Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-16

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Nine. Amanda Swenson has been
notified from New York OF her cleo
ton TO the National Association OF
Teachers of Singing. The communica-
I'm was signed by the members Of the
executive board Herman Kline Isadore
Iuckstone Katherine T.. Won KIenner.
II. W. Greene Anna r. zeigler oscar
saenger, +. Preston Miller and Arthur
de Guichard. ON whose recommendation
Nine. swensorf was elected. The object
of the association Is to raise the stand
ard Of vocal instruction, and protect
students and the reputable part OF the
profession from "fakirs" and impostors
generally. a careful scrutiny is made
Of the record Of every candidate for
membership, and only teachers with
established regulations and whose
methods are known TO be strictly In
accordance with the recognized canons
Of instruction are admitted.
News Of a pleasant incident comes
from Berlin. WHARF, Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend OF salt Lake Is at present
located Not long ago, during the en-
eagemeut of Caruso. there were 10000
people in Berlin unable to obtain admls-
sion 10 the opera house whose seating
capacity is only 1000. Among the dis
appointed applicants was Alfred Best.
the salt Lake tenor He and Mrs.
Townsend met ON the street one day
and Mr. Best was relating how badly
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ticket 70 hear CarllEo. Mrs Townsend.
who Is "a friend Of Mr. Best's. listened
sympathetically as they walked down
the street together Just then as luck
would have IT, who should heave into
sighi but the famous Caruso himself2
Mrs Townsend. who IS well acquainted
with him. at once stopped him and in
troduced him 10 Mr.. Best with the
statement that he was a fellow tenor
who could not get into the opera house.
Cargo Salanuy answered that he
would make that an right, and at once
wrote out card Of admission which se-
cured 90 Mr.. Bost the happy privilege
OF bearing his favorite singer.
The friends Of the Boys band are
endeavoriug to establish 10 on a per-
mancnt basis. There are 80 boys iu the
organization, and they are all inter-
ested in It's continuance But they need
lfA AA.AAA ttl INAH anu flANnNIh NtANlfIlNs
With that back OF them, they would
buckle down to work" and give most
Of their spare time TO practise. But
some incentive to effort IS necessary.
some object or purpose that win keep
"A boy at his task Something IN the
way Of prizes. or free instruction would
be OF material aid.
The music section Of the La lies Lit
erasy club win give a Gries session on
the morning OF the oath inst, IN tho
rooms OF the club under the direction
of Mrs WetzelL Both vocal and in
strunental selections from the compos-
er's works win be given.
In the First Methodist church tOmor-
row morning, Organist Kimball viii
play ass prelude, Angel Voices" by
Rrinley Richards, which Mr.. Kimbali
has transcribed for the organ. Choir
master Dougall will sing. Arm Arm,
Ye Brave" from Judas Maccabeus,"
The proposed series Of mandolin and
guitar reoltals win be given Feb
next either in the Salt Lake Theater
or the tabernacle.
Grcg's opuscs number a. the last
being -four Of the Psalms for mixed
chorus He was q noted lyric writer,
his songs numbering over 100. from
four TO Ne songs being grouped in a
single opus.
NcV York audiences have become
weary OF Brahms, as HE works are re-
rarded az tedious 10 the unlearned.
soloists VINO persist iu playing him are
finding themselves left az home" I'm
consequence.
Geraldine FaIrar, now singing In Ber-
lin. Is reported as saying mean things
about her native land. An esteemed
contemporary retorts with. She Is
rroba bly, getting even for what Ameri-
ca said Of her when she sang al tho
Metropolitan last season
Local music teachers an report bet
ter business than ever before. az the
interest On music among the younger
section Of the population is steadily
increasing. ono vocal instructor finds
there is such strain on his norvo
that 20 is necessary for him 10 give up
tho use of tobacco. as he needs an tho
f'rsous stamina that ne can command
and tobacco does not help tho nerves M
all. The calling of music h not yet oN-
Tciicucing any uutoWard effects from
tho so-called hard times.
Adoph Borschke. the young Austrian
who oihCiatcd s1 acCeutlbly no the pl-
anO as an Hccomu1nist during the
Hartmann violin recital in this city
camo near losing his ne I'm Plris not
long ago. ln moment or absent
mindcdncss, after going to HIS apart
ments from performance. he throw
"a lighted match into the waste boN.
Then b. SAT down and dropped Of into
smmbcr, Tie awoko to lud himself enc
vcloped in flames. aud running 10 the
window criod for help. Hc was rescued
just in umc 90 escape being sun0cated
Frau Wagner. widow of tho noted
composer. is 40 the point OF death from
rsart disease.
When Mime, Powell. the vloliuist. per-
formed at Portland recently the audi
TucC shoWered Der With roses.
r. A. MacnoWol. the composer hos
boon brought to New York from his
feterborO. ~. a., country home. much
1sainst the advice of friends nho
thought be was too weak to De- moved.