Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-02

H.
nd annual spring Festival, anu II -
most pleasant 70 be able TO say Wv"
the attendance at the two hrst eNe''l3
In tho series. removed the load OF WI
~ that has rested on the shoulders oi
the management as to the financ'a'
outcome. Tho responsibility hds oeen
an ,,nmei,sc one, Involving as II did'
In the midst of the financial depres-
sion. tho bringing of Go men ana
group OF soloists from Chicago, guaraii
feeling them large sum, rehcdrseua
of the local body, advertising 10
p,onths In advance over the entire west
and attending To all the other th"u-
sand details unknown to the huDlle'
Tho large and responsive audiences
which offended yesterday afternoon
and last night, and those when are
already assured for today concerts,
will, we understand. place The enter
prise on terra frfne and that means
In all likelihood, the assurance or
trird festival a year hence
TIE OPENING MATINEE.
The program for the first CONCERT was
one full OF variety, and one that gave
the Chicago Symphony orchestra, as
well as the participating artists, fine
heavy ii tone for an after ln'n ctent.
,,ut the hiS audience, in whi1h there
were not many young people, inliowcd
with rdpt attention each nulnp.r lie'
scented. and opplauded most Of then
literally.
The efficiency of the Chicago Sym
phony was made apparent IN the sec
ond number the Brahms Hui2erlnn
Dances. Here was an Interpretation
that SO marked the peculiarities of the
composer as to Identify him at once
The treatment was masterful I'm It's
yirility, and sprightly TO the brilliant
point, while the ability of the orches-
ira in chord crescendoes attracted at
once the attention of every musician
in the house. The numbers from Mac
Dowelrs Indian Suite, were pathe-
tic in their beauty, and beautiful IN
their pathos, given in a finished artis-
tic performance that clad the melody
I'm an exquisite harmonic radiance. This
power of beauty in portraiture was
manifest again in the Grieg Heart
wound" and Spring The Svcndson
Coronation March," was one of the
finest march numbers ever heard here;
It Is march music In Its highest ana
most artistlcally elaborated form. and
the performance was ample In its JUS
tlce to the score. There were several
encores--gems, all OF them, of orches-
trail virtuosity.
The Juvenile choir, under Prof. Steph-
ems did itself proud. The children
filled the choir gallery. the girls being
In white, and the boys In black. Their
voices we're solid, sweet and well bal
anced. and they sang so well that the
remark was frequent that they need
take no back set in comparison with
their elders. The visiting musicand
Joined In applauding with the audi
ence Assistant Organist e. p Kim
ball ofiiciated at the organ. The solo
lists were Franz Wagner. celist, whose
exquisite lyric work won merited APP
proval; Arthur Middleton, bass) can
tante, whose quality seems more bari .
tone than bass and who appeared and
sang so much like the late III. y. God
card as to occasion pathetic remark.
His encore, the Toreador song, was
given ut Prof McClellan's request, and
captured the house. His tone wan ALSO
lutely true. and rich In quality. Mrs
Gaouon. the contralto, also rlale q
COED l,npression, ana was well reVeiv-
ed
THE NIGHT PROGRAM.
a beautiful audience, in both mum.
hers and appearance, attended the
night event. The concert was ideal IN
length. lasting from $3.50 to 1915, and
though IT was attended by one draw
back in the indisposition OF the soprano,
Mrs Wilson, the program gave rare
pleasure In many parts, and In the case
Of the presentation OF THE Wedding
Feast 1t aroused most absorbing in
tcrest. The opening number was the
famous overture 1872" by Tchachow-
sky, the theme of which is the retreat
of Napoleon and his army from Mos
COW. Admirably Is the despairing
march depicted, with the defiant note
of the Marselllaise ever dominant, and
very excellently did the players master
it's difficulties. The numbers from the
'Damnatlon OF Faust" were also finely
rendered, The Sylphs' Dance being
dainty and graceful, and the will o.
precision OF attack THE Entrance
of the Gods Into Walhall," the Wag-
ner number was also done with strong
effect, and the Spanish Rhapsody" had
a great recall. Mr.. Rosenbecker was
very gracious In the matter of en-
cores. and he had a number OF exquisite
and dainty selections 'up his sleeve %
mostly for the stringed instruments,
which thoroughly captivated the audi
ence. Mrs, Wilson tried TO sing the
Mlcheea aira from Carmen" but was
unable 10 get through 1t, owing to a
cold, and Mr. Miller took her place,
rendering the tenor aria from the same
opera In good fashion He has q high,
light tenor voice. and though his organ
cannot be called a remarkable one, he
sang his difficult numbers last night
with accuracy,
The principal interest centered on the
first presentation here OF THE We'd
ding Feast" taken from the Song OF
Hiawatha,' written by the rising Eng
lish composer s. Coleridge Taylor.
whose work is attracting great atten-
tion In the music world, because OF his
being negro. Last year another Sc
lection from this work was given In
THE Death OF Minnehaha," and that
created equal interest We think THE
wedding Feast Is hardly equal to
The Death OF Minnehaha" as whole
because IL does not possess the variety
of that number, and It's treat ment.
while most Interesting. and very sug-
gestiVe OF the Indian theme It deals
with. does not impart the thrill" nor
affect an audience throughout, az the
FIRST selection did. It's rendition re-
CURED thirty-hve minutes. ana II