Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-20
LOCAL MUSIC NOTES.

The organ OF the First Congre~ation-
al church is being taken down, for a
much needed cleaning. which the In
strument has not had since its erection
IN 1892. The builders Were Farrand s.
Votey OF Detroit: but as this firm has
gone out of business, and sold it's pipe
organ interests to Hutchns & votey
OF Boston. n representative of the latter
firm Is here experimenting the cleaning.
The organ cost $4,000. and Is one OF the
finest In the west.
There are Inquiries once in a while
here as TO what has become OF Fer
dinand Stark, who once figured 50
prominently as the conductor OF the
Hungarian orchestra at Denver He
Is now conducting an orchestra in Los
Angeles, where. according to all ac-
accounts, he is doing WELL
Sousa's band is 10 start on it's thirty
first semi-annual tour shortly, under
the famous leader; 1t reaches Salt Lake
during the fall.
There are so many artists figuring on
visiting the far west the coming season.
that there are fears Of a congestion,
with loss of money for some OF them.
California gold miners are TO figure
In new opera that Puccini VIII write.
English critics are laboring for the
abolition of applause In the concert
room.
A sheet music war is predicted as one
OF the features OF the fall music trade
IN the east. Its echoes are expected
to reach to the Pacific slope.
Held's band has an interesting pro-
gram prepared for tomorrow after
Moons concert al Liberty park. includ-
ing Thomas "Overture 10 Ray
mond," selections from the opera OF
Der Frelscheutz," the ,Pizzicato
Polka a Song for Trumpet (Krug). by
MIR, Held, Music Scenes from Switzer-
land, and other numbers. The new
bandstand continues to give marked
satisfaction, and the musicians say
there Is some pleasure now in playing
at the park.
The Salt Lake taste In the matter OF
sheet music Is undergoing change so
dealers say. from the rage for ragtime
to the semi-classical. The passion for
the transient ana unsubstantial seems
to be passing away.
The interest In the Chautauqua con-
tests IL responsible for an increase in
ensemble singing In this city. Two
mems vocal auartets are one result.
the ''Arion" and the Apollo" composed
as follows; Arlon--W. ID. Phillips,
John Hand, Mel Peterson, Fred Sam
ford; Apollo-J. A. sheldon, liver Brlnd,
Alex Crawford, Alvin Keddington.
Al 81, Paul's Episcopal church to-
morrow morning, the quartet will sing
Roberts anthem, Seek We the Lord"
during the offertory.
Harold Daynes Is dlspdsing OF HIS
music business preparatory to removing
10 Ocean Park, Cal. where he will re-
side. and probably go into business
The removal IL being made on account
of Mr.. paynes' health which Is not
good at this high altitude. Prof. j. ].
Daynes has already n residence at
Ocean Park, where lie spent most OF
the winter ana spring.
At tomorrow mornings service IN the
First Methodist church, the quartet
win sing Dudley Bucks arrangement
OF The Rock OF Ages" IN the eye-
ming, Shelleys anthem, When Power
Divine The quartet is composed OF
Miss Edna Evans, Miss Claudia Holt.
Thomas Ashworth and II. w Dougall,
Miss Florence Allen will leeture this
afternoon, TO select audience, on Rob-
ert Schumann, tho great composer. Miss
Allen IL a graduate OF Western Re-
serve college In Ohio, has studied FOR
several years In Europe, seen consld-
cradle newspaper experience, and has
given special attention To the art al
yine, The lecture involves a wide
range OF study N the historical as we'll
as m the technical field. so that what
Miss Allen has to say will be OF much
interest. II has been the opinion Of
many musicians In the past that sch,i.
mann's cutting OF tho muscle In his
hand with a View TO facilitating the