Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-03
SHARPS and FLATS

Saint Saens has written what Eng
fish critics call very Interesting duo
for harp and violin for the Misses
Elssler, who played II nj recent
concert in London.
1t is we'll known that neither
Faust" nor Carmen was appreciate
ed In Paris until 1t had won a success
in Germany. A London pournal re-
calls the fact that "Pinafore" also
did not catch on" in London until
after II had been performed In New
York with enormous success.
Some years have passed since Al
bani was last heard in this country.
but she Is still on deck. At present
she is singing in Australia. Her next
tour will be In india. where she will
give some so concerts. She is making
feature of old English songs, which
she has found from experience are all
ways popular in the colonies.
A report comes from Bayreuth that
Cosima Wagner does not feel well
enough to continue any longer rs the
head Of the Bayreuth Festival, and
that her place will hereafter be taken
by Sicgfried Wagner. The Evening
Post has maintained for years that
Cosima Wagner never was the proper
person to preside over these festivals,
and II now has the satisfaction of be-
ing able to- cite Wagner's own words.
showing that he for his part never
dreamed that his spouse would pre-
sumo to take mis- place and instruct
the greatest vocalist actors In the
world as to how to interpret his operas
she. who had never been either n
singer or an actress.
What is called "a great musical
movement" is going on in England.
AT recent meeting in London, of
tho Association of Musical Competition
Festivals. the fact was brought out
that in about 60 districts in all parts
of the kingdom. musical competition
festivals are held, and that their num-
Der is steadily increasing. Musical
tourna Cents were held centuries ago
by troubadours and other MINISTRIES,
but these are different. There are
drawbacks TO the modern festivals
an occasional pot-hunting spirit and
too much regard for wining medals
and prizes, but the good far outweighs
the bad. An English Journalist says
these festivals excite an amount of
enthusiasm hardly to be generated in
any other way. and beget results to
correspond"
Mr.. Emil Paur. conductor Of the
Pittsburg Orchestra, who IS abroad 10
obtain musicians thereby mourning
the ennitv Of the National Federation
of musicians. must make peace with
that organization promptly according
To a statement from Mr.. j. I. Buchan-
an. chairman Of the orchestra COM
mittee, made today:
1T Is Mr. Paurs part to supply us
the men To engage, no matter where
he has 10 get them" said Mr., Blu
chanan. The money to pay for them
Is here, ana Pittsburg wants the or
chestra The committee ~ willing
and ready to engage them. But II tho
musicians are ordered out by the
president OF their union. and they re-
fuse 10 play. we cannot force them, I
think there Is no possibility of such
a thing occurring, however. for II tho
uuon tells Mr.. Paur not TO import
players he certainly will listen to II
and get his players elsewhere"
what Is church music? In other
words. what music should be allowed
I'm church? The other day there was
NJ padua a congress. presided over
by the patriarch OF Venice whose OBJ
1Cct was TO obtain reform In sacred
music. II was decided To promote the
foundation OF Scholae Cantorum In
which children should be instructed
IN sacred music. and to institute assoc
Citations OF musicians I'm various dis
ticts 10 form sort OF watch-com-
mittees 10 guard the music OF the To-