Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-29
THE COLLEGE BAND
APPEARS AT BOSTON
Played to a Large Audience Satur-
day at Jordan Hall, And Were
Enthusiastically Received.
WILL VISIT PANAMA EXPOSITION
IN JUNE NEXT YEAR
Eand Appeared at Chicago Last
Night and Will Play at Mill
waukee This Evening.

The Luther College Concert Band
arrived last Thursday morning in
New York, from their trip to Nor
way. They had then been away
from this country for almost three
months and they were all glad to
set home. The greater part of their
where a very successful concert tour
was made, seventy concerts being
given in all. They report upon their
arrival that the trip was so success
full financially also that if they have
the same success on the American
tour as they had on the one in Nor
way there will be no deficit, but
that all the expenses of the trip will
be paid.
The band before returning also
visited Sweden, Denmark, Germany,
France, Belgium and England.
A telegram received from the
band after their landing in New
York states that every member of
the party is we'll and happy A num-
Der of other Norway visitors are
with them so that the party from
Boston to Chicago numbers about
rs.
From New York the band immedi-
ately left for Boston where concert
was given last Saturday evening.
Immediately after the concert they
:. left for Niagara Falls where they
spent the afternoon and evening of
J Sunday. On Monday evening con-.
I cert was given at Cleveland, from
, where they left Tuesday morning for
Chicago where they gave a concert
last evening. BY the time this pap
er reaches it's readers they will be
in Milwaukee for concert tonight.
All Norwegian Americans, whose
representatives these young men
: have been, welcome them home, con-
gratulate them on their success
on their American tour.
Vice President R. A. Alyger of
the Winneshiek County State Bank,
| of Decorah, who with Mrs. Alyger is
on an eastern tour, had the pleasure
of hearing the concert at Jordan
Hall in Boston Saturday evening,
) and they favored us with a copy Of
the Boston Globe, which has the
following complimentary notice of
. the popular bands appearance
there:
: THE Luther College Concert
Band of Decorah, Ia, Carlo A.
Sperati, conductor, played at Jordan
Hall last night at its first appear
ance in Boston. This organization
of 60 young collegians is unique
one. Returning from tour thru
Norway, where it was a feature OF
that country's centennial celebra-
tionS the band gives striking evil
; dence, both in its size, its instru-
mentation and musicianship, of the
this Western college of the Luther
an Church, where flourishing organ
izations-band, orchestra and glee
club-long have been traditional
expressions of the student life.
The fine equipment of these
young musicians, the presence In
their singularly complete instrumen-
tation, for example, of a quartet OF
saxaphones and of a representative
wood-wind choir, all indicates the
initiative, courage and generalship
Iof Mr. Sperati, their conductor, in
building out of the fiuctuating en-
rollment of college an organiza-
Ition so we'll balanced, disciplined
and skilled in the performances OF
music essayed by the best concert
bands
Rev. Christian Moldstad the pas
tor of the Boston Norwegian Luther
an Church, under whose auspices
Iand hospitality this visit OF the
band was made, spoke briefly during
the intermission, giving the informa-
Ition that the directors of the Pana-
ma Exposition had set apart June
I next as a day dedicated to Norway
and the Norwegian people in this
lcountry, and further that the Luth-
er College Band had been engaged
10 play during the exposition.
The concert was heard by an au-
dience of good size, which applaud
ed heartily the work OF director
Sperati and the young musicians"