Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-12

~ HE opening concert OF the sea-
SON by the salt Lake Symphony
orchestra, the ninth by the way
,,birh the company has given under
Mr. shepherds direction, is COM
.,crrlnr to be actively talked Of i'm
music circles. Business Manager
snsrcer is pushing the box-oficc end
and Mr.. shepherd has the entire pro-
van, under active rehearsal Mr..
hrines the tenor, win be the soloist OF
H. evening while the orchestral num-
hers viii be as follows:
ovorture. "Coriplanus" go. Beethoven
selection from Madam Butterfly.
.......... .........t..t..., Puccint
Nieeretto from the Seventh symphony.
............. .......... Beethoven.
Three dances from Nell Gwynn."..
......s..- ...s........ ia. German
March slave ........ Tschaikowsky
Special interest attaches TO the
ssectiou from Madam Butterfly
Is it viii be the first rendition here
Iany except from the new opera, since
dany excerpt from the new opera, since
vork
s'phons' juvenile singers are work
rr up Sousa's stars and Stripes
% sing 81 at Sousa's matinee early Ia
November
Tho date OF Madam Carlotts Mac
Conda appearance i'm Salt Lake will
be Monday the 2Sth at the First
Methodist Church Madam MacConda
Is making "a brilliant tour this year
and She has sung with the Boston
symphony orchestra, with the Cincin-
natl symphony orchestra and many
other leading organizations. Her APP
peawncc i'm this city viii be a distinct
musical event.
Local sheet music dealers complain
OF the dodge ON the part Of grating
publishing companies i'm the east, who
induce local talent over the country
90 write 90 music TO be adapted to
certain poetry Stock song writer's COM
pose a lot Of balderdash to tit the al
legged music. ON the plan of making
"tbe punishment fit the crime" and
The local talent arc notified that their
musical scores are Of the highest order
Of composition. They are then vince
died into buying 100 copies or more OF
the weary combinations. with the as
surance that the same can readily be
sold Ina the home cities and appreciated
90 the extent Of a large and healthy
number of ducats.
The deluded victims generally 'bite
grcedily." order G.. O. D. a large bum
de Of their song scores from the pub
fishing houses, and then make life
burden TO home music dealers who are
urged TO put the goods on sale. when
told by truthful critics that their mu-
sic isn't worth the powder 10 blow it
up they wax indignant, and declare II
must be meritorious because the east
ern publishing houses wrote and told
me so. and that / ought to get 12h
cents a copy
The complimentary review Of Prof.
Wctzells work as supervisor Of music
o. the public schools, which appeared in
recent issue of the New York Musical
Courier. has been widely copied over
the country, with the result that the
professor is the recipient of compli-
mentary letters. with what is much bet
ter than mere compliment substantial
offers of higher paying and less exact
ing positions elsewhere. Prof. Wetzell
asked the school board for an assist
ant. as the increasing duties of super
visor of music I'm the Salt Lake public
schools place on the shoulders Of one
man more work than he can well take
care Of. But the board declined to
grant the petition, So the supervisor has
struggled along as best he could, often
laboring far into the night, TO keep up
with the demands Of the hour.
Prof. Anton Petersen has moved his
studio from the Commercial club build
ing ON Main street. He con-
tuues another year i'm charge
OF the orchestra and concert
band az All Hallows college. and tho
music work generally of the institution
where he has accomplished so much I'm
the past Many of the band and or
chestra are old students, making entire
by new material not so necessary, and
the boys are hard at work on a good
class Of music.
The Orpheus club is holding SUCCESS
ful meetings every Tuesday night. i'm
rehearsal of the selections to be given
when Nine Carlotta Maconda win ape
pear With the club. one OF the num-
ber 20 be given by the club Is The
Sword Of Ferrara,' by Frederick Bull
lard
John Held has letter head for his
own use with photo Of the band of
men standing I'm front Of the city
and county building. IL Is am excellent
Picture and shows the band off TO good
advantage.
Miss Hazel Taylor win leave the COM
ing week for New York, where she
VIII take a years course Of study UNI
utf Nf. Gugliclmo Garrison, the Italian
baritone. She viii bee accompanied
east by Miss Nora Eliason.
The rebuilding Of the organ Of the
First Congregational church viii be-
completed this afternoon. so that a. can
20 used Ina tomorroW's services. The
TWO Boston experts have made a good
job of IL in the three months OF their
Stay here. and tho instrument f. now AS
good as ncw Ina fact % rs better than
hheu "a was first built, as the mistakes
or construction made then have been
reeilhod. and the more noisy pipes
toned down. The lS-foot trombone stop
~ lhe pedal organ was found Don a pare
ucu'uly bad condition and many other
reeds bad 10 De taken from their sock
cts and polished aud rcyOiced. Tho
exports who have done the work are
Mes.Is W. j, Grant and cam Frenning
OF Boston. Therc VIII Doe meeting of
lle 'nusteos and "a few other members
OF iha church Monday evening in the
auditorium. whom Prof shepherd. the
Wganist. viii play informally for them
FfoIe the instrument is formally ac-
"pir1. Mr.. Grant is tO tune 81. Paul
ettu Monday and Tuesday. ana then
tlrn east with Mn. Frnuing. Prof
taepherd Is much pleased with tho new
tNle M pedal box. the udiul c0ucaNc,
ana ih confident the instrument in iis
Hll'onati0n win prove more accept
Aoie Than ever before. Tho church peu-
' are delighted al being able 90 re-
.Ain iu their house Of worship after
NtNINH been without one fur W weeks.