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

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VARSITY SINGERS 1 Singers adopt studio sound by DIANA WOLFE Varsity Singers, one of the University ' s concert choirs, took a new direction in the 1984-85 year under Gary Powell, their new director. Powell was a record producer in Austin who had an interest in working with a UT choral group. His influence changed the style of the choir to Pop Jazz and most of their music was original. We have more of a street sound, or a studio sound rather than a choir sound, said Steve Angrisano, president of Varsity Singers. Varsity Singers performed for convention groups and other civic functions. They went on tour in Octo- ber to Dallas high schools. In February, they sang at the Success Connection in Austin. The Singers performed for the Children ' s Concert in March at the Adamantly defending his position, Mark Williams points a demanding finger at an unfazed Kathy Landherr. Photo by Robert Cohen Not to be easily appeased, Helen Morris listens to apologies from James Roberson during an April rehearsal. Photo by Robert Cohen Children ' s Concert in March at the Austin Opry House. On April 26, Varsity Singers gave their annual spring show, complete with costumes, choreography, and their new swing sound. Varsity singers worked three days a week to hone their skills in order to provide quality entertainment for their audiences. Our big goals for the future are to tour Europe and to put an album together, said Angrisano. I! FIRST ROW: Helen Shattuck Morris, Debra Dee Steele. SECOND ROW: Barry Lee Copeland, Mark Vincent Williams. THIRD ROW: Kathryn Marie Landherr, Daniel Chapman Tubb. FOURTH ROW: Evelyn Jane Eubanks, James Edward Roberson. FIFTH ROW: Gary Lynn Powell, Wilson Allan Neyland. SIXTH ROW: Shawn Eileen Kelly, Rene Omar Tamayo, Katherine Tate Lessard. Photo by Robert Cohen 302 Varsity Singers

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CONCERT CHORALE Singers strike right chord byJOELALEGRIA The UT-A M rivalry just didn ' t seem to matter when Concert Chorale and the University Chorus joined A M ' s Century Singers and the Bryan Civic Chorus in College Station on Feb. 28 to perform Joseph Hayden ' s Creation, an oratorio describing the events from Chaos to the creation of Adam and Eve. The English rendition included five solo parts, an orchestra and a chorus of 300 voices. We need all four groups because a work like this requires a lot of voices, said Zenobioa Gee, a member of the group. It ' s also good for uniting the two schools, something the music depart- ment is trying to get back to doing. The Concert Chorale coin, d on the classics. This meant bavin:- i am songs in Latin, German and P rtn- : ' ;. But according to Ruth Starr, president, the foreign languages did not pose many problems. Once you got the vowels down it was easy to learn the words, said Starr. Not all songs were as easy to learn as others. The Swedish folk songs took a while to learn, she said. The group did not limit themselves to Brahms and Mozart. A composition con- test sponsored by the music department gave the group an opportunity to sing the best of student-written contem- porary classics. It gave students a chance to have their compositions performed and gave us a chance to sing new works, Starr said. Aside from choral practice and perfor- mance, the group enjoyed activities ranging from recruiting high school students to co-hosting the campus per- formance of Up With People. Anyone was welcome to audition for the group, but music and voice majors made up about 70 percent of the membership. Starr said experience was necessary to be able to sing choral music. Harmonizing at a rehearsal, Pamela Green- wood and Julie Johnson perform a selection of Bach ' s music. Photo by Doug Lay tun FIRST ROW: Alysia Lori Abbott, Suzette Frances Sevante, Deborah Laureen Pickle, Susan Carol Ely, Zenobia Daisy Gee, Larry Wade Guess, Frances Teresa Chavez. SECOND ROW: Ruth Isabel Starr, Mary Beth Endsley, Marc David Erck, Joan Collins Harwood, Carole Nanette Stephens, Denise Marie Nepveux, Carey Kay Johnson, Misty Eileen Jones, Jennifer Avers Salinas, Linda K. Noel, Pamela Sue Greenwood, Cheryl Lynn Boeck, Dana Helen Payne, Rene Samuel Ruiz, Patricia Ann Towery. THIRD ROW: Hee Myeong Hwang, Melissa Marie Kleypas, Matthew Stephen Hayes, Kyle Kevin Stubbings, Adam Montgomery Harris, Arie Perry, Robert Lloyd McMahan, Michael Angelo Marin, William Vaughn Rice, Sarah Lynn Guyton, Robert Charles Bishop. FOURTH ROW: LaMonica Marquette Lewis, Lisa Marie Weinheimer, David William Morse, Julia Lauren Goldberg, Robin Leeanne Cotton, Jill Marie Koppelman, Angela Cornell Stout, Rebecca Lynn Schoolar, John David Kant. Lynn? Karlton Fredrichsen, Rhonda Renee Engelh ardt, Cynthia Dione Marshall, Phillip Craig Stephens, Kendra Arlene Mcllvaine. Photo by Doug Layton Concert Chorale 301

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UNIVERSITY CHORUS 4 Choir tones musical skills by MARLISE HANDLE 4 4 fT he University Chorus provides | an enjoyable and enriching at- mosphere where students can par- ticipate in choral activity, said David Crowell, president. This co-ed chorus group had 60 members and was directed by Elise Eisenhower. The University Chorus JKU in many performances for special events, .-u h as official UT functions. Members also oc- casionally participated in operas in the Austin area and at the University. In spring 1985, the University Chorus went to Texas A M University where they had a joint performance with an A M choir. The members learned to work in- dividually and got a sense of group par- ticipation. Through the semester many members improved in musical and vocal skills as they worked with classical music, said Crowell. Crowell said that the University Chorus was a great activity for people who wanted to expand their social horizons and who sang in high school choir. Crowell, an engineering junior, also said that one did not necessarily need musical experience or be a music major to be a member of the University Chorus. As president of University Chorus, David Crowell says the choral group allows one to ex- pand his social horizons. Photo by Kevin Gutting OFFICERS: FIRST ROW: Christin A. Melton, Casy Wibprn, Michelle S. Stoddard. SECOND ROW: Jaime Hernandez De Guzman, Andrea Franca Gastaldo, David G. Crowell, Cynthia Dione Marshall, Leigh Anne Rives. Photo by Kevin Gutting I FIRST ROW: Leigh Jeanette Fugger, Regina Marie Lucci, Kimberly Dawn t, Christin A. Melton, Michelle S. Stoddard, Samantha Marie Gilland, ley Eric Monroe, Hiroshi Ogura, Elise B. M. Eisenhower. SECOND W: Stacy Lyndell Drum, Christine M. Szeredy, Casy Wiborn, Terry Gay m. Lea Ann Gibner, Pamela Sue Greenwood, Robert Balli, Jr., Paul R. nce. THIRD ROW: Elizabeth Martha Hebert, Elizabeth Renee Cook, a L. Schneider, Leigh Anne Rives, Carol Susan Hopkins, Caroline E. Crass, Vella ( Catherine Connelly, James Thomas Ainsworth, Gabriel Reuben Turner. FOURTH ROW: Erica Diane Peterson, Anna Marie Morman. Kathleen Francis Dodson, Jaime Hernandez De Guzman, Andrea Franca Gastaldo, Bill Davis, Cheryl DenUe Pleasant . Samuel David Van Alstyne. FIFTH ROW: Karen Sue Brock, Adan Presburger, Virginia Anne Rognesa, David G. Crowell, Cynthia Dione Marshall, Gregory Wayne Kiln t . Scott W. Hoffman. Photo by Kevin Gutting University Choru 303