Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-10

concert, which occurs at the
Methodist church, Monday
evening next. Gogorza furnishes the
entire program. rendering in all seven
teen selections in English, French,
Spanish and German Manager Gra-
ham reports a good sale, and with Co
gorza's popularity, due to the fine i'm
preston he left on his two previous
visits, the concert ought to be q strong
success. Gogorza was seventeen years
or age when he went to France, where
he spent several years studying and
absorbing the artistic atmosphere of
the country. He then came to Amer
lea and went into business with his ia
ther, where it is said he made a for
tune before retiring His manager
states that his Income is such that he
can we'll afford to say, as he did Soy
to Conreid, that he would sing at the
metropolitan only when the roles suited
his fancy
Prof. Mcclellan is the pleased re-
clplent of generous note Of congrat
ulation from Prof. Balantyne OF the
Ogden choir The latter says that
while he does not complain over tho
decision. he had expected, in view of
the work of the Ogden choir in THE
Challenge OF Thor" that the second
j prize would be divided, but no submits
cheerfully to such a superior adiudica-.
ton as that rendered by DR.. Prothero.,
Prof, Ballantyne paid a special tribute
TO the Salt Lake choir's rendition of.
Sylvia" and says he hopes the friend
ship existing between conductors ana
singers in the two towns may long con-
tinue.
Miss Rita Jackman, who has been in
pn,,ltt x1,rr
studying piano under Jonas, will re-
turn to Salt Lake With her aunt, Mrs.
Helen Kimball, next week, She will.
open n studio at her home, and will
begin an active career as II teacher.
Miss Jackman was highly proficient be-
fore she left, and her course of study
under Jonas will have been. specially
valuable to her.
Big preparations are going on under
Miss Nora Gleason for the dedication
of the organ in the new Catholic athe-
dral. Prof. Mcclellan will act as the
organist and 1t has been decided that
the big program should be rendered en-
tirely by Salt Lake talent, the Catholic
authorities feeling sure that just as fine
results con be secured by home people
as by foreign artists. Mr. WeiEe,
therefore, is TO be violin sooist. Mrs.
McGurrin. harp soloist, Mrs. Curtis, so
list. Mrs. 2. l.. Hannifer. contralto So
+. loist. These will be aided by a special
chorus of sixty. which will render tho
entire Mozart GLORIA the "Sanctus."
by Gounod. and the "Hallelujah." from
Beethoven's Mount of Olives" A
special feature will be trio by the
organ, violin and harp.
Without doubt the dedication concert
will be one of the most noted musical
events in the history of the city.
Madam Marie Rappold, the soprano
who comes to sing at the Orphcus club
concert, a week from Monday, is one
of the metropolitan Opera House head
liners. Conreid secured her for his
opera company, after hearing her sing
at the Brooklyn Schiller festival. She
made her debut in the role of Sulamith
in the "Queen of Sheba, and scored .
tremendous success at once. She is
said to be equal to Sembrich in many
of the great soprano roles, and her
superior in several.
She returns to an operate career I'M
nediately after the present concert
tour is over.
The concert of Wednesday night in
the tabernacle, will put over 200 into
the treasury of the Salt Lake Choral
society. So the event was financial
as we'll as an artistic success, COM
DlnatlOn tndt always makes tiluSe III
terested feel ccmplacent, and at peace
with themselves and the world. The
Eisteddfod prize OF $3.50 was also put
into the society's treasury.
The first and second grade piano pu-
pills OF Miss Nora Gleason will give on
the 18th inst, a studio recital. The
little participants are: Margaret Finch,
Stella Brasnahan. Helen Bii'iner,
Louise Hodson, Elizabeth Dunbar, An
ma Snow, Mary Wilson Ellen Flynn.
Walter ]. Poulton, Jr., Is officiating
ont present as organist of the First Con-
gregational church
Prof. w. a. Wotzell has been quite III
for the last 10 days, so that he could
not attend to active teaching i'll the
schools, although he is doing his writ
ten work as usual.
There will be a reception, social and
business meeting next Tuesday even
ing. in the parlors of the Commercial
club, Of the Salt Lake choral society.
Allamembers are urged to be present,
and to participate, as Governor Cutler
and number of distinguished local
musicians will be on hand. Con-
ductor Mcclellan says that while
the society will shortly take
up "IIlijal." ho by no means expects
to stop there as the society IS to study
'.I.ohengrin'' later on, and other great