The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-14
Charles F. Carlson Of Denver, a for

Charles F. Carlson of Denver, for'
mer we'll known Salt Lake musician,
accompanied by Mrs. Carlson and their
son. is visiting at the home OF his par
ents in this city. Since his departure
from this city si1 years ago, when ne
went to Vienna to further pursue MS
studies, Mr.. Carlson has sprung into
prominence as a composer OF great
ability. and his progress has been
watched with keen interest by MS hosV
of friends here.
Breitkopf and Hartel Of LelPsig,
London and New York, one OF the larg
est, oldest and most conservative pup
fishing houses in the world, recently
published twenty-seven OF Mr.. Carl
SONS songs, which arc meeting with
marked success. '1Phelias,' one-act
opera dedicated by Mr.. Carlson TO the
New York Metropolitan Opera COM
pany. also has won fome for him, His
first real operatic work, - The Scarlet
Letter, - is to be published in the near
future, and the orchestration of his
third opera, ''The Courtship Of Miles
Standish,'' has Just been completed
Mr.. Carlson is remarkable worker
He has already begun work on his
fourth opera, HThe Merchant of Ven
ice" although vet a young man. j.
In Denver Mr.. Carlson is director Oh
the Fine Arts College Of Music, and
head Of the vocal department. IN TACT
he is the owner Of this institution, as
it is incorporated in his name. Few
American composers who have won
great recognition and success in the
past few years have had a more dln-
cult time to gain recognition than MT;
Carlson For ten years he was turned
down constantly by all the leadlng mus
sic publishers until he tried BreltRopI
and Hartel. -,
The many friends of Mr.. Carlson will
be clad 10 know of his success and 10
know that his published music. drama
has met with hearty approval lroln
some of the greatest critics.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson will return TO
Denver next week to resume their au-
ties at the College of Music. In tnls
institution Mrs. Carlson, who was 1or-
merly Miss Lnlabel Eldredge OF t0is
city, is head Of the piano department,
These two energetic and promising
Salt Lake musicians have been most
successful teachers in Denver. Ihelr
business. according to Mrs. carlson; is
in Denver, but their hearts are In salt
Lake. c
son was a pupil Of Marie Brenteur ano
Theodore Lischitizky, and Mr.. carson
DuDll OF LuS lHiPSii"i
tory at Vienna. under Franz HapoecN.
Tn Recommendation he was the pupil of
While in the city Mr.. and Mrs. Carl,
son are being splendidly entertained
by their host OF relatives and 1riends'
Gifted Musician to Go Abroad.
Professor J. j. Mcclellan, Utah's
gifted organist, has been granted
H. of o1, nv the
first presidency of the Mormon church,
and will leave for Europe in October
to study in special lines Of the art
under noted masters in Berlin and pos
sibly other cities.
When the many friends Of the emf.
nent musician learned that he would
drop his labors the coming fall and de-
vote his time to special study, a move
ment started to tender the professor
rousing testimonial prior to his de-
parture, as a mark Of the esteem In
which he is held far and wide.
A committee composed of Levi Ed
gar Young, DIR. G. W. Wilcox, Apostle
Orson F. Whitney, Thomas E. Giles
and J. ]. Daynes waited upon the first
presidency, and were given permission
to use the tabernacle for the testi-
monial during conference week, which
begins September 30.
lniS committee. mas Deeu COMMITS
stoned to arrange for the testimonial.
There is no doubt that Professor Evan
Stephens and the members of the tab
ernacle choir, to whom Professor Nc
Clellan has been SO valuable an aid,
viii volunteer their services. The most
prominent local talent also will offer
its services.
Perhaps no local musician Of promi-
nence has been so obliging in his work
TO assist in public functions as Profes
sor Mcclellan. Organ recitals by spe-
cial request, personal renditions and
valuable cooperation whenever called
upon, have always been willingly given
by him, and it is recalled that during
his long association with the Symphony
orchestra as conductor, he gave his
services for the love Of the art, not
being paid dollar, It is felt that his
long and faithful service to the public,
in a thousand different forms, will be
so we'll remembered that every one will
unite in making the testimonial a huge
success.
Details Of the programme will be ar
ranged and announced later by those
in charge, and the active business ar
rangement will probably be in the
hands Of Professor McClellan's asso-
ciates in the Utah Conservatory of
Music and the business nagement of
the tabernacle choir.
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