The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-16
PLAN FOR
BLGSONG
FESTIVAL
Biennial Sangerfest of Red
River Valley to be Held
in Moorhead

The biennial sangerfest of the Red
River Valley Scandinavian Singers
association will be held in Moorhead
early in the summer and the local So
cieties-the Crpheus Of Fargo and the
Norrona of Moorhead-are hard al
work on the preliminary arrange
ments.
| Singing societies Of ten other cities
and villages are members of the asso-
citation and all will be represented al
the great meeting which will be held
during the latter part Of June. It is
expected that over one thousand peo-
pie will attend the three-day session
OF the sangerfest during which two
grand concerts will be given
Following are the points, outside OF
Moorhead and Fargo, that will be rep
resented at the midsummer sangerfest
of the association: Crookston, Fergus
Falls, Eldred, Thief River Falls and
Fertile, Mimi, and Grand Forks, Aber-
crombie, Devils Lake. Petersburg and
Hatton- Northwood, N. D.
The commercial bodies of the two
cities have promised the officers Of the
association to aid in every way pos
sible in making the sangerfest the
leading musical event Of the year. On
Friday evening the Moorhead COM
mercial club will sponsor a concert to
be given at the auditorium of Concor-
dia college, Moorhead, by the Norrona
and OrpheuS societies, assisted by
Miss Mildrid Romsdahl soprano. Fol-
lowing are the members Of the Moor
head commercial club in charge of the
sale Of ticketD: A. H. Costain, chair
man, H, r. Edwards, A. M. Hopeman,
H. J. Harris and o. T. Bergen. This
committee is making a thorough can
vass of the city today.
One of the center section of the
auditorium has been deserved for
Fargo and the plat will bs at Chris
tiansons drug store on Wednesday
morning. In Moorhead tickets may be
exchanged for reserved seats in the
remaining sections of the auditorium
at Martinson's jewelry store The price
of tickets, including reserved seats, is
one dollar. Students Of any school or
college may secure admission tickets,
without reserved seats, for thirty-five
cents.
Following is the program Of the
concert:
Program, Norrona Concent, Con-
cordia Auditorium, Friday January.
10. Assisted by Orpheus of Fargo, N.
D., and Mildrid l. Romsdahl.
/. F1agsang ............ Oscar Borg
Norrona.
2. Our Country, Flag and Heroes.
................ Kristian Nilsson
Norrona.
3. Loft dit Hoved ................
.......... Kristian Wendelborg
Orpheus.
4. Come to the Garden Love. .....
............ Mary Turner Salter
Al Verden skal Synge .........
....... Agathe Backer Grondahl
A Birthday r. Huntington Woo
A Birthday -:......... ...:.:..:..
...... r. Huntington Woodman
Mildrid I. Romsdahl.
5. Wort Land ...... ]. A. Josephson
Norrona-
6. Sanger har Lynsning ..........
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Alfred Paulson
Barytone Solo-Oscar C. Martinson.
Norrona.
Z. Tonens Magt 80. F. A. Reissiger
Norrona.
g. SJomannen ''''''ssss'''s''
Orpheus.
8. Olav Trygnason. IF. A. Reissiger
Norrona.
10. Peace Triumphal. -. .Abbie Jones
words by Samuel Platt)
Mildrid !. Romsdahl
IL. Fannarsch ....... G. Wennerberg
Norrona.
II. Worship of God in Nature. 60.
...............I. Won Beethoven
Orpheus -Norrona.