The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
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GETS RARE TREAT
Symphony Orchestra Gives
Concert Which Shows
Talent of Players.
ORGANIZATION is STRONGER
MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE
DURING THE LAST YEAR.

Owing to the severe storm yesterday
afternoon the concert of the Salt Lake
Symphony orchestra at the Colonial the
atre was not as largely attended as it
should have been, considering the merits
of the performance. The musicians of
the city were we'll represented and there
were many box parties, but the house
should have been filled. That such was
not the case was disappointment to
the men who gave their time and ef-
forIs 10 the work Of the organization
with no other return than their pleasure
in securing a symphony orchestra for Salt
Lake. II was also a disappointment to
the many enthusiastic friends who did
attend the concert yesterday and, real
king the fine work that was done, re-
GREETED that the orchestra did not re-
ceiVe better support.
Tie program of the sixteenth SYM
phony orchestra recital included some of
the great orchestral numbers and, under
the direction of Professor j. j. Mcclellan,
il was splendidly carried out. Remark
able advance has been made in the re-
hearsals of the past few weeks. The
new system inaugurated by Professor Nc
Clellan of rehearsing the strings section
by itself has increased the efficiency Oh
the work, particularly in precision or at
tack Also the increase in the num-
Der of brass and wOOd-Wind instruments
has strengthened the organization. The
composition of the orchestra is now:
Strings, 80; WOOG-wind. 8; brass, 10, and
drums g. The program was as follows:
Overture TO Egmont .-..-.--.--. BeetnOVen
Second Symphony ......,.',....' Beethoven
II. Larghetto.
Second Concerto .................... Mozart
/. Allegro. II. Andante. Ill Al
legro giocoso.
For flute and orchestra.
Scenes Picturesque ............... Massenet
l. March.
T.. Air De Ballet CcelIo solo. o.
Jorgensen).
III. Angelus.
". Fete Boheme.
Aria-Jeanne dare 1900. Tschaikowsky
(a) Spinning Wheel 49,. Mendelssohn
(b) Valse in d Flat e. .Chopin-Rosenthal
Arranged for orchestra by MI
Mcclellan.
Flute Mr.. Flashman; clarinet, Mr..
Engberg: piccolO, Mr.. Henning-
Overture to Merry Wives Of Windsor
....... ............ .......... Nicholai
The two Beethoven numbers were per-
haps the most highly enjoyed OF any on
the program. The overture TO Eginoht,
with its appealing harmony as OF soIt
hIshed voices, was magnificentiy inter-
preted. OF BeethOvens Second symphony,
the second movement, the larghetto, was
given While many feel that IL Is a
mistake TO render only single movement L
of a symphony. the great length OF thlS
one preeludes its presentation III a HiXeu
program The exalted theme was gwen
i'm the different sections OF the oreheStIa
and in a brilliant climax OF all the IN
struments, displaying a precision and mar
nony that reflects great credit upon the
conductor.
The second Concerto of Mozart. for flute
and orchestra, with Willard Fiashman'
flute soloist was enthusiastically received
Paderewski's Minuet was given as an
encore to this number. Scenes rat
toresque," by Massenet, an orchestral
suite of four movements, displayed the
versa tility of the players, and delight
fuI cello solo by Oge Jorgensen was
heartily applauded. Mrs. Agatha Berk-
bOel Siegel, the vocalist Of the afternoon,
sang the Jeanne d Arc" aria, Farewell,
We Hills." in magnificent manner. Her
beautiful contralto voice is especially
ADAPTED TO this song and the applause
and flowers that followed her number
showed the favor with which her sing
ing is always received. She responded
with .sThe Years al the Spring" arranged
by Mrs. Beach.
Two lighter numbers for the orchestra
followed The Valse in d Flat, by
Chopin. arranged by Professor Mcclellan
for orchestral presentation. was repeated
in full an an encore. The afternoon closed
with the favOrite composition, the over
ture 10 Merry Wives of Windsor by
NichOlai