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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-25

greatest dramatic musician ana how a :
an carly age his father died and the sec
ond marriage OF the mother - con-
ductor OF an opera had proved the max
Ing OF the young Wagner. He related
such incidents as the reading pursued
by this boy OF 10 and how he had read
nearly all the masters works al this
early age; how his work was rejected
and scoffed AT. but that Wagner like
Beethoven. said. lit Is good and must
be accepted by and Iy.' and thus ne
worked on and on, until a last he has
reached the heights In the musical world
that we're seldom attained by even the
artists OF tha age.
The Feast OF the Holy Grail from
"Parsifal,' WIS perhaps the most striking
number on the programme. sung bv the
y. y L. male chorus. The ladies' chorus
sang two difficult numbers in de-
lightful manner. They We're Messenger
of Peace from Rieuzi. and THE Spin
ming Song The grand finale OF the
evening was Hall, Bright Abode. from
"Tannhauser' sung by the combined
chorus and Prof. John r. Hand.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-25

less astonishing; The Wagner con-
cert was, in lis original estate. a
makeshift device, an educational"
junction par excellence. measure
undertaken by its founders as little
more than means 10 an end. II
accomplished its purpose. but evolved
incidentally into an institution Of per-
manent qualities. And today there
is-aside from the appearance Of
no surer way Of enticing an other
wise unresponsive public to the con-
cert hall than the announcement OF
an Wagner programme, Where
In. therefore. except In a multiplica-
this particular festivity to differ
greatly from those annual festivals"
OF winch one can speak with even
more Justice than in connection with
Chopin?
No one In this year OF grace re-
fers 10 Wagner question:" for
the mere reason that the existence
oil such question is no longer ad-
mlued. The one-time opposition has
conceded practically all those points
spread disposition to surround Wag-
ner. with the halo Of classicism. A
tendency of the kind is not unwar-
rantable nor is II altogether uncalled
1or IN the trend of circumstances.
The. greatest in art must inevitably
incline toward the conditions implied
by classicism, But while the totally
OF Wasner's achievements has Indls-
Putaoly done SO. 1t is impossible to
dismiss him thus curtly. There both
day. That one which the agency of
years and advance has gradually
elided was, by comparison with the
remaining one. superficial
Olympian serenity OF classicism is
apt to lack very weighty or i'm
mediate bearing on the problems con-
fronting later age. On the basis
of such a fact one is moved to hesI-
tate, before investing Wagner with
significance at the present time and
the relation Of his aesthetic princi-
pies TO those directly underlying
contemporary tendencies are of a ma
ture that rather prohibits his inclu~
sion In the category of the unques-
today in its broadest and most. eX-
allied aspects. And those who fail to
appreciate It's import at this juncture
can no more be said to have compre-
hended the eternal essence OF the
Wagnerian art than such individuals
whose admiration Of a Beethoven
symphony bases itself upon its fine
symmetry of form can be credited
with a true understanding OF the
genius of Beethoven.
The trend Of latter-day composition
is such as to leave the precise spir-
itual nature Of its goal in doubt. Like
an efflux OF lava, music Will be seen
to have divided itself into number
Of streams that advance along paths
more or less divergent, To acknowl-
edge the aesthetic validity of one
of these tendencies is sometimes to
nullify the legitimacy OF another But
In looking back over the picturesque
and variegated achievements OF a.
generation 1t Is impossible to evade
the one gripping fact that barely any
works OF qualities that can In the
highest sense be defined as lasting
have been forthcoming. The LAM
guage OF music has been enriched by
a multitude Of new expressions: the
cabulary Of harmony. counterpoInt
and orchestratIon has been right roy
ally augmented. But in tho cultiva-
tion of their novel manner OF dis
course composers have been inclined
to overlook the question OF matter
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-25
Bar Immoral Plots in
$lO,OOOOpera Contest

recognized, one, two or three acts, but
the entire performance must not ex-
ceed three and one-quarter hours, In
cludlng lntermlssloDs.
F'Tho libretto must be in English
and the text, either original or trans
lated. be worthy the sponsorship Of
the National Federation of Musical
clubs.
GAS the time is limited for submit
ting operas in this competition, the
scenes and characters of the libretti
will not be limited, but where every
thing else is of equal value, the ref
erence will be given to one Of Ame1-
can character.
"The manuscript must be sumbitted
on or after July !, 1914. No manu-
scripts will be received after August
1, 1914
t'The contest opens with this public
announcement.
"All scores must be in ink and clear
ly written and the opera submitted
must not have been published nor have
received public performance. Contest.
ants should send with score a piano re-
ductiop of orchestral score.
HAll scores must be anonymous, the
composers signing them with mark
of Identification. sending with the man
uscript sealed envelope containing
name, address and birthplace and the
same marks of identification.
"The scores will be returned by e1.
press.
"The award will be made by a jury
Of recognized authorities, selected by
the National Federation of Musical
clubs. The agreement Of two-thirds of
the jury will be necessary for deci.
sion,
"The opera receiving the award will
he given thoroughly adequate produc.
tion at Los Angeles, Cal. during the
month OF June. 1915, under the aus
pices OF the National Federation of
Musical clubs, at the ninth biennial
festival, to be held in the city of Los
Angeles.
Under the terms of this competi-
tion the National Federation of Musi.
cal clubs will reserve the right to pro-
duce the prize opera for the first sixty
performances thereof without royalty
to the composer
"Tbese performances shall take
place within twelve months from the
first performance.
The National Federation of Musi-
cal clubs at the close Of the twelve
months. reIinQuishes all claim to the
prize opera.
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Liberty Park Concert.

The band concert this afternoon from 4
TO p. m. at Liberty park Will be played
by the Molerup military band. c. Mol
lerup. director. The programme:
March. "AmIcizla" ....... Cha n,bers
Overture, Jolly Robbers. ........
................,....F Franz yon Suppe
Waltz. Kiss of Spring" popular....
'Gra nj selection from The Chocolate
Toreador's song from the grand
opera, Carmen" .......G. Bi1et
The Forge In the Forest descrp-
i've ....Theo, Michaelis
synopsis: Night Morning, by
the Brook. Morning Prayer, the
Forge.
Five rslinutes intermlssion.
, Echoes From Metropolitan Opera
House: Grand Fantasia of Stand
ard operate Melodies" .Theo Moses
Topeka. intermezzo two-step
.......--.........-., II. w Jones
The we'll known Melody OF Love"
FROM the late operatic success.
'Gylsy Love ..s..t.... Franz Lehar
Spanish serenade. 'I.a Paloma" . Yradier
Medley overture. Rerlicks No. g..
-,..e..e..s..>.... ,!.,s.-sJ. B. Lampe
Finale, Star. Spansled Ba nner"
,........ .............. National
Tie next concert al Liberty park will
be given Decoration day. May 80.
The programme and hour will be an
nounced later,
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Music Notes.

It is announced that Brigham Cecs
Gates brother OF Emma Lucy Gates. Will
succeed Oscar a. Kirkman as director Of
music In the l.. -. S. u. Mr.. Gates has
been studying abroad for several years.
AT st, Marys cathedral today al the
II O'Clock mass, Miss Earnestine Luzzi
and Miss Eugcnia Merc!er will sing Gag
ms Del bT Ia Uasche as the offertory,
Miss Alice Farrell will sing ''Veni Creator
Spiritus." by Cirogs, With violin oblgato
by Miss Helen Hughes, and Mrs. Stuart
Dbbs will sing Giogorza's 9 'Et Incarnatus
Est"
First Methodist church, Morning
Anthem. Jerusalem Parker, arranged
by Nevin). Mrs. Charles Daily, Messrs
Langdon and Abbott and choir; offertory;
contTalto solo. "Ihe Lord Is My Shep-
herd" CLiddle). Mrs, Frank Sanders
Evening Anthem, lin Heavenly Love
Abiding (Merdeth). Miss LeoIa Schrack
Miss Mae O'Neil. Mrs. Frank Sanders
and choir. offertory; baritone solo. 90
Lord. Rebuke Me Not" (WooleD. I. Lock
rer Choir director. Mrs. William A.
Ne;zell; organist, Mrs. j, Louis Stro-
hauer.
a; St Pauls Episcopal church this
morning the choir viii sing the anthem
"Rejoice, Ye Pure (Whitley), Mr.. Dou
gall carrying the baritone md Miss Flor
ence Locke the soprano solos.
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Curse or Blaasinp2

Taking as his text a recent news
paper interview in which George Famlin.
the distinguished tenor. protests against
the flooding of America with ''cheap,
trashy music" Arthur Farwell has en-
deavored TO show that popular music is
not such bad thing. II we are frank
with ourselves, Mr., Farwel] thinks. we
must admit that We enjoy popular
music in certain moods: and the enjoy
ment is innocent enough. There is In
us all primitive smelodic-rhythnic
sion. Even Even Beethoven is @ said often
TO have listened intently to the strains
OF a barrel organ, in the thought that he
might learn something to his advantage
from IT.
The central difference between "popu-
lar" and art" music. Mr., Farwell holds.
Is not one Of degree but one OF kind,
l. Musical art and popular music are not
balanced at opposite ends Of a see-saw;
1T Is not case where II one goes up
! the other must come down" a proper
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In the official announcement Of a
$4,000 prize competition, to be con-
Quoted by the National Federation Of
Musical clubs for American composers
Of grand opera, the interesting fact Is
revealed that operatlc plots dealing
with subjects of questionable moral
significance will not be viewed with
favor. The aversion to this type Of
plot is conservatively expressed In the
be worthy the sponsorship of the
National Federation Of Musical clubs. "
An investigation made by Musical
America brings forth the explanation
that this great body of musical clubs,
representing many thousands of wom-
en- throughout the United States, does
not purpose sponsoring. operatic plots
in the class of "Thais,' 1.-The Jewels
of the Madonna "Cavalleria, and
others familiar TO American opera
goers.
American Music committee of the Fed
GRAFTON, and Mrs. William II. Jnmison
of Los Angeles, Cal, vice president for
the western district Of that organiza.
ton, are n New York for the purpose
Of arranging final details for the an
nouncemept Of the competition.
The $4,000 in cash for this prize
has already been raised by the citizens
Of Los Angeles, who have promised a
$40 900 production Of the prize opera
at the Ninth biennial festival of the
National Federation Of Musical clubs,
to be held in the city of Los Angeles
in the late spring of 1915,
To make this competition perma-
nent institution Of value TO composers
and librettists, the National Fedora
tion of Musical clubs will hold its al
ternate biennial festival in Los Ange-
les as long as the citizens raise the
$4,000 prize money and the money for
its production at the time of the bieu.
nial festival. Every other biennial
convention will be held in either the
eastern, southern or middle district.
The object of the National Fedora
ton Of Musical clubs in establishing
this great prize competition, with the
hope of making it permanent Amer.
lean Institution every four years. is to
encourage the composers Of America
and to do its part towards the develop
ment of an American school of opera
The conditions for this competition
are announced as follows;
"The composer and librettist must
be citizens of the United States.
"Thc opera must be grand opera, so
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Concert at Hotel Utah.

An interesting programme Is promised
by the Hotel Utah orchestra. at the regu-
lar Sunday evening concert in the lobby
OF the hotel this evening at $50 O'Clock.
Miss Edna Crov,her. young singer OF
ability. wll assist the orchestra. The
numbers follow:
Grand overture. Yelye .Reissiger
La G.ettre de Manon ........... Gillett
Vocal
ca Come Summer. Come Van Carse
Oh You'd Better Ask Me-. .Lohr
Miss Crowther.
Puszta Maiden waltz ......., Roberts
Violin solo Ave Maria 80. Bach -Gounod
Vocal Lite ................Ch .Chaminade e
Miss Crowther.
Selection. Chocolate Soldier ........
...... ............ Oscar Strauss
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Carreno Still Marvel,

That love and music arc potent factor
In the preservation OF health and youth
funess Is the conclusion of JacQue
Moyen, who wrote recently from Mun!cl
of Nine. CaTreno, wcrld-renowned plan
ists
I.ove-of course, | mean connupiaI
loNe-and piano-playinS mus, con-
duce I'm q most potent way to the
preservation OF health and the pro-
longation OF youtnfulness. How else
could Teresa CaryeDo who is certain
~ 81 years young Ga vision of love-
Illness she WAS when l heard her 1t
Steinway Hall some forty years
ago) continue to present so attrac-
tive picture OF handsome and
healthy womanhood and at the same
time play with such buoyancy. elias
ticity and glorious vitality the Bee
thoven Flat Major Concerto? What
Verve and power in the militant pas
sages of the first movement what
infinite charm and delcacy in the
adagio
Nine Carreno appeared at the
Lowe subscription concert. at which
the Vtennesc conductor brought out
a new Suite for orchestra b. Bern
hard SekIes and Bruckner's Fifth
Symphony Sekles has hitherto
shown considerable originality IN
compositions wherein no nnds oppor-
tunities to use Oriental tone color
Ing. South Slavic folk songs. the
poems OF the Persian Hahs and a
cycle from the Chinese have served
him rs sources Of inspiration, This
"I[lelne Suite" is dedicated to Hhe
memory of E. It. A, Hoffman,. and
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manns compositions. especially OF those
OF Hungarian origin. But whatever /
have heard has sounded sincere and
beautiful, slightly realistic but romantic
and full OF vlgor, His song Requiem
is a masterpiece, and his choral COM
position, "rhrough the Lonely Halls OF
the Night" is most majestic There
are many gems among his thirty-six
songs: most of which are published in
Europe. More of an exotic nature are
Hartmann's symphonic poem, "Upd Gott
sprach." and a musical melodrama.
Christ In lades." II seems TO me that,
as In works OF schaikowsky, so In
most OF Hartrlanns there Is noticea bic
strong tendency to mysticism and ec-
cIesiastical sentiment.-lvan Naroding in
Musical America.
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pals in the cast are the Misses Cora
Howe. Lutte Renshal, Edna Crowther
and Lawrence Z. Gfeenwell. The opera
requires about fifty minutes for pre-
sentation, and the preliminary pro.
gramIne will occupy practically the
Same time. An orchestra of fifty men,
principally from the Philharmonic Sym
phony orchestra, has been engaged, and
the two choruses comprise seventy five
people, making one of the largest com
panies ever taking part in local pro
duction, With the talent and expert
ence of the officials Of the conserva-
fory behind the production, genuine
musical treat is promised.
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Hartmann's Fame Grows.

Few people in this country know that
Arthur Hartmann, the distinguished vio-
llnist, is also n gifted composer of a
great number Of songs. musical plays
and instrumental works of powerful
character Almost half OF his works
bear the stamp OF native color, for Mr..
Hartma mn was born In Hungary. though
he arrived IN this country as an infant
Hartmann's masterpieces of Hunga rian
nature can be called his eighteen rhap-
sodies. his symphonic poem "Timar."
"Szall a Madar" and ''Szamonsaij." the
two latter published by Otto Junne In
Leipsic. Unfortunately / have heard
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PROF. WILLARD WEIHE.

TO appear on the same programme. In
the preliminary numbers Prof. Willard
Weihe will conduct the ballet music
from the "Queen of Sheba" Prof J.
j. Mcclellan will then take the baton
and conduct the next three numbers
These will be the violin concerto by
Max Bruch, the List concerto in E
fiat and the Mendelssohn concerto in
minor. The opera will be conducted
oy Prof: Thomas Giles. The cast for the
production includes some of the most tai
ehced musicians in the city, being
headed by. Alfred Best, head Of the
vocal school Mt the conservatory, and
Mrs Della Daynes Hills Other princi
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Prof. Lund's Wagner Musicale.
Special to The Tribune.


PROVO. May 24-One OF the best
musical programmes that has been rem
dered here for several years was given
Thursday evening in the tabernacle
under the direction OF Prof. A. G Iund
and Prof. C w. Reid. both OF the Brig
ham Young university, splendid
chorus Of 100 carefully-trained voices and
the combined bands OF Provo and the
Is. Y. u. assisted in this event Prof. J.
t. Hand OF Salt Lake City was the tenor
OF the evening and rendered several care
fulIy-selected numbers in a pleasing man.
ncr
IN brief sketch OF Wagners life, Pro-
fessor bund told OF the trials and hard
work which the worlds gre8 test musica
dramat!st endured In the early years ol
training and getting a start In the musi
cal world. Professor Lund is "A favorlte
with Provo audiences, and his many lit
tie stories We're appreciated by the great
audience which filed the tabernacle. Pro-
fessor Lund told in a very interesting
way OF the early life OF this world s
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-25

Illustration OF the case. in Mr. Farwell's
rowing 'su up where only Teeds seea Ies and
shrubs had grown before. needing but
the planting of the proper seed The
lower growths do not cease with the up
rising OF the higher, except in the par
ticular spot where the higher growth
strikes root And great trees can grow
only at a certain distance from each
other. The ground between, neces-
sarily the vastly greater proportion of
ground, Will not remain bare.
1t Is mistake. in other. words. to
suppose that popular music excludes the
cln ssical
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-25

the humorous and bizarre character
izing some OF that weird genlus's
writings are supposed to be sug-
Sested. One must take II for grant
ed. for who nowadays reads Hofr-
mann? But Mr.. Sekles has written
graceful and fanciful little work.
which at no point exhibits meIodIc
invention or great account but which
in It's Instrumentation displays much
ingenuity and wit OF Straussian
sort. with dash Of Debussy thrown
in
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-25
!. Wakes for uplift.

Makes 10r uPW'
-. who heard the mag, {,
'V's .'.r If "The Messiah %
.s..,., '.,t, impressed with the he
y lsaiss' ,ss PRODUCTION Of such
y, 'n;,.ss rs makes for the up,
psd soul. It is by no
.s;un Az ,sf'. ii creed or dogma ;
= ,,,9a ! Christian d to be stirred
~ 3 hat 80 httingly voice 9
y os's9 ys,n or to be thrilled
sSorus and accompanai-
2s'rsss the names OF the
Sssutifnl "He was DO
..;.tssd. y would touch the
cus capable Of appreciat,
sreu though he were a
,,.5 things. And so, might
= ,susrnples all through the
'.,Isu Of o master mind
hat adequate intorpretIa'
I'm N that 1t must 81, take IKE
esmuun things Of life for
4. a jsast, those WHO listen.
. !. 4 supthsr and scarcely less
/, Tie production Of works
.,,ster-the influence their
'rpurssiou has upon the STU
.fisss engaged. Here is no
4 be mastered in an hour
"a n q day, but 8 musical
/ Rkich the student must
, IMPLICATION and constant
la With 8 reverential sense
I,s Of the work. Members
faculty have re-
[. splsndld effect the study
fesiah" (" has had upon the
he chorus.
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Miss Croft's Recital.

Pupils OF Miss Helen Croft, pianist.
VIII be heard in an informal Invitation
South and Fifth East streets. Thursday
evening. May 30. Miss Amelia Mar
gets. soprano. will assist The pro-
gramme follows;
June Olson and Leroy smith.
Pr1ere 49, ,s...,...-...........S .Strelezki
Elsie Lunu
(a) March lMilitairc ......... Strea hbosg
(b) Pixies Good Night Song. a. Brown
Lucille FIemenway
Am Feensee -. .-::-..-,.-s.'....H .Heins
Emma Weioel.
(al Romance Sans Paroles Streaoboss
Ruth showeis.
Berceuse. from 'JoceIyn' ...-... GODDARD
Mae Rose.
Song Of Marguerite ...,....-... Ludovic
Reba Swenson.
(b} Pixies Drill ..............A. A. Brown
Gordon Rose,
Stephanie Gavotte .............. .Czibuka
Thelma Austin,
Amelia Margetts.
(a) Sonatina, Op, 20. No. | Can
dante Allegro) .,.,..........., kuhlau
(c) Valse IN E Flat ............. Durand
Rhea Croft.
On ''s NeASS~ Nora schrleber l'''''nS'
(a) Doux Souvenirs ......,.....C ConcoDe
(b) La coquette Qeft hand alone)..
.,..... .....!.......... Krogmann
(c) II Troyatore .......... Verdi Smith
Ruth Bernson.
(a) Nadia, Mazurka ..,....,, Krogmann
(b) Souvenir d'Amour ....... .Krogmann
lie Roy Smith
Second Mazurka .....!.....-...., Coda ri
Ida Austin.
Feather Dance ....,.....,........D .Ducelle
Josephine Arnold
(a) Danse Mignonne ....... Krogma mn
(b) La Zingana .......s....,.,,.... Boilnl
June Olson.
Duet. Internezzo Russo .....,. Fra nike
Ruth Showells and Nora schreber.
(a) HumoreSke 80. ........... .Dvora X
(b) Valse Arabesque acls
Leona Taylor,
vocal SOLO a.s.s.s.,..s,ss,..
Amelia Margetts
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TrESDAY MAY 81 1919

Assistant Organist Edward P. kimball
at the organ.
Andante from Symphonic Pathetlque,
-. ................... TschaikowsEy
ta) Cantilena in D fiat (new) .....
......,.-- ....., .,..,... .Th. Salome
Co) Asses Tod (Peer Gynt Suite) ..
NIIeS
ta) Evening Rest, Op. 81 (new) )...
....,. ....,..,..,..-,.... Rudolf Bibl
Cb) An Old Melody Arr. by performer
March In L fiat (reQuested) .........
.,..........,.. Edward p kinlbaLl
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The Night Is Still and Holy (Eton Fan
ning): Hear Us Pray" (Gottschalk); tMy
Valley Home" (stephens): "springtime'
lStephens), "The Holy Temple" q. j.
Daynes).
Arthur McFarlane, conductor; ivy Allen,
organlst.
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IN VARIED KEYS

Milton and Sargent Aborn will be the
managing directors Of the New Century
Opera company. which will next sea son
present thirty-five works OF grand opera
in New York
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" MCCLELLAN.

= M'oLELLAN.
ls,s' II opera to be at.emr..,
~ J salsat win be- ''1np,ed "ogMss
M nv which is to he saval- val
d 81, S'aa Conservatory pls, os
ss 2 and 3. On the
i5s,' ss,s Itself would sn,+, . ,
iSS|ssnsut has saSss sdSs. as
ageuins Programme "a q
uossss;urrence in a'.nment eonSot
n0wn coadueteetss nd sses that hal