El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-26
FINE ORGAN AND
A GREAT ARTIST
Some Thoughts That a Con
cert Conjure Up Into
The Mind.

FL PasO music lovers reveled In a
genuine treat Tuesday night on the
occasion OF the Joseph Bonnet organ
recital at the James G. McNary home
ia Austin Terrace. Once again the
general public had an opportunity TO
listen to the sweet tones OF the Won
der organ and once more they came
away regretfully from an evening OF
such wonderful harmony.
To begin with. there is no organ
anywhere that has a better tone than
The instrument in the AIcNary home,
and few organists have the ability Of
Bonnet al the keys. With such q COM
bination, a treat was assured From
beginning to end, his program was
delight II was so selected as TO dis
play all the variations Of which the
wonderful instrument is capable
from the softest note on the echo TO
the thunderlike crash OF the grand.
Bonnet was master Of the instru-
ment in every move and II responded
10 his gentlest touch like the high
bred steed 10 the slightest movement
OF the rider.
Bonnet is sufficient master OF the
instrument 20 get out Of II the best
there Is in # It IS often said in the
officer Use your head, not your feet,
and you'u do better" Bonnet uses
his head, his feet and his hands. and
he plays with them all. Standing be-
hind the consol Tuesday evening were
q number OF the music critics OF the
city and they we're amazed at the
wonderful manner OF his work. He
likes 10 be watched; It bothers him
not IN the least His pedaling excited
the Warmest admiration and when. in
his last group OF selections, he pre-
scented one OF his own compositions
with pedal cadeuZas those favored
spectators nearby were rapturous IN
their admiration OF his work At one
time, he controlled the organ COM
pietely with the pedals. presenting as
the program said, "a variation with
the cadence OF the manuel and OF the
pedal, including arpeEgios, thirds and
chords for the feet alone"
II one could have stood within the Z
sound OF such harmony and still have {
permitted thoughts TO run into other I
channels. one might have been tempt Z
ed to think that there was another |
purpose than that OF merely guiding |
the orEanist in the labelling OF the l
various keys and pedals, as for in {
stance you glanced upon the legend T
grand and il was: or your eyes /
wandered along with the fingers OF T
feet OF the performer to swell and /.
it was all OF that, and more in the (.
vernacular OF every day- Il IS, in T
deed interesting to watch over pipe /.
organ artists shoulder, but II IS hard 4
TO keen your thoughts from wander +
ing so ridfcu1ouIy from the sublimity 4
Of the music.
And then. as You listen IN the no. I
tfceabIe quiet Of the room TO the 4
Ginning. or the schoing, Of "Suanee ]
River" in the far end Of the great I
hall while the same notes ring out 4
simultaneously upon the main in 4
strument itself. II you have been dis 1
tracted sufficiently by your reverles J
about the keys and their labels, you
falI 10 wondering how II IS that mu-
sicfans are All such wonderful peO-
nle You think 10 yourself sOme-
thing like this: Now. II some news
psDer writer came here all adver-
tised M as an artist in bis line, how
many OF Us would flock around him
rs he demonstrated TO the public his
ability. and nav such tribute 20 him