Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-10

/ less even. Dir. Schlusser the bass
did good work thru gghout the even
ing his best rendition being the air,
Why DO the Nations So Fnrlously
Rage;s in the other eNacsing number,
Thus Saith the Lord OF HOSTS" he
rather hacked volume and majesty OF
tone. The tenor, Mr.. Townc, made
fair impression though his voice lacks
reson ance his best number being THY
Rebuko Hath Broken His Heart The
four voices wore only heard once or
Twice together very briefly, though
they followed the old time custom Of
standing and Joining the chorus M
the rendition of the sHalielujah.' lie
absence OF concerted vocal numbers
1t should be observed, was one Of the
draw backs to the entire festival pro-
grams.
1t may interest musical students to
know that the immortal work Of the
immortal Handel, was FIRST produced
ia Dublin, ADril l3. 1Tt2- IT was
rendered eight days before EIandeIs
death In 1853 and was the last ora
tcrto in which he took part, He wrote
the Messiah" within four and twenty
days, An old account says of it's first
public performance! 'The audience
was much affected by the music, but
when the chorus struck an For the
Lord God omniDotent' they We're so
electrified that they all, even the king,
" no w Jas lltSflait Httil|ltQ WI HAAI .lN7
manned pnul the chorus ended TIE
Messiah alone brought into the funds
of the Founding hospital az London,
NJ ore than E10, 299.'
The Messiah was last rendered in
Salt Lake abOlls 80 years ago. when
Prof George Careless brought It out
al the Salt Lake Theater; then as now
the chorus was largely made up Of the
mem bers Of the tabernacle choir. and
n large orchestra furnished the ac-
compartments the s1Oists were Mrs,
George Careless Mrs, Hayden, Mrs,
Hamilton, Sarah Olsen, John Black. q.
J HoIlister and W. D. Williams
THE MATINEE PROGRAM
Yesterday afternoons concert in the
tubernaele, the second Ia the festival
series, was attended by q much larger
audience than the average matinee per-
Gorma nee. as the center OF She house
was nearly filled and the galleries COM
fortably so, The program was carried
Out with the Same artistic success that
marked the events OF the previous eve
ming, but with an important addition,
the Handel Largo given by the or
chestra and organ, Prof, Mcclellan pre-
siding at the console, Those who were
present la she tabernacle three years
ago when the 'LargO'S WIS played by
Sousa's band and the organ. and heard
the orchestra and organ give 1t, last
night, remembered well the thrill OF
pleasure they experienced on the for
mer OCCASION and they listened to It's
reproduction with delight. 1t was very
effectively given.
The orchestra acquitted Itself With
marked credit Ina the ."rannhauser'
overture and The andante and march
from the 'Lsonure Symphony" OF Raf;
bur In the ''TonbiIder'' from die
Waikeure' the acoustic properties Of
the auditorium were not accurately
gagged, and the brasses smothered the
strings In the Fire" music Concert
Melster F'cetstels violin solo was a
beautiful piece of work, rich ana clear
in tone perfect IN execution, Nine be
Sellem's eontralto aria from the Queen
OF Shcba" was fine effort MIR
Tovnc's tenor solo was well received.
The program was long one. but its
length was forgotten In the excellence
OF the performance.