The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-04-25
Non G Competitive Event
To Be Held At
Glenwood Saturday
100 TO ATTEND
Part of Minnesota
Public School
Music League

One hundred music department
students, both instrumental and
vocal, Of the Sank Centre public
school, were rounding out rehear-
sails this week for the high point
event Of the music year Saturday
when they participate in the dis
trict ~ music festival, part Of the
Minnesota Public School Music
League, at Glenwood.
r.. The local schools entry hits
& exactly tho century mark with
an Instrumentation Of Al stu
dents I'm the orchestra, under
the direction Of T.. j. Kitxberg-
er, and IS voices I'm the mixed
chorus that IL the handiwork
Of Miss Lillian Krogh.
The orchestra performs in the
non-competitive event early Satur-
day morning, It was announced.
The chorus sings too on the morn
ing program. Rehearsals for the
massed orchestras and choruses
will be held In the afternoon. The
massed groups will give a concert
in the evening with several hun
dred youthful musicians taking
part.
Several instrumentalists have
been chosen to sit In with the FL
bow Lake band who win play with
the massed choruses in the evening.
Selected were clarinetists: Douglas
Kohl, Gordon Hedin and Marjorie
Westhoff.
Mr.. Kitzberger has several instru-
mental soloists who will play on
the program Friday. On the clar-
met is Marjorie Westhoff; flute,
Margaret Whitson; and Lorayne
Pendroy on both the violin and
French horn.
Non-competitive, the music fes-
tival IL the outgrowth Of an earn
est attempt to foster musical edu-
cation, It was pointed out. BY elm
mating the competitive angle and
the obvious discrepancies that
arise from inequality Of equipment.
the festival today Is adjudged by
instructors as q real help. Critics
are called in to criticize instructive
ly the performance Of each group.
Mr.. Christianson, Of South Dakota
State College, has been selected as
instrumental critic.
Vocal critic is the well-known
Gertrude Boo OVERLY, of st. Olaf,
and soloist with the famed choir
under the direction Of F. Melius
Christensen. Mrs. OVERLY will ap-
pear in solo work with the massed
choruses during the evening fes-
tival.
Personnel Of the Sank Centre
units IL as follows: Apiece orches-
tra-Anna Reading, Yoland Lentz,
Audrey Brecken, Helen Rodgers, A.
Needham, Lucille Orth, M. Schley,
Constance Stelzig, Lorrayne Bailey,
Vera Lovesee, LaRayne Pendroy,
Barbara Ellis, Marion Cowlthorp,
Marcella Judes, Leora Wilcox, Eve
1yn Gardner, Pearl Gardner, Aur-
ella Gardner, Ruth Westhoff, Don
aid Olson, Darwin Judes, Vernon
Bromen, Alvina Wiener, Betty
Scott Gala Winter, Aarilyn Cor
Dell. Marie Carlson, Airline Grams,
Ira P1ummer, Patricia Nelson,
Franklin Koterba, Doug Kohl, Mar
-5orio Westhoff, Clecne Hcller, Cor
don Hedin, Lois Bcsser, Pauline
Hershiser. Catherine Lentz, Dor
othy Henningsgard. Monte Hesse,
Margaret Whitson, Vernice Cordell,
John Whitson, June Gray, Renee
Nelson. Bernice Boyer and Rose
mary Morse.
Members Of the 53-voice mixed
chorus-Rita Egan, Shirley Pickett,
Edress Biedleman, Gladys Halstad,
Betty Lou Botz, Lorraine Wiel, Ar
dith Eldred, Faye De Long, Grace
Chandler, Joyce Kane, Dorothy
Peterson, Lucille Bissaillon, Janet
Eldred. Lavonne Bisaillon, Mary
Margaret Prasch, Mary Jane Stei-
zig, Bernice FEELING, Evelyn Korf,
Cecilia Dirnberger, Betty Simmer,
Mary Ann Steffes. Celestine Ess.
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