Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-16
CHOIR SHOULD GO ABROAD.

The newspapers and numerous cor
respondents both at home and abroad,
have had considerably 20 say Of late
regarding the proposition Of sending
the salt Lake city Tabernacle choir to
the international Eisteddfod. which is
to DO held in Carmarthen. Wales. in
August. 1911.
The project Is by no means new
one. II has received more or less ate
tenton nrom musicians and others since
tho memorable trip Of the choir to The
Chicago Worlds Fair Eisteddfod in
1881 Elder Heber j. Grant In address
ing the choir members at one OF the
rehearsals recently said that had he
been in a position to do so he would
have taken tho choir to Europe years
ago. Others have been known to have
expressed themselves along similar
lines.
What must prove source OF graft
fcsttOn to those who are DESTROYS Of
seeing the choir make tho trip is the
encouraging words that have come
from people everywhere. Especially b.
this true Of the Wclsh-Americans vino
have given tho proposition their NEST
hearty endorsement and enthusiastic
support quite a few Of the London
and other British papers have based
their comments on the assumption that
the ohoir's pilgrimage is an assured
fact while others have lauded the
pluck and enterprise exhibited. and al
the same time offered suggestions as to
how the necessary means could be
raised TO see the stunendous undertake
ing through successfully.
That the sending OF such fine body
Of singers, as comprise the membership
Of our Tabernacle choir. 90 tile old
World would result in good to the poo
pie and the state. there can be no qucs-
ton. that it would prove source OF
education and OF great benefit 10 the
individual choir members is also true.
Much good came OF the Worlds Fair
visit. through the giving Of concerts in
the principal cities Of the west Peo-
pie marvelod at the excellence display
ed by the representatives Of a people.
who 10 recently had won the mighty
battle with the wilderness, so to speak
Many thought that there had not been
sufficient time for the people OF Utah
to master the fine arts. and their great
surprise when they learned the truth
for themselves can better be imagined
than described. Comment was made
by the critics on the fact that the sing
ers appeared equally at home in the
rendition OF grand opera selections, and
that OF classic oratorios, while the
standard Of our home compositions re-
ceived unstinted praise from the vast
audiences which heard them.
The question OF finance must of ne
cessity enter into an AFFAIR Of such
magnitude. It has been roughly esti-
mated that 10 viii take about $50 900
to complete the proposed tour We UNI
derstand that each Of the concerts
given in 1898, Melted the choir $1,000
This amount, IL Is claimed. can be
more than doubled because there are
now better facilities i'm the matter OF
hall accommodations than there were
in 1898. Prof stephens expects 10 give
between thirty and forty concerts in
an on the trip, and figuring on the
basis OF the 1898 concerts the entire
amount Of expenses could thus be
raised. Before the journey is begun
tho $4,000 will have 10 be raised Prof
stephens says and We believe all viii
agree with him, that all that can rea-
sonably be- expected of 200 or more Of
the singers is the giving OF their timo
and talents TO 80 worthy a project az
tho one In contemplation. We hope tho
amount needed viii soon be fortheom-
Ing and that the proposed trip across
the Atlantic can matcralizo