Bishop College - Tiger Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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avg' Mr. John S. Meeks Mrs Maurme Bailey Mr Vernon vanBolden One major activity of the Music Department involves faculty recitals. Mr. John S. Meeks is piano instructor, and he gave his piano recital as part of the observance of Home- coming. Not only did he demonstrate the excellence toward which he helps his' stu- dents aspire, but he was cordial and com- posed bluring the reception which followed. Mrs. M. A. J. Smith, President M. K. Curry, Jr., Mr. Meeks, Dr. Florence Robinson, and Dean Charles Knight were part of the re- ceiving line. The Bishop College Concert Band performed on KTVT Channel 39. The program lasted for thirty minutes, and it was in color. Mr. vanBolden directs the Ambassadors of Band and has developed a unit of colorful performers. He performs on all instruments and has given his piano recital at Southern Methodist University where he has studied.

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Music Department Facultg Performs. Too 4 .',f- ' . 5 J . 57?- Y -.. - 4. . vs Q 1f,,f'f1. Dr. Florence Crim Robinson Chairman Dr. Florence C. Robinson earned The B.A. and Ph.D. degrees at Southern Illinois University. She earned the MA. degree at the University of Denver. She has included work as coordi- nator of music for the Denver public schools and Television music Teacher for The Rocky Mountain area in her work ex- perience. She has taught at the University of Colorado, Denver campus, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and has directed pre-service and in-service training programs for teachers and administrators in various programs of education including the National Teacher Corps. She has performed in concert and as accompanist for soloists including her childhood chum, soprano Roberta Bowers. She was organist and director of music at Peoples Presbyterian Church in Denver and has taught music in her own piano studio. She holds memberships in Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Delta Pi, and Pi Lambda Theta honoraries, Mu Phi Epsilon professional music sorority, and Alpha Kappa Alpha social sorority. All members of the faculty of the Music Department are per- forming artists as well as teachers. All have impressive records of accomplishments in various fields and students in the de- partment may be liberal arts maiors in any phase of music, or may major in music education to prepare for careers in teach- ing. Each faculty member is encouraged to appear in recital and most of them do each year. Dr. Robinson is an instructor in piano as wel! as chairman of the department. Two maior projects of the year included presentations of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and The presentation of an opera on campus in May. i

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f, i L Q. ll L li .-l l l ,fe x l s l l , 2- ' I gr Ll The Bishop College Concert Choir presented The Messiah in the chapel. Mr. John Meeks was director. fl tl ' W I , Robert Searight was bass Helen Smith sang alto solos. Leonard Leach was tenor soloist. Lucinda Johnson was so soloist. prano soloist. 73