Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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MUSIC m mm Front Row: Eva Lee Hess, Anno Roberts, Jean Goodsen, Donno Ruoff, Barbara Stuber, Morsho Ely, Peggy Bush, Sue Wright, Shirley Woodring, Morilyn Jones, Marylon Wohlers, Delores Moore. Second Row: Gilbert Whitney, Sybil Sims, Marjorie McClure, Janis James, Kathleen Hoople, Richard Pinkerton, Byron Myers, COLLEGE CHORUS The college chorus was again activated after a lapse of several years. Any interested student was welcomed into this group, and nearly 80 voices enjoyed this medium of expression. Their most im- portant appearance was at the Christmas Convoca- tion program. TOWER CHOIR This more seriously studying group experienced a very successful year. Forty-five voices, selected from the chorus and music students, performed o cappella. They first appeared in concert for the Rotarian ' s District Convention in November. They joined the chorus for the Christmas convocation. Between semesters they toured the district in a series of con- certs and concluded with a college performance. Along this 350 mile road trip, they sang to 2300 people in 12 concerts. For their work during the spring semester, the choir performed Wilder ' s light operatic stage pro- duction, The Lowland Sea, written for choir and Gory Funkhous»r, Don Herren, W,..atl,.i J ■ .on P.ltsen- borger, Grace Denton, Sylvia McConkey. Boct Row: Dean Jens;n, Jerry Troxell, Roger Rowlett, Charles Hogee, Gene Riedl, Don McCartney, Marvin Toft, Fred Whifford, George Choney, Floyd Worley, Edwin Herde. solo voices. On Patents ' Day, the Tower Choir took great pride in premiering the motet And The Truth Shall Make You Free, a full length work by Mr. Gerhard Krapf of the music faculty, and dedicated to the college on this 50th anniversary year. The final appearance for the group was at the Bac- calaureate services. OPERA WORKSHOP The opera workshop set aside its usual study of operatic lore in order to develop a successful per- formance of the most demanding work the music division has attempted. Puccini ' s Gianni Schicchi, a comic opera in one act, was performed by the group on the same program with The Lowland Sea. MADRIGAL SINGERS This small group acquainted themselves with the interesting field of madrigals and were afforded the opportunity to try a very difficult and intimate style of singing. Local appearances were made at the college and in the community. Page 106

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