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

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CHAMBER SINGERS Vocals praise Bach ' s genius by JU LIA BLAILOCK We are a small select choral group who enjoy singing, said Nanette Roe, member of the Chamber Singers. Small and select were appropriate descriptions of the 27-member choral group. Led by Morris Beachy, the group offered several concerts throughout the year. They sang in several languages, in- cluding French and Spanish. One of the concerts performed was the Cocteavf Festival in the fall. Around Christmas, the Chamber Singers also performed in a special Christmas con- cert to celebrate the 300th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach at ' the .Universi- ty Methodist Church. They sang the Christmas Oratorio, one of Bach ' s longest and most renown works, accom- panied by a full orchestra. Perhaps the most exciting trip the Chamber Singers prepared for was the Bach Festival in Madeira, Portugal. In conjunction with another choral group led by Beachy, the Chamber Singers were specially invited to participate in The key to the choir ' s success was practice and the singers had rehearsals every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons in Bates Recital Hall. Photo by Doug Layton this prestigious festival in June, 1985. The Chamber Singers was primarily composed of talented aspiring soloists who sang chamber literature while earn- ing ensemble credit, a requirement for all music majors. But most of us just enjoy singing, said Roe. Following their music, Penny Downs, Nancy Casson and Stephanie Johnson practice music for the Bach Festival in Madeira, Portugal. Photo by Doug Layton FIRST ROW: Timothy G. Bushong, Mary Alexandra Lindley, Nancy Lesch Casson, Nanette S. Roe, Penny Elaine Downs, Ann Whitworth Renfro, Fran- cine Marie Crisara, Wendy Lane Smith, Stephanie Lynn Johnson, Bradley Carter Wells. SECOND ROW: Fairy Tana Cochran, Kent Howard Skinner, Kimberley Livingston, Barbara Ann Koontz, James Wilfred Curry, James McCall Sanders, Lawrence Edward Burnett, Susan Rose Stone. THIRD ROW: Tom Gordon Gabrielsen, Robert Clayton Smith. FOURTH ROW: An- drea Austin Jones, Bradley Davis Williams, Hilary Hargest Hughes, Kenneth Grigg, Elizabeth Leigh Northcutt, William Alfred Gleason, Elise Maureen Eisenhower. Photo by Doug Layton 300 Chamber Singers ft

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The thrill of performing was not all that members gained from belonging to the Longhorn Singers. The members played together, and according to Missy In a scene from the musical production Grease, Ruth Starr sings, Look at me, I ' m San- dra Dee. Photo by Stephen Reed Singers flock to catch the kiss blown by Kelly Quinn during a College Days medley and Ain ' t She Sweet. Photo by Marci Doane Bartling, public relations clir- ' t r. they also formed long-lasting liips. They sponsored parties ino! ' ing a Christmas semi-formal and ; ; nnt; Banquet. The club was close u their ex-singers and after the Fall and Spring shows, old and new members met fur a party at Scholz ' s Beer Garden. Bartling felt that the Longhorn Singers enjoyed life while entertaining their audience with their talent, energy and flair. - J FIRST ROW: Melissa Ann Bartling, Laurie Anne Blitch, Rita Rachel Mathew, Robin Elizabeth Bradley, Mary Beth Endsley, Judy Cuneod, Peggy Nannette Wade, Jennifer D. Jamieson, Melinda Brusilow, Janet Lynn Joseph, Cheryl Lynn Boeck, Marsha Lynn Unruh, Kimberly Ann Hutchin- son, John Dickson. SECOND ROW: Jenell Rae Hamner, Garland Spiller, John Robert Mayner III, LeeAnna Knoz, Cynthia Gayle Gammill, Kathryn McKenna Flagg, David Michael Silverberg, Travis Wayne Poe, Paul Wayne Parkinson. THIRD ROW: Betsy Flagg, Debbie Daugherty, Heather Lynn Bodkin, Joan Collins Harwood, Shelly Renee Crossley. FOURTH ROW: Dar- rell Wade Burgan, Joseph Layman Page, Jerome Joseph LeBlanc, Larry Dewey Strachan, Jennifer Joyce Johnston, Sheldon Evan Good, Sheryl Lorena McNeely, Joey Mertchink, Jacqueline Joy Nugent, Daniel Chapman Tubb, Rene Samuel Ruiz, Craig Steven Boudreaui, Ruth Isabel Starr. FIFTH ROW: Burke Evan Autrey, Steve Powell, Kenneth Burton Knowles, Kevin Reese Jung, Kelly Jones, Jean Michelle Prejean, Paige Michelle York, Victor Valdecanas Dizon, Anthony William Rose, Pamela Jane Foerster, Glenn Edward McCoy, Beth Anne Hess, Beth Warren Ferrin. SIXTH ROW: David Salinas, Karen Lorae Casey, Moe Vela, John Scott DeFife, Douglas P. Middlebrooks, William Earnest Mounce, Pat Flynn, Steven J. Neater, Teresa Ann Hospers, Charles Lee Cusenbary Jr., Robert McMahon, Mitt Dawson, Kenneth Dean Kiesling Jr., Stuart Lee Timmons. Photo by Ken Riddick Longhorn Singers 299

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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