Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-02
Spring Festival Opening
Assures an Undoubted Success

Va the Festival Chorus. most admir-
ably These were ono hundred and
twenty-five 10 a hundred and fifty in
number, aud while the effect would
have been heightened II the number
had been Increased, still tho work was
finely and intelligently done. The
male voices, while light, were excellent
~ selected, and they acquitted them
selves finely The female voices. how
ever, especially shonc. and the duet
work was charming. Mr. Miller was
the single sololst in the rendition, ana
did his work lin acceptable fashion.
Prof. stephens waved the baton over
the orchestra and choir. and handled
both most capably. The accompani-
ment was rendered by the full mem
bership OF sixty-iive, with Prof. Me-
Clcllan at the organ. The grand old
instrument gave the orchestra
foundation which, in building so
large, where any stringed organiza-
ton has difficulty In filling the space,
was q decided help to It, But the
work of all the performers and the
organist was so carefully executed that
the accompaniment. heavy as It was,
never engulfed the singers.
The closing events occur this after
noon and evening, and will, without
doubt, reach the climax OF interest. This
afternoons program includes the Sym
phony for organ and orchestra, TO be
renderd with Prof. Mcclellan at the
console, and the presentation Of Mr..
Shepherds composition with the COM
poser leading.
At night the festival closes with n
rare program made UP entirely of Sir
Arthur Sullivan's Golden Legend" its
first presentation in the west Tho
Festival Chorus and tabernacle choir
together, numbering over four hum
dred voices win render the choral parts
and the four Chicago soIoists, Mrs. VIII
son. soprano; Miss Cannon, contralto;
Mr.. Miller tenor, and Mr. Middleton,
base will do the individual work.
THE oRClIEsTRA's MAKEUP.
Manager Beach and Conductor
Adoph Rosenbecker have a remark
ably fine aggregation of orchestral tall
ent, while some of the members are
youthful. their work is evenly good,
and considering that they are not a
permanent body, held together all the
year round. their discipline and unity
are excellent. The Instrumentation of
the organization is as follows: Ten
first violins. eight second violins, six
basses. two flutes, two clarinets, two
ohoes, two bassoons, two trumpets, four
French horns, three slide trombones,
one tuba. tympanas, drums. In add
ton. one Of the oboe players substitutes
the English horn when desired, and
one of the violinists can pick up the
English horn where the oboist cannot
be spared from his instrument. Then
one OF the second violinists plays a
third trumpet where extra brass Is
called for. and another can pick up the
bass clarinet when the score Ia so
marked while a third and fourth flute
can be extemporized at a moments no.
tice SO the orchestra is pretty well
prepared for any call that the program
may make upon 1t. The conductor,
Adolph Rosenbecker, has the reputation
OF being one of the most scholarly as
well as one Of the best routine con-
ductors in the country, and his hand
ling of the orchestra from the outset
was one of correct Interpretation and
accuracy