Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-05-24
SCHUMANN LADIES
CHORUS TO SING
Gustavus Adolphu, 2l-Voice La
die, Chorus To Sing Here on
Saturday

After the conclusion of the COM
mencement exercises at Gustavus Ad-
olphus College at st. Peter on We'd
nesday, May oath, the Schumann La
dies Chorus will leave on five day
tour to several of the cities in Mime
sofa. This city is among the lucky
ones this time and the inhabitants
here will have the great opportunity
to hear this splendid chorus give "The
Death of the Joan of Arc" on Satur-
day evening at the Bethel Lutheran
church. .- 1
The itinerary covers the territory
between Minneapolis and Willmar and
is as follows: Wednesday, May oath,
Dassel; Thursday, May 25th, Murdock;
Friday, May 26th, New London; Sat-
urday, May 9th, Willmar, and Sun
day, May 2Sth, at Messiah Church at
Minneapolis.
With one exception the soloists and
the accompanies are chosen from the
chorus and the student body. Miss
Florence Johnson will be the soloist
of the chorus Miss Florence Nelson
will sing the solo parts in "The Death
OF the Joan of Arc" by Henri Benz
berg. The musicians will be Miss Vio-
let HertZman and will accompany the
chorus on the piano and Miss Ruth
Peterson Of Norseland will play the
violin. :.
The director of this chorus is Dr.
Mathew N. Lu1fdquist. He was also
director of the Lyric Male Chorus
which made such an impression on the
towns where they visited and no doubt
. the Schumann will continue to uphold
the musical activity at Gustavus.
This chorus made a tour thru parts
of South Dakota and Minnesota last
year and left good impression about
this college wherever they went.
Miss Pearl Johnson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Johnson, of this city,
is member of this chorus and will
be with the Schumann Chorus when
it comes to this city,
Those. that compose the first sop
rano section are: Laura Anderson,
Helen Hoogner, Florence Johnson,
Floreslce Nelson, Adele Regner and
Gunborg Berg!und and those who car
ry the second soprano are Irene Hawk
inson, Elsie Nordquist, Evelyn Wing
strand and Olive Peterson. The first
altos are as follows: Gladys Anderson,
Mildred A. Johnson, Edith Nelson, An
ma Regner and Marion Youngquist,
and the second altos are Clara Daehn,
Pearl Johnson of Willmar, Linnea
Sterling, Ruth Youngdahl, Inet Hol-
combe and Myrtle Anderson. These
are the names of the young ladies who
make up the personnel Of the .Schu-
mann Chorus of 81 voices
The selections that will be given
this year are the most varied and diff
ficult ever attempted, and it is only
through many rehearsals and con-
stant efforts that these ladies have
become the masters of 'tThe Death of
Joan of Arc"
The program is as follows:
l. (a) In May, Horatio.
(b) The Miracle OF love, Mckee
Chorus.
2. Soprano solo: Summertime, Ward
Stephens. Florence Johnson.
3. (a) A Cottage in Gods Garden, ia
cobs Bond.
(b) TITS Morn, Geibel Peekins.
(c) I Hear a Thrush at Eve, Cad
man. Chorus.
4. Piano Solo, (a) Nocturne, Chopin.
(b) Impromptu, Reinholdt. Violet
Hertzman.
5. The Death of Joan Of Arc, Henr
Bremberg. Miss Florence Nelson
and Chorus. ).
G. Reading Clara Daehn.
7. Violin Solo: (a) .Csardas, Haesche
(b) Perpetus Mobile, Bohm. Rutf
f.. Peterson.
s. (a) Believe Me if all those Endear
ing Young Charms. Irish Air ar
ranged by Ross Hilton.
(b) An Irish Folksong, Arthur
FOOta Chorus ,e- FL.