Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-19
MESSIAH HEARD
BY HUNDREDS
MUSIC LOVERS
University Oratorio Society.
Gave Excellent Program
Sunday Afternoon.

Grand Forks music lovers packed
the city auditorium on Sunday after
noon to hear The Messiah" given by
the University Oratorio society. n
ira, under the direction of Prof. Fred
A. Beidleman. Though the entire /.
score of the Messiah" was not pre-
scented. the principal parts had been
selected for the program, and n
hundred voices sang h chief
choruses from the oratorio. Singers
from the university and city comprise
the chorus.
Soloists for the afternoon were Mrs. |
Alberta Fisher Ruettell. soprano;
Mrs. lrma Mallory Fisher. contralto;
Howard belong, tenor: Doyle Watt,
bass. Miss Mario Vale was at the
piano for the solo accompani1nents.
background for the choral numbers
hich were finely given.
THE Mess all" written $50 years
ago by Handel. tells of the coming OF
Christ. of his sufferings. death and
cxaltation. and finally of the spread
and. ultimate triumph OF the gospel.
The first two parts OF the oratorio
were given. Sunday afternoon, CON
Guiding with the joyous Hallelnjah
chorus. In this the singers and play
ers reached the climax of their pro
gram. the chorus being given it's full
worth in the presentation under Mr..
Reidleman's direction. All of the
choral numbers were given with a
tine sense of their musical value, and
in we'll proportional harmony.
Especially fine work was done by
the soloists. all of whom are known
among the leading singers OF Grand
Forks and this section OF the north
west. Mrs. Ruettell. a singer whose
work is marked by extremely good
taste and much attention to artistic
detail. was heard to advantage in the
soprano solos. Her rendition, of
'.There Were Shepherds Abiding" and
Come Unto Him." were particularly
fine.
Irma Mallory Fisher. whom Grand
Forks formerly claimed. but who now
makes her home at Thief River Falls.
MINI was in excellent voice. and her
full tones were adequate in the airs
for the contralto. Perhaps the most
striking of her numbers was the air
He Shall Feed His Flock" and es-
pecia1ly effective was her singing
of "Thou That 'Tellest Coco Tidings.'
which was followed by a ringing
Howard DeLong. whose appearance
on any program is greeted with pleas
ure. gave excellent Interpretation to
the tenor airs. He was in very good
voice. and made his numbers a strik-
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of Comfort Ye. My People" the
recitative. followed by the air. Every
Valley Shall Be Exalted" were to be
commended. and he put much
dramatic feeling into the recitative,
"He That Dwelleth in Haven"
Doyle Watts bass. which is perfect
ly adapted to o%ratorio, was heard to
very good advantage. WHY Do the
Nations So Furiously Rage" was given
a splendid Interpretation, and his rem
dition Of "Thus Saith Ne Lord" was
especially effective.
Miss Marie Vale at the piano lent
the s~oloists sympathetic support, in
her accompaniments.
Professor Beidleman. in his con
cert of yesterday. presented Grand
Forks music lovers with one Of the
finest programs of it's kind that has
been heard here. Though he is new
to Grand Forks. having come here
this fall to assume charge of the mu-
steal organizations at the University of
himself a director and musician of
genuine ability. FIe will begin re-
hearsals of "Hiawatha's Wedding
Feast" which the oratorio society will
present during the spring music festi-
val here. and the society also will be-
Gin the preparation of a secular work
for a public concer during the winter
The mycological department. of the
famous Kew gardens is in charge OF
Il woman, Miss Wakefield. who in the
course of her work has examined and
named fungi from all over the world
and has made some valuable discover.
les in relation to plant diseases.