The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-15
Moorhead Department
MUSIC FESTIVAL
OPENS TONIGHT

The second annual music festivalun.
der the auspices OF United Norwegian
Lutheran church choirs will be opened
at Concordia college this evening with
a concert by the band of Concordia
college, under the direction of Prof. O
/. Hertsgaard, who has arranged a
very attractive programme for the oc-
casion. The band will be assisted by
AIDA Blakeslee, soprano, and Frank
johnson, solo clarinestist. Miss Blakes-
lee will sing Franz SchubertS The
Erlking and the band will close the
programme with Semper Fidelis march
by Sousa,
Three Sunday Services.
The opening event of the sangerfest
will be a service in the auditorium at
Concordia, in Norwegian, at 10 O'Clock.
All attending are requested to take
with them their Lutheran hymn books
as there will be renditions at each of
the services for the congregation. There
will be- no admission fee but an offer
ing will be taken which will be devoted
to the liquidating of the necessary ex-
penses of the sangerfest. 1t is under
stood that the several Lutheran
churches in the two cities will give up
their services in order to allow their
congregations to join in the big choral
services at Concordia college, Moor
head. Director Hertsgaard stated to-
day that the grand chorus tomorrow
will number at least 200 splendidly
trained voices. During the morning
service the grand chorus will sing
seven numbers and the address will be
delivered by DR.. D. D. Ristad president
of the church college at Fergus Falls.
There will be ample street a service
which will go into effect at Broadway
and Northern Pacific avenue, Fargo, at
9 a.. m., when six cars will be avail
able. For the return to Fargo at the
close Of Ahe service, Superintendent
Brown will have eight or nine cars at
the disposal of those attending the
service.
Afternoon Service Programme.
The afternoon service. which will be
in English and Norwegian, will begin
promptly at 3 o'clock and it will be
opened by a piano duet by Miss Nor
ma Olson and Mrs. O. I. Hertsgaard.
The service will be wholly choral.
The grand chorus will render V
numbers and there will be Choruses
by the girls glee club Of Concordia
college and the n from Pekin, N. D..
and there will be solos by Mrs.
Quamme of Finley, N. D.. Miss Elsie
Void of Pekin, n. D., and Miss AIDA
Blakeslee and Messrs. MartinsOn and
Wright, and the programme will be
closed by a selection by the Norrona
singing society of Moorhead. For his
this service the special street car serv-
ice will go into effect at Broadway
and Northern Pacific enu at 2
o'clock and plenty Of cars will be
available at the close Of the service
about 4:3O o'clock.
English Evening Service.
The climax of the festival will be a
bis choral service which will begin at
8 O'Clock. The programme will be
opened by a piano duet by Miss Olson
and Mrs. Hertsgaard. There will be
renditions by the Trinity church choir,
the Norrona singing society, Oscar
Martinson. three numbers by girls
glee club of Concordia college. The
programme will be auspiciously closed
by the grand chorus giving renditions
of Sunset, and Christianson's great
chorus, Behold, What Manner of Love.
Special street ears for this service
will leave the corner of Broadway and
Northern Pacific avenue, Fargo, at Z
o'clock and returning will leave at the
close of the service.