Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-24

Musical Chautauqua, in which he says:
"The Chautauqua brought before thI
public many OF Utans representative
artists. and our foremost choruseS,
quartets, etc. Nothing could have
letter effect upon the artists them
selves than such a union OF EFFORT.
Many expressions of qualification were
elected by The social and lraterhal re-
suits attained, The effect was broad
ening, and arroWness-agalnst when
all must strugsle-receiNed q serious
setback. Lovers OF music We're gem
er0us In gift and in patronage The large
audiences were delighted with the pro-
fcienCy OF so many new artists. THESE
are reasons why the Chuutauqua should
become a permanent, Institution. Don't
allow your interest to lag, for your
undertaking is 4 good one, and Will
40 things The contest part of the
Chautauqua should not be discontin-
ued. Toe many teachers lose sight of
the fact in their own studios, that else
whore music may be taught with TAR
degree OF success, \ teacher should
demand as much of his students AS a
discerning public would demand. Moth
ing provides test OF the foregoing
as does an open competition. Criticism
should be courageous and of necessity
| sometimes severe. The honesty of adj
judication will never be convincing TO
! some teachers. Never mind, II Will he
| uelnLulB ana uuitSS lHty dit IN
durable Pooh Bahs,, they VIII sit up
and notice things. The Chautauqua
| will always discover TO the public
| few OF these egotistic unassailables.
"Discordant echoes do not mean
| that good results We're not attained.
! They arise from the condition of some
| Instructors; some whose work IS too
| perfect to tolerate the inspection OF
| a quarantine board. In the gospel OF
| music there Is safety in multitude
| OF counsel. Immaculate cut and dried
| ness rs no longer to be expected.
| Awards viii bring a few disappoint-
| mepts. Who can change that? In our
state. opinions of matters musical show
| more and more maturity. Formerly
| the number OF real critics was limited
| to two or three But these were great
| ones, critics there We're who found
| numerous errors In Bach, and said how
worry little Beethoven had written that
| vas really worth while
The following suggestions J nave
heard from various sources, with all
of which | do not agree: Hold early
iu June; have more kinds of instru-
mcntH in competition; hear all competl-
tors oft one Kind at single session;
lct utst prizes go co 20 aspiring solo
lst4 whether they morit anything or
not. brine ont some eastern critic To
write helpful criticisms at length, as
! well as To make figures ia the adju-
uigltlnus: lot no contest occupy moro
| lhen Ar tine time of any one ses-
| zion; harr some artist or lecturer ON
rt make each eosslon attractive
Mr willard Welhe may be pardoned
NJ Dr. displays some pride for his Or
! phCum theatcr orchestra. Some time
aru lending theatrical man while Wis
iHug m this city, heard the orchestra
and uonuunccl n 60 be one of the verS
/ D." .fH.. IA
hc had ever heard. This, too, was whel
wis composed OF only ninemen, Now
! d uumhDrg ne mon. a cello ana two
Irmgh horns having been added.
During inc summer Mr. Wcihc mad
nm extensive trln east tp secure music
aud bo returned with selections from
.hc modrru successful operas both o
europe and America
Prof WetGdl Is tho happy recipient
uf IA hniOn made from olive wood taken
from mo Mount of olives I'm Palestine
ft o. from 1900 n.d friend named Ernest
! Schneider uf Fort Wayne. Ind whC
atule8 500 % uleaWnt and complimentary
Icltrr tO me professor that he secured
tho wood uu tho HOLY Mount himself
I ul2 chem fashioned the baton nom n
a1 There 4. mo doubt about lts genu-
inonegs.
Several attempts in years past have
been made 10 bring ;inn7 Richter, tho
noted NHguer.Hn conductor nom Ber'
iin tn tHI7 country hut they have beer
unsuccessful, N has remained for I'm
4 prcfar,O hammer5tein OF the Man
p haitian opera house 10 make the sue
4 crs5ful attempt lie win be In New
y York at the Manhattan for the coming
U Manager Fred Graham IS ARRANGING