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 LARGEST This program was published for Scandinavia Today-Minnesota by \ Group 7 Inc. ) On Cover: Metrodome photograph provided by Minneapolis Star and Tribune. 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 3 r: j l '/'\ J ________--------_--------------------';~I I1 3 t 1 I • j I I ------_...._-----------------------------~jl• I i { HONORED GUESTS i II, , I, (' 1 j I I' i I George Bush _Queen Margrethe II and Vice President of the United States Prince Henrik of Denmark 1 J I Crown Prince Harald and Crown Princess Sonja of Norway 4 J I 2 1 i ) • ilI. f I,l,--------i • _ ~, l:- i I l' I ~ t Par Stenback Vigdls Hnnboqadottir . Minister of Foreign Affairs President of Iceland Finland />. Prince Bertil and Princess Lilian of Sweden '<«; 5 PROGRAM 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. Rudy Boschwitz. Members of Congress: Arlen Erdahl, Bill Frenzel, Martin Olav Sabo. <, / 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 This program is being broadcast live by Minnesota Public Radio and telecast by WCCO-TV. THE Executive Producer Sarah Lawless 'WORLD'S Producer Jon Cranney Assistant to Producer Brian Rehr LARGEST Designer Jon Barkla Technical Director Terry Sateren Sound Coordinator Robert Jorissen Sound by Anicom ) Stage by Scaffolding Services Inc. Copyist Cary John Franklin 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