Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08
CHORAL UNION
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Choral Union Sangerfest to
be Held There at the
- college Next
Sunday.
4 DOZEN cHolRs
Will Include Singers From
y Over Central Part of
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is to be the Mecca of scores of singers
from over dozen Lutheran churches
of central Iowa, and if weather condi-
tiOps are at all favorable. the gather
ing place of hundreds Of music lovers
come together to enjoy the program
that is to be given here that day at the
first annual .'Sangerfest" of the Story
City Circuit Lutheran Choral Union.
| This recently formed organization of
singers from all the Norwegian Lnth-
eran churches of central Iowa, includ-
ing Jewell, Roland, StanhOpe, Story
City, Ellsworth, Slater, Huxley, Des
Moines,n Kelly, Cambridge. Marshall
town, and Radcliffe, besides numerous
country churches in the territory, has
arranged to hold its first annual feast
of song" at the college in Jewell next
Sunday. A general rehearsal of all of
the chOirs. will be held at the college
gymnasium in the forenoon at o'clock.
At noon the singers will partake Of a
basket dinner on the college campus.
and Mt 2 80 in the afternoon the sanger
fest will he given in the gymnasium. to
which program the public is invited.
The admission charge will be very
low, only % cents to cover expenses.
Pref. Lyilers Leader.
oil ~ In f,l,,1 in.
cluded in the Story City circuit will
participate in the singing. Prof. Gs-
car u ytlers. of Waldorf college. is the
director of the choral union, and an
orchestra from Waldorf is to be here
lalso to assist in the program. Miss
Ruth Olson of jewell and Miss Jean
nette Donhowe of Story City will be
sol0ists. Additional, musical features
of the program, aside from the chorus
singing. include one number by the
Male Choruslnf the Bergens Lutheran
church of Roland. and possibly one
number by the Webster county Choral
Union. All hut two Of the songs will
be in English. The entire program is
to he musical except for two talks by
Rev. J. NJ. Wick of Jewell and Presi-
dent II. A. Okdale of Jewell college.
The Story City Circuit Choral Union
was organized only recently and this
will be their first program, but choils
from all of the churches included in
this union have had experience in sim
liar programs under the former organ
izatiOn. The officers of the Choral
Union are o. s. Boyd of Roland. presi-
dent: Sam Hanson of Story City. vice
president; Miss Emma knudson OF
Jewell. secretary f. G. Fardal of STAN
hope, treasurer, with Prof. LyderS as
choir director.
The Program.
The program to be given at the san
gerfest here Sunday is as follows:
Welcoming remarks. Pres. II. A. Ok
dale.
mArise, Shine" Choral Union.
"Praise to the Lord Choral Union.
Selected number by the Waldorf or
chestra.
IL Waited for the Lord Choral Tn
ion. solo parts by Jeanette Donhowe
and Ruth Olson.
"Befal Du Dine Veie." Choral Union
"And the Glory of the Lord" Choral
!, Union.
Address. Rev. J. NJ. Wick.
Song by the Roland Male Chorus.
"Behold l Bring You Good Tidings.'
Choral Union.
ooh Day Full of Grace Choral Tn
ion.
"The Heavens Are Telling" Choral
Union.
Vocal Solo. Ruth Olson.
Song. Webster County Choral Union,
"Kirken Den Err TT Gammelt Illus. "
Choral Union.
"Sanctus," Choral Union.
"A Mighty Fortress is Our God,
Choral Union.