University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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WE SING WOMKNS CHORUS MEN ' S CHORUS The woinens cliorus diroclt ' d hv Au- gust Werner sang at the (llirislmas pri - grani of the music de])artiiii ' nl in Meany hall and at the deiiartnienis (Christmas party. In June thev took part in a nnisie program for the combined choral groups. The nuMi ' s chorus is und ' r the ilirrclinri of Professor Lawrence. Highspot of the coral groups unilir (]liarles Lawrence was their ](resentalion of Earl Robinson ' s " Abe Lincoln Comes Home Again. " First sung on the eve of LiiKidn ' s birthday, tlicv rc cived re- (|uests for the number from grou|)s out- side the cami)us. They sang for the I ni- versity ( loiiinicrcial club, ami at the Na- val hospital. riii ' y presented a Christmas program for Sand Point ' s sailors, and took part in the Navy day program at ' ictory sunaic. CLEE CLUB

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n BEECHAM INVASION N Famed En};li h lon- (luftor Sir Thomas Beecham came to tile rumpus to rehearse the l ' ni ersil svni- l.hony fo ram with the Seatl yiiiphoii . The Pei lie ' s concert. The University synijjhony under the direction of George C. Kir-eiiner coniliined with tlie Seattle oreliestra under Sir Thomas Beeehain in the ( ' i ie auditorium. The annual (ihristnias eoneert. usually given for the Times JNeedy Fund dri e was given this year for the USO. $; 21 was raised. All instrumental and choral groups participated in the program. In Fehruary the symphony presented a concert in Meany hall, and again the audience contrihiited to a charity, this time, the W SSF. almost SI 00 wa- realized. The Fehruarv concert honored Ahraham Lincoln, and featured four student soloists: Phyllis Hader. iolinist: and Vi arren alker. Ruth Harris and Llo)(l Hunt in a jiecial Irio for cellos. ARTIST ' S MUSIC The nuisic department and the Henry Art gal- lery (((operated in a series of Sunday afternoon and Tuesday e ening programs. The series held in the galier iucliuled piano, choral, and instrumental group |)resenting iM(lh IU(lenls and facull mendxrs, ( iie program feaUiiid l ' ofe or Moritz K((sen ' s string ((iiarlel. Mendiers are I ' lnllis Kadcr. first violin: ShirlcN (Jreelv. second i(din: ,Iac(pic- line (iedariiolm. ioia: and h ' litli Harris, cello. I .id

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P|BAND PLAYS ON Jejn I?,r niiil Tiiin W ilty hcliirr tlir «iii(; coiicert for somr inarncaN prnclice. The busy University Concert band sehefluled almost monthly outside eii- ;agcnients besides their five Meany hall concerts. Meany concerts were lii ;hli :hled by the innovation of eoninuniily sinfiinfi un- der ibe direrlioii of Ciiaries Lawrence. Whistles, shouts and jieneral approval met the baud after their December swiu;; concert. Kutii Welke performed tiie ini- usual arraufzement of Gershwin ' s " Rhap- s )d In Hlue " ' with the band at the March prof;rani. Tile baud lift ibc campus to perform at the Naval hospital, in Brenu-rlon. Vancouver, B. C, and Victory Square. PEP-SWING-JAZZ