The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-04

insures an evening of charming entertain-
ment. ...
The Wennerberg Memorial chorus
which gave a successful program last
season, is preparing for it's second an
nual concert, which will be given about
the middle of November, probably in the
Exposition building. The concert last
year was given in the Swedish tabernacle,
and netted 1925, all of which was donated
by the chorus to the new Swedish hos
pital which had just been completed.
Hjaln1ar Nilsson, an able chorus leader
from the east, has been elected director of
the mixed chorus, which numbers over 800
voices, and Algin Ogren, organist and
choir leader in the First Swedish M. E.
church, has been chosen director of the
male chorus, which numbers about $50
voices. The rehearsals of the mixed
chorus are held in st. Marks guild hall
every Tuesday evening, and the male
chorus meets every Monday evening in
the First Swedish M. E. church, Twelfth
avenue S and Seventh street. The large
chorus will be assisted by a full Or
chestra, and it is the intenticn to secure
several of the very best Scandinavian
soloists in the land for this concert. The
following are the officers of the Wenner-
berg Memorial chorus: Axel Anderson,
president; Henry r. Youngren vice presi-
dent; Carl E. Petri, secretary; John
Bjorkman, treasurer; Hjalmar Nilsson
director of the mixed chorus; Albin E.
Ogren, director of the male chorus; Victor
E. Bodin, aecompanist; Carl Thure, librar-
ian, and A. G. Ullberg, assistant librarian
Axel Anderson is also president Of the
American Union of Swedish singers, who
will have their next music festival and
convention in Minneapolis in Puly. 80
The Schubert club of st. Paul has issued
invitations for it's annual reception, which
will be given at the home Of the presi-
dent, Mrs. w. S. Briggs, on Summit ave-
nue. Wednesday. The club will give its
fortnightly recitals in Odeon hall and the
program Oct % will be Strauss musical
setting of 'Enoch Arden" by Emil Ober
Hoffer and Lewis Shave. Miss Jessie
Binger of St. Louis and Mrs. G. A. Why
land of Chicago will give song crecitals,
Mrs. C. w. Rhodes of New York will give
a. lecture on -"Wagner and the Beyreuth
Festival" and there will be other special
programs,
A students section has been formed
for the study of Wagner and 1t will meet
at the different homes 1t will contribute
the programs for three Of the afternoon
recitals.
Longfellow's "a Psalm of Life by
Frederick H. Pease, set in short cantata
| form, will be given tomorrow evening by
| the Choir of Lyndale Congregat iona!
church, Lake street and Aldrich avenue.
Miss A. Celeste MacPhee will sing the Of
| fertory solo and Crosby Hops and, Miss
| MacPhee will sing duet. -
| The recitals' announced by the faculty
| of the Northwestern Conservatory Of Mu-
| sic have been postponed one week and: will
take place on the evenings of Oct. Z, "A
and 81 in the Unitarian church: AS sew
eral new musicians will be introduced to
the public there is much interestvin these
recitals. .-,z-,
| The lectures on Musical History" which
are given by the director Of the Johnson
| School of. Music" commenced to-day with
| A. large attendance. %One Of the inter
| esting features of the school in the near
future will be the recital to be given by
Mrs. Charles Mead Holt. The program
will include a reading, of scenes from
Ibsen's peer Gynt.' Each scene will
be illustrated on the piano by the beautiful
| Grieg music played by Mr.. Johnson This
| combination has never been done in the
English language before in this city,. but
| has been tried in the original and proved
| exceedingly interesting. The regular fac
ulty recital will not take place until early
| in November. - ,-:5,>,Es>, ~ ~" IT.. mi
| A letter to Rudolph Aronson from
| Prague announces that Kocian, the young
| Bohemian violin virtuoso, will perform for
| the last time this season with the Richter
| orchestra. at Manchester, Nov. 8, and on
| Nov. II he, will sail on the steamer Ma
| jestic from Liverpool with his accompa-
! mist and secretary. A delegation of rep
resentative members Of Bohemian socie-
| ties, will welcome Kocian on his arrival
| in New York. ~. .s.,z.za s.
William John Hall will give a song re-
| cital in his studio at the Landour Thurs
day evening. Mr.. Hall will sing three
groups Of songs and will be accompanied
] by Mrs. Hall.