The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-08
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The management Of the Ia argo- Moor
head Oratorio Chorus announces q mus
zeal festival to- be given BY al chorus Of 4
one hundred voices assisted BY the Min
neapoliss Symphony Orchestra and Solo
lists, to be held in the First Baptist:
Church Saturday afternoon and even
ing, May 10th, at Fargo, N. D. u
Saturday afternoon, May 10Th, at 80.
o'clock. a concert will be given by the
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra and
Soloists. Saturday, evening, MAY, 10th,
at 8:l5 O'Clock, the Oratorio isaiah
will be given by the chorus, soloists and
The soloists will be: Sibyl Sanmiis.
dramatic soprano; Holmes Cowper,.
tenor; Gustave Holmquist, basso, all of
Chicago; and Jennie Champine, contral-
to. of Fargo.
The Minneapolis Symphony orches-
ira, incomparably the finest body Of mu-
sicians west Of Chicago, has been in ex-
istence about six years, in which time it
has reached, under the leadership of
Emil Oberhoffer, an enviable and rnas-
sailable position among the symphony
orchestras of this country.
There is hardly well known orches-
ira, in either Europe OF. America, which
has not contributed to the present splen-
did and artistic personnel of the Mime
apolis Symphony Orchestra. Neither is
there famous orchestral conductor in
the world under whose baton a number
of the musicians have not played. All the
important instruments of the orchestra
are i'll the hands of the soloists-artists
to whom the the musical literature of
their instrument is Familiarity known. It
is as essential that each musician of All
orchestra shall be capable artist, in or
der to produce artistic interpretations of
the masterpieces of musical literature,
as that the units of any structure shall
be sound and perfect to produce sound
and perfect whole This essential. rec
ognized from the first by the conductor
and supporters of the Minneapolis Sym
phony Orchestra, resulted i'll the liberal
policy which has placed the Orchestra
at the head of western musical organi-
cations.
The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
is supported in part by the loyal citi
zens of Minneapolis, who gladly sub
scribe an annual guaranty fund of $780,
600 for its maintenance, and in part from
the receipts from its series of symphony
and popular concerts, given i'll the Au-
ditorium of that city, whose capacity OF
nearly 5000 persons is often insufficient
to supply the demand for seats
Reservations for each single perform
ancc will be $3.50, for both perform
ances, $3.50 The same may be secured
by sending the remittance to the Sec
rotary of the Fargo Conservatory of
Music, Fargo, NJ D.
Among the soloists to sing in the
<1,o oh
Sibyl Samnlis and Holmes Cowper, of
whom the following interesting com
1nents have been made by persons farnil-
lar with their rare musical gifts:
"Sibyl San1nis has pure, clear and
plemented by personality OF beauty,
grace and charm, and she wins ardent
admirers wherever she appears Her
first appearance in any city is inevitably
the source of demands for future en-
gagements.'
Holmes Cowper's voice is one that
music lovers rejoice in and that critics
and students like to hear again and
again for the pleasure of Analysing its
multiple appeal. 1t seems to have sew
eral qualities, though this is no doubt
due to the broad artistry and intelli-
gence of its fortunate possessor. In
any department of singing liz which Mr..
Cowper is heard he seems to be perfect
ly suited"
Persons who miss hearing and enjoy
ing the festival and oratorio at Fargo on
the 10th will have missed a rare treat
which is not often duplicated in this
section. Prof. w. w. George, under
whose direction the work is being given.
is entitled to great credit for having
secured so splendid an array of musical
talent for this occasion.