The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-03-28
eLEE CLUB PROGRAM

4ne program OF the University OF
North Dakota Mems Glee Club which
will appear in this city on Wednes-
day, April 3rd is n of the finest
programs which could be arranged.
1t is selected from Americas best
musical literature for male voices,
by the director, w. w. Norton. The
glees will please the most critical
audience. while the solos will be TAX
en- by artists of unusual ability.
The entire program is wonderfully
appropriate to the life and enthusi-
asm of the college men.
OF course it is assumed that every
program given in these strenuous
times will have a patriotic color.
The program of the glee club is no
exception in this respect. The regu-
lar part of the program opens with q
composition written by Paolo Conte,
teacher-composer of the Wesley Col
lege Conservatory of Music faculty.
The words for ITO Arms, were writ
ten by Dean Squires of the College
OF Liberal Arts. Much favorable
comment has been made upon the
spirit Of the words and the wonder
full musical setting which fairly
LllI1IlS Tue hearers.
Bruno HUM has given a musical
setting to the poem of William Ear
nest Henley, called "%Invictus'. The
spirit of the unconquerable soul adds
its strength at this time. In con-
trast to this vigorous first number of
the group, is given an arrangement
of "Winken, Blinken and Nod" by
r. F. Marquis, another North Da-
kota composer, until recently located
at Bismarck. The group is complet-
ed with a rousing setting of Kipling's
Rolling Down to Rio." Edward Ger
man, the English composer, popular
ly known for his dances of Henry
VIII, has given us this number.
Katy Did" by Hawley is of the
character that it's name might sug-
gest. This closes the first part of the
program.
The second part opens with a des-
eriptive numbers easily followed by
the inhabitants of North Dakota.
Cadman, under the t title of "The
Blizzard has depicted the stealthy
approach of the blizzard of the north,
with its blithing effect. With his
spirits of frost, genii of wind and
giants of tempest, King Blizzard bold.
ly stalks forth with relentless vigor"
aaying his victims with fails of ice
and stopping their cries with cruel
snow
The serenade with which the
second part of the. program closes
Awake, My Lady Sweetlips", was
written by Horatio Parker. The
serenader sings long in hopes that
he may arouse his "Lady Sweetlips"
before the dawn.
Aside from the regular ensemble
numbers of the club an abundance of
soloists are available such as tenors,
baritones, BASES, cello, piano, violin,
etc.
The third part of the program,
which is informal in character, gives
a chance for the originality and
spontenaity of the club to assert it.
self. This will be an unusually inter-
esting contribution to the program.
The North Dakota club has become
n of the best extension mediums
the university possesses for one can
not hear these young men in their
concert without becoming a booster
for the institution which they repre-
sent. The Glee Club boys love their
Alma Mater and wherever you find
them, whether renewing acquaint-
ances with old friends or making new
ones, they are vel devated to "old
North Dakota" and 1.-THE Pink and
Green"