Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-06-17
PROGRAM FOR
SANCERFES
First Annual Sangerfest Concert
viii Be Held In Grand Rapids
Sunday July Is

J We print for the first time the pro
gram for The big Sangerfest which
VIII be given in this city by the
San geTbuId Of Central Wisconsin on
! Sunday. July % The big concert
viii lake Place in the evening at
Amusement Hall. 300 singers with
a tud military band will produce this
concert which viii consist Of solos,
duets, grand chorus work and instru-
mental selections. There viii be
seats provided for 1000 people in
the big hall
1t IS expected that between six
and seven hundred people from out
Of the city wiz attend this big mu-
steal event
Special trains viii be run from
MerrIH Wausau and intermediate
points ana from Marshfield. These
trains are due to arrive in this city
at about 9 o'clock in the morning
Services viii be held in both Lu-
thelan churches and sermons wiz
be preached by ministers from out
Of the city. Dinner will be served
at both the east and west side Luth-
cram school houses and at 1900
O'Clock, the final rehearsal of the
monster chorus Will be held at the
Amusement Hall During the af
ternoCn, the visitors will be enter
tanned at the old fair grounds, where
supper viii be served.
The program for the big concert
IL the evening is a worthy one and
moudes selections from the works
of some OF the worlds greatest conn
posers. The music for the chorus
numbers alone cost $50 so an ade
quate idea of what this big musical
ey eLt is can be obtained from that
one item. This is the first annual
Sangerfest given by this organiza-
ticn and as Grand Rapids has been
honored with the initial concert, |
Grand Rapids should respond by a |
liberal patronage Tickets Will soon |
be on sale and the admission is smal |
being cnIy Is cents. The program
IS aus follows:
Numbers sang in English or Ger |
man are so marked on the proram.
PART L
Love and Loyalty-By G. D. Bar
naTd. u-IlaLII
St. Johns Church Band, Merrill
Prof. w. Gennrich.
a. The Heavens Declare the Glory
of God CGerman) l.. Won Beetho-
ven.
b. Come Unto Me (German) "A. J.
Herman, w. E REIN
Monster Chorus of 800 singers,
Prof. H. Richert, Grand Rap
ids, Director.
God is Our Refuge and Our Strength
English ID. Buck.
Choir of st. Johns Congregation
Merrill, Prof w. Kammrath,
Director.
Rest in the Lord and Wait Patiently |
for Him., (German) Mendles-
sohn.
Baritone SoIo-Rev. L. Thorn,
Marshfield
I'll Bless the Lord God Forevelmore
English)-Kune.
Choir of lions Congregation,
Wausau, Prof. W. Wetzel,
Director.
Piano Solo-Grande Polka de Con |
cert-Homer Newton Bartlette.
Miss Alice Scharman, Marshfield.
Praise the Lord, All Nations, Ger
man)-Geo. Kessel.
Male Choir of Immanuel's Congre-
CATION, Marshfield, Rev. L.
Thum,, Director
Prayer of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS E
Kremser.
Observation-Disclosures Dankgebet.)
Monster Chorus.
PART II.
Over the Meadows Fair (EngIsh)-'
A. Geibel.
Monster Chorus.
Auf der Berge Gruenem Sanme Ger
MANI
Choir of mmanueIs Congrega-
ton, Grand Rapids, Prof. H.
Richert, Director.
Selected-Duet for Soprano and Alto
Miss Elsie Thielmann and Mrs. G
Frank, Merrill
Das Huetteleiar CGerman) The little
Hut-E. Hermes.
/ Mixed Choir of Immanuers Con
gregation darshfield, Prof. P.
Heuermann, Director.
Come Where the Lilies Bloom-Will
[. Thonlp son-Air by c. LII. Barn
house.
SaNophone Quartette.
lkfghtingaIe and Rose German =
Carl Lehnert.
Choir of Trinity Congregation,
Merrill. Prof r. Jehn, Di-
rector.
NV Old Kentucky Home.-Air by Wm
| Drobegg.
Monster Chorus.
Star Spangled Banner
Monster Chorus, Audience, and
Band.