The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.1973, Side 55

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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Joy Antenbring’s Ah fors e lui was
touching, and she was also impressive
in Sempre libera. Wayne Little was in-
clined to be rather phlegmatic in O
mio remorso, and his pitch was sus-
pect on occasion, but in the final quin-
tet, all the singers sang and blended
well.
It was indeed pleasant to hear frag-
ments from Marius Benoist’s Legend
of the Wind. For many years, Marius
Benoist has occupied a ranking po-
sition in the musical life of St. Boni-
face; the theatre is not new to him.
We remember some 40 years ago, his
conducting of Grieg’s music to a stage
presentation of Peer Gynt.
It is difficult to assess a new opera
from the brief excerpts we heard on
Friday. The impression that it created
was one of seriousness and much
charm. The music shows 'the influence
of Massenet and Debussy, and Donna
MacKay’s singing in the winter scene
had a charming sound in its native
simplicity. The composer acknow-
ledged the applause at the end.
★
GIMLI CHAPTER NATIONAL
LEAGUE ANNUAL CONCERT
The Gimli Chapter of the Icelandic
National League held its annual con-
cert in the local Lutheran Church,
May 11,
The president, Mrs. Laura Tergesen,
related some of the projects under-
taken iby the League during the past
year, highlighted by the establishment
of classes in Icelandic at the element-
ary schools in Gimli, Anborg, and Riv-
erton of the Evergreen Division. In
Gimli four classes in Icelandic were
organized on a once-a-week basis, with
an enrollment of 80 pupils, with ten
volunteer teachers. The classes began
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GARAGE
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