Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-04
NORWEGIAN SINGERS
HERE THIS week
Norwegian Singers Association O
America to Meet in DecOrah.
GRAND CONCERT FRIDAY
INCA ORNER SOLOIST.
Chorus of Two Hundred and Orches.
ira of Twenty-Five Will Render
Delightful Program at Col
lege Auditorium.

DClSutIuA frOxr8u QC SOls
lege Auditorium.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday the
people of Decorah and more particu.
larly the Winneshiek County Sanger.
forbund, comprising the various
Norwegian singing societies of this
county, will be hosts to an organiza.
tion even more than national in
character, the Norwegian Singers
Association of America. Delegates
will be here, 1t is expected to the
number of $50, from throughout the
! United States and Canada, represent.
ing the various singing societies OF
the country, and many of them will
be accompanied by their wives.
Most of the delegates will be here
tomorrow, 1t is expected, but the pro-
gram will begin on Friday morning
at ten o'clock, at the Elks Home,
corner Main and River streets, where
the business sessions will be held
There will be addresses Of welcome
reception and rehearsal for the eve
ming concert, with lunch at noon at
headquarters, the Norske Selskah
rooms over the National Bank of De-
corah. At one o'clock in the after
noon there will be a parade by the
Luther College Concert Band, and
rehearsal in the afternoon.
Friday evening, at the Luther
college auditorium, a grand concert
will be given by the combined sing
ers, chorus of two hundred voices
accompanied by select orchestra OF
twenty-five. A rare treat, in addi-
tion to the music of the chorus and
orhestra, is promised in the appear
-aIice as soloist of the famous Norwe.
gian lyric soprano, Madamme Ings
Orner, now touring under the man.
agement of the Covent Garden oi
London and the Metropolitan Opera
Company of New York. She has
thrilled the continent with enthusi
asm over her voice, and those who
attend the concert will hear one OF
the greatest artists of the times
The program for the concert is a.
follows:
PART ONE
Coronation March from "Ths
Prophet" :. -. .Meyerbeel
2-Sangerhilsen. ...... Cries
Winneshiek County Sangerforbund
3-Du Lam. -. .Signe Lun(
r. Grand Chorus and Orchestra. :.
Aria from "Travita". ..Verd
Inga Orner.
-5-Giv Act!. Alfred Paulser
Grand Chorus
conductor: Emil Bjorn, Direc-
tor In Chief.)
6-Pilgrim's Chorus from Wagner
"Tannhauser" :. .........
Luther College Chorus.
Winneshiek County Sangerforbunt
and Orchestra
PART TWO
Peer Gynt Suite. ..... Cries
Orchestra.
S-Leif Erickson ). Oscar Bori
Luther College Chorus.
9-Jewel Song from Faust.
Inga Orner.
10-varde. -. .Haarklo,
.(Solo by Rev. Owe J. Preus sof
Los Angeles, CALI
Grand Chorus
11--a)Irmelin Rose, Peterson Bergel
b)MOt Kveld -. .Agathe B.
Grondanl. 80.
c)GO0dby. -. ..... .Tost
Inga Orner.
12--Land Sighting. .Griel
Grand Chorus and Orchestra.
Solo by Rev. Owe j. H. Preus.
Saturday there will be the business
meeting OF the convention, and a.
four o'clock in the afternoon an
automobile trip about the city fol
the visitors. Saturday evening tn,
Luther College Concert Band will
give promenade concert at colleg,
park, and at 9:15 a banquet will b,
rendered the guests at the Luther
college AUDITORIUM.
Sunday morning the visitors viii
attend the various churches of tn,
city, and in the afternoon there will
be monster picnic at the City Park
where 1t Is expected large crowt
will meet the people who come in t.
the convention. 1t Is quite proba
BILE that during the afternoon there
will be a sacred concert by the mu
sical forces. 1t was the original in
tention to hold this picnic at Slew
er's spring, but it was thought thai
no place would be more suitable thar
Decorah's beautiful park, and 1t II
much easier of access.
"All the worlds q stage" and all thu
people merely players, but there
are more property men than stars.