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Föstudagur 25. janúar, 1980
AFGREIÐSLA A ÍSLANDI:
Birna Magnúsdóttir, Dúfnahóium 4,
Reykjavík, Sími (91) 74153
Arni Bjarnarson, Norðurgötu 48,
Akureyri, Sími (96) 23852
Robert Sheffield and Carol Westdal
NEW STARS ON THE HORIZON
The Jon Sigurdson
Chapter of the IODE,
presented a joint recital
January 2nd, at 8 p.m., in
the First Lutheran Church,
Victor St. The artists were
Carol Westdal, soprano,
daughter of Dee Dee and
Harold Westdal of Win-
nipeg, and Robert Sheffield,
clarinetist, graduate of the
University of British
Columbia.
Carol is in her fourth and
final year at the same
university, majoring in voice
performance. Robert is
currently working on his
Masters at the University of
Cincinnati. In 1978, together
with pianist Lisa Challans,
they received a Canadian
Government youth grant
which has enabled them to
do joint recitals.
Many of you will
remember Carol and her
sister Laureen as little girls
singing Icelandic songs in
duets and solos at our
Icelandic concerts and at
the Manitoba Musical
Festival — excelling in both.
Laureen is now Mrs.
Goodridge, residing in
Vancouv.er. Carol has
continued in her pursuit of
music. As one who has
watched her grow to
adulthood, I am delighted
with her progress in her
chosen field — the voice,
which has a quality that can
lead to greatness.
Her first songs, by Brah-
ms, IMMER LEISER WIRD
MEIN SCHLUMMER, (Ever
gentle will be my slumber)
was most sensitively sung
and suited the haunting
beauty of the voice, as did
also DRAUMALANDID, that
well beloved Icelandic song
by Sigfus Einarsson. She
was accompanied on the
piano by Donald Askholm,
organist of the church.
Robert Sheffield delighted
us with three major of-
ferings; five BAGATELLES
by FINZI, FLIGHT OF THE
BUMBLEBEE by RIMSKI-
KORSAKOV, and IN-
TRODUCTION, THEME AND
VARIATIONS by ROSSINI.
Carol provided piano ac-
companiment with keen
musicianship, proving her
versatility in music. Robert
displayed sensitivity of tone
and great technique.
After intermission, the
three artists performed from
the choir loft at the rear of
the church. Here, Carol
sang 0 LITTLE TOWN OF
BETHLEHEM by Walford
Davies, with Donald at the
organ. The third verse was
sung unaccompanied, in
perfect pitch, and in so
clear and beautiful a voice,
that the song became the
highlight of the evening. Yet
another treat was in store
— voice, clarinet and organ
combined their artistry in
SVANASONGUR A HEIDI,
by Kaldalons. The
arrangement by Robert
Sheffield (with only a few
days access to the music)
was delightful. The clarinet
sounded as if it were indeed
a voice drifting across the
heath, mystic in beauty it
complimented Carol’s
nostalgic singing.
Back on stage, the artists
completed their program
with the third clarinet solo,
and Schubert’s SHEPHERD
ON THE ROCK, which was
written for voice with
clarinet obligatio. Shepherd
on the Rock was most likely
the last work written by
Schubert just before his
death in 1828. It is a song of
some magnitude with wide
range for the soprano, lyric
in character demanding
coloratura agility in the last
movement. The clarinet
obligato is haunting and
pastoral. Written by two
poets, Wilhelm Muller and
Whilhelmina von Chezi, the
poem is a romantic verse in
praise of spring. Donald
Askholm gave fine support
at the piano to an admirable
performance.
Members of the Jon
Sigurdson Chapter served
coffee and Icelandic
dainties after the concert,
enabling us to greet the
artists and to chat to our
hearts content as Icelanders
love to do whenever they
meet.
I am certain I speak for all
who ventured out on that
cold night (while still in post-
New Year celebration
recovery) that it was worth
it. May those who missed
hearing these talented NEW
STARS, fill the rafters next
time (hopefully) they per-
form in our city.
ELMA GISLASON
ÆTTINGJA
LEITAÐ
Sigriður Lárusdóttir, Kleppsvegi 30, Reykjavík leitar
að systur sinni Láxu Lárusdóttur frá Eskifirði fæddri
2. maí 1896, er fór til Vesturheims með móður sinni
Guðrúnu Eyjólfsdóttur ásamt eiginmanni Guðrúnar,
Friðrik Þorsteinssyni frá Höfðahusum. lvleð Láru fóru
hálfsystkini hennar elstur:
Steinþór f. 30. apríl 1898;
Bergþór f. 28. ágúst 1899;
Eyjólfur Ágúst f. 25. ágúst 1901;
Karólína María f. 16. apríl 1903
og Sólveig f. 26. júní 1906.
Sigríður hefur eldheitan áhuga á að ná sambandi
við einhverja er gætu gefið upplýsingar um systur henn
ar. Ennfremur leitar hún að börnum Páls Pálssonar frá
Siglufirði af Dalabæjarætt er fóru til Ameríku 1892
með móður sinni Sólveigu Ingibjörgu Jónsdóttur f. 18.
október 1854 frá Reykjum í Kvíabrekkusókn í Ólafs-
firði, elst:
Kristín Anna Elín f. 25. desember 1879;
Páll f. 8. mars 1884;
Jón Maron f. 7. október 1886
og Þorvaldur f. 4. mars 1890.
Ef einhver lesandi Lögbergs-Heimskringlu þekkir
til þessa fólks þá vinsamlega skrifið til Sigríðar Lárus-
dóttur, Kleppsvegi 30, Reykjavik eða til Helga Vigfús-
sonar Bólstaðarhhð 50, Reykjavik.
HVERJIR
ERU ÞEIR?
I gegnum árin hefur Lögberg-Heimskringla af og til
birt gamlar myndir af fólki, sem ekki er vitað hvert
er eða hvaðan kom. Nelson Gerrard í Árborg hefur
undir höndum fáeinar slíkar myndir og sendi fyrir
skömmu nokkrar til blaðsins og birtist sú fyrsta þeirra
í blaðinu í dag. Lesendur eru beðnir að spreita sig á að
bera kennsl á þessa menn og senda okkur nöfn þeirra,
sem þá munu birtast í blaðinu. Mun Nelson síðan sjá
um að myndirnar komist í vörslu bókasafns Manitoba-
háskóla. Um þessa mynd er ekkert vitað annað en að
hún kemur frá Arborg.