Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-26

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der Prof. Peabody, winning the first;
the Ladies' chorus, one under Madam
I Swensen and the other under Prof.
Joseph j. Daynes. shared another
prize and the children's chorus did
likewise under their respective Lead
ers., II ai!ss. 333
Mr.. Stephens declares, especially
the first of these, his pleasantes VIC
tory With such magnificent cll0lr
Of Prof. Houseleys in the field, ne
says, after turning my own trained
boys and girls over to the leadership
of my young protege Ensign g Z th t.sa,
Mr.. Houseley is worthy the steel or
any conductor in America. both as
conductor and musician Ss5
55T The Denver Eisteddfod C96) saw the
tabernacle choir engaged as body TO
render selections at every session. much
at the coming Eisteddfod. Only choir
&of it's ladies, trained and conducted
by Madam Amanda Swenson. entered
1.-THE contest and won with great honors.
The tabernacle choir's singing was de-
clared by the Denver press as the fea-
ture of the great Eisteddfo d.
AT the next Salt Lake Elsteddfod In
1898. upon being given to understand
that Prof. HousslaY absolutely! refused
to enter in contest unless Prof.
Stephens would personally conduct
Stephens took upsthe work for both the.
main choral contest and the male Choir
us IN order to have the Denver choir,
which he greatly ad admir- attend;
However circumstances a fter al, all
did not permit Prof. Houseley.
to come, and Mr. Stephens had to be.
content to compete with choirs from
Ogden and Emery county; the Ogden
choir had by this time been brought
into fine form by Prof. Squire Coop,
and there was, IL not a close q very
awarding Prof. Stephens choir the
prize after giving much praise to the
other singers especially those of Og-.
den. Mr.. Stephens had also prepared
two children's choirs or;3this contest
one Of them he turned over to Villard
Christopherseon to direct,Sand the 9TH
err to Joseph Poll. I hey won the prize
between them The male chorus under
Prof. Stephens also won first prize on
this occasion. This made In all II choirs
trained by Mr.. Stephens-though he
personally conducted but three at the
contests which carried off the prizes
Madam Swensen has two events e1l-
tirely TO her own credit-and the con-
| Quoting of third--each, however, with
tabernacle choir young ladies, whom
She has led to most honora BILE victories.
Prof. Alfred Peabody has one to his
| credit With the "Orpheus club which
won first over the young mems choir
trained by Mr.. Stephens and conducted
by Mr. Ensign.
| Prof. Squire Coop has two very good
records to his credit, one chief contest
| and one male chorus. Is
The only choir Prof. Stephens has
ever conducted in a contest without
| winning was that of the male chorus
| at the worlds fair, the choir from
! off rot ya
and the one from North Wales the
I second. However the adjudicators in
| formed Mr.. Stephens that they COLI
sidered his choir next. and best Of the
American cfoirs. but as there was nj
third prize, they could award them
| none In this award Mr.. Stephens Cos
| incided: after listening to the winners
| at the competition, he at once declared
My boys cannot sing like that. HIS
1 also cheerfully conceded the superiority
| of the "0rpheus club when they Won
| in Salt Lake.
BAND CONTESTS.
In this class Prof. Anton Pederse,
has been three times victor, winning
| twice in Salt Lake and once III Denver
in. each case having one honorable OPP
! ponent to excel and coming out cas-,
1 victor.
OTHER CONTESTS.
In the smaller choral cotests Prof
/ Joseph j. Daynes was winner with hi.
| Twentieth ward choir at the first Sal
/ Lake Eisteddfod, and Mr.. Evan Ar:
| thur, with a Tocele choir was winner
at the second, though afterward tn,
/ prize was withheld upon q technica
4 question.
or soloists we can here only mention
A a very few of the most notable in
| stances.
4 Mrs. Nellie Druce Pugsley won, Will
test in the first Elsteddfod,
Prof Charles Kent came before the
people prominently in this Eisteddfoc
i as q co-Winner in a very fine contas
with Mr., Lloyd Jones of Denver.
Mrs, Emma Ramsey Morris also cam,
into notice as q contralto, by winning
4 in the contralto solo contest at TIL,
second IJisteddfod.
Miss Emma Lucy Gates won in TIL,
n paino solo contest at the same event
Fl showing her splendid prepare tory mu,
steal education previous to taking VI
voice work, q
Miss Mamie Tout was heard at TIL,
second Eisteddfod for the first tine
8 by the general public, and though no
4 a contestant. she Immediately won thu
Il golden opinions of every one present a:
the best young soprano of her age evel
& heard in Utah,
Prof. Evan Stephens is not in thu
4 field os a contestant in any form FOL
Il The coming Eisteddfod: : disliking con.
4 test work, he is content to rest Sc
II renely upon his Iaurels. with but on,
expressed wish, May the best win