Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-31

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choir to make the trip to Seattle. For
more than two hours Prof. Stephens
kept the -four. parts working like SO
many Trojans. and although the two
contest pieces We're repeated over and
lover again, the listeners, of whonlthere
We're many, never thought Of growing
1 weary. 1t was, in fact something of a
! revelation to notice how great an in1-
provemcnt WAS evident from tile be-
| ginning to the close, under the sledge-
| hammer style Of work Director Steph-
ems carried on. The voices are all Sc
lected. and the volume of sound is not
only II grand one but the quality of
tone is beautiful. The balance of the
parts is almost perfect although thus
far the sopranos and BASES are Civ
ing the best account of themselves.
The altos are particularly rich, but as
yet are hardly as positive as the 9TH
ers, while the tenors are altogether finer
and stronger than in any similar home
body heard for years. The ponderous
difficulties of the oratorio number. and
the dainty effects of the Protheroe part
song, form a delightful contrast, and
one that tests the ability of the singers
to the fullest, Edward p Kimball Of
ficinted at the piano and lent fine sup
port.
a young Salt Lake singer who visit
ed Spokane last week heard the. con-
test chorus from that city, and he
brings word that their finish was ex-
cellent. In fact, he says that in his
opinion it is a better chorus that Dem
Yer brought to Salt Lake last year.
On arriving home he heard the Taber-
nacle choir singers. and after rehearsal
gave it as his opinion that our singers
had no reason to fear the contest,
A song service will be given in the
Eighteenth ward chapel tomorrow even
ing, at $780, under the auspices of the
two Mutual Improvement associations.
PROGRAM.
Opening selection. .......... Ward choir
Father of Light ........ss. Adams
Miss Bessie Smith.
Rulon Robson
"The Peace of God".... ........ Gounod
Miss Ida Morris.
How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings
.....-..... .Liddle.
Miss Eleanor Prout.
THE Mighty Deep''s....... ......Jude
John Aird.
Harp solo,. Miss Josephine Morrison
20 Divine Redeemer'' . Gounod
Miss Margaret Summerhays.
lave Mara"..... Schubert
Miss Elma Young.
with harp accompaniment by Miss
Morrison,)
Arm, Arm Ye Brave Handel
Melvin Peterson.
II Dreamed 4 Heard the Angels
Sing ...... .......... ........,. Faure
Miss Florence Locke.
Were NY Song With Wings Pro-
vided ,5..1 Hahn
Miss Irene Kelly.
s5tfe!Ii With harp acCOmpaniment) s5t.a;
IF With All Your Hearts,.
...i.,..I.. Mendelssohn
John w. Summerhays.
Ave Maria $50. .............. Gounod
Miss Edna Evans.
with harp accompaniment)
Closing selection ~. :. Ward choir
Accompanies. Miss Irene Kelly. pia
no; Miss Josephine Morrison, harp.
This will be The first public appear
ance of Miss Josephine Morrison. tho
Iarpist and as she has been highly
spoken OF MS a performer, her per-
Torrance will be noted with special
interest.
tomorrow at i p. m. by the Fifteenth
infantry band, on the Fort Douglas.
plaza
Overture, Barber of Seville. Rossini
Monastery Bells. 80. .Lefebrel
Military tattoo-Characteris Wely
Selections Offenbachiana
Mr. and Mrs. Brinas and son will de-
part the coming week for New York
to reside. leaving many strong friends
and well wishers behind them. Both
have made permanent names and places
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