The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-12
Good Work for Music.

What promises to be one Of the i'm
portant musical and social events Of the
season will be the production OF Haydn's
Creation at the Salt Lake theatcr,
Wednesday evening next, by the Unlver-
sity society. under the direction OF Squire
five picked men, and Mrs. Maggie Tout
Browning, soprano, NJ J. Brlnes, tenor,
and Fred Smith, baritone.
So diSnifed and artistic was the pre-
sentation recently that twenty members
or the Commercial club. forming the mu-
sic committee OF the club have taken
FISK In second production The recent
production was not as well attended as
the production warranted owing To other
social functions occurring on the same
for second presentation and the music
committee has undertaken a second pro
university are working with the music
committee TO make the event a financial
success. Committees for the sale OF tick
club members and the school teachers
Special rates will be offered TO all stu
The various music students wii be largely
represented. y subcommittee. headed by
Mrs. w. II. Cunningham and Mrs. A; S,
is a911E m IN Mh FSe
society folk OF the city Judging from
interest already manifested. 1t is GER
tain that all the stalls and loges viii be
From a musical point of view a success
ls already assured. Mr' Coop has TINS
END END vel well In hand @ and & orchestra, st soloists n
| ing production,
The theater box office will open Mon
| day morning.
John D. Spencer Is the chairman OF
the committee on arrangements and has
associated with him w. T, Nuttall and
! Douglas Swan from the Commercial club.
| N
I coming productions OF THE Creation a
member Of the music committee of the
| Commercial club yesterday said:
I'VE speak with some pride OF Salt Lake
as an art center. And with the belief that
we do foster art: We lul ourselves into
complaoent Indifference TO opinions ex-
pressed to the contrary. We have
achieved something IN this direction, but
we are not apprec.ative OF what Is ar
sertions that puff us with pride and blind
Us TO what We might discover by COM
parison with some other states. Several
times have our leaders in music attempt
| ed to establish q symphony orchestra
that should approach the ideal OF art for
arts sake. and es many times they have
failed OF their purpose. We have had
several splendid band organizations that
have deserved TO survive. but which have
all been short lived. Utah has produced a
number Of sculptors and painters. It is
true. and a number OF them have tried
10 establish themselves In their native
state. but SO little encouragement have
one after another. or course, II may be
urged that Salt Lake Is too small a place
10 support art In these forms II requires
greater wealth than can be found in sucl
q center And this objection is valid
yet much can be done for the encourages
ment OF artists where there is a true love
a true sensluysness 10 his work.
The Commercial club. realizing the
Importance OF such a sensitiveness along
with the rather grosser sensitiveness e
material things. has organized q muslca
committee that Is trying hard 10 Justify
Itself by awakening a greater responsive.
ness In our city 10 what Is worthy and
, substantial In music, and the member.
are attempting TO encourage the rnusica
, artists 10 furnish the salt Lake public
with such music. A few weeks ago Squlr,
Coop put before the public such an ar.
tIstic production IN Haydn's immorta
: l"Creation." Notwithstanding the higt
and welI-deservcd praise which salt Lake