The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-02
CONCORDlA COLLEGE
BAND MAKES THREE
APPEARANCES HERE
Musicians Appear at Trinity
Lutheran Church, Training
School and Capitol

The Concordia College band Of
Moorhead. Mimi, playing its first
Capital City concert, appeared before
. large audience, which gave the mus
acians q warm reception, New Years
night at Trinity Lutheran church,
under auspices Of the Luther League.
Appearing under the handicaps Of
q bus breakdown which occurred 20
miles from Bismarck and delayed the
concert, the fact that they had no
supper before playing, allowed them
selves no intermission and had = tax
ing program to perform, these young
college men and women gave an in
strumental performance easily COM
parable to the musicianship Of the
chorus which has made another
Lutheran college famous, the st. Olaf
choir directed by F. Melius Christian
sen.
Director ]. A. Holvik Is one Of the
directors who allows himself to be
submerged. He mounts his dias
with modest mien and Immediately
brings his musicians to the fine at
tentiveness which they displayed
throughout the concert. The director
gave few farewell remarks, thanking
the audience for their appreciative-
ness and expressing the bands plea
sure at playing in North Dakota's
capital. TO shorten the delay at the
opening, he had some Of the soloists
brought on ahead Of the ensemble
and had them play piano, flute and
trombone solos.
Program Well Chosen
The well-chosen program opened
with the Thomas Raymond Over
ture' in which the instruments pro-
vided q carefully sustained back
ground. Next came the Largo move
ment from Dvorak's "New World
Symphony" interpreted masterfully
IN its solemn, searching melodic line
and the triumphant chords before the
final return to the melody phrases.
Ellsworth Haugseth's English horn
solo contributed in no small measure
to the effectiveness and served again
to keep the ensemble effect, for in the
band soloists retain their positions
and chairs.
Effective contrast was brought out
by the bright rhythmic 1.-THE Wind
Amongst the Trees" from Briccia1-
di, flute solo played by Donald Berg
land, with Herman Iverson playing
the piano score and lending back
ground Of intelligent musicianship.
Shading and flowing melody marked
this rendition.
The chimes, which looked like IL
quid silver, added interest to the
Dance Of the Hours" ballet from La
Gioconda" by A. Ponchielli. The d.
rector substituted First Norwegian
Rhapsody written by F. Melius
Christensen for the st. Olaf college
bands 1906 tour of Norway for the
"Rapsodie Norvegienne" by Lalo. With
many in the audience, die Loreley,"
Joseph Nervadba, was the concerts
highlight. The beautiful, flowing
phrasing Of which the band Is cap
able was at its peak here.
Play "Nutcracker Suite
Tschaikowskys "Nutcracker Suite"
was brilliantly played, the five parts
including the plaintive "Danse Ara
be-" sparkling "Danse de La Fee
Dragee," the whirling "Danse Russo
Trepak," the mincing "Danse Chin
Disc" and the melodic Dance des
Mirlitons."
The acoustics of the church were
put to q test and were found excel
lent when the climatic "Marche
Slave" Of Tschaikowsky with its pulls
ing, stirring rhythm was given as the
finale.
wednesday morning, the band play
ed at the training school at Mandan
and from 1880 to 1880 o'clock play
ed a concert in the Memorial hall OF
the Capitol, through which the MEM
bers were escorted. From here. the
holiday tour takes them to Minot,
Rugby and Leeds. On New Years
afternoon. they played at Washburn.