{"id":8,"date":"2019-11-07T16:03:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T22:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/virtualexhibits\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2023-06-07T08:40:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:40:52","slug":"1920choir","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/virtualexhibits\/home-page\/1920choir\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1920 St. Olaf Choir Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder -->\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__hero panel panel-hero site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"hero\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper imageoverlay site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<figure  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-panel__hero-bg-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"poster advertising tour with photograph of choir\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/virtualexhibits\/files\/2021\/11\/poster001-1600x2209.jpg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/virtualexhibits\/files\/2021\/11\/poster001-1152x1591.jpg 1152w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/virtualexhibits\/files\/2021\/11\/poster001-1600x2209.jpg 1600w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__hero-content \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__hero-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-panel__hero-title\" id=\"1920-st-olaf-choir-tour\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">1920 St. Olaf Choir Tour<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/arcg.is\/1O0Hvn\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"btn\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEnter the 1920 Choir Tour Exhibit\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__hero-img-caption\">\n\t\t\t<span>Group photo as it appeared on the 1920 Choir Tour poster<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__explore panel panel-explore site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"explore\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper  explore\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"site-panel__explore-chevron site-panel-shape-bbc--gold-navy\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-section__content site-panel__explore-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"t-content site-panel__explore-desc site-grid__col site-grid__col--flex-2\">\n            <h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"1920-st-olaf-choir-tour\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">1920 St. Olaf Choir Tour<\/h2>\n\n            <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/choir\/\">St. Olaf Choir<\/a>, led by its founder, conductor and violinist extraordinaire<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/archives\/my-years-at-st-olaf\/dr-f-melius-christiansen-a-brief-biography\/\"> F. Melius Christiansen (1871-1955)<\/a> departed on its inaugural tour throughout the East Coast of the U.S. on Easter Sunday (April 4, 1920). This exhibition provides a tantalizing glimpse into both published and manuscript materials documenting this exciting series of concerts which ranged from Chicago, IL to Washington D.C. Of particular note is the concert program commemorating the Choir\u2019s premiere performance at the world-renowned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiehall.org\/\">Carnegie Hall<\/a> in NYC on April 27, 1920.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special highlights of this exhibition include, but are not limited to, the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excerpts from F. Melius\u2019 own letters home to his wife and family while on tour.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pages of alumni scrapbooks capturing students\u2019 memories from their personal experiences on tour.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Various newspaper advertisements and reviews of concerts (most of which were extremely well received by the general public).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To begin viewing the virtual exhibit, click the &#8220;Enter the 1920 Choir Tour Exhibit&#8221; gold button on the photo above.<\/p>\n<p>This exhibition has been lovingly curated by the current ensemble librarian at St. Olaf College,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/profile\/kleftis\">Dr. Courtney Kleftis<\/a>. Don\u2019t hesitate to contact her with any comments or questions about the content.<\/p>\n<p><span data-slate-fragment=\"JTVCJTdCJTIyaWQlMjIlM0ElMjJuLUpvbDczMCUyMiUyQyUyMnR5cGUlMjIlM0ElMjJwYXJhZ3JhcGglMjIlMkMlMjJjaGlsZHJlbiUyMiUzQSU1QiU3QiUyMnRleHQlMjIlM0ElMjJBbGwlMjBpbWFnZXMlMjBhbmQlMjBpdGVtcyUyMGFyZSUyMGZyb20lMjB0aGUlMjBTdC4lMjBPbGFmJTIwQ29sbGVnZSUyMEFyY2hpdmVzJTJDJTIwdW5sZXNzJTIwb3RoZXJ3aXNlJTIwc3RhdGVkLiUyMFF1ZXN0aW9ucyUyMGFib3V0JTIwYXJjaGl2YWwlMjBtYXRlcmlhbCUyMGNhbiUyMGJlJTIwZGlyZWN0ZWQlMjB0byUyMGNvbGxlZ2VfYXJjaGl2ZXMlNDBzdG9sYWYuZWR1LiUyMiU3RCU1RCU3RCU1RA==\">All images and items are from the St. Olaf College Archives, unless otherwise stated. Questions about archival material can be directed to <a href=\"mailto:college_archives@stolaf.edu\">college_archives@stolaf.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"site-grid__col t-content\">\n                <h3 class=\"h5\">Explore related content<\/h3>\n\n                <ul class=\"list-icon \">\n                                            <li class=\"chevron-right\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/elevator.stolaf.edu\/archives\/\/search\/s\/660dc69e-b2a9-422f-868b-2f6404fbd404\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                1920 St. Olaf Choir Tour Digital Collection\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"chevron-right\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/elevator.stolaf.edu\/archives\/asset\/viewAsset\/588a213ce758aea74cf0fcd2\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                1919, 1920, 1921 Viking Yearbook\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"chevron-right\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/archives\/my-years-at-st-olaf\/foreword-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                &quot;My Years at St. Olaf&quot; &#8211; Written by St. Olaf\u2019s first manager of musical organizations, Paul G. 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