The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-04
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

week, by James r. ouarles. concert
organist, St Louis, Mo. For the past
six years Mr.. Quarles has been organ
LIST and musical director at the Scot
| fish Rite cathedral, ST. Louis, and at
the Lindel avenue M. II. church. and
organist for the St Louis symphony
society. Mr.. Quarles enjoys much
more than coveted local reputation.
He filled an official engagement at the
Louisiana Purchase exposition; he was
director OF music at Underwood coll
lege, St Charles, Mo-. and he is con-
ductor OF the st. Louis Choral Art So
ciety.
In addition to playing during the re-
union ceremonies, and presiding at the
organ for the dedication services. next
Friday afternoon, Mr.. Quarles viii give
an organ recital for the Masons and
their wives and daughters, on the new
organ. next Friday evening. For the
recital. the distinguished player prom
Uses programme of more than usual
richness so that there is a great treat
In store for those who will be priviIeg-
ed to hold cards OF admission.
900
They Liked Ssmbrich.
OF the appearance OF Mime. Sem
brich in this city last Tuesday night.
The Crookston Times had the follow
ing to say:
Nearly everyone is interested I'm
Nine. Sembrich's western tour this |
year and all who had the opportunity |
visited either Valley City or Fargo to |
hear ner beautiful voice. Tuesday |
evening she appeared at the Grand |
theatre in Fargo. where most of Crook |
ston's music lovers heard her. The
famous prirna donna who has charmed
Europe and America for twenty years
was given an ovation when she ap-
peared that delighted her. what a. |
pleasure to sing for these dear peo-
pie" A group of sixteen little girls
dressed in white with great white
butterfly bows on their hair assembled
the stage and presented Nine. Sem
brtch with a great bunch of American
beauty roses and covered the stage
in front of the piano with the flowers
that were thrown at her. Tears filed
the great artists eyes as she caught
the little ones nearest her in tight en-
brace and 1t was several minutes be-
fore she was allowed to leave the stage.
With the great thoughtfulness and
graciousness that marks her every ac-
ton Mime. Sembrich carried these
flowers after tine concert to Mrs. w, w.
George, wife Of the director of Fargo
College conservatory and THE local
manager for Nine. Sembrich, who lies
i'll at her home. The sixteen little girls
were: Doris Mcintyre, Adelaide Porter.
Loretta Cline, Gwenie Wasem, Alice
Hoover, Jessie Lewis, Eleanor Amidon.
Harriet Rupert, Mildred Stranahan.
Doris Lowell, Harriet Lewis. Helen
Loomis, Eleanor Farr, Margaret Free
man and Margaret Hodgson (who is a
niece of DR.. Hodgson Of this city,. The
Crookston ladies who attended were
Mesdames S. Rosentnal, C. f.. Dampier.
s. W. Vance, J. w. Wheeler and A n
Stephens and Miss Wheeler.
900
Fargo Musical Club.
The Fargo Musical club viii give the
following programme in the assembly
room of the public library next Mon
day evening at $3.50 o'clock, the COM
posers for the months study being
Schumann and Franz:
Andante and Variations, Cd. A..
'..'.....- .....,........ Schumann
Mrs. o. A. Simonson,
Mrs. J. w. Campbell.
The Poets Love 49,. Miss Champine
(a) Nachtstucke.
OBJ Grielin.
Mrs. II. A. LanElie.
Inc ErlhAng '...'.'........... Loewe |
Miss Grasse.
Ca) Novelette,.
Cb) Romance.
Miss Aslaug Olson.
(a) Aus Meinen Grossen, Franz |
(b) Bite.
(c) Widsnuig.
Miss Beard.
Gypsy Life. .Mendelssohn Quartette |
900
conccrdia College Band.
The promised concert by the band OF |
Concordia college WIFI be given Mon |
day, Dec. 20, in the colleges auditorium. |
The band will be assisted by the Ladies'
Glee club and the Mems chorus of over
twenty-five voices.
The programme for an organization
which has only ben at work practicing
for two monts will be an ambitious
one and Director Hertsgaard invites
ahC discriminating GE4tkSASIu or the DGO-
pie OF both cities. The success OF the
band, this year. is mainly due to the
financial support given 1t by the school
as well as by the business men of
Moorhead and Fargo.
The Instrumentation Of the band
makes 1t possible to assure the much
desired orchestral effects, but what is
important is that the instruments are
being practiced upon diligently by
young men thoroughly enthused and
enterprising.
A Buck Memorial Service.
AS memorial to the great composer,
the choir of the First Baptist church
will sing a number of compositions by
the late Dudley Buck during the GER
vices next Sunday evening, the pro-
gramme for which mas been arranged
as follows:
Organ Prelude to the Cantata of
Christ the Victor.
Chorus. Sing Alleluiah Forth.
Bass Solo. Fear Ye Not o Israel