Latter Day Saints Business College - S Book Yearbook (Salt Lake City, UT)

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P l r xggsa sx eaem - Q s A .a Lf . O 5 gi : ' s . - 5 I l MUSIC , The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, 1' Q Is fit for treasons, strategems, and spoils. I gi The above quotation probably explains the remarkable C : success of the L. D. S. music department this year, for I5 it has accomplished more than ever before. The music gl Gnokfnn H. DURHHAM classes were all unusually large. The mixed chorus and X Q the boys, and girls' glee clubs made an ensemble of about . y three hundred voices. The orchestra was composed of forty pieces. Q The glee clubs sang in many school devotionals, and church organizations, aft r l 0 civic clubs, and at state conventions. At the Founders' Day ceremony, the chorus G distinguished itself in the presentation of several beautiful selections. The Christmas I s .X Festival, which is a tradition at L. D. S., was given just preceding the holidays. The r 4- E f festival included the cantata, Glory to God by E. K. Heyser. The inspirings : l music of the cantata gave to the students and to the friends and patrons of the : g school an uplifed feeling of true Christmas spirit. : -Q The Firefly was presented at the West High Aud1tor1um on April 26. It was v- 1 an opera with lilting melodies and clever lines. It was directed by George H. Durham F and Miss Bessie Jones. The orchestra of the school, directed by Frank W. Asper, 3 9 played the entire score for the production. Though it was a great deal of Work and fd . 1 required much ability and thought to produce so successfully, the opera was enjoyed 4l ll immensely by both students of the school and outsiders. M l T Q William Lym directed the orchestra and band until shortly after the Christmas ,t ' ki vacation. Since his departure they have been under the supervision of Professor l X Frank W. Asper. l George'H. Durham, director of the choruses and head of the music department, l stated that the motto of the department was: What is worth doing is worth doing right. Its aim was to present only the best productions, and to give them in a finished and artistic manner. lt was apparent that both the motto and the aim were lived up to and observed by each individual of the music department. N gnnllllfiiilnnng -Dr J.- E- ' at-.E - -4 4 -..,gf126jg....- C

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Choir and Cantata LTHOUGI-I all of the school activities have had an exceptionally brilliant year, we can,t help noticing the huge success of each of our enterprises in the musical line. Under the competent supervision of George H. Durham, the students of L. D. S. presented Glory to Godf' one of the most beautiful cantatas ever written. Although other ventures had been highly successful, this musical creation by E. K. Heyser, and put over by Mr. Durham and the students constituted the first important event in the calendar of the Music Department. This year's cantata, featuring the Girls' and Boys' Glee Clubs, the Catalina Chorus, with Frank Asper at the organ, and the orchestra conducted by William R. Lym, our former leader, gained a place among the most brilliant performances ever presented by a high school. The youth and sincerity of the two hundred and fifty voices in this musical ensemble was extraordinarily inspiring, and brought much praise from the church officials attending. The choir of L. D. S. has also maintained the high standard of our music department. It is composed of the Boys, and Girls' Clubs and choruses and mixed chorus. Individually, these organizations have been very beneficial to the school, the Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs having sung at many of the city's outstanding clubs, assemblies, and entertainments of all types. Receiving many invitations, it has required much diligent work on the part of both students and teacher to be ready always to participate on a program. However pleasing these smaller units of voices are, the choir is, of course, supreme. On December 19, 1928, the L. D. S. presented the choir as part of the Christmas Festival, and the audience was charmed with thc quaint interpretation of age-old hymns. i 1 -- -:jtf127lff---