New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-28
music
The Meeting of Swedish Singers.

Attention has already been directed to
the convention and festival Of Swedish
singers Of the United States. which Is 20
be held in New York. beginning to-day
and continuing till Tuesday evening OF next
week There will be two concerts IN Car
negie Hall on this and tomorrow even
ings and Monday and Tuesday will De de-
voted by the singers, who are gathering
from many of the states east of the Rocky
Mountains. TO business meeting. sight
seeing and entertainments. the affair wind
ing up with q popular festival at Dream
land when the various societies will Unite
in a grand chorus and sing in the big ball
room at night
After the festival chosen choir OF fifty
voices will go on two months concert
tour in Sweden The union of societies
was formed sixteen years ago, and this Is
the second time that choir viii visit the
native land of the singers The first tour
was made when an international exaioi-
ton was held in Stockholm. and TIE Amer
leans were royalty treated-ifteraiiy, as
well as netaphoricaIly The late King
Oscar received them. heard them sing.
joined in some of the songs himself Che
was cultivated lover of nausic) ann enter
tanned them at luncheon
be that of Swedish composers The solo
performers will be John Forseii. member
of the Metropolitan's forces last season;
Miss Anna Case. Miss MAY Corine, and
Miss Martina tombstone. vtolinis,- There
will be an orchestra of fifty men AT to-
nights meeting Herman de Lagercrantz.
the Swedish Minister at Washington. who
is honorary vice-president Of the music
festival. will deliver an address of well
come. whereupon Charles K Johansen.
president of the American Union Of Swed-
fish Singers will open the festivities
The conductor of the chorus will ne DR.
Arvid Akerlind, now an attache OF the
Swedish Consulate in this city, and at one
time director of the students chorus at the
ancient Swedish university at Upsala- The
festival chorus is composed Of singing so
cieties from Minneapolis, ST Paul, Chicago,
Boston, Philadelphia, New York and many
other cities. Several of these will be heard
alone at both concerts. At the frst con-
cert the Lyran, of this city. the largest
Swedish singing society in this country;
the Swedish GIee Club. of Brooklyn, which
won the competitive banner In Minneapolis
IN 1891 from the Swedish. Norwegian and
Danish singing societies: the Svsa Male
Chorus, of Moline. Ill: the Singing So
ciety of McKeesport, Penn, and the Sing
ing Society Neptune, of Gardner. Mass,
will sing.
The individual societies which will sing
at the second concert include Svithied, Of
Chicago; the Swedish Glee Club. Of Bos-
ton: the Swedish Giee Club. of Worcester.
Mass; the Arpi Male Chorus, Of Minneap-
oils; the Harmony Club. of Boston. aud the
Singing Society Norden, of Bridgeport
Conn.
Besides singing the solos in many OF the
songs TO be rendered by the festival cho-
rus. Mr.. ForseH Will sing operate selec-
tons and Swedish ballads at each concert
AT the first concert he will sing the pro
logue to "Pagriacci." At the Sunday night
concert he, will sing an air from III Bar
biere di Siviglia" Miss Case will sing the
waltz from Gounods --Mireille- Grieg
Recognition of Land. by the festival
chorus. accompanied by the orchestra and
with Mr. ForseIl as the soloist, will De a
feature of the Sunday evening concert