Irene Kreidberg Maureen Wright Co-chair of Scandinavia Today Co-chair of Scandinavia Today Metrodome Celebration Metrodome Celebration

, Table of Contents Welcome: .. , .. , . , , . , .. , , . , , , , .3 Honored Guests ..... , . , .. , , .... ,4 / Program ,' ... , , . , . , .. , , , " , ,6 Choirs, . , . , , , , , .. , . , , . , , . :, .9 Dancers .. , ... , . , , , , . , , . , . , , , . 11 National Anthems, . , , . Committees for Scandinavia Today ...••••••" Scandinavian Pastries , 15 Map of Twin Cities , , , .. , .. , 16 Thanks : , 22 About the Metrodome ' 25 Flip your program over for Passport to Scandinavia Today. j Passport 30 Scandinavia Today Prizes 28 THE Featu red Events 27 WORLD'S

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2 VELKOMMEN, TERVETULOA, ELKOMINN, VELKOMMEN, VALKOMMEN, WELCOMEl

Dear Friend of Scandinavia, Carl Sandberg said: A man, a nation, or a civilization cannot survive. if he forgets where he came from. Today we celebrate our guests from Scandinavia who have brought with them their most important treasures and their most distinguished citizens to enrich and enliven our artistic and intellectual life over the next nine months. " We celebrate our- heritage! Our forefathers came from every corner of the earth- many from Scandinavia. They built our cities and our institutions. We celebrate, their courage and their vision. We"celebrate our future. A future which can and must be built by reaffirming that dream of a better life for all mankind. ,~day, Scandinavia has sent us her very' best; we, in turn, pledge our very best. That, together with, the composers, the artists, the academics, the architects, the writers, the urban planners, the dreamers and the doers ... we, the people of Minnesota, may better understand another culture and thereby better understand ourselves. We are grateful!

Marilyn C. Nelson Chairperson Scandinavia Today-Minnesota

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Prelude Music • The University of Minnesota Concert Band, Dr. Frank Bencriscutto, Conductor < Processional • Honored Guests of Scandinavia Today \ The Vice President of the United 'States . George Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush (, * Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark His Royal Highness the Prince of Denmark * His Excellency The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Par Stenback and Mrs. Sissel stenback * Her Excellency Vigdfs Finnbogad6ttir President of the Republic of Iceland * Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Harald Crown Princess Sonja of· Norway * Their Royal Hiqhnesses Prince Bertil Princess Lilian of Sweden * The Honorable Elsi Heternakl-Olander President of the Nordic Council * Podium Guests Her Excellency Lise 0stergaard, Minister for Cultural Affairs, Denmark. Her Excellency Kaarina Suonio, Minister of Culture and Science, Finland. His Excellency Ingvar Gislason, Minister of Education and Culture and Mrs. Gis.lason, Iceland. His Excellency Lars Roar Langslet, Minister of Culture, Norway His Excellency Carl Axel Petri, Minister of Justice, Sweden. His Excellency Otto Borch, Ambassador of Denmark to the United States a,..... M.rs. Borch. His Excellency Jaako Iioniemi, Ambassador of Finland to the United States and Mrs. llonlernl. His Excellency Hans G. Andersen, Ambassador of Iceland to the United States and Mrs. Andersen. His Excellency Knut Hedemann, Ambassador of Norway to the United States and Mrs. Hedemann. His Excellency Wilhelm Wachtmeister,Ambassador of Sweden to the United States and Countess Wachtmeister. The Honorable Gordon A. Johnson, Consul of Denmark, Minneapolis, and Mrs. Johnson. Mr. Esko Ranta, Consul of Finland, Minneapolis, and Mrs. Ranta. Consul Bjorn Bjornson and Mrs. Bjornson, Iceland. The Honorable Harald Lone, Consul General of Norway, and Mrs. Lone. The Honorable Karl- Erik Andersson, Consul General of Sweden, and Mrs. Andersson. Governor and Mrs. Albert H. Quie, Governor and Mrs.Lee Dreyfus, Senator and Mrs. David Durenburger, Senator and Mrs. . Members of

Congress: Arlen Erdahl, , . <, / Mayor and Mrs. Donald Fraser, Mayor and Mrs. George Latimer, Dr. and Mrs. Glen Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Curt Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Grangaard, Mr. and Mrs. Lew Lehr, Dr. and Mrs. Ed Lindell, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lapensky, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Hubbs, Mr. and Mrs. John Pellegrene, Mr. and Mrs. James Rupp, Ms. Irene Kreidberg and Ms. Maureen Wright. ' . .

6 Patricia McFate, Brooke Lappin, and Mr. and Mrs. Leiv Arntzen (A.S.F.), James McCa,rgar, GeoffreyMarshafl and Wendell Willkie (N.E.H.), Kathleen Bannon (N.E.A.), Carl Tomas Edam (Nordic Council), Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Rood and' Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Anderson (ARCO), Mr. and Mrs. Sten Svensson and Mr. and Mrs. Kjell Bergh (VOLVO), Mr. and Mrs. John Heistein (SAS). Processional Music: "Festival Fanfare" 'by Dr. Frank Benscriscutto . "Processional" by Alfred Reed The National Anthems Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden United States Masters of Ceremonies • Charles Boone and Roger Erickson . , Welcome • The Honorable Albert Quie, Governor, State of Minnesota Welcome • The Honorable George Bush, Vice President of the United States Scandinavian Folk Dances • Celebration Da-ncers Varsovienne (Sweden) Attetur fra Asker (Norway) Lantti (Finland) Islenzkur Skottis (Iceland) Familie Sekstur (Denmark) . Music played by LeRoy Larson and The Minnesota Scandinavian Ensemble Yelcome • Her Excellency Vigd(s Finnbogadottir, President of the Republic of' ~fP... Iceland

Choral Works • Icelandic Male Chorus "Ar vas aida" (In the beginning) from the votuso« (Sibyls Prophesy) by Thorarinn Jonsson "I n the beginning there was nothing, No sand nor sea nor cool ocean waves. No earth there was nor high heavens. There was chaos but no blade of grass." "Island farsaldar fran." Icelandic folksong from a poem by Jonas Hallgrimsson. "Iceland is a beautiful country of prosperity. With blue heaven over 'the white glaciers, Surrounded by shimmering sea."

Welcome • 1 His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark Dance Works • The Royal Danish Ballet, Artistic and Managing Director, Henrik Bering Liisberg "Pas de Six" "Tarantella" from. NAPOLI by August Bournonville Dancers: Heide Ryom, Benedikte Paaske, Eva Kloborg, Lise Stripp, Frank Andersen, Johnny Eliasen, Bjarne Hecht, Mogens Boesen 7 PROGRAM, continued

- Welcome • His Royal Highness Crown Prince Harald of Norway Two Norwegian Songs (sung in Norweqtam • Lllleblorn Nilsen and Steinar Ofsdal, Folksingers

Choral Medley • Celebration Choir, Dale Warland, Conductor With Special Guests: The Stockholm Chamber Choir, Eric Ericson, Conductor "Ye Shall Have a Song" from The Peaceable Kingdom by Randall Thompson "Gloria" trorn The Masque of Angels by Dominick Argento

/ Welcome • His Excellency The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Par Stenback Choral Medley • Taplola Choir Welcome • His Royal Highness Prince Bertil of Sweden Vocal selections • Sven-Bertil Taube, Troubador Sommarnatt (Summer Night) (sung in Swedish) Words and music by Evert Taube Parade March (sung in English) By Fritiof Andersson, arranged by UIf Bj6rlin Choral Medley • World's Largest Choir, Dale Warland, Conductor "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius "The Promise of Living" from The Tender Land by Aaron Copland "This Is My Country" by AI Jacobs

Closing Remarks ,. Charles Boone and Roger Erickson Closing Selection • The Entire Assembly, Dale Warland, Conductor "America the Beautiful" by Samuel Ward Special arrangement by Dr. Frank Bencriscutto Recessional • The University of Minnesota Concert Band, Dr. Frank Bencriscutto, Conductor "Triumphal March" from Siguard Jorsalfar by Edvard Grieg ~'Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa

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Special Band Arrangements by Charles Elledge Special Choral and Band Arrangements by Dr. Frank Bencriscutto 8 CHOIRS Edina High School Concert Choir-Edina Highland Park Senior High Concert elebration Choir Choir-St. Paul From the Twin Citie~: Bach Society- Minneapolis ' Hopkins High School Choir-Hopkins Bethel College Festival Choir-S1. Paul Kennedy High School Choir-Bloomington The Dale Warland Singers-S1. Paul Minnehaha Academy Singers-Minneapolis Lutheran Brotherhood Singers- Minneapolis Minnetonka HiqhSchool Concert Choir- , Minnetonka Macalester Festival Chorale-s-St. Paul , Minnesota Chorale-Minneapolis North High Concert Choir-North Saint Minnetonka Choral Society-Minnetonka Paul Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Orono High School Choir-Long Lake, Minn. Sanctuary Choir- Minneapolis Park Center High School Concert Choir- ' Westminster Presbyterian Choir- Minneapolis Brooklyn Park Park Senior High School Concert Choir- From outside the Twin Cities: Cottage Grove, Minn. The Stockholm Chamber Choir- ~/ Roosevelt Concert Choir-Minneapolis Stockholm, Sweden Westmar Chorale-Le Mars, Iowa S1. Louis Park High School Choir-S1. Louis Park Community Choirs Simley High School Concert Choir-Inver From the Twin Cities: Grove Heights Bel Canto Singers-S1. Paul Visitation High School Chotr-i- S1. Paul Carnaby Capertones-i-St. Louis Park First Bank S1."Paul Choir-S1. Paul . From outside the Twin Cities: Maplewood Community Singers-White Akeley High School Choir-Akeley,Minn. Bear Lake Albert Lea High School Choir-Albert Lea, Metropolitan Boys Choir-Minneapolis Minn. Minnesota Boychoir-Minnetonka Blue Earth Concert Choir-Blue Earth, Nina Grieg Ladies Choir-· Minneapolis Minn. Nordkap Male Chorus-Edina Brainerd High School Choir-Brainerd, Olive Fremstad Singers-Minneapolis , Minn. Norwegian Glee Club of Minneapolis- Bricelyn High School Choir-Bricelyn, Minn. Minneapolis - ( Brooten High School Choir-Brooten, Minn. 'nging Mums of Mariner High School-s- ~~ White Bear Lake Byron High School Choir-Byron, Minn. Sjolunden Swedish Village Choir-Eden Chisago Lakes High School Concert Prairie' Choir-Lindstrom, Minn. Valley Flair Chapter Sweet Adelines-' Cleveland High School Choir-Cleveland, S1. Paul Minn. From outside the Twin Cities: Farmington High School Choir- Kimball-Kingston Community Choir- Farmington, Minn. Kimball, Minn. Hibbing High School Choir-Hibbing, Minn. Pine City Community Choir-Pine City, Minn. Hinckley High School Choir-Hinckley, Red ,Wing Swedish Singers-Red Wing Minn. Waterville Area Community Chorus-' "T-"'" Independent School District #237 Choir- 'Waterville, Minn. Spring Valley, Minn. John Marshall High School Choir- Rochester, Minn. High School Choirs Langdon High School Choir, Langdon, N.D. From the Twin Cities: Litchfield High School Choir-Litchfield, Brooklyn Center High School Choir- Minn. Brooklyn Center Lourdes High School Concert Choir- Centennial High School Choir-Circle' Pines Rochester, Minn. Central HiqhSchool Concert Choir- Mac-Winter Choir-Mcintosh, Minn. Excelsior Mankato East High School Choir- Mankato, Edison Concert Choir-. Minneapolis Minn.

9 Mayo High School Choir-Rochester, Minn. Bethlehem-Stewart U. Presbyterian Choir- Mazeppa High School Choir-. Mazeppa, Minneapolis Minn. Brunswick Methodist Choir-Crystal Minneota Public High School Choir- Calvary Lutheran Church-Golden Valle-~'~ Minneota, Minn. Central Free Church Choir-Minneapolis Montgomery-Lonsdate High' School Concert Christ the King Lutheran Church Choir- Choir-Montgomery, Minn. New Brighton New Prague Senior High Concert Christ Presbyterian Church Choir-Edina Choir-New Prague, Minn. Christ United Methodist Church Choir- North Branch Senior High School Choir- Maplewood ~ North Branch, Minn. Church of the Holy Apostles-St. Paul North Mankato High School Choir-North Community United Methodist Church- Mankato, Minn. Minneapolis Paynesville High School Choir-Paynesville, Elim Baptist Church Choir-Minneapolis Minn. First Baptist Sanctuary Choir-Minneapolis Plainview High School' Choir-Plainview, First Christian Church Chancel Choir- Minn. Minneapolis _ Proctor High School Choir-Proctor, Minn. First Church of the Nazarene Choir-

Rush City Senior Choir-- Rush City, Minn. Minneapolis c St. Clair High School Choir-St. Clair, Minn. First Congregationalist Chancel Choir- Sandstone, High School Choir-Sandstone, Anoka Minn. First Congregational Church of Robbins- Silver Lake High School Choir-Silver Lake, dale Choir-Robbinsdale Minn. First Covenant Church of St. Paul Choir- Stewart' Mixed Chorus-Stewart, Minn. St. Paul Taylors Falls Chorus-Taylors Falls, Minn. First Lutheran Church of Crystal Senior Wabasso High School Choir-Wabasso, Choir-Minneapolis Minn. First Lutheran Church Choir-Columbia Watertown-Mayer High School ~ixed Heights Chorus-Watertown, Minn. Golden Valley United Methodist Church Wheaton Concert Choir-Wheaton, Minn. Choir-Golden Valley, Willmar High School Choir-Willmar, Minn. Grace Presbyterian Church Choir- Minneapolis Holy Cross Lutheran Church Choir- Excelsior Church Choirs Holy Nativity Lutheran Choir- New Hope ~ From the Twin Cities: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Choir- - Asbury United Methodist Church Choir- Minneapolis :-'V Minneapolis Immanuel Lutheran Church Senior Choir- Bethany Baptist Choir-e-St. Paul Hopkins Bethany Lutheran Choir-Minneapolis Knox Presbyterian Church Choir-St. Paul Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church- Choir- Minneapolis Minneapolis Bethel Lutheran Choir-Minneapolis Linden HiHsCongregational Church Choir- Bethlehem Covenant Church Choir- Minneapolis Minneapolis Luther Memorial Church Senior Choir- Minneapolis Lutheran Church of Good Shepherd Choir- , Minneapolis THE Lutheran Church of the Master Choir-- WORLD'S Edina /' Lyndale Church Choir-Minneapolis Mizpah Senior Choir-Hopkins '---_/ LARGEST Mt. Calvary Lutheran Senior Choir- Excelsior .Oak Grove Lutheran Church Choir- Richfield Parkway United Church of Christ- Minneapolis Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Senior Choir- Roseville 10 Redeemer Lutheran Church Choir- Grace Lutheran Church Senior Choir-, Minneapolis . Albert Lea, Minn. AlphonsusSenior Choir-Brooklyn Hope Lutheran Church Choir-Moose Lake, ...••••JI#Jenter Minn. St. Bartholomew Adult Choir-s- Wayzata~ Litchfield United Methodist Church Choir- St. George's Episcopal Church Choir- Litchfield, Minn. St. Louis Park Our Savior's Lutheran Church Choir-Bird St. Luke Presbyterian Church Island, Minn. ('I

Choir-Wayzata Our Savior's Lutheran Church Temple .~ St. Mark's Senior Choir-Minneapolis Choir-Hibbing, Minn. St. Mark's Lutheran Church Choir-North Paynesville Lutheran Senior Choir- Saint Paul Paynesville, Minn. St. Paul's Senior Choir-Minneapolis St. John Senior Choir-Zimmerman, Minn. S1.Stephen Lutheran Choir-Bloomington St. John's Lutheran Church Choir-Aitkin, .Salern Lutheran Choir-, ' Minneapolis Minn. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church of St. John's Lutheran Church Choir-Austin, Edina Choir- Hopkins Minn. Trinity Covenant Choir-Crystal S1. Luke's Episcopal Church Choir-

Westwood, Lutheran Church Choir- Hastings, Minn. Minneapolts S1. Mark's Catholic Church Choir-

Zion tutheran Church Choir-Anoka Shakopee, Minn. f Salem at Riverside Senior Choir-S1. Cloud, From outside the Twin Cities: Minn. Bethel Lutheran Choir-' Porter, Minn. Stordahl Lutheran Church Senior Choir- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Choir-Frazee, Zumbrota, Minn. Minn. Trinity Lutheran Senior Choir-New' Christ Lutheran Church Choir-Preston, Richland, Minn. \ Minn. . Trinity Lutheran Church Choir-Wanamingo, Cross of Christ Lutheran Church Choir- Minn. Welch, Minn. Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church Choir- Dexter United Methodist Church Choir- Hanley Falls, Minn. / Dexter, Minn. Zion Lutheran Church Choir-Lewisville, Emmanuel Baptist Choir-Virginia, Minn. Minn. Faith Lutheran C-hurch Senior Choir-Forest Zion Lutheran Senior Choir- Litchfield, Lake, Minn. Minn. zPFirstPresbyterian Church-Claremont, r ~inn. ," "'1IIIf'S'tUnited Methodist Church Choir- Lakefield, Minn. Gethsemane Lutheran Church Choir- Virginia, Minn. DANCERS From the Twin Cities: From Other States: Dannebrog Folkdancers (Denmark) Hoijakat-Oak Park, Mich. (Finland) Kisarit Folk Dancers (Finland) Grand View College Folk Oancers-Des Det Norske Folkedanslaget (Norway) Moines, Iowa (Danish-Scandinavian) Nidaros Dancers (Norway) Scandinavian Folk Dancers-Omaha, Neb. Norr¢na Leikkarring (Norway) (Danish-Scandinavian) Twin City Swedish Folkdancers (Sweden) Scandinavian Folkdancers-Overland Park, From Other Minnesota Cities: Kansas (Danish-' Scandinavian) Vihurit-Esko, Minn. (Finland) From Other Countries: Scandinavian Heritage Folkdanser- Kiikurit-Thunder Bay, Ontario (Finland) Bemidji,' Minn. (Danish-Scandinavian) Karjalan Nuoret-Helsinki (Finland) Hawley Folk Dancers-Hawley, Minn. SAS Folk Dancers-Stockholm (Sweden)

(Norweqlan-'- Scandinavian) I Viking Dancers-Winnipeg, -Manitoba Willmar Danseringen-Willmar, Minn. (Swedish-Scandinavian) (Norwegian-' Scandinavian) 1 1 j NATIONAL ANTHEMS DENMARK Kong Kristian stod ved h0jen Mast King Christian stood by the lofty mast i R0g og Damp, In mist and smoke; hans Vrerge hamre de saa fast, His sword was hammering so fast, at Gotens HjreJm og Hjerne brast; Through Gothic helm and brain it passed;

da sank hver fjendtlig Spej I og Mast Then sank each hostile hulk and mast Q i R0g og Damp. In mist and smoke. ~ Fly, skreg de, fly, hvad flygte kan, "Fly! II shouted they, "fly, he who can, hvo staar mod Danmarks Kristian, , Who braves of Denmark's Christian, hvo staar mod Danmarks Kristian Who braves of Denmark's Chrtstian. i Kamp? The stroke?" r: FINLAND o 0 0 I Vart land, vart land, vart fosterland, Our land, our land, our native land, .;' j Ijud hoqt, odyra ord! Oh, let her name ring clear! I Ej Iyfts en hojd mot himlens rand, No peaks against the heavens that stand, ~ ej sanks en dal, ej skolls en strand, No gentle dales or foaming strand o mer alskad an var hygd i nord, Are loved as we our home revere, I o an vara. faders jord. The earth our sires held dear.

ICEL~AND 6, guo vors lands! 6, lands vors ,guo! Our country's God! Our country's God! Ver loturn pitt heilaga, heilaga nafn. We worship Thy name in its wonder Ur solkertum himnanna hnyta per krans sublime. pinir herskarar, timanna safn. The suns of the heavens are set in Thy Fyrir 'per er einn dagur sem pusund ar crown oq pusund ar dagur, ei meir: . By Thy legions, the ages of time! eitt eilif6ar smablorn mea titrandi tar, With Thee is each day as a thousand years, sem tilbi6ur guo sinn og deyr. Each thousand of years, but a day, islands pusund ar, islands pnsund ar l Eternity's flow'r, with its homage of tears, Eitt eilitoar smablom mea titrandi tar, That reverently passes away. sem tilbiou r guo sinn og deyr. Iceland's thousand years! jJ Eternity's flow'r, with its homage of tears, J" That reverently passes away. ~ NORWAY Ja, vi elsker delte landet, Yes, we love wi1h fond devotion som et stiger frem furet, Norway's mountain domes, veerbitt over vannet, rising stormlashed o'er the ocean medde tusen hjem, with thei r thousand homes; o 0 elsker, elsker det, og tenker pa var far og Love our country while w're bending more thoughts to fathers grand, . . ~ .ogden saganatt som senker drernme pa and to saga night that's sending VfH jord, dream upon our land. og den saganatt som senker, senker drernrne pa00. var [ord,

SWEDEN Du gamla, du tria, du fjallh6ga Nord, .Thou ancient, thou freeborn, du tysta, du gladjerika sk6na. though mountainous North, o Jag halsar dig, vanaste land uppa [ord, )In beauty and peace our hearts beguiling, din sol, din himmel, dina anqder qrona, I greet thee, thou loveliest land on the earth, din sol, din himmel, dina anqder grana. Thy sun, thy skies" thy verdant meadows smiling, Thy sun, thy skies, thy verdant meadows 12 smiling.