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Into 2000: Honoring Our "Singer Of The Century' Some Proposals From Your Board Of Directors., Bill Clayton, Mickey Dove, Bill Dove, Tom Hines, Dan Shea

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Jussi Bjorling's vocal magic seems to be conferring some blessings on our Society.

From The Editor's Desk, Mickey Dove

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

As we approach the end of 1999 and JBS' second year of operation, we can look back with satisfaction on what we as a Society have accomplished during this past year:

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Sam & Dave’S Brass Extravaganza, October 25, 2021 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

To The Question Of The Specificity Of The Sound Director's Work In The Recording Of Traditional Music, Akbar Mirzayev

Eurasian music science journal

Relatively recently, the professional creative activity of musicians has developed the profession of sound director, the accumulated practical experience and the formed historical and theoretical base of this specialization reveals a number of signs allowing to speak about the specificity of this activity. It is no accident that there are obvious differences in the phonograms, that every sound director has a number of individual qualities that allow to speak about the creative nature of the profession.

The growing demand for sound directors, the popularity of the profession, is an impetus for researchers. Today, the scientific-theoretical understanding of the creative process …

Junior Recital, October 24, 2021, Alli Loyd, Valen Pao

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts

October 24, 2021

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Wind Symphony Fall Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

Andrews University Wind Symphony under the direction of Byron Graves presents

Hands Across the Sea.

2021-2022 Philharmonia No. 1, Lynn University Conservatory Of Music, Guillermo Figueroa, Sheng Yuan Kuan

Philharmonia

Philharmonia No. 1

• October 23, 2021 at 7:30 PM and October 24, 2021 at 4:00 PM
• Guillermo Figueroa, music director and conductor ; Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano
• Overture to Tannhäuser / Richard Wagner -- Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, op. 73 ("Emperor") / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, op. 70 / Dmitri Shostakovich

Corrections To Our Last Issue

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Apologies to our readers for the following typographical errors: "Marveille" should have been "Merveille;" Thomas is not "Haywood" but "Hayward;" And of course Chile, the country, ends with an 'e' not an 'i."

Can You Help

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

At the June 1999 Conference in Washington, DC, several audio tapes by George Jellinek were on display at the registration table. It appears that someone inadvertently picked up several of the tapes which we need to have returned so that we might share them with everyone. If you accidentally picked up a tape, please return it Florence Dove, 109 Melrose Road, Broad Brook, CT 06016. Your cooperation is appreciated!

Shall We Show Them?, Howard Taubman

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Jussi Bjoerling, when at the top of his form, could pour out tones that compared favorably with any of the strong-voiced tenors I have ever heard whether Giocomo Lauri-Volpi, Giovanni Martinelli, Mario Del Monaco or even, I sometimes thought, Caruso. Bjoerling was a guest once at the Dutch Treat Oub and noticed that in the gathering were Richard Crooks, Charles Kullman and Frederick Jagel, all tenor colleagues at the Met. As he rose to sing, he whispered mischievously, "Shall we show them?" Whereupon he sang Che gelida manina and ended with a high C of such beauty and power that …

Some Thoughts About Jussi Bjoerling: Notes To The Lp Rococo No. 5304 "Jussi Bjoerling Volume V", Helen E. Hatton

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

six of the great singers of this century had a common factor aside from their voices. Caruso, Galli-Curci, Gluck, McCormack, Tauber and Bjoerling were loved by scores of people who were never inside an opera house. Gigli too had this quality but on a more nationalistic basis. The popularity of the first four is understandable in relation to their era. Entertainment was largely homemade, or supplied by phonographs, and a yearly concert by the personification of a recorded voice was a memorable event. Tauber had the advantage of film and radio exposure. That Jussi Bjoerling's many concerts were crowded by …

Recent Fund Drive A Success!

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

As you may recall, we members of the Board of Directors of JBS sent out a request for contributions to support some of your Society's most pressing needs at this time. We were very much heartened by the warm response. As a result of your generosity, $2425 is now available to support our scholarship fund ($1250), upgrade our web site $625), and advertise our Society to increase membership ($550). The success of our Society will always depend upon you, our members; thank you for this demonstration of your support.

Test Your Knowledge, Tom Hines

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

1. In the 1937 film, "Fram for Framgang," Jussi sang (in Swedish) a famous Rossini folksong that got him into serious trouble with the Stockholm police: he slipped into the radio station and illegally broadcast this number to the nation! Which Rossini song did Jussi sing at the beginning of this film? For extra credit, what Verdi aria did Jussi sing (also in Swedish) while standing in his sailboat later in the film?

On A Desert Island With Jussi, William C. Clayton

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

The bad news is that you and your million-dollar yacht have foundered somewhere in the South Seas. The good news is that, as you groggily come to on a stretch of sandy beach, you see beside you a precious waterproof package. No, it is not potable water, nor is it food or clothing or matches. It is something far more precious- your Walkman, a goodly supply of AA batteries, and, yes, your tape of Ten Indispensable Items by the Beloved Bjorling. Now you know that you will survive, for no vagaries of wind, weather, or lack of wherewithal can overcome …

"Please Mr. Bjorling, May I Use Your Christian Name?'', Elisabeth Soderstrom

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

One December day in 1959 in New York I was interviewed for the radio by an American reporter. He asked me, among other things: ''Miss Soederstroem, what do you consider to be the goal of your career?" I had made my debut at the Metropolitan Opera a few months earlier, and my reply came completely spontaneously: 'Well, I reached that goal the day before yesterday. I sang Marguerite in Faust at the Metropolitan with Jussi Bjorling in the title role, and that is something which I couldn't, even in my wildest dreams, have dared to hope I would achieve."

The King In The Realm Of Song, Birgit Nilsson

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Unfortunately I can't number myself among the lucky ones who got to sing often with him. We had, for the most part, such different repertoires, and more often than not we were singing in different parts of the world. On a few occasions, however, I was his Floria Tosca and his Aida, and I can assure you that these were significant moments in my life.

It Became Cold ..., Kerstin Meyer

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

It became cold in the room the morning I received the message that Jussi had left us - cold and empty. He was, in his discreet way, so tremendously alive. It was not only his voice which enchanted opera-goers and his colleagues on the stage, even if it is, first of all, the silenced voice which the whole world is mourning. No, it was also that there emanated such security from him - security and power and strength. It was infectious when one had the good fortune of being able to sing with him. The majority of us at the …

Wonderful Memories, Ruth Broadly, Gerry Broadly

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Our world of opera was very limited until the day we heard the BBC Radio 3 programme, "Vintage Years," that happened to be devoted to Jussi Bjorling and presented by David Mellor.