The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-21
NORDEN SOCIETY THRILLS HEARERS
 AT BIG CONCERT.
Music Lovers Have Treat In Rendition of Swedish
 Songs at Casino.

Songs of the homeland comprised
 the principal numbers of the concert
 which the Norden Singing society gave
 last night in the Casino in State
 street. While most of the large au-
 dience were persons of Swedish birth
 or descent, yet many were music low CTS of other nationa1ities. The high standard of the previous concerts giv- en by the society has recommended it's
 efforts to those who enjoy such af- fairs and the audience last night were not disapp ointed- A large number came from New Haven and nearby towns.
 The stars of the evening were Os- ear Bergstron. basso of the Royal Opera Go, Stockholm, who has been on tour in this country for the past month, and Joel Mossberg, director general of the American Union of Swedish Singing societies whose head quarters are in Chicago.
 Their mum bers were mostly from Gunner Wennerberg's lyric poems of FtudentC life. These songs were writ ten by him in memory of the, happy days he Spent in the university at Up sala, Sweden. Several of the songs are drinking songs and all have merry ring: In lAtter life Wennerberg is said to have regretted the frivolous verse which he set to music but e1- though he eventually became a ma tiona1 figure in Swedish government and politics, he is best rem enafbered for his tinnef1l verses recounting stu dent days.
 Members of the Nor1en society claim that their are no better delinea- tors in America of the songs of Wen nerberg. Their rendition of duets of the works of the composer seem ed last night to bear out this assertion
 The duets they sang from Wenner- berg were: "Mins du,' "Bror jag ar ledsen,'' seUpsala ar best" s'Iulda Skymming,' "Hvad det, are szont," and 'Nattmarshen Sanct Fries grand"
 For solos Joel Mossberg sang: Sverige" 2" Stenhan1mar; 'Sotargoss- en- Lindba1d; "If You Love Me- Me Dermic. Oscar Bergstron sang: ''soldatvisa" from Regina vonA Elm m eritz,. Soderman; Den karaste Sa.- gansS Felix Korling; ''v1sa om tre Riddare,@ Otto Olson.
 The artists were in good voice and l the appreciation of the audience was | manifest in the numerous encores.
 One of the treats of the evening was the playing of Hiding Gustafsen of | known through New England as a | master of the violin. He played l zephyr" *Hebay: Indian Lament 9 i Dvora,k-Kreis1er and t'Zpteado," Sar- sate Perhaps his rendition of "In- 1 dian Lament pleased most and for | an tencores he played Krets1er's ar for violin. of the Austrian | his numbers. were difficult and his tech hnique- and interpretation-w won him deserved applause.
 No less pleasing than other num- bers on the program were the contri- buttons of Mrs. Judith Landberg- f1TTJ 0f T., sweet soprano voice sang "Rider of the Forest" w. H. BurIock; 'The Charles Gilbert Sprose; and Spirit Flower Campbell -Tyston. Mrs. 1F]fathers appeared twice on the program was encored each time and at her second encore was presented with a handsome bouquet of pink and white carnations.
 B. Rhey. Garrison, one of Bridge ports best known pianists, was accom- oanist for all the mum bers except the chorus singing. His accompani- nents could not have been improved 1n and he was complirn ented by those for whom he played the accompanf- nents as well as by the audience.
 The able and painstaking efforts CT Henry Nyberg, director of the Norden Singing society, were reflected in the ehoruses sung by the com bined Nor len society singers and the Apollo Singing society of New Haven. The ,Id Viking spirit rang in their rendf- ion of Hear Us Svea," Wennerberg; sOlof Trygvason,'' Reissiger and F'War Song,' Prins Gustav.
 Members of the society consider last nights concert one of the most enjoy ybIe and successful they have ever ;iven After the concert tn ose who ook part were entertained at a ban luet in the Norden societys rooms n Wall street Members of the so- .iety and their wives and lady friends were the hosts. The members of the Jew Haven society and their wives md lady friends were among the uests.
 Five degrees below zero was record