The Messiah at Lindsborg
The Messiah at Lindsborg
Educational film about the Bethany College Chorus & Orchestra of Lindsborg, Kansas, and their famous rendition of "Hallelujah" from Handel's "The Messiah." Features many nice scenic shots of rural farming country. Originally shot on film.
The Messiah at Lindsborg
Soundtrack of "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah." CU yellow flower. LSs green pastures, rural farmland. MS hand-painted mailbox of David Swenson on rural road. MSs roads signs at intersections of N. Kansas & E. Swensson, E. Olsson & N. Kansas. MS windmill spinning. MS Lindsborg sign on wooden bldg. TLS town square. MS local folkies marching w/ flags, violins. MS sign for Stadshus Town Hall, Lindsborg, KS. MS/CUs folk art outside houses. TLS Anderson funeral home. LS industrial grain silo. TLS windmill. TLS freight train passing mill. TLS oil derrick (horse) pumping in field. MS Hereford cattle grazing in pasture. Opening credits.
The Messiah at Lindsborg
Est shots Bethany College. Panning LS large choral orchestra performing Handel's "Messiah." MS pipe organ. MS marble pedestal in courtyard. MS marble statue of Dr. Carl Swensson in choral gown. Nice LS farm, vegetables growingnin FG, farmhouse & grain silos in BG. Scenic LSs farmland, pastures. LSs combine harvesting wheat. LS choral group & orchestra performing on stage. Nice LSs bales of hay in field (stacked in squares or in circular fashion). TLS babbling brook. TLS Smoky Valey Roller Mills. TLSs church steeple against blue sky, clouds; second shot features tilt down. TLS church altar. MSs Dr. Emory Lindquist, former President of Bethany College, discussing history of "Messiah" & Swedish-American community of Lindsborg. Archival stills of Carl Swensson & his wife. MS statue of Dr. Swenson. MS stained glass window.
The Messiah at Lindsborg
Archival stills of Lindsbord farmland, farmers, Dr. Carl Swensson & his wife, downtown Lindsbord, Kansas, industrial & commercial buildings, fire department, Bethany College, choral group, musical conductor, etc, circa early 1900s. TLS cars parked along tree-lined street, 1985. MSs white musicians, patrons arriving at Bethany College for performance, man handing out programs at door. MS elderly woman in wheelchair being wheeled up handicapped access ramp & into bldg. TLS old white man with one leg hopping up steps, using crutches. MS white male conductor waving arms. Panning high ang TLS choral group & orchestra performing.
The Messiah at Lindsborg
LS red & white Victorian commercial building on corner, downtown Lindsborg, KS. TLS J.D. Sundstrom bldg. MS City of Lindsborg seal. TLSs var old houses in Lindsborg. Panning LS cornfield, house, pumping oil derrick, water tower in BG. MSs Lindsbord residents dressed in Swedish folk costume dancing in park; MS two white girls sitting on bleachers, watching Nordic hoedown. MSs geeky Lindsbord youth in Swedish folk garb dancing around Mayfair Pole or Nordic equivalent.
The Messiah at Lindsborg
Conductor Dr. Elmer Copley discusses Bethany Chorus. TLS/MSs choral group performing. Senior citizen Albertina Sundstrom sits on porch swing, recalls her 60 yr experience singing w/ the chorus. Farmer Rick Rundquist describes his time w/ the chorus; MS Rick operating combine. Bethany student Paula Myers says it's an honor to sing w/ the chorus b/c the "music is just so happy." Ms. Sunderstrom recalls sneaking out from choral practice in her youth. Ron Wild recounts his experience playing French Horn w/ the orchestra. Rebecca Anderson discusses the meaning & significance of the event. Dr. Peter J. Ristuben backs Ms. Anderson's sentiment, only w/ religious zeal. Tilt down MS pipe organ to choral group & orchestra performing.
The Messiah at Lindsborg
Time Lapse daybreak (dusk) over cemetery (graveyard). MS Lester & Rhoda Swensson gravestone. MS Alfred & Esther Peterson grave marker. MS Bengtson grave stone. MS/CUs other grave markers in cemetery. Panning MS graveyard. Panning LS Bethany College Chorus & Orchestra performing. More shots of gravestone, graveyard, inc monument honoring American soldiers killed in war. Dr. Elmer Copley tells of the infamous Swedish-American accent & meeting the King of Sweden. Stills of King of Sweden Karl XVI Gustaf. TLSs choral group performing. Nice zooming out shot of icy tree branches, forest, winter; CUs ice-covered tree branches. Albertina Sundstrom tells amusing story about the French Horn section hiding a fellow musician's instrument b/c he was always off-pitch.
The Messiah at Lindsborg
Panning LS field, overcast day in autumn. Panning LS choral group rehearsing on stage. TLS/MSs withered corn crop in field, autumn. MSs choral group rehearsing. Nice low angle TLS hundreds of small birds skittering about tree limbs, gray winter day. LSs dusting of snow on farming fields. More shots choral group rehearsing. TLS countless birds resting on limbs of tree, then skittering off in an unending fury. Great panning LS horde of birds flying low across crop field, gray fall day. TLSs choral group letting out after practice; MS woman with cast on leg descending steps. Nice scenic TLS unpainted wood barn in crop field, late autumn. LS irrigation canal, crop field, sunny afternoon. TLS young cattle grazing in field, sunny afternoon. H/a LS pickup truck driving through field w/ hay, cows dotting landscape, following truck. LSs farmland (fields, crops). TLS Dr. Elmer Copley conducting chorus during rehearsal. MS farmer in combine; TLS/MSs combine thresher harvesting wheat.
The Messiah at Lindsborg
Panning MS pipe organ. Static MS pipe organ. TLS church w/ steeple. Tilting MS stained glass windows. MS/CUs details stained glass windows of Christian iconography. Great MS wheat waving, wavering in wind. More scenic shots of farmland, crops growing, etc. CU two sunflowers. LSs Bethany CollegeChoral Group & Orchestra performing. MS woman playing violin. MS man playing pipe organ. LSs combines harvesting wheat (farming). More shots scenic rural farmland America. LS oil derrick near corrugated metal barn in field. LSs freight train crossing through wheat field. More shots of orchestra, chorus performing.
The Messiah at Lindsborg
LS/TLSs Bethany College choral group & orchestra performing Handel's "The Messiah." Panning LS scenic watering hole, gentle green rolling hills. CUs colorful flowers in bloom. LSs cropfields, grain silos, unpainted barns, farms, pastures, industrial grain silos, etc. Nice LS oil derrick pumping in field, dusk or dawn. More shots choral group & orchestra performing. TLS massive pipe organ. MS man playing organ. MS/TLSs crucifix atop church steeple. MS stained glass window depicting Jesus of Nazareth.