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Official Journal of the American Union of Swedish Singers (USPS 368-840) Vol. LXXXII CHICAGO, IL, OCTOBER, 1988 No. 8 - 9 9 f !?.« Seattle Setting Perfect in June To borrow from the title of a pop-ular song of yesteryear, it was "the right time and the right place" when the Western Division staged its Convention in S e a t t l e June 8 through 11. The weather was mild and sunny, with the northwest's traditional precipita-tion at a minimum, and the facilities were perfect. The Best Western Executive Inn was an excellent headquarters choice, two short blocks away from Seat-tle's famous Space Needle, all the taste treats of the Seattle Center and the terminus of the monorail. The latter whisked you to Seattle's downtown and water-front in minutes. In addition it was an easy ride by Convention bus or by car to the Swedish Club for the Sallskapsafton, Individual Chorus Concert, on Thursday evening and to the First Presbyterian Church for the Grand Con-cert Friday evening. Patricia Nordlund and Ralph Hade, co-chairpersons, and the other members of the Seattle Convention Com-mittee obviously did an outstanding job. Rachel Os-terlof, with the assistance of Bertha Isackson and Runo Nordenberg, put together a highly attractive Conven-tion program book. Altogether there \vere 60 men and 55 women a> singers, plus spouses. Most were of course from Port-land and Seattle, but Honorary Western Division President Rolf Perciwall and John Helgeson, and their wives made the day-and-a-half train trip from Salt Lake City. Also, Osvald Granback led a contingent of four singers from the Bellman Male Chorus in Vancouver. For a Convention opener on Wednesday evening, the Seattle singers gave their version in song and dialog of what the first Swedish marriage in the V.S. PORTLAND CHORUSES PERFORM TOGETHER FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PROVIDES COMFORTABLE CONCERT SITE (Photo by Rowland Studio) might have been like in 1638. Whoever wrote the ''libretto" spiced it with generous portions of pure ham for a cast that included Ella and Peter Reisinger, Bernard Shattuck, Eivor Baillie and Gunner Nord-strom. It was an evening filled with song and lots of laughter. Thursday evening it was time for the Sallskapsafton at the Seattle Swedish Club. This included appear-ances by the two Portland Choruses—Scandinavian Male, directed by Stanley Trogen, and Scandia Ladies, directed by Janet Rowland. The Bellman Male Chorus was ably represented by Tenor George Callaghan who performed these three solos: Tonerna, How Great Thou Art and Return to Sorrento. The latter was in Italian in tribute to his wife's native land, while he sang Tonerna in Swedish. Not bad for a native of Scotland. The Portland women opened the program with Sea Chanty, En gang jag seglar i hamn, It's a Sin to Tell a Lie and Do Lord. The Portland men sang Standar-sang, Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes (solo by Bob Milam), Tonerna and Glad sasom fageln. Then the two choruses combined their talents in Sommarsang and I Believe/Ava Maria. The evening's singing came to a traditional close with all of the men joining forces in Sverige, led by Director-in-Chief Ernest Anderson. After the Friday morning rehearsals, the men had lunch at the Swedish Club, while the women enjoyed a picturesque luncheon at Salty's on Alki, on West Seattle's shoreline. All of the ladies received a heart-shaped cookie cutter, complete with recipe for Pep-parkakor. The Eirst Presbyterian Church proved to be an outstanding site for Friday night's Grand Concert. Both the staging facilities and acoustics were perfect. Likewise, the directors—Ernest Anderson for the men and Florence Mesler for the women—performed their chores exceptionally well. Also, there was fine solo work by Florence Mesler (When Thou Comest), Paul Safstrom (Landkj ending) and La Verne Anderson (Psalm 24). (Continued on page 8)
Object Description
Title | Musiktidning Oct. 1988 |
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 1988 |
Type | Text |
Format | |
Language | swe, eng |
Rights | Issues of this journal created before 1989 are in the public domain in the United States. Issues of this journal created after 1989 are provided for educational use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes when a statement of credit is used. For more information, contact SwensonCenter@augustana.edu. |
Collection | American Union of Swedish Singers, Swenson Center (Augustana College) |
Identifier | Musiktidning_No8_Oct1988.pdf |
Date.Year | 1988 |
Description
Title | Musiktidning_No8_Oct1988 1 |
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 1988 |
Type | Text |
Format | |
Language | swe, eng |
Rights | Issues of this journal created before 1989 are in the public domain in the United States. Issues of this journal created after 1989 are provided for educational use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes when a statement of credit is used. For more information, contact SwensonCenter@augustana.edu. |
Collection | American Union of Swedish Singers, Swenson Center (Augustana College) |
Transcript | Official Journal of the American Union of Swedish Singers (USPS 368-840) Vol. LXXXII CHICAGO, IL, OCTOBER, 1988 No. 8 - 9 9 f !?.« Seattle Setting Perfect in June To borrow from the title of a pop-ular song of yesteryear, it was "the right time and the right place" when the Western Division staged its Convention in S e a t t l e June 8 through 11. The weather was mild and sunny, with the northwest's traditional precipita-tion at a minimum, and the facilities were perfect. The Best Western Executive Inn was an excellent headquarters choice, two short blocks away from Seat-tle's famous Space Needle, all the taste treats of the Seattle Center and the terminus of the monorail. The latter whisked you to Seattle's downtown and water-front in minutes. In addition it was an easy ride by Convention bus or by car to the Swedish Club for the Sallskapsafton, Individual Chorus Concert, on Thursday evening and to the First Presbyterian Church for the Grand Con-cert Friday evening. Patricia Nordlund and Ralph Hade, co-chairpersons, and the other members of the Seattle Convention Com-mittee obviously did an outstanding job. Rachel Os-terlof, with the assistance of Bertha Isackson and Runo Nordenberg, put together a highly attractive Conven-tion program book. Altogether there \vere 60 men and 55 women a> singers, plus spouses. Most were of course from Port-land and Seattle, but Honorary Western Division President Rolf Perciwall and John Helgeson, and their wives made the day-and-a-half train trip from Salt Lake City. Also, Osvald Granback led a contingent of four singers from the Bellman Male Chorus in Vancouver. For a Convention opener on Wednesday evening, the Seattle singers gave their version in song and dialog of what the first Swedish marriage in the V.S. PORTLAND CHORUSES PERFORM TOGETHER FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PROVIDES COMFORTABLE CONCERT SITE (Photo by Rowland Studio) might have been like in 1638. Whoever wrote the ''libretto" spiced it with generous portions of pure ham for a cast that included Ella and Peter Reisinger, Bernard Shattuck, Eivor Baillie and Gunner Nord-strom. It was an evening filled with song and lots of laughter. Thursday evening it was time for the Sallskapsafton at the Seattle Swedish Club. This included appear-ances by the two Portland Choruses—Scandinavian Male, directed by Stanley Trogen, and Scandia Ladies, directed by Janet Rowland. The Bellman Male Chorus was ably represented by Tenor George Callaghan who performed these three solos: Tonerna, How Great Thou Art and Return to Sorrento. The latter was in Italian in tribute to his wife's native land, while he sang Tonerna in Swedish. Not bad for a native of Scotland. The Portland women opened the program with Sea Chanty, En gang jag seglar i hamn, It's a Sin to Tell a Lie and Do Lord. The Portland men sang Standar-sang, Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes (solo by Bob Milam), Tonerna and Glad sasom fageln. Then the two choruses combined their talents in Sommarsang and I Believe/Ava Maria. The evening's singing came to a traditional close with all of the men joining forces in Sverige, led by Director-in-Chief Ernest Anderson. After the Friday morning rehearsals, the men had lunch at the Swedish Club, while the women enjoyed a picturesque luncheon at Salty's on Alki, on West Seattle's shoreline. All of the ladies received a heart-shaped cookie cutter, complete with recipe for Pep-parkakor. The Eirst Presbyterian Church proved to be an outstanding site for Friday night's Grand Concert. Both the staging facilities and acoustics were perfect. Likewise, the directors—Ernest Anderson for the men and Florence Mesler for the women—performed their chores exceptionally well. Also, there was fine solo work by Florence Mesler (When Thou Comest), Paul Safstrom (Landkj ending) and La Verne Anderson (Psalm 24). (Continued on page 8) |
Identifier | Musiktidning_No8_Oct1988.pdf |