Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-12

HEARD TWO
fine C0NCERTS
Emil Oberhoffer and His
Minneapolis Symphony
Orchestra Appear Here.
lBy BLANCHE Lxnchl.

Emil Oberhoffer and his d.stin-
guished musical organization, the
Minneapolis symphony Orchestra.
were here yesterday for " delights
full programs at the auditorium. The
orchestra has been.heard here before,
programs of yesterday. The orches-
ira is now on its 18th annual spring
festival tour through the middle
west, and 35 of the artists that go to
make up the personnel of the organ-
ization are making the trip. In ad-
dition there is a quartet Of vocal, solo,
lists that do a share toward making
the programs as interesting as they
are
Men and women of authority in the
eastern musical world have accorded:
to Emil Oberhoffer a place with the
few really great orchestra. conductors
of the day. That they have not been
over-generous in placing Mr.. Qber-
where they have must strike
every person who hears the orchestra.
Only one with a very finely grained
musical sense and an abundance of
sympathy and. understanding would
really wonderful musical unit that
the Minneapolis. orchestra has be-
come. His style is indeed original
and he invests his interpretations
with a-wealth Of vitality, refinement
and cxprcssiveness. 1t is to be taken
into consideration, of course, that the
orchestra is made up of men who arc
thorough artists-men with a-plenty
of enthusiasm and good musical
to work upon. only a leader of re-
markable qualifications could build to
the heights that Oberhofer has built
with his orchestra. There was much
of interest in both OF THE programs
that were presented. Probably the
preference would be given to the
group presented for the evening and
certainly the orchestra was IN its
most agreeable mood. The s~oloists
who by the way is the concert master
of the orchestra; Miss Christine
Schultz, contralto (appearing for Miss
Idelle Patterson, who was ill), and
Royal Dadum. baritone.
The Tschaikowsky Symphony NO.,
in + Minor. opened the program.
This symphony is known as QUE 6"
Tschaikowsky's greatest works., and
shows the composer at his best The
that the whole of life is but a con-
slant alienation between dismal real
ity and dreams OF perhaps unattain-
able happiness. and in the o move
ments there is sadness, a longing for
the joys Of youth, M finally a hap
piness that is found in the pleasures
Of others. The work was given an
ideal reading.
a Symphonic Poem: "Thc River
Moldau." by smetana. was one OF
the most appreciated numbers that
made up the program. 1t is an inn
aginativc and graceful thing that
starts out d%elicately and f%ancifuily.
and evolves itself into passages Of
majestic stature. The last group was
formed of three pieces from THE
Domination of Faust" by Berlioz. The
two first. a "Minuet OF the Will O. the
Wisp" and a Dance Of the ''Sylphs."
We're just as fairylike and airy as their
titles suggest. They left Just the prop
err sort Of taste, and in fact it was SO
much relished that Mr.. Oberhoffer
was obliged to lead his players il;a
pleasant little encore. y"
Richard C%zerwonky. a player OF
skill. with a personality that makes
itself felt in his music, appcaredfs.in
a concerto for the violin and a%rcliestra
(No. 4, D Minor). by Vieuxtemps.
This was SO much liked that two en-
cores were demanded. these being a
lovely little "serenade," n of the
players own compositions, and a
"Madrigal" by simonetti. For these,
Henry j. Williams, harpist, played
the accompaniment. and Mr.. Will
liams also played beautifully h &C
compartments for the cncores to the
solo numbers at the afternoon con-
cert.
Royal Dadmun, in very under
atandable English and a very finely
equipped voice. arg the Vulcan
Song from Gounod's philemon and
Rancis." His encore was an appeal-
ing and very artistic patriotic song.
Christine Schultz. a striking woman
with a dramatic voice Of power and
good range. sang an aria from LA
G%ioconda." and as an encore the well
known "Mavourncen." In the after
noon Miss Schut. "a an aria from
Samson and Delilah, and Love Has
Wings" by Rogers.
In the afternoon there was the