The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-10
SHARPS and FLATS

AFTER having been guarded all night
in his private car at Denver by six Burns
detectives Ignace Paderewski, who
vas billed for q concert at the Den
yer auditorium, New Years, left sud-
denly for Colorado Springs saying he
was too ill to give the performance.
The musicians wife said hat the
real reason for his departure was that
he had learned he was followed to this
city by nihilists who have threatened
his life. The six detectives accompan-
led him to the Springs.
The public'S first knowledge that the
concert had been called off came
from an announcement in the pa
pers. A report that Paderewski con-
tributed $4,000 to an anti-Semitic
newspaper in Warsaw is said to nave
caused the threatening letters. His
wife said his dread of the nihilists
has made him a nervous wreck.
Hundreds of persons who had
bought tickets called at the au-
ditorium and got their money back.
The contribution is denied by the
great player.
The Rev. H. r. Wadleigh, rector of
st. James's church, Florence, Italy,
and formerly one of the clergymen Of
Grace church, New York, introduced
a new feature into the musical life Of
L lOt SIlCe dL SILlSl1lldS III tHS form OIL
church music Of a YER high class.
The rector directs a large choir.
Among the singers are Miss Mabel
Hastings and Mrs. J., A. Armstrong,
formerly Of the cathedral choir Of
Louisville, Ky, and during the Christ
mas season Signor Gorelli, otherwise
Henry Gorell of Boston. Bach,
Brahms and Mendelssohn were given.
The Sons of Norway lodge at Ed
more, N. D., is supplying the people
there with a series of high class en-
tertafnments. Jan. 2 Esther Erhart,
pianist and Carsten TIL. Wolf, tenor,
appeared in a we'll varied programme
of work by the masters, including
five numbers by Grieg for voice and
piano. Being Christmastide the tenor
sang Comfort Ye My People from the
Messiah.
Miss Marie Mccormick of this. city,
now Of the Johnson School of Music
at Minneapolis, contributed a group Of
five songs to the Thursday Musical
club of Minneapolis last Thursday.
The group included the very captivat-
ing old song, Oh Dear! What Can the
Matter Be?
The quartette choir Of the First
Congregational church will appear in a,
concert to be given by that organiza-
ton for the benefit of the church
Monday evening next.
The Fargo local of the American
Federation of Musicians held their an
nual meeting and banquet at the Ho-
tel Comstock, last Sunday afternoon
IN order to insure as full an attendance
as possible. The following were
elected officers for the ensuing year:
President, B. F. Wasem; vice presi-
dents, Ralph Andrews and L. w. Par
sons; treasurer, Edwin T. Askegaard:
secretary, H. r. Chandler.
The Christmas concert given by the
Reeder N. D. Choral society Sunday,
Dec. 27, at the Lutheran church. con-
sisting Of the sacred cantata Bethle-
hem was given before a good house
to a very. appreciative audience and
adds another successful performance
to the many already given by the cho-
rus. Mrs. Hjort-Nelson, the soprano
%soloist, who has a beautiful, clear So
prano voice excelled herself in her
solos as also did the tenor, baritone
and alto soloists. Mr.: Hjort, Rev.
]. A. Enstrem and Elsa Spellman, all
giving fine performances. The vari-
Gus choruses which this beautiful
cantata contains were rendered by the
chorus IN it's usual. fine form in spite
Of several unavoidable absences. Each
performance Of the Reeder Choral So,
cietyf marks, a step upward to greater
achievements in h future.
The Kellogg aines Singing party
appeared at Valley City a few DAYS
ago and gave the coterie, of music low
ers in that sity a. great treat. The
EtwoPladies and; three. gentlemen give
selections from grand operas, among
them II Trovatore, Martha, etc. The
company is famous for the excellence
of it's quartette work for which there
is q blending of voices of the highest
order.
Maseagni's new opera Parisina. pro-
|duced for the firstetime at La Scala.
theatre in Milan, has not proved a
great success despite the fact that
l1taly,s greatest poet. DtAnnunzio
wrote the libretto, which in itself Is
considered q masterpiece Of modern
Italia n literature. Mascagni and
D'Annunzio Joined forces in an A.
tempt to produce what may be called
a musical tragedy instead Of a regular
opera. Poetry and music were to he
Joined together in an entirely new way
so that the beauties of both arts could
be separately appreciated.
It is reported at Florence. Ita1v fbat
lGabriele ~..d'Annunzio has asked Mas
cagni, the composer to- collabprate
with him in a. story for the movies.
DAKOTA CONSERVATORY.
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Thursday evening, Miss Blakeslee