Concordia College - Cobber Yearbook (Moorhead, MN)

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CONCERT CHOIR Back row: Fuglestad, Wilson, Oas, Roland, Sandager, Lindem, Tolo, Heth, Norlin, Ketterling, Eichenberger, Pottinger, Anderson Green Zimmerman. , Third row: Frank, Grovom, Lindquist, Lunde, Neibuhr, Folin, Wold, Teie, Thoreson, Solem, Geclde, F. Larsen, Tingelstirl Second row: Brakke, Borg, Rude, Hansel, McNeal, Upstad, Langemo, Buckneberg, H. Peterson, Beckstrom, Dauner, Magnusson Grefthen J. Hanson, P. johnson, Brodin. First row: E. Olson, Moe, Sandness, Marquart, Brown, B. Nelson, Hovland, Reinertsen, Halgrimson, Prof. Paul 1. Christiansen Sylvester Overvold, Gilmore, G. johnson, M. Erickson, Mathsen, Billehus, Houkom. The Concordia Concert Choir, which has at- tained national and international fame is composed of sixty-two hard working Cobbers. The choir is an active organization which practices every day and performs at school functions as well as concerts during the winter and spring. This year their tour took them through North Dakota, Montana, Washington, and Oregon. The repertoire of the choir is chosen by Prof. Christiansen from church music and includes works from Bach as well as some contemporary composers. The Everett Daily Herald had this to say about the concert there: If a better choral group has appeared in Everett in the last years, it would take a lot of convincing for the large audience that heard the Concordia Choir on Sunday afternoon. Singing with an unbelievable clarity of tone, they reveled in the beauty of works by the old masters down through the contemporary composers. 48 THE CONCERT CHOIR AT WORK

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CI-IRISTMA C NCERT THE MASSED CHOIRS The traditional Christmas Concert was built around the theme A Boy Was Born In Bethlehem . Beginning several years ago as a concert held one night, it has grown into an event presented four evenings and one for which people in the entire Northwest anticipate. The greatest part of the program is presented by the Concordia Concert Choir, Chapel Choir, and Women's Choir. The core of the program is presented by the Concert Choir, and the program is brought to a close by the massed choirs. The backdrop, depicting a village scene, was designed by Prof. C. M. Running. Mr. Arthur Sanden is attributed with providing the varied lighting effects. Wayne Wagstrom completes the roster of those who have a major part in preparing for the concert. His work was to distribute the 6,700 tickets and to answer late inquiries for several hundred more. '47

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CHOIR TOUR l l l ! views iii Crossing the Columbia by ferry Entering the Glacier National Park One-eye Ernie and Montana Al Singing for the governor in the Oregon State Capital Quinlan Reception at Pacific Lurliemn College Dinner stop :lt Belton Station Early to rise - then wait for the bus! 1- : l l l , l l l v 'l .l 49