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50 years ago
The first public performance featuring the remodeled organ in the Salt Lake Tabernacle received rave reviews from those in attendance on May 4, 1901.
The audience of from 3,000-4,000 people included President Lorenzo Snow and his second counselor, President Joseph F. Smith, as well as several members of the Quorum of the Twelve, according to that day's edition of the Deseret News.
An editorial in that paper stated: "Every listener was delighted today. We believe that as time rolls on, and we become accustomed to the changes that have been perfected, we shall all join in the verdict of this morning, and when we hear the plaudits of musical visitors from all parts of the civilized world, we shall be prouder than ever of the grand organ, built originally in the days of our early struggles and comparative poverty."
