St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-05

week become the place of a Scandina-
Wan gathering from every part OF the
continent which will perhaps never be
e1ualed in proportion on this side OF
the water.
From vast number of towns in all di-
recuOns excursions are being arranged,
and season tickets are already selling as
far down as in Chicago, not to speak OF
Wisconsin and the two Dakotas. The
local singing societies are now very busy
in preparing themselves for the festi-
val. Since the United Scandinavian
singers convention here last summer,
they have had little but hard
work with arrangements for the
coming festival, raising OF
travelling fund and so forth. Now, be-
sides ardent committee work, the local
societies are looking out for their worthy
appearance at the festival concerts.
NOrdmandenes Sangforening. the Nor
Wegian society, is the oldest one from
Minneapolis that attended the Scandi-
nayian music festival in Chicago two
years ago. Their able leader, Carlo A.
Sperate, Is going to leave them shortly
after the festival TO accept
ministerial calling in the Nor
wegian Lutheran church, and he is,
of course, ambitious in this effort
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ing as II made in Chicago. NOrdmon-
denes singing society is practising four
times week with the beautiful ''Bru-
deforden" by Kjerulf, a composition
dear TO every Scandinavian heart. Or
pheus, the Swedish singing society, will
also compete for the Robert LindblOm
banner. 1t has in Prof. c. H. Z. 0berg
a leader of exceptional skill and
capacity, he being one of the
foremost musicians of Sweden
organiSt. orchestral director and
vocal instructor. Prof. Oberg has for
Orpheus chosen a composition of di fl
cult rendition and artistic nature. 1t is
a work of J. 4. JOsephsOn, the Swedish
MendelssOhn. and gives in beautiful
haTmOnies 4 picture of springs arrival,
''Islossmengen" the Breaking of the
lee. The composition is much in favor
in musical Germany, where it is known
as "Fruehlingsnahen." 1t embraces
male chorus and trio with piano accom-
paniment. Miss Alma Westin, talented
pupil of Prot GustavuSJ ohnSon, will play
the accompaniment. Apollo, the Dan
ish society, has, in its new capacity OF a
male chorus, formerly mixed voices,
been in existence ouly a few months, and
does on that account not feel like COM
peting for the Lindblom trophy. Their
leader. H. T. Askeland, is training his
boys for the nine grand choruses TO be
sung by the United Scandinavian Sing
ers of America, three at each con-
cert, with between 1000 and 1,400
voices. July II lady friends OF
apollo" will tender the society a re-
ceptiOn and ball, on which occasion the
ladies will present the society with a
costly banner, in the Danish coiors,
red and white, artistic work from the
hands of Miss Fjelde. The committee
on quarters-Aug. Zimmerman, chair
MANS daily receiving new orders
from societies abroad, who wish hotel
accommodations secured for them. The
very latest addition is the Swedish
Society "Lyran" of New York,
which will be quartered at the
Windsor. where also the Scandi-
navian Quartette Club of Philadelphia,
the pioneer society of the singers union,
will take its abode. The grand banquet
and ball at the Masonic temple. July q,
will be a strictly invitation affair, and
singers are requested TO make out lists
with names and addresses of friends
whom they wish to partake, and send in
those lists TO the executive committee as
soon as DOSSlDle.