Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-26
CONCERT new Y EARS EVE
University Students Will Entertain the
=" People ofWiIlmar and Vicinity !:
Next Monday Evening.

The State University Glee and Man
dolin clubs will take their annual trip
during the second week of the Christ
mas vacation and Willmar has been
selected as the first place where the
clubs will appear in their entertain
ment. The date is Monday evening,
Dec: 31-New Years eve. That the
boys will be greeted with a bi g house
is an assured fact, as their concerts
are always of a high order aud the
members OF the clubs have many friends
here who are either former students of
the "U" Or are friendly to the great
| educational institution which the clubs
represent. 49,:
There are thirty-six young men in
the clubs all good musicians and
thoroly trained for concert work.
Among them are two University stud
ents from this city, Maurice Jenness and
Ludwig Dale, There will be ten concerts
in all on this seasons trip, the first to
be at Willmar, the second at Morris
on New Years night, and on Jan. 2 the
clubs will visit Valley City, They will
be at Moorhead in the afternoon and
at Fargo in the evening of Jan. 3;
Grand Forks, Jan. 4; Crookston, Jan.
.; Pelican Rapids, Jan. Z; Fergus
Falls, Jan. 8; st. Cloud. Jan. 8.
During the Willmar visit of the Or
ganization the members will be enter
tanned at private homes, as has been
the custom on former occasions. The
young men will no doubt meet with
plenty of hospitality while here.
In speaking of concert given in
Minneapolis by the clubs, the Mime
apolis Journal says:
| 'The program presented last eve
ming in the First Baptist church by
| che University of Minnesota Glee
| and Mandolin clubs was varied in
character and exceedingly pleasing to
The audience, made up fargelv Ot
university students. Both the clubs
have been working hard all year
and the: results their leaders showed
rebound to their credit. The Mando.
lin club, under the. leadership oil
Jack 3. Haynes, undertook a mum.
oer Of selections that lie outside the
usual repertOry essayed by college or.
ganlzatlOns, and the better the class
of music the better was the reading
tglven it.. The best number given by
the club was the descriptive fantasy
by Samuels, IA Day in Arcadia;'
The shading from he;quietly dawnine
day to the rolllcking@ fishing song, the
l:call to meeting with the sounding
Echurch befl,ss and the: sturdy black:
smith sung Was shown with nicety and
finish. Schubert familiar 'Serenade, .
arranged for the Mandolin club, was
a fOrtun ate selection for the encore, anC
the club played it beautifully. Mr.
Haynes shows real musicianly feeling
in all his conducting and meets witt
more than ordinary success.
Grieg's Landsighting - was the
most pretentious as we'll as the most
successful number given by the Glee
club. The body of tone is clear, fresh
and buoyant, and the parts nicely
balanced. William Norton, leader
brought out the religious tinge to the
feeling of the. number. The closing
number, How Calm the Stars" BY
Mendelssohn, was likewise we'll sung
In the encores the club delighted The
audience with humorous songs an au
dience always expects from such &
club.
Mendelssohn Jones sang the "Sone
of the Sword,' from Tofana, with
much dash and spirit, and responded
with tender song of Wilson G.
Smiths. G.. G. Champine, who is one
OF the best mandolnists of the north
west, played the brilliant " Waltz de
Concert" with his usual technical skill
and temperament. * Cavatina,' by
Raft, which Wall G. Coapman played
was thoroly>enjoyable. Tho his tone
is not large it is thrillingly sweet anG
charged with feeling. Both these solo.
lists responded with encores.''