty-ninth infantry reached this
post from the islands 81 had only a
handful of men. but soon built up into
hnc organization, one Of the best in
the army.
Arthur Petersen. son Of the profess
sor. is now playing IA the New York
Philharmonic orchestra under Safan-
oil the Russian conductor, who IL
noted for conducting without the aid
or baton Young Petersen is maxi
ing creditable progress. His sister.
iliss Rennie. is studying under noted
talent in New York. in preparation for
grand opera. SafauOd is noted for
having the largest stringed instru-
uentation OF any orchestra in the
country. # not IN the world. II in
cludes 20 first violins. IS second yio-
Inns 16 violas, II cellos, IA stringed
BASES; two flutes, one piccolo. two
Gboos. two clariuets three trumpets.
four French horns three slide trom-
bones. one tuba, two bassoons, ono
oonta fagott, one English horn, and
the drums.
Mrs Wetzell will conduct the mus
zeal service on the afternoon Of the
Goth inst. i'm the Y NJ G. A. with
q double chorus Of ladies, and anum-
her Of vocal solos Morris Andrews
viii play the violin obligatos.
Prof. Arthur Shepherd is orches.