The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-03
Katherine Boise.
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MUSICAL NOTES,

westminster caInedrai iROman Cath
olic) is to have a new organ which ir
size and volume will be in harmony
with the great edifice which took ter
years to build. The proposed mag
nificent instrument will be built ir
seven parts and the blowing Is TO be
done by hydraulic engines. The cost
is estimated at $4,000. Much atten
ton is paid In the cathedral to the
musical part OF the service, many not
Of the same faith as that church at
tending to listen to the singing. With
a good organ these services will be yet
more interesting.
Several OF the Fargo church choirs
are rehearsing programmes for very
fine Easter services. Directors oil
choirs> will confer favor on this pa
per If they will please see to 1t that
programmes Of Easter musical services
which they desire to have published
in The Forum next Saturday, reach
this ONCE not later than next Thurs
day, as that is necessary to insure
publication in the regular column.
The First Presbyterian church oa
New Castle, Pa. has a vested choir
under the direction of a woman d.
rector and 1t is an organization OF re-
markable efficiency.
800, oeo
The musical season of 190s-0S Is al
most dead long live the musical sea-
son Of 190s-10!
President Fairclough. OF the Mime
sofa State Music Teachers association,
is making plans for the next annual
convention, to be held in Mankato the
latter part Of June. He contemplafes
having several lecture recitals by some
weyy known artist as the main feature
Of the convention.
There Is hardly anything so annoy
ing to discriminating members Of q
church organization to attend a service
and quickly realize that the arranged
programme of music has not been suf-
fciently rehearsed, that some OF the
singers are so unfamiliar with what is
to be sung that they have to keep their
noses close to the music and words
and thus spoil the expression. Better
omit an anthem altogether IL 1t cannot
be reasonably well sung. There is one
prominent church choir in Fargo which
is great sinner In this particular.
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An exceptionally fine programme OF
music is being prepared for Easter
Sunday morning by the choir Of the
First Congregational church. The
church quartette will render entire the
cantata, From Death to Life, by J. C.
Bartlett. The quartette consists of
Miss Marguerite Beard, soprano and
director; Miss Jennie L. Champine,
contralto; Charles K. Crowthers. tenor,
and Frank e. McAllister, bass. Hubert
K Beard, organist.
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For some time the organ at St.
Johns Episcopal church, which is a
memorial to the late Rev. c. Il. Dob
son, formerly rector OF the parish, has
been inscribed with a small marker
Of celluloid on which Is printed APP
propriate wording. This inscription is
In small panel in the front Of the
organ. The rector and friends OF the
church and Of the former beloved rector
have arranged for q memorial plate
much more substantial, and O. heavy
brass plate has been ordered and IL
Will be placed on the organ az an
Easter offering. Besides possessing q
splendid baritone voice the late Mr..
Dobson was an organist Of considerable
ability and the choir OF St. Johns DUR
ng his passionate was one Of a high
OF efficiency.
The ONCE boy says that baseball,
tennis, fishing and hammock siestas
will soon supplant melodramatic op-
sras, wefghty symphony seances, and
pupils recitals. The ONCE
boy seldom is wrong.
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Tuesday evening, April 10, Fargo
music lovers win have a rare treat.
A two-piano recital viii be given by
Miss Clara Bohnsack and Prof e. 4.
Boehmer OF the Fargo College Con-
OF music at Stones Music
hail. The programme, which will be
published In full, later, includes mostly
originally written for two
instruments. such as Schumann's
Variations. op. f4e and a suite by
Arens<y. Miss Marguerite Beard. also
Of the faculty, will assist with several
vocal solos No admission will be
charged and the public is cordially IN
vited.
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A study meeting OF the Fargo Musi-
cal club will be held next Monday aft
srnoon, $3.50 O'Clock in the parlor Of
the Gardner hotel. Beethoven will be
The subject and the programme has
been arranged by Mrs. J. w. Campbell.
The first OF series Of recitals to be
given by graduates of the Fargo Col
lege Conservatory of music win be
given at Stones hall Tuesday even
Ing, April ~. The recitaIs WIN follow
weekly until the close OF the school
year.
Mrs. w. 8. Stambaugh IL arranging
a song recital fo he given Aprfl IL mn