Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-10
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VIM NNh7i'HA NNNHit Nl lIllN city
and state win Doe pleased to
know that through the courtesy
Of the First Presidency the reg
ular free organ recitals win again be-
given ON each noon. at 1910 D. mn. at
the tabernacle, beginning next Mon
day April H. Professor j. n. Nc
Cleuan, the organist OF the tabernacle.
has given over 1000 recitols-frcc to
the publlc-during his service as taber-
uacle organlst and people from an
parts of the world have enjoyed the
grandeur of the organs music Per-
Torrance win begin promptly at 1910
TO give the office people of the CITY
an opportunity TO attend. and the
doors will close az that hour 20 re-
main so until the entire program ls
rendered. Children under six years OF
age viii not be admitted 10 these con-
cents and whispering, which has caus-
ed much annoyance in the past 20 the
performer and auditor alike. win not
be permitted.
In the Record Herald of Chicago.
the celebrated newspaper writer Rich
ard II Little. recently wrote the fol-
lowing. after having heard an organ
recital I'm honor Of the Baedeker Bros
Of Dresden. Saxony, and himself: $50
% the tabernacle we went 10 hear the
noon recital played boy the orgauist.
John Mcclellan, upon that wonderful
organ. the second largest in the couu-
try. and which was originally built
back I'm the SOS by the energetic
followers of Joseph smith. Our party
consisted of the artist the BaedclSer
Toys Of Dresden, SaNOny. so called by
reason Of their never ceasing reference
TO their favorite German author. the
editor. the colonel whose habitant is
Salt Lake City, and the writer The
crowd filed in slowly and snlemnly
and a death-lik silence ensucd. hrok-
on only by ushers who walked ON their
tiptoes and mysteriously pointed out
vacant seats TO new arrivals. We're
butting In ON a funeral said the art
fist; let's go before our transfers run
out But "a man with long gray
beard arose way up I'm the front Of
the tabernacle and raised his hand
The doors Of the tabernacle are about
TO be closed he said solemuly Those
who cannot spend the entire time, As
minutes. Of the organ recital here are
requested 20 leave now, as the doors
viii be closed and no one viii be per
mitted to leave during the concert
The man with a beard waited and then
waved his hand impressively. The
doors shut with hollow revelations
Organist appeared He sat down at the
organ, but no sounds came from 10.
T hope he doesn't play just yet Whisp-
cred the artist There's n band or
something playing about n mile away.
You can just hear IT, Listen We list
eued The sounds became louder It's
the OrRan' said the artist. 10 was
wonderful music. Sometimes the notes
of the organ had the roar and majesty
Of thunder, and the great tabernacle
seemed to rock from the volume of the
sound. Then they died away entirely
and there would come the peeping of
birds, and the soft music of noun
tain rim Listen. said the artist.
There's a girl singing. what wonder
ful clear high notes I never heard an
angel sing, but ! imagine it's some
thing like that. Can YOU see her?
Where Is she standing But there was
no singer II was only the organ. Then
the organ initiated a mixed quartet SO
perfectly that i'm looking into the dim
recesses around II we could fairly see
the fat bass with the high collar and
the pale. handsome tenor, with a blond
mustache. and the new gray tie. The
little alto was there, too, fat as a
partridge and a tail graceful bsunde
with a veil that sopranos always wear,
and as unmindful as a statue OF the
sleeps eye glances OF the tenor. After
the quartet had finished and rustled
down into their seats and dropped
their hymn books down on the floor be
side their chairs. and the tenor had
pulled his blond mustache and whisp-
cred To the soprano, and the bass had
slipped a couple OF cough lozenges in
10 his mouth. and was trying 10 eat
them without moving his jaws, an or
Chestra played. And straightway the