J. Victor Bergquist sheet music

Collection

Identifier: MSS 23

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two printed editions of Bergquist’s oratorio, Golgatha, a photocopy of a published edition of Bergquist’s Sonata for Organ, and a photocopy of a manuscript version of Bergquist’s Sonata No. V in D Minor (Sacred) for Organ.

Dates

Creation: 1908 and undated

Creator

Bergquist, John Victor, 1877-1935 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from Augustana College Special Collections and the copyright holder.

Historical Note

Composer John Victor Bergquist was head of the Augustana College music department and leader of the Handel Oratorio Society and Wennerberg chorus from 1912 to 1918. One of Bergquist’s original compositions, Golgatha, was performed by the Handel Oratorio Society with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1915. Also in 1915, Bergquist, along with Dr. E.W. Olson, was commissioned by the Augustana Synod to compose a piece, the Reformation Cantata, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation. This piece was performed in 1917 in Rock Island, Illinois, by a 400-member chorus and the Tri-City Orchestra.

Sources: Bergendoff, Conrad. Augustana… A Profession of Faith: A History of Augustana College, 1860-1935. Rock Island, IL: Augustana College Library, 1969.

Laudon, Robert Tallant. “J. Victor Bergquist: Finding Joy in Music.” Minnesota Musicians of the Cultured Generation. Minneapolis: University of Michigan, 2002.

Extent

0.4 Cubic Feet (/ 1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Composer John Victor Bergquist was head of the Augustana College music department and leader of the Handel Oratorio Society and Wennerberg chorus from 1912 to 1918. This collection consists of two printed editions of Bergquist’s oratorio, Golgatha, a photocopy of a published edition of Bergquist’s Sonata for Organ, and a photocopy of a manuscript version of Bergquist’s Sonata No. V in D Minor (Sacred) for Organ.

Arrangement

Alphabetical.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Related Materials

MSS 231 Handel Oratorio Society records MSS 232 Wennerberg Chorus records J. Victor Bergquist Collection, M/A 2012.07, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library, Minneapolis, MN.