Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-15
NOTED S0LOISTS
APPEAR IN ELIJAH
Handel Oratorio Society En-
cages Artists to Assist at
Concert.
Is TO BE GIVEN APRIL II
large Chorus viii Participate in the
College Founders Entertain
ment-
Is TO BE GIVEN APRIL II

Mrs. Marie Sidenius-Zendt Of Chi
cago has been engaged 70 sing the so
prano parts in Elijah 70 be present
ed under the auspices OF the Handel
Oratorfo society of AUgustana col
Iege April p. The eminent basso
contsnte. Marion Green, of Chicago.
whose position among American ART
lists is at the top. mas been engaged
TO take the bass solos. This Oratorio
is his specially and he has the reputa-
ton of being the greatest Interpreter
OF Mendelssohn's masterpiece upon
the oratorio concert platform today.
Last season M Green made I57 puo-
lie appearances. He also acted as so
loist for the Thomas orchestra on one
OF its toprs through the east.
For the tenor role William r. ROSS,
also of Chicago. has been booked. lie
is not a stranger IN the tri-cities, hav-
ing appeared in concerts and orator
los on previous occasions. Possessed
Of a good tenor voice. he never fails
to please the most fastidious critic.
MISS LIVINGSTON CONTRALTO.
One of Mrs. LUnd's pupils. Miss
Pearle Livingstone. Of Moline. viii
sing the contralto part She VIII also
appear in a duet with Miss Amanda
Anderson.
Lift Up Thine Eyes" a trio, wtI
be taken by Mrs. Zendt. soprano.
Miss Nellie Freeman. second soprano,
and Miss Pearl Livingstone, central
to.
AS Elijah" IS one Of the most diff
cult Of oratorios, Mrs. Lind has been
taxed TO the utmost 70 get the chorus
IN trim. The Augustane singers are
now rounding out in good form a2d
Mrs Lund was very optimistic after
the last rehearsal that the Handel so
c.ety musicians would render a good
account OF themselves at the coming
concert.
SYMPHONY CONCERT.
The Augustana Symphony orchestra
Is now IN trim for IS annual spring
lege chapel Friday evening, April 81.
Last year the orchestra rendered q
very good account % itself both IN
it's spring concert and a. the jubilee
festivities. with the appearance Of
the symphony musicians the Angus
tana Lyceum lecture course progra n
will be brought to a successful close.
Under the direction Of Mrs. Gertrude
The orchestra has
had weekly re- lis since last Sep
TENDER, and = 'ert promises 20
be one of the h college must
clans have ever DE- Mrs. FTykman's
band Of musicians numbers -. this
years orchestra being one OF the larg-
est which has represented the col
lege for some time. The personnel of
the orchestra is as follows: First vio- /
Inns, Mango Kohn, Edith Peterson, .
Willis Weld, Helene ForsbeTg. Ever f.
EFT Heeren, Hjalmer FryxeU: second .
violins, Mary STANLEY. BAIL Freed. .
Charles Olson, Rudolph Shallberg. Nil
dred Streed: cello Irma Kohn and G..
Holman; viola. Carl f. Kiepke bass. .
Steven Ruefer; flute. Frank Flick:
clarinets. l. w. King, Herman Haus-
ser: comets. Victor I. Frykman. J. P. /
Magnusson; French horn, NJ Gierst,
Fred Swanson: trombone, Amos Stat
tengren: drums. Clarence Schroeder: !
pianist Ralph Lindstrom.
The program which will be render
ed will be for the most part classical
and will be composed of 10 numbers. /
N addition to selections by the orches- /
n the Misses Helene Forsberg and !
~rgo Kohn will each render a violin