Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-05-14
0RATOR|O DELIGHTS
lARDE AUDIENCE
Decorah Choral Union and Chicago
SolOists Render Beautiful Mast
erpiece.
"THE LAY OF THE BELLS
is MOST POPULAR OFFF0 y
Chorus of One Hundred and Twenty
and Orchestra of Twenty-Five
Provide Most Enjoyable
Evening.

The Decorah Choral Union
scored it's greatest success in it's
tenth annual concert at the
Grand opera house on Monday eve
ming, in the presentation of Frede-
rick Won Scholler's poem "The Lay
of the Bell" set to music by Max
Bruch. This oratorio, while it had
never before been sung here, yet
proved the most popular of all
for it is one of the most beautiful of
oratorios, and the chorus seemed to
sing it much easier and with more
grace and power than any of the 9TH
ers, while the orchestra in the accom-
paniment was all that could be desir-
ed. Prof. Sperati trained them faith
fully, and how well was demonstrat-
ed by the beautiful harmony, the as
surance and the force with which
they took the difficult scores There
are few cities in the United States
that can boast of better chorus and
orchestra of this character and none
with more popular and successful
director. Decorah is proud of the
Decorah Choral Union and with a
just pride.
The soloists, all from Chicago,
were good. Mr.. Holmquist, basso,
easily lead the quartette, having a
splendid voice which he handled
splendid voice which he handled we'll,
while Miss Whyland, soprano, also
charmed her auditors each time she
sang with her beautiful, sweet voice.
Miss Thunston, contralto, and Mr..
Brines, tenor, both have voices far
above the ordinary, and each of the
four was shown the sincere appreci-
alton of the audience by the hearty
applause which greeted their appear
,ance. ~ eta1a9
1t was altogether a most delightful
evenings entertainment, and Prof.
Sperati and his chorus and orchestra
are entitled to and have the gratitude
of the citizens of Decorah and people
of the county generally for the effort
necessarily expended to make such
an evening possible.
Following are the names of the
members of the DecOrah Choral I'm
ion.
ORCHESTRA-First Violins F. E.
Hoare, Herman w. MOnson, Paolo II.
Sperati, M. Constance Sherry.
Second Violins-Reinhardt Ulvil-
den, Sibert M. Topness, Henry A.
HelgesOn.
Double Bass-Carl S. Knutson.
Flutes-Carsten 4. Sperati, Fred
C. Reum.
Clarinets-Lester w. Gorder, j.
Eberhard Opsahl.
Oboe-Walther i. Brandt.
Bassoons-T E. Thompson, John
II. Linde.
Cornets-O. Angelo Sperati, Left
Z. Evans.
Horns--Chellis n. Evanson, Sell
mer H. Narum, Conrad A. Anderson,
T. Stensby.
Trombones-Ward Subey, Arthur
c. Askegaard, Oscar M. Ostlund.
Tuba-George o. Loftness.
1tnpani-Master C. Vittorio
Sperati.
Piano-O. b. Overn.
Organs. C. Ylvisaker.
SOPRANI:-Nell B. Abbey, Inga
Holm. Olga G. Moe, Mrs. Marie c..
Adams, Mrs. Amanda Johnson, Ida e..
Olson, Mrs. Anna Bahnsen, Mrs. p.
c. Johnson, Stella Olson, Mrs. Il. e.
Berg, Mrs. X Kalvestrand, Cathinka
Preus, Bertha Bernatz, Lucille v.
Korsrud, Mabel Rohm, Alice Daniels,
AnnaM. Krog, Mrs. A. M. Rovelstad,
Grace A. Graham, Ingeborg Larsen,
Mrs. r. Schrubbe, Mrs. j. o. Groves,
Mabel e. Larson, Mrs. H. w. Sheel,
Alma Hanson, Mrs. j. M. Lower, X.
Marie Sperati, Mrs. Chas. Phil Hex
ON, Anna M. Moe, Grace Strand, Mrs.
w. c. Hogan, Mrs. o. w. Holm, Belle
Ulen, Clara M. Wist.
ALTI:-Mrs. Otto Arneson, Ada
Nj. Hard, Edna Lynne, Mrs. Howard
F. Barthell, Marie Haugen, Ida
Moore, Karen f. Brandt, Clara Hex
ON, Mrs. George Ode, Anna Il. Dale,
Mrs. NJ. Hobeck, Marie e. Reque, Lou
Dalvey, Hilda Holm, Mrs, A. Soren-
son, Hanna l.. Drexel, Mrs. Il. j.
Hook, Mrs. Carlo A. Sperati, Ruby
r. Engbretson, Emma Holverson,
Oletta b. Thorson, Mrs. George S.
Evanson, Edel Hustvedt, Esther C.
Torrison, Mary Green, Mrs. j. o..
johnson, Ella Treat, Elsie Haakon-
son, Alma M. Knutson, Mrs. Mark ID.
Wells.
TENORI RI:-Elmer Baalson, Wm
j. Larson, Selmer Borge, Knute Ber-