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"11 0990 1 HO
so£:i# -yd aoayyH "N SST
06/31: /6/ 330
Official Journal of the American Union of Swedish Singer* (USPS 368-840)
Vol. LXXXIV CHICAGO IL., OCTOBER, 1990 No. 8
Meet Ken Anderson, New AUSS President, 53 Years a Singer
Former AUSS vice president . . .
former Western Division president . . .
born in Portland of Swedish parents
. . . 53 years a singer — all of these
things describe Ken Anderson, elected
in July at the Portland Convention to
a two-year term as AUSS president.
In fact, it was 53 years ago in Sep-tember
that Ken started singing with
the Portland Swedish Male Chorus at
the tender age of 14. This chorus,
more recently known as the Scandina-vian
Male Chorus, was and is an An-derson
family affair. It started with his
father, Alfred, in 1927, and later in-cluded
Ken's brothers Paul and Bob.
Both Ken and Paul remain very active,
with Ken as chorus president during
this Convention year.
It is not surprising that Alfred re-tired
as a singer in 1978 since, after
thoroughly enjoying this year's Con-vention,
he celebrated his 101st birth-day
on September 22. He came to
North America at the age of 21 from
near Harnosand on the Angermanal-ven.
He met Ken's mother, whose
maiden name was Mia Falldin, while
traveling through Portland. She came
from a small island near Sundsvall.
Ken served two terms as president
of the Western Division from 1975 to
1979. Following the death of Ken's
(Continued on page 2)
KEN AND VIVIAN ANDERSON
New AUSS Presidential Team
3 First-Time Members Appear on AUSS Board
OSCAR A. ANDERSON
AUSS Secretary
LISA DAHLBERG
AUSS Financial Secretary
CARL JOHANSEN
AUSS Assistant Director-in-Chief
( The election of officers by the delegates at the Portland
Convention added three new faces to the roster of AUSS
officers and created a very enthusiastic Board as the AUSS
heads toward its 100th Anniversary in Chicago in 1992.
While stepping up from vice president to president, Ken
Anderson was pleased to welcome to the Board for the
first time:
Secretary—Oscar Anderson, long time secretary of the
Scandinavian Male Chorus in Portland.
(Continued on page 3)
Object Description
| Title | Musiktidning Oct. 1990 |
| Subject |
Choirs (Music) Singers Singing Music ensembles Clubs Organizations Newsletters |
| Creator | American Union of Swedish Singers |
| Publisher | Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center |
| Date | October 1990 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Provided for study and personal use only. All other use requires permission. For more information, please contact sag@augustana.edu. |
| Collection | American Union of Swedish Singers, Swenson Center (Augustana College) |
| Identifier | Musiktidning_No8_Oct1990.pdf |
| Date.Year | 1990 |
Description
| Title | Musiktidning Oct. 1990 |
| Subject |
Choirs (Music) Singers Singing Music ensembles Clubs Organizations Newsletters |
| Creator | American Union of Swedish Singers |
| Publisher | Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center |
| Date | October 1990 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Provided for study and personal use only. All other use requires permission. For more information, please contact sag@augustana.edu. |
| Collection | American Union of Swedish Singers, Swenson Center (Augustana College) |
| Transcript | "11 0990 1 HO so£:i# -yd aoayyH "N SST 06/31: /6/ 330 Official Journal of the American Union of Swedish Singer* (USPS 368-840) Vol. LXXXIV CHICAGO IL., OCTOBER, 1990 No. 8 Meet Ken Anderson, New AUSS President, 53 Years a Singer Former AUSS vice president . . . former Western Division president . . . born in Portland of Swedish parents . . . 53 years a singer — all of these things describe Ken Anderson, elected in July at the Portland Convention to a two-year term as AUSS president. In fact, it was 53 years ago in Sep-tember that Ken started singing with the Portland Swedish Male Chorus at the tender age of 14. This chorus, more recently known as the Scandina-vian Male Chorus, was and is an An-derson family affair. It started with his father, Alfred, in 1927, and later in-cluded Ken's brothers Paul and Bob. Both Ken and Paul remain very active, with Ken as chorus president during this Convention year. It is not surprising that Alfred re-tired as a singer in 1978 since, after thoroughly enjoying this year's Con-vention, he celebrated his 101st birth-day on September 22. He came to North America at the age of 21 from near Harnosand on the Angermanal-ven. He met Ken's mother, whose maiden name was Mia Falldin, while traveling through Portland. She came from a small island near Sundsvall. Ken served two terms as president of the Western Division from 1975 to 1979. Following the death of Ken's (Continued on page 2) KEN AND VIVIAN ANDERSON New AUSS Presidential Team 3 First-Time Members Appear on AUSS Board OSCAR A. ANDERSON AUSS Secretary LISA DAHLBERG AUSS Financial Secretary CARL JOHANSEN AUSS Assistant Director-in-Chief ( The election of officers by the delegates at the Portland Convention added three new faces to the roster of AUSS officers and created a very enthusiastic Board as the AUSS heads toward its 100th Anniversary in Chicago in 1992. While stepping up from vice president to president, Ken Anderson was pleased to welcome to the Board for the first time: Secretary—Oscar Anderson, long time secretary of the Scandinavian Male Chorus in Portland. (Continued on page 3) |
| Identifier | Musiktidning_No8_Oct1990.pdf |
