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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 19 Nov 1931, p. 29

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Ua i.> *JoIUnM U ÂoveUJUCFzy. The prograni will, include sorne of Bacb's outstanding works on whichi the chorus has been working for sev-i eral nonths. In addition to thel chorus renditions, Else }larthan, Arendt, well known Chicago soprano and radio artist,. willshi oeo Bach's foremost, arias.. Edwin Stan-' ley Seder, wvho is known as the great-. est. Bach. organist in the west, WiII' plav three of Bach's compositions. l'le. Chicago Bach, chorus ini now1 entering upon it$ seventb year of., presenting exclusively the works of joh1ann Sebastian Bach., Each.year one fail and -one sprin oerwa giv.en at Orchestra hall. These con-1 certs were given the highest acclaini by the music critics, of the leadinig newspape rs and music magazinies as well as the foremost musicians Mi the City. 1 llite Bach chorus is thie.only large chorus ini America which. presentsl Pacli's works in the original Ian-j guage. it: is one of two large chorus-! es nii the country .dedicated exclusi.ve-j li' tor the cultivation of Bach's .music. 1 'hc other chorus is the Bethlelhern, l'a. PWh choir, which made its debut in' .1900 .and isnow being -supported to the xtetit of haîf of its finaticiaI obligations' by C harles -N. Schwab). I)uring'%thë last two years the Chi- cçago Bach chorus has been conducted by Dr. Sigfried Prager, who received his education in Berlini, Paris, Vien- "na Und other European ceiîters. He lias, conducted choruses and orches- tr as for many years in various coui- tries, but was engaged as conductor of the Madison (Wisconsin), Syni- pliony orchestra during the last few ~years. Hie bas been given the higb- est praise for bis outstanding and successful wvork witb the Chicago Bach chorus. There will be no admissioncharged t() tiue concert Sunday, Noveniher 29.. .\l north shore ýmusic, loyers are, ixnvited to attend.. Northwestern Reets' for Season Final With Iowai Still soxuewhat stunnied bv the scçare receiv:ed in the Indiana ganie. Northwestern's football tean ibas re-, .(owst clDý,mit 1re GPices 14 i~ Yea 1 i vist heGood Housekeepieng Magazine, Studio Room s on Disp/ay at This Store and Riley tackles; Evans and DiUley,j guards, and MacDonald,. center. Mirs. McClean Bercaw of Paris, 111 is coming this week-enid to spendi 'rliaiiksgiiving with ber sou's family, the 0. M. Bercaws,. 741 Eighth Street. ROOM AIJOVE 'Ny

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