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    • The Bethany Artist & the Bethany Scientist: Lydia & Emil >
      • Their 1869 Swedish Lutheran Galesburg Colony and Olsson Colony Smoky Valley Arrivals, ~ With a Galesburg account by Mr. Holmquist >
        • Their Värmland Swedes ~ The "First Swedish Agricultural Company" Lindsborg Founders, 1868, ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist >
          • Swedish Pastor Olof Olsson Emigrating to Lindsborg 1869, June 27th Arrival ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist >
            • Bethany Lutheran Church and Lindsborg Founder Pastor Olsson, 1869 - 1876 ~ An account by Dr..Lindquist
      • Their 1869 "Bethany Lutheran Church" ~ Accounts by Dr. Lindquist and Mr. Carlson >
        • ​Their 1860-1962 "Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Synod" ~ Gaining and losing its Swedish identity >
          • The 1860 Formation of the Augustana Synod ~ An Account by Mr. Holmquist
          • Their 1892 "Augustana Women's Missionary Society" ~ An account by Ms. Humphrey
          • The 2000 - 2016 "Augustana Heritage Association"
      • Their 1907 "Bethany Lutheran Home" ~ Accounts by Bethany Home Writers >
        • 1976 Lindsborg’s Bethany Home’s Swedish King's Visit ~ An account by Mr. Carlson's
      • Their 1909 and 1919 Swedish Smoky Valley Community Chronicles ~ Compiled and written by Bethany Lutheran Church Rev. Dr. Alfred Bergin, members and others >
        • 1909 translated to "Pioneer Swedish-American Culture in Central Kansas," 1965 ~ By Mrs. Bergin Billdt
        • 1919 translated to "The Smoky Valley in The After Years," 1969 ~ By Mrs. Bergin Billdt & Mrs. Jaderborg
      • Their 1910 Messiah Lutheran Church conducting services in English ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist >
        • ~ An account on the Messiah Lutheran Church formation from Rev. Dr. Alfred Bergin's 1909 ​"Pioneer Swedish-American Culture of Central Kansas"
      • Their 1919 Lindsborg Historical Society's "Coronado Heights" ~ Emil's 1907 thesis and Lydia's photographs >
        • The ​1919 formation of the "Lindsborg Historical Society" ~ The Smoky Hills' "Smoky Hill" christened "Coronado Heights" May 8, 1924 >
          • Lindsborg's Coronado Heights History ~ Three accounts by Mrs. Jaderborg >
            • Coronado and Bethany College Museum" History ~ An account from Dr. Lungstrom
      • Their 1916 Sohlberg House ​ ~ 322 North First [College] Street ~After their honeymoon
      • Their 1920 Old Main Apartments of Bethany College ~ Living on campus with the students for 20 years
      • Their 1940 Deere Home to 1943 ​~ 344 North First [College] Street ~ With new occupants after Lydia
      • Their 1936 1873 Swedish Homestead," "Our Peaceful Acres" >
        • Their 1873 Swede House ~ A close twin of Founder Rev. Olof Olsson's stone house >
          • Peaceful Acres Smoky Valley descendant friends and helpers ~ Honoring them and remembering them
      • 1943, after Lydia, Emil's part in the building of the Lindsborg Community Hospital ~ An account by Dr. Lungstrom
    • Their “1882 on . . .” Bethany College Handel’s “Messiah" Performances” >
      • "Messiah" Performers, Venues & Audiences, Press and Broadcasts >
        • Special 20th Century "Messiah" Performances
      • Handel's "Messiah" & Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" ~ Described for viewers unfamiliar with these oratorios
    • Their “1899 on . . .” Bethany College “Swedish Artists’ Midwest Art Exhibition” ​~ An account by the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery
    • Their “1902 on . . .” Bethany College ‘Terrible Swedes,’ Their “1903 on” ‘Rockar Stockar’ ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist
    • Their “1904 on . . .” Bethany College St. Louis World's Fair “Swedish Pavilion”
    • Their "1895 to 1981" Bethany College Anniversary Celebrations ~ 15, 20, 25, 100 years >
      • Their Celebrating 15 Years of Bethany College, 1881-1896. The First Bethany Annual, 1895-96
      • Their Celebrating 20 Years of Bethany College, 1881-1901. The "Forget-Me-Not," 1902 >
        • The King of Sweden's Emissary, 1901
        • Yale University's Bethany Club
      • Their Celebrating 25 Years of Bethany College, 1881-1906, "Souvenir of Lindsborg and Bethany College"
      • Their Celebrating 100 Years of Bethany College, 1881-1981, "The Centennial of Bethany College"
    • Their "1937" Bethany College's Introduction to New Sweden ~ Founded in 1638 >
      • Deere's Introduction to New Sweden
  • Swedish Immigration Story, 1854
    • "The Story of the Old Spoon" by Ingrid Anderson Sohlberg & Daughter Lydia Sohlberg Deere, 1937
    • Who They Left Behind
    • From Sweden with Love Collections >
      • The Swedish Sohlberg Kosta Portraits, 1867 >
        • The Swedish Sohlberg Kosta Glass
        • The Swedish Sohlberg Letters
      • The Swedish Sohlberg Royal Gold Thread Embroidery Sampler (c1890s)
      • The Swedish Sohlberg Post Cards (c1890s)
      • The Swedish Sohlberg Magazines, (c1940s)
      • The Swedish Sohlberg Books, 1819/1886 to 1899
      • The Swedish Sohlberg Albums, ~ Late 19th early 20th centuries
      • The Swedish Deere Coins -- 1801-1929
  • Artist Lydia Sohlberg Deere
    • Lydia's Lindsborg Photography, 1900-1925 >
      • The Hats
      • The Smoky River
      • The Smoky Hills >
        • Coronado Heights -- One Winter's Day
      • In and Around Lindsborg
      • Sohlberg House with Parents >
        • Our Sohlberg Home and Neighbor Alma Luise Olson
      • Sohlberg House with Emil 1916 to 1920 >
        • Lydia's Travels with Deere 1916 - 1930s >
          • Lydia's California Photographs for Painting
          • Lydia's Palm Springs Pictorial Magazine, 1938-1939
          • Lydia's California Pressed Wild Flowers, c1930
      • "LYDIA'S WORLD" Photography Exhibitions in Lindsborg, 2005 - 2011
    • Lydia as Bethany College Lane Hart Hall Dean of Women, 1906 - 1913 >
      • Lydia's Signatured Black Book of Her Handwritten Sewing Instructions >
        • Nina Sohlberg's Child's Sewing "Little Dots" PICTURE BOOK
      • Lydia Sohlberg Deere's 1927 "Lindsborg Swedish Club's" Handwork >
        • The Lindsborg Swedish Club's "Allers Monster-Tidnings" magazine, 1940
    • Lydia's Art, 1919-1938 >
      • Lydia's Art: The Kansas Collection >
        • The Sketches
      • Lydia's Art: The Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico Collection >
        • The Sketches
      • Lydia's Art: The California Collection >
        • The Sketches
        • Lydia's "Palm Springs Magazine " 1938-39
    • Lydia's Art Professor Sven Birger Sandzén, 1871-1954 >
      • Lydia's Assignments for Professor Sandzén >
        • Students of Sandzén 2019 Exhibition
        • Bethany Home ~ Celebrating Artist Birger Sandzén through his students' paintings
    • Lydia's Art Professor Birger Sandzén's "Art Exhibitions" and "Reviews" .. 1893-1940 >
      • Lydia's Art Professor Sandzén's Exhibition at the Babcock Gallery in New York, 1922
      • Lydia's Sandzén's Body of Work Reviewed by N.Y.C, 1984 "American Impressionism," author William H. Gerdts
    • Lydia's and Sandzén's Swedish Artist Friend Charles Edward Hallberg, 1855-1940
    • Lydia's and Sandzén's Swedish Artist Friend Oscar Brousse Jacobson, 1882-1966
    • Lydia’s Sohlberg Family Connection to Sandzén, 1880-1894-1993
  • Scientist Emil O. Deere
    • Deere & Lydia's Bethany -- Lydia's Photography, 1906-1925 >
      • Bethany College "Campus from Above"
      • Bethany College "The Gateway," 1917 and "Bethany Campus Association," 1912
      • Bethany College "College Street," today's "North First Street"
      • Bethany College "Campus Life"
      • Bethany College "Field Trips"
      • Bethany College's "Earliest Buildings" >
        • Bethany College "​Ladies Dormitory" / "Lane Hart Hall" 1883 - 1899 - 1983
        • Bethany College "Old Main" 1887-1968 >
          • Lydia's and Emil's Old Main Apartments, 1920 to 1940
          • Deere's Bethany College Classes in Old Main
        • Bethany College "Messiah Auditorium" / "Ling Auditorium" / "Ling Gymnasium" 1895 - 1946
        • Bethany College "Swedish Pavilion," 1904
        • Bethany College "​Carnegie Library" / "Bethany Library" 1908 - 1980
        • Bethany College "​Bethany Academy" 1882 -- Swensson's Bethany's Beginnings
    • Deere's 1959 Interview on Rev. Dr. Carl A. Swensson (On YouTube) >
      • Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson, 1857-1904 ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist >
        • Swensson's "Bethany Lutheran Church" and the "Augustana Lutheran Synod"
        • Swensson's Bethany's Beginnings: "The Bethany Academy of 1882"
        • Olsson's Influence, the Swenssons,' the Musicians' and Singers,' "Messiah," 1882 on … >
          • Thure Olof Jaderborg ~ One Lindsborg "Messiah" Commitment from 1901-1954
        • Swensson's Swedish Artists of the 1890s
        • Swensson's "Bethany College Museum," 1882 - 1966
      • In Memorium**Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson, 1904 ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist
    • Deere's Rev. Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad, 1873-1943 ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist >
      • In Memoriam**Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad, 1943
      • Rev. Dr. Pihlblad on Bethany College, 1904 - 1941
    • Deere's Smithsonian Institution's Souvenir, 1904
    • Deere's 1940 Presidential Address to the Kansas Academy of Science
    • Deere's 1955 Letter to President Eisenhower re Tuttle Creek
    • Deere's Service, 1901-1966 >
      • Deere's Education & Degrees
    • The Deere's Library ~ What remains of 2,000 books -- pending project
  • "The Other Swedes"
    • Honoring Them and Remembering Them ~ The Smoky Valley Writers >
      • A suggestion to individuals and entities in charge of these books ~ ​Digitalize for posterity and perpetuity
      • Rev. Bror Carlsson and Mr. Alf Brorson from Sweden ~ Tracing Värmland's Rev. Olof Olsson's church life in Sweden and in Swedish America with the Augustana Lutheran Synod >
        • ​"He Gave God Glory" "The Story of Olof Olsson, ​" 1841 - 1900 ~ By Rev. Bror Carlsson
      • Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson ~ Author of countless Swedish & English publications, newspapers articles & books for local, national & European readers
      • Bethany Church, Bethany College, Augustana Synod Writers ​~ Remembering Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson and Rev. Dr. Ernst Frederick Pihlblad
      • Rev. Dr. Alfred Bergin ​~ Compiling foundational Swedish Smoky Valley Augustana Lutheran settlements' histories and more
      • Dr. Emory K. Lindquist ~ Chronicling Swedish Augustana Lutheran Lindsborg and Bethany College from their earliest years >
        • ​1953, "Smoky Valley People, A History of Lindsborg, Kansas" ~ The Words of Dr. Lindquist and Contents & Illustrations
        • 1975 "Bethany in Kansas, the history of a college" ~ The Words of Dr. Lindquist >
          • "Bethany in Kansas" PART I ~ Contents & Illustrations
          • "Bethany in Kansas" PART II ~ Contents & Illustrations
        • 1984 "Hagbard Brase, Beloved Music Master" ~ The Words of Dr. Lindquist >
          • "Hagbard Brase" ~ Contents and Illustrations
      • Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg [Selma Lind] ​ ~ Chronicling the Lindsborg of her day, its early histories, its early citizens >
        • 1965 "Lindsborg On Record" ~ Contents & Illustrations
        • 1967 "Living in Lindsborg and Other Possibilities" ~ Contents & Illustrations
        • 1973 "Talk About Lindsborg" ~ Contents & Illustrations
        • 1976 "Why Lindsborg?" ~ Contents & Illustrations >
          • 1975 Why Lindsborg ~ For the King of Sweden
        • ​1990 "Two Reprints" ~ Contents & Illustrations Lists
      • Mr. Thomas N. Holmquist ~ Chronicling Lindsborg's neighbors, the Galesburg Swedes of Salemsborg and Freemount, with a personal connection, 1868
      • Mr. Bill Carlson ~ Chronicling Lindsborg's earliest and later histories, with a personal connection, 1867
      • Ms. Karen A. Humphrey ~ Chronicling highlights of Swedish Augustana Lutheran Lindsborg and Bethany College culture in the earliest years >
        • 2012 "Grace, Faith and the Power of Singing: The Alma Christina Lind Swensson Story" ~The Words of Ms. Humphrey
        • "Grace, Faith and the Power of Singing" ~ Contents & Illustrations
      • Mr. A. John Pearson ~ Chronicling the Bethany College Presidents from 1882 to 1983
      • Mr. Kenneth Sjogren ~ Chronicling the Bethany College Presidents from 1941 to 2016
      • Mr. Chris Abercrombie ~ Remembering him as "The Historian," the SVHA president and his body of work
      • Rev. Eugene K. Nelson and the Bethany Home Writers ~ Chronicling the "only known" Smoky Valley story on Bethany Home since 1907
      • Smoky Valley Historical Association Members ~ Chronicling 1993 " Where Did They Live? " "Early Residences of Lindsborg, Kansas"
    • Honoring Them and Remembering Them \\// >
      • Mrs. Alma Christina Lind Swensson ~ Remembering her as Mrs. Rev. Dr. Swensson, the "First Lady" of Lindsborg, organizer of the "Messiah Chorus" and much more ~ From ​Ms. Humphrey's Book
      • ​Samuel Thorstenberg ~ Remembering him as the "earliest" internationally acclaimed Bethany College "Messiah Chorus" conductor
      • Dr. Hagbard Brase ~ Remembering him as the second "earliest" internationally acclaimed Bethany College "Messiah Chorus" conductor
      • B.G. Gröndal ~ Remembering him and his photography in the earliest years of Lindsborg and Bethany College >
        • B.G. Gröndal ~ Accounts by Mr. Abercrombie and Mrs. Jaderborg with LINK to Mrs. Eddy, B.G.'s granddaughter's book review
      • International "NY Times" Correspondent Miss Alma Luise Olson ~ Remembering her as "First Honored American Woman by Sweden" ~ An account by ​Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg* >
        • ​​Miss Alma Luise Olson ~ Remembering her and the extraordinary life she led at home and abroad ~ An account by Ms. Karen A. Humphrey
      • Artist Birger Sandzén ~ Remembering him for "sharing his art with the world," starting "first" at Lindsborg's Bethany College >
        • Dr. & Dr. Mrs. Charles Greenough III ~ Remembering them for their gift of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery -- pending
      • William Holwerda, M.D. ~ Remembering him as "Doc Bill," a city father and loving citizen, by Dr. Leon Lungstrom and Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg >
        • "Svensk Hyllningsfest" ​ ~ Remembering Dr. William Holwerda as a founder and "the key" organizer in 1941
        • Dr. William Holwerda ~ Remembering their family doctor and Messiah Lutheran Church tributes to him by Dr. Leon Lungstrom
      • Artist Lester Raymer ~ Remembering him as the renowned virtuoso artist and "behind the scenes" community supporter
      • Dr. Arvin W. Hahn ​​~ Remembering him for saving Bethany College from going under!​ >
        • Dr. Arvin W. Hahn ~ Remembering him handing me my Bethany College Diploma on Sunday, May 26, 1968
      • Dr. ​& Mrs. Elmer Copley ~ Remembering them and their 29 years of dedication to that Bethany College "Messiah" tradition of excellence >
        • 1976 Dr. Elmer Copley ~ Remembering him as the “Messiah” conductor for the Bethany College "Swedish King’s," Carl XVI Gustaf's, performance >
          • 1981 Dr. Elmer Copley ~ Remembering him as the "Messiah" conductor for the Bethany College "Centennial Celebration" performance >
            • 1986 Dr. Elmer Copley ~ Remembering him as the televised "American Easter" conductor of the Bethany College Oratorio Society Holy Easter Week
      • Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg ~ Remembering her as the founder of the 1963 "Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers" ~ An account by Mr. Chris Abercrombie
      • Mr. & Mrs. Hilding Jaderborg ~ Remembering them and their “Swedish Crafts Shop” of 65 years and 50 trips to Sweden
      • The Swedish Lindsborg Builders ~ Remembering them for the lovely homes they built
      • Mr. Chris Abercrombie ~ Remembering him for "first" shining an international light on Lindsborg and Bethany College, via YouTube
      • Dr. Greta Swenson and Mr. & Mrs. Mark Esping ~ Remembering them for founding Lindsborg's “first” "Swedish-American Folklife Institute of Central Kansas," 1986 >
        • Remembering their Lindsborg's Folklife Institute's "Swedish-American Heritage Center," 1996
      • Mr. Claude Koehn ~ Remembering him as restorer and preservationist of Smoky Valley stone farmhouses and other stone structures
      • Ms. Rebecca Copley ~ Remembering her as Bethany College's “first” graduate to become an International Concert & Opera Soprano >
        • Ms. Copley's "International Concert and Opera Soprano" ​~ The REVIEWS
      • Mr. Bruce Karstadt ~ Honoring him as a Bethany College graduate for heading up a major national Swedish American institution
      • Dr. Mark Lucas ~ Messiah conductor bringing the Lindsborg “Oberammergau of the Plains" to a "new" world audience
    • 1894-1962 Bethany College Graduates in Augustana Lutheran Synod World Mission Work ~ An account by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
    • 1901-2014 The ​Bethany College Swedish Knights and Ladies ~ Honored by the Kings of Sweden
    • 1961-2021 ​"McPherson County Old Mill Museum" leaders ~ Moving forward in August 2021 as "The Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum"
    • 1971 -2020 "American Scandinavian Association of the Great Plains" leaders ~ Providing cultural history and heritage programs with meaningful links to Sweden and Swedish America
    • 1976 His Majesty the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf's Visit to Lindsborg April 17th >
      • The Lindsborg & Bethany College "Swedes" ~ Honored by the King of Sweden, June 6, 1976
    • 1977​ Swedish Emigrant Institute Staff from Växjö, Småland Visits Lindsborg October 16-18
    • 1978 Swedish Documen- tary Film Crew Visits Lindsborg October 2-9 >
      • "Lindsborg News-Record" Clippings of 1978 Swedish Film Crew Visit
    • 1992 - 2020 ​Honoring Them and Remembering Them ~ Their ​Smoky Valley History Research Writers Website Designers
  • Contacts
    • For 1869 Lindsborg CONTACT Today >
      • "A Time to Remember" 1882 - 1988
    • ​For 1881 Bethany College CONTACT Today >
      • "Bethany Campus Walk” ~ Remembering the buildings and the "Bethany Family" of their era, 1882 - 2015
      • Their "I WAS THERE" Coin ~ Bethany College 21st Year Celebration, 1902
    • For 1957 Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery CONTACT Today >
      • Sandzén: "Ecstasy of Color" ~ PBS Doucmentary ~ Aired 6/11/21
    • Closing Remarks >
      • Traveling through SWEDES ​~ The Table of Contents ~ The "Outline" "Online"
      • SWEDES' Swedish American Legacy Photographs >
        • ​Lydia's Lindsborg Photography​, ​1900 - 1925 >
          • Lydia's Bethany College Photography, ​1906 - 1925
    • Kansas Smoky Valley Swedish People's Memorial, 2009 ~ The virtual one >
      • In real time, the real 1941 memorial, the "Pioneer Cross" ​~ Created by Messrs. Lindholm and Oberg
​"The Other Swedes"
​~ Honoring Them and Remembering Them ~ The Smoky Valley Writers ~
Dr. Emory K. Lindquist

1984 "Hagbard Brase, Beloved Music Master"
~ Contents and Illustration


I.   The Early Years in Sweden, pages 1-12 

​Page ii       HAGBARD BRASE, 1877-1953, Portrait by Dale Hoag.
​Page vi       Lindquist's dedication:  "Dedicated to the m
embers of the Bethany College Oratorio Society who shared                           with Hagbard Brase the great Lindsborg Oratorio tradition.     
​Page xii     2 Illustrations
                 - The Bethany College Oratorio Society is pictured in 1915 in the old Ling Auditorium on the campus of                                Bethany College, during the first year under direction of Dr. Hagbard Brase. The soloists for that year's                             festival were soprano Ethyl Coover, alto Ida Gardner, tenor Arvid Wallin, and bass Thure Jaderborg.  All
                   but Gardner were members of the Bethany College faculty.  At various times Ling Auditorium was also                               called Bethany College Auditorium and the "Messiah Auditorium. The building was constructed in 1895                             and was destroyed by fire in 1946.  During that time, it was the home of Messiah and other oratorios, as                             well as the famous Messiah Festival, until Presser Hall auditorium became available in the fall of 1928.

                - Dr. Brase (center) poses in 1942 in Presser Hall auditorium with the chorus and orchestra of the Bethany                          College Oratorio Society. Soloists that year were soprano Hilda Ohlin, alto Ellen Repp, tenor Hubert Norville,                    and base Foster Miller. In the history of the society, Dr. Brase's tenure as conductor is unsurpassed in                              length of service--as he served from 1915 until his retirement following the 1946 season. He had joined the                      College faculty in 1900; he became the organ accompanist in 1901; and he assumed the position of                                    conductor in 1915. His fine general musicianship and his understanding of the oratoria tradition at Bethany                      were of great importance in his long record of achievement--which included service as teacher, composer,                        and conductor.         
Page 2      An artist's sketch of the Lutheran church at Rada. Here Hagbard Brase's father, Johannes Brase, was the                         pastor when Hagbard was born in 1877 and when his sister, Ingegerd, was born the previous year.
Page 4      2 Illustrations
                  - The birthplace of Hagbard Brase at Rada was in the beautiful Swedish province of 
Västergötland.  Here                                   Johannes and Lydia Brase lived with their two children, Hagbard Brase and Ingegerd, until Johannes died                        from pneumonia when Hagbard with two years old.
                  - A modern day view of the Rada Church.
Page 5      - The home where Hagbard lived in Levene with his widow mother and his sister, Ingegerd.
Page 6      3 Illustrations
                  - Rev. Johannes Brase, Hagbard's father.

                  - Lydia Carolina Brase, Hagbard's mother.
                  - Hagbard and Ingegerd Brase.

Page 8      Skara l
äroverk pictured in 1900, where Hagbard Brase was a student until 1895.
Page 10      2 Illustrations
                    Morbror Ernst Jungner.
                    Moster Sofia Jungner Linde.

Page 11      2 Illustrations
                    Interior of the Skara school auditorium.
                    Interior of the Skara cathedral.


II.   Music Studies in Stockholm, pages 13-20
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Page 17       The Royal Conservatory of Music, Nybrokojvajn, Stockholm Sweden.
Page 18       2 Illustrations
                     Hagbard Brase
                     Ingegerd Brase, Hagbard's sister.
Page 19       Hagbard's first home on Bommagatan, Skara.
Page 20       A postcard shows views from Dresden--one of the German cities visited by Hagbard Brase in the summer                        of 1899.
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III.  Interlude, pages 21-24
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​IV.  Emigration and Early Years in Lindsborg, 1900-1906, pages 25-40
Page 26      2 Illustrations
                    - Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson (1857 to 1904) was president of Bethany College at the time the invitation was                            made across the Atlantic to Dr. Brase, asking him to join the faculty of the College of Music and Fine Arts                          at Bethany College. Swensson had been ordained in 1879 at age 22 as a Lutheran minister of the                                        Augustana Lutheran Synod, and almost immediately he became pastor of the Bethany Lutheran Church in                       Lindsborg, Kansas. In the sacristy of that church in 1881 he founded the Academy that was to become                             Bethany College, and from the beginning he served as one of the instructors. Swensson was president of                         the college from 1889 until his death on February 14, 1904.
                  - Sven Birger Sandzen, well known artist, was on the Bethany College faculty full-time for 52 years,
                     1894-1946, plus eight more years as Artists in Residents and Professor Emeritus of Art until his death on

                     June 14, 1954. He had known Hagbard Brase from boyhood years.  Dr. Sandzen began the inquiries which                       led to Brase joining the Bethany faculty.
Page 28      The Bethany College building which later became known as Old Maine was built in the year 1886-87. It                               loomed large on the landscape of the Smoky Valley in central Kansas and in the minds of Bethany faculty,                       students and friends. An imposing structure of five stories, it contained a chapel which could seat 850                               persons, dormitory housing for 103 students, the library, recitation rooms, a museum and science areas, a                       large dining hall, and offices. The building was razed in 1968 when it no longer could be renovated for                               campus needs.

Page 30       The eight-sided Ling or "Messiah" auditorium had been built by the time Brase arrived in Lindsborg, and                           the excursion trains were becoming popular for travel to the Easter-week Messiah festival oratorios and                           other musical events.
Page 31       Excursion trains for the Messiah Festival, on the tracks east of Ling or "Messiah" auditorium
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age 32       The Chapel in Old Main was a beautiful, functional facility when it was built in 1886-fourteen years before                          Brase arrived in October of 1900.

Page 34       
A wedding photograph of Hagbard and Minna Brase. The couple had first met in the summer of 1898 in                             Sweden, and trans-Atlantic correspondence continued after Brase emigrated to America.  Minna Hernwall                         agreed to join Hagbard Brase in Lindsborg, and they were married in the home of Birger and Frida                                     Sandzen on September 21, 1901--the same day Minna first stepped foot in Lindsborg.        
Page 39     The faculty of the College of Music and Fine Art at Bethany College is pictured in Forget-Me-Not, Annual                           1902 published by Bethany College.  Dr. Carl A. Swensson is in the center.  Among those in the third row                            are Dr. Brase (fourth from left), his close friend Dr. Birger Sandzen (fifth from left), and Prof. Thure                                     Jaderborg (sixth from the left).

Page 40     Hagbard Brase, circa 1901.
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V. To Sweden and Lindsborg Again, pages 41-50​
Page 44        Minna Brase and daughters Thorborg and Karin.
Page 45        2 Illustrations
                      Prof. Oscar Thorsen.                   
​                      Prof. Oscar Lofgren (standing), Prof. Sigfried Laurin. 
​Page 48        The Brase children: Thorborg, Yngve, and Karin.
Page 50        2 Illustrations        
                      - Hagbard and Minna Brase were among those who greeted Bishop and Mrs. von Scheele of Visby,                                      Sweden, upon their arrival in Lindsborg in November 1901, at the Union Pacific Railroad station. The                                  Scheeles had come to participate in the twentieth anniversary celebration of the founding of Bethany                                College.  The Brases at the time were newlyweds of only six weeks.
                      - Daisies abound on the Bethany College Campus in the early days.
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VI. Hagbard Brase and the Lindsborg Messiah Tradition, pages 51-72
Pages 54-55  On November 18 and 19, 1922, in the new American Royal Building, the oratorio society appeared for the                           first time in Kansas City.  It was the seventh time that renditions were given outside Lindsborg, including                         the four travel performances in central Kansas during the first year of 1882. Except for the first year, Dr.                             Brase was a conductor of the oratorio society when it traveled--including the twelfth time in 1945.  In 1922                         the Kansas City rave reviews were outstanding, and the society was invited back to the city in three                                   subsequent years.  After 1945 it was not until April 1984 that the organization traveled for a twelfth time,                           when a "Messiah" rendition was presented for the first time in Topeka by the Bethany College Oratorio                             Society.
Page 56        The Ling "Messiah" auditorium was the third home for the oratorio society, and it was replaced in 1929 by                        Presser Hall auditorium.
Page 59        Presser Hall includes the large auditorium still in use, facilities for the Bethany College music department,                        and numerous other academic and administrative offices.
Page 63        The Bethany College Oratorio Society is under the baton of Dr. Hagbard Brase in Presser Hall auditorium.
Page 64        Two Illustrations
                      - Dr. Pihlblad often spoke about Bethany College, including its musical traditions on regional radio                                      stations.
                     - Doctor Emory Lindquist, president of Bethany College is at the WDAF radio microphone on Palm Sunday                         of 1945, while Kansas Governor Andrew F. Schoeppel awaits his turn in the background.
Page 66        In November 1945 as part of the Salvation Army 's 80th anniversary held in Kansas City, the Bethany                                 College Oratorio Society sang excerpts of Messiah in the Municipal Auditorium of Kansas City.
Page 70        More than one national magazine printed this photograph of doctor brossy as the Bethany oratorio                                    society conductor.
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​VII. Singing the Saint Matthew's Passion and Other Sacred Song, pages 73--84
 Page 79        The Bethany College A Capella Choir was organized by  Hagbard Brase in 1935, and the first concert tour                         was taken by the choir shown above in the spring of 1937.
 Page 81        The interior of Bethany Lutheran Church, shortly after 1904.

​VIII. Conducting, Teaching and Composing, pages 85-100

IX.  Christian Thought, Faith and Music, pages 101-108
 Page 106        Dr. and Mrs. Hagbard Brase in later years.
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X.   Family and Friends, pages 109-124
 Page 111       Dr. and Mrs. Brase celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with the following family members. Left to                             right, front row: Katarina Bengtson Hock, (the dog is named "Toy," and Barbara Lofgren Humphrey.                                   Second row, seated: Edward Freeberg, Thorborg Russell, Hagbard Brase, Minna Brase, Olga Hernwall                               (sister-in-law), John Russell. Back row, standing: Ralph Russell, Sonia Bengtson Willey, Ralph Bengtson,                         Karin Freeburg, Arnold Freeberg, Ingrid Lofgren, Richard Lofgren, Gretchen Freeburg Hoyt, John Hoyt.
Page 112       Yngve Brase, who was not pictured at the 40th anniversary (previous page), is shown with his family in                             about 1952 in Denver. Left to right are:  Patricia, Sonja, Stephen, Mattie, Paul, Yngve, Kristen.
Page 120        Among the colleagues of Hagbard Brase are these Bethany College faculty members pictured in 1925,                              including the front row from the left : Dean Oscar Lofgren, Dr. Brase, Dean Emil O. Deere, President                                  Ernst Pihlblad, (Oscar Thorsen is immediately behind Dr. Pihlblad ), Birger Sandzen, Rev. O. L. Larson,                              and Prof. Linus Bohander.  [They are posed in front of the Bethany College Library.] USE IMAGE
Page 121       A view of the Brase garden in Lindsborg.
XI. The Years In Retrospect, pages 125-131
Page 124        [Four] Photo views of Hagbard Brase through the years in America. [1 portrait, 2 walking in Lindsborg                                neighborhood, 1 curled up in a small rock formation in the country]
Page 128        A year before retiring as director, Hagbard with his wife Minna traveled to Kansas City by train in 1945                               with the Bethany College Oratorio Society--to present "Messiah" quote excerpts in municipal auditorium                           as part of the Salvation Army 80th anniversary observation observance.


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​TABLE OF CONTENTS REVIEW
1984 "Hagbard Brase, Beloved Music Master"
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CONTENTS
Preface and acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   VII
I.   The Early Years in Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .   1  
II.   Music Studies in Stockholm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

III.  Interlude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
IV.  Emigration and Early Years in Lindsborg, 1900-1906 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
V. To Sweden and Lindsborg Again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   41
VI. Hagbard Brase and the Lindsborg Messiah Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
VII. Singing the Saint Matthew's Passion and Other Sacred Song . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  73
VIII. Conducting, Teaching and Composing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85

IX.  Christian Thought, Faith and Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
X.   Family and Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  109
XI. The Years in Retrospect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Selected Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
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