The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-27
Pope Co. Symphony
In Free Concert
Organization Made Up of Musicians
of Is Towns Covering 60
Mile Radius

The Pope County Symphony Or
chestra will give a tree concert
program on Wednesday evening,
Nov. 2, in the school auditorium at
Elbow Lake. This musical organi-
zation is now rounding out it's third
year of activity. The players max
ing up this group come together
from Is different towns and COM
munities extending through many
counties. Approximately so talent
ed musicians take part in this Or
chestra. Several players come as
far as 60 miles for the rehearsals.
No one is paid for this work. The
entire group comes for the pure
joy of playing.
All the music played by this or
chestra is of the best among the
popular classical compositions. To
study such selections in rehearsal
cannot fail to deepen a persons
appreciation in musical culture; to
establish a higher standard for the
type of music to use in various
community activities.
:, This will clearly appear from a
partial list of musical compositions
to be played by the symphony or
chestra in their Elbow Lake con-
cert on Wednesday evening, Nov.
2
On this program will be heard:
"Marche Militaire No. 1" by Schu-
bert, Paderewswi's celebrated Min
uet," Hayden's 1.-THE Heavens Are
Telling" from the Oratoria "Crea-
.tion,' Fritz Kreisler's 'Liebes-
freud" Grieg's peer Gynt Suite,
No. l." A new and very interesting
paraphrase written upon the hymn
Jesus Savior Piolet Me" by c. l..
Farmhouse and dedicated to his
good friend Major Geo. w. Land
ers, will also be played by the Or
chestra for the first time.
sLMajor Landers will be remem-
bered ais the great conductor at the
Band Meet in Glnewood this sum-
ner. The hymn mentioned has al
ways been the favorite hymn of
Mr.. Landers. He very kindly do
mated to the symphony orchestra
the music for this unusually bril-
liant composition. At a recent Wis
it of this genial band man in Wash
ington, D. c., this selection was
played in broadcast in his honor by
the Marine Band. Besides these
selections there will be heard a
number of solos: Ralph Williams,
of Glenwood, plays the new trum-
pet solo written upon "The Old
Kentucky Home" by Frankie Gold
man; E. M. (Mike) Woolan. of
Glenwood, will sing tenor solo;
Miss Nora Rain, of Brooten, plays
a selected cello solo; the ave Ma
ria" Meditation by Gounod will be
played on the alto saxophone, by
Maurice Haugen, Of Glenwood; the
grand finale selection will be Iffen-
bach's music to "Orpheus in the
Underworld" the violin solo play
ed by Prof. John Anderson, of Nor
ris.
The concert appearance of the
Pope County Symphony Orchestra
in Elbow Lake is sponsored by the
Commercial Club and the Public
Schools of the city. The business
and professional people of Elbow
Lake, together with the other citi-
zens of the community earnestly
welcome all their neighbors to come
and enjoy this music festival pro-
gram in true good will spirit. The
orchestra is itself an interesting
venture in inter-community activity
and their visit sponsored as it is by
community organizations of Elbow
Lake makes the entire event an
outstanding effort for establishing
closer acquaintance between COM
munities and promoting mutual in
terests in the great enterprise mus
ical culture among our people.