May 16, 2004 Program

Program Welcome Norwegian National Anthem: Ja vi elsker dette landet All sing Peer Gynt, Suite Bruderovet Solveigs sang

Edvard Grieg

The Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra next year will celebrate twentyfive years of bringing orchestral music to the Cannon Valley area. The orchestra is composed of talented musicians from all walks of life in Northfield and the surrounding area and performs several concerts each year in various locations. Paul Niemisto is the founder and conductor of the CVRO, which is part of the Northfield Arts Guild. The CVRO welcomes your involvement as an audience member, financial supporter, or musician. Interested performers should contact the Northfield Arts Guild at 645-8877 for membership information. Kim Holland is Administrative Director of the Norwegian-American Historical Association Mary Klockeman is from Dundas and has studied traditional Norwegian music in Norway.

Tribute to Lloyd Hustvedt Kim Holland

Amy Boxrud is a St. Olaf graduate who majored in Norwegian. She first studied the language and began learning the music as a youth attending Concordia Language Village

Alle fugler små de er Sulli, lulli, ungen min Mary Klockeman and Amy Boxrud

Kristin Valle (Gvarv, Telemark), Maria Brønstad (Snåsa, NordTrøndelag) and Anlaug Grave (Gvarv, Telemark) are students at St. Olaf College.

Haslebuskane Kulokker

Margaret Hayford O'Leary is professor of Norwegian and chair of the Norwegian department at St. Olaf College

Mary Klockeman Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

Edvard Grieg

Norwegian Dances III. Allegra alla marcia

Edvard Grieg

Reflections on Syttende mai Kristin Valle Kan du glemme gamle Norge All sing, led by Margaret Hayford O'Leary En svane Norrønfolket

Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg Ruth Sylte, soloist

Ruth Sylte has been soprano soloist with the CVRO twice previously. For the past three years she has been an invited performer at Norsk Høstfest, North America's largest Scandinavian festival. She also has appeared numerous times in Northfield Arts Guild theater productions Nordic Jam has been meeting weekly since September 2002 to learn and play traditional folk music from the Nordic countries, particularly Norway, Sweden and Finland. They meet at 7:30 every Monday night at The Contented Cow in Northfield, MN. Musicians and listeners of all ages, instruments and abilities are always welcome!

Personnel

Nordmanns-Forbundet, Northfield chapter

Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra

Sons of Norway, Nordmarka Lodge

Paul Niemisto, Conductor

The Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra

Violin Gail Nelson, Northfield Laura Geissler, Northfield Robert Hanson, Northfield Jeremy Huseth, Burnsville Lisa Olson, Webster Sara Rinehart, Northfield Hanna Reitz, Northfield Katelyn Reid, Northfield Casey Davis-Van Atta, Northfield David Weinhandl, Northfield Viola Meg Hargreaves, Northfield John Metz, Northfield Cello Jane Rinehart, Northfield Jan Gehler, Northfield Patricia Wegner. Northfield Mary Aoe Scott, Northfield

Bass Karl Lear, Northfield Douglas Durand, Northfield

Trumpet Kurt Stimeling, Northfield Gary Meidt, Northfield

Flute Cathy Penning, Northfield Susan Janicke, Northfield

Trombone Carl Behr, Northfield Todd Harvey, Northfield Bill Van Loh, Northfield

Oboe Heather Scott, Northfield Brenda Rodgers, Prior Lake Clarinet Kathy Szydlo, Northfield Karen Frawley, Eagan Bassoon William Child, Northfield Jennifer Chlan, Webster

Tuba Mike Legvold, Northfield Harp Courtney Hanson, St. Olaf Percussion Eric Kiesz, Owatonna Sonja Ziemann, Northfield

The Northfield Arts Guild present

Syttende Mai A Norwegian Cultural Celebration

Horn Tom Schnauber, Northfield Kristen Anderson, St. Olaf Joan Behr, Northfield Barb Wornson, Northfield

Acknowledgments

We are grateful to St. John's Lutheran Church for providing its facility and to the Northfield Arts Guild for its support. Torild Homstad and Lew Linde, Co-Presidents of Nordmanns-Forbundet, and Margaret Hayford O'Leary, Commissioner, participated in program planning. Karl Hella, President; Joanne Dahlin, Cultural Director, and Norma Gilbertson, Social Director, all of Sons of Norway, coordinated desserts and coffee. Joan Behr and William Child, CVRO Board members, were responsible for publicity and program printing, respectively. This concert is made possible in part by grants provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the McKnight Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature. The CVRO also is grateful for the support of Community National Bank.

St. Johns Lutheran Church, Northfield Sunday, May 16, 2004 at 2:30 p.m.

Syttende Mai The 17th of May is Norway's "National Day" that celebrates the signing of the Constitution of 1814. It is a day of celebration of freedom, independence, and the rule of law. The national flag flies everywhere! People dress in their best clothes, especially if they have the traditional "bunad" typical of the area of the country they originally come from. Everyone is wearing a bit of ribbon in red, white and blue—the colors of the flag. Parades, especially children's parades, are held in towns and cities everywhere in Norway. King Harald and Queen Sonja greet the people formally from the balcony of the palace in Oslo as they watch the grand parade up Karl Johans gate. Norway's Constitution Day is also celebrated with concerts, picnics and family gatherings throughout the whole land. Many Norwegian-American communities across the United States also celebrate this day with parades, music, ethnic foods, and other festivities, as we do in Northfield each year.

About the Sponsors and the Soloists Nordmanns-Forbundet (The Norse Federation) was founded in 1907 as an international organization that promotes solidarity between Norway and Norwegians abroad. It furthers the cause of Norwegian culture and Norwegian interests worldwide. The Northfield, Minnesota, chapter of Nordmanns-Forbundet was founded around 1930. The chapter traditionally meets four to six times each year to hear distinguished speakers or performing artists. Members also receive a quarterly magazine, The Norseman. For information on how to become a member, contact either Margaret Hayford O'Leary, the Northfield Chapter Commissioner, or Torild Homstad, co-president of the Northfield chapter, both at St. Olaf College. The Sons of Norway is a large and active social and insurance fraternity of men and women of Norwegian descent, or anyone else who wishes to participate. It has lodges throughout the United States, Canada and Norway. The Sons of Norway magazine, The Viking, is a monthly glossy magazine that reports on the many social, educational and insurancerelated activities of the organization. It has excellent connections and benefits for young and old alike who are interested in learning more about, and preserving, their heritage. Northfield's lodge, Nordmarka #585, meets the second Saturday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. For information on how to become a member please contact President Karl Hella. You can also find the Sons of Norway on the internet at http://www.sofn.com.

Traditional Norwegian Music Nordic Jam Norwegian Gangar, from Lyric Suite

Edvard Grieg

The Last Spring

Edvard Grieg

Huldigungsmarsj from Sigurd Jorsalfar Suite

Edvard Grieg

Norwegian Music Kristin Valle, Maria Brønstad, and Anlaug Grave Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått All sing, led by Mary Klockeman and Amy Boxrud Valdres marsj

Johannes Hanssen

Barnetoget (traditional children’s parade) Nordic Jam Dessert and coffee served by Sons of Norway Nordmarka Lodge Free will offering Norwegian National Anthem JA, VI ELSKER DETTE LANDET

Rikard Nordraak

Ja, vi elsker dette landet som det stiger frem, Furet, værbitt over vannet, med de tusen hjem, Elsker, elsker det, og tenker på vår far og mor Og den saganatt som senker drømme på vår jord, og den saganatt som senker, senker drømme på vår jord!