University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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With our show entitled ' 200 Years of Popular Music in America ' the Longhorn Singers celebrated the Bicentennial with the best examples of pop mu- sic from America ' s past to provide a memorable evening ' s entertainment, Stewart Clark, Longhorn Singers director, said. With this goal in mind, Longhorn Singers per- formed many times this year. On October 10 and 1 1 they took their fall tour to Dallas. The Longhorn Singers sang for the Orange Jackets in November and on November 8 they performed for the Dad ' s Day Association at the LBJ Library. A concert for the Alumni Association was held in November. Longhorn Singers participated on December 7 in the All Cho- rus Carol Sing at the First English Church in Austin. Spring semester activities began February 7 with the Longhorn Singers performance for the Lion ' s Club Mid-Winter Conference. On March 3 they held a concert for Jaycees in Lockhart, and on March 6 the Longhorn Singe rs performed at the University School of Communication complex. Longhorn Singers took their Spring Tour during spring break, March 13-21. Performances were held at Jackson, Galveston, Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Houston. They ended the year on May 2 by participating in the May Day Choral Extravanganza. The Longhorn Singers enjoy a beer at the Texas Tavern. Stewart Clark, director of Longhorn Singers, explains a rough passage during a practice for their Spring Tour through Texas and Louisiana. 350 Longhorn Singers

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Concert Chorale FIRST ROW: Laurie Jan Reece, Laura Elizabeth Luecke, Cynthia Louise Fadely, Susan Jan Soward, Secretary, Gail Lynn Murray, Carmen Marie Gonzales, Sharon Benson Underwood, Kimi Jan Chafin, Patricia Rosalind Riggle, Norma Jean Villarreal. SECOND ROW: Charles K. Smith, Director. Julie Ann Whittington, Pamela Ann Taylor, Barbara Ruth Mallin, Lesa Carol White, President, Carla von Merz, Kim Berman, Rebecca Behrendt, Mary Marshall Davie, Jan Marie White. THIRD ROW: Laura Lou Petermann, Shar- on Eileen Dolan, Sharon Renee Coleman, Pricilla Rose Kingry, Lisa Irby, Pamela Gail Elrod, Jennifer Marie Jicha, Pamela Sue Gregory, Cheryl Lynn King. FOURTH ROW: Richard Malcolm Walsh, Michael Proter Kappelman, Tommy Lee Ingram, Jeffrey Scott Barnett, Donald Preston Wiley, Charles Wayne Gabehart, Michael Henry Rasco, Mark Edward Fisch, Edward Junius Drake, Gregory Leo Gastler, Vice-President. FIFTH ROW: Charles Hank Hammett, Wayne George Locklear, James Edward Wood, Reginald Michael Harvey, Randol Alan Bass, Keith Lee Hamilton, Andrew McLeod Taylor, Wendell Dean Wyatt, David Marc Owen, James Douglas Hurd. SIXTH ROW: John Tablott Sessing, Michael Lee Raillard, Robert Wayne Proft, Louis Scott Hammond, Michael Thomas Edwards, Charles Donelson Spradley, Robert Lewis Hirtzel, Richard William Tacker, Gary Wayne Pyle, Ricky Charles Corse, Treasurer. Concert Chorale provides an opportunity for stu- dents to experience a wide variety of musical litera- ture from various time periods through learning and performing. The Chorale performs a wide range of musical styles from Ninth Century Gregorian chants to new choral works composed especially for the group. Approximately 60 percent of the choir ' s members are music majors, but students majoring in other studies are also included in the group. The Concert Chorale began 1975-1976 by partici- pating in the Fine Arts Symposium on September 28-30. It also held several music clinics with Austin area high schools, in addition to performing for the Texas Junior College All-State Choir Convention in Temple. In October, the Chorale conducted a three-day set of clinics in Houston area high schools. These clinics were valuable learning experiences not only for the audience, but the Chorale as well, as they gave members a chance to learn through teaching. Concert Chorale also performed at Bergstrom Air Force Base on November 30 and concluded the fall semester with its Winter Concert. Members par- ticipated in a combined choral organizations Christ- mas caroling in December. To begin the spring semester, Concert Chorale gave a concert at Travis High School in Austin on February 18 and its annual Spring Concert in April. On May 2, Concert Chorale joined all University cho- ral groups in a May Day Choral Extravaganza. I can ' t think of a better job than to stand in front of a group such as the Concert Chorale and listen to their music. I get paid for something I love. The members are the best part of this job. I have tre- mendous opportunities to get to know them, and we both have a common goal to create music, Dr. Charles K. Smith, Concert Chorale directo r, said. Concert Chorale 349

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1 Longhorn Singers rfl c L (] 1 FIRST ROW: Marshal D. Goldberg, Bette Anne Pugh, Jeffrey Hayden Heald, Deborah Lynn Wroth, David August Senter, Julie M. Wilson, Robert Pratt Thacker, Donna Lanelle Gorzycki, Daniel Richard Flores, Carol Paula Brune- man. SECOND ROW: Debra Elaine Lentz, Paul Alan Boskind, Helen K. Johnson, Thomas C. Harrison, Nancy Maxwell, Kirkland Lee Busby, Bar- bara Susan Pryor, Thomas Sanders Ingram, Camille Larue. Leslie Ann Cohn. Charles W. Eggert Jr.. Debra Lynne Matthew, Michael Lynn Roberts, Persis Ann Forster. THIRD ROW: Carol L. Shaffer, Kelley Francis Whalen, Laura Elizabeth Luecke, James A. Janeway Jr., Deborah Lynn Bridges, Stanley R. Galanski, Mary Ann Schorlemer, Clarence Maris Smith, Kimberly Ann Sherrill, Catherine Carol Davis, Jane Brazelton. Tammy Anne Booth, Jay Ira Steinfeld, Kathleen Dohoney, Roy Thomas James, Kim Berman. FOURTH ROW: Carol Ann Lineback, Charles W. Mueller, Melissa Lyn Ran- dolph, Andrew Ridgely Taylor, Gail Ann Knoble, Timothy Joseph Rottet, Diane Elizabeth Kuhn, John Edmond Taylor, Elizabeth Ann Higley, Mark Goldstein, Ronald Jay Brustein, Timothy Slater Nash, Mary Elizabeth Diste- fano, Richard David O ' Connor, Martin Scott Holter. Longhorn Singers 351