The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
q e M1NNEAPoI1s MINNESOTA SUNDAY MORNING JULY s. 1000
'THE first great audience will as
semble in the new auditorium at
- ST Panl Thursday evening.

7 E5s
July &c, when the initial concert Of the
twenty-second Bundles Saengerfest of
the Saengerbund of the Northwest
takes place. The new building which
st. Paul 8 citizens have erected for the
big gatherings which are expected to
assemble within its walls from time to
time, is not finished, but will be IN
and seats for the great musical event.
The members Of about seventy sing
ing societies, including the great
Saengerbund Of the Northwest, will
form a chorus of more than 1000 male
voices, under the dictatorship of Pro-
fessor Theodore Kelbe of Milwaukee.
soloists Of national reputation nave
seventy instruments with Frank DAM,
Jr., as its conductor, will take part in
the program of the FIVE concerts which
have been arranged for the three days
of the Saengerfest, July 26, ~ and %:
From an educational and musical
standpoint, these concerts will be OF
| great value to the people. Bundles
three parts, orchestra numbers, songs
| for mixed and male choruses, and solo
/ numbers. The orchestra music may
be called the foundation Of all grand
concerts because it gives not only its
own numbers, but has to accompany the
/
Frank DAM, Jr., as a conductor Of
symphony orchestra is so well estab-
lished in the twin cities that it will not
be necessary to say anything IN his
behalf He has in his orchestra many
of the best members of the Thomas
orchestra and also some of the foremost
musicians of Minneapolis and Mil
waukee. The numbers which will be
performed by the orchestra include
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, also Doni-
zetti, the italian, Schumann, the ro-
mantle, Wagner, the dramatic composer,
List, Rubenstein, Massenet Berloiz
Vieuxtemps, Meyerbeer and Gounod.
| The range Of compositions to be in.
from Haydn to Schumann and Wagner
they. include the oldest as well as the
most modern compositions for male
chorus that have been written. Il
will be great treat to hear such grand
songs like the war chorus from Wag
ner's "Rienzio sung from chorus OF
1900 voices with the orchestra.
are Nine. Corinne Rider-Kelsey. Nine
Katherine Fleming, Daniel Beddoe
Claude Cunningham and Robert Blass
each one an artist of high merit.
Mrs. RiderKelsey possesses a so
prano voice of remarka BILE singins
! quality. her voice IS DeauC1Iul II
quality and tone and she possesses con
,, siderable dramatic power. '.
> Katherine Fleming is another SINCE,
Of high rank. She is the possessor o.
grand contralto voice Of large com
pass over which she has excellent con
troll 49, ~
Daniel Beddoe Is Welshman and i
said to be the possessor Of as fine I
. tenor voice as ever has been heard il
the twin cities. Of Claude Cunning
: sam it is hardly necessary to speak
> He is well known as a barytone SINCE
! with voice full Of exquisite tender
. ness and pathos. 49,
= Robert Blass has not been in tn
. twin cities since his debut in Minnea1
= oils with Oonried's "Parsifal" con
pany. Everybody who listened t
! this greatest. of all. musical dramas q
! Wagner will remember his performanc
: Of q Gurnemanz.' It was said of hin
> Zone Of the finest bass voices eve
3 heard in this city, is possessed BY Ael
= Blass, who sang the role Of GurnemanI
: the venerable hermit of the forest.
y Is almost the ideal voice. One heal
it and is. satisfied. It has strength
g range and sweetness" 80 .r..5