California State University Chico - Record Yearbook (Chico, CA)

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A CAPPELLA The A Cappella Choir this year has not only grown in nu-mbers, but also in popularity and ability. Choir director is the well-liked Mrs. Ruth Rowland Taylor. Possibly the outstanding event of the year for the Choir was their participation in the per- formance of Handel's The Messiah. During Easter vacation, a portion of the A Cappella Choir represented Chico State in the opening concert of the Music Educators' National Conference at Sacramento. Climaxing the Delta Gamma Mu assembly on April 26, the Choir sang Haydn's 'AThe Heav- ens Are Telling. Featured soloists were Shelby Squire, Kenneth Pope, and James Standard. On May ll and 12, a two-day trip by bus was made by fifty members of the A Cappella Choir. The tour included a number of the high schools of Northern California for the pur- pose of creating good-will. At the music department's Spring Concert, the Choir sang an old English number, Now ls the Month of Mayingf' and I Am Music. The Choir concluded a very successful year by taking part in the Baccalaureate Service and Commencement exercises. James Standard was soloist in front of the Choir during the Sunday service in singing Methinks l Hear a Full Celestial Choir. Song of Farewell was sung at the exercises. f V A CAPPELLA CHOIR: First row-Cardoza, Hatiield, Mills, Hanner, Jenkins, McLain, Taylor, Endicott, Jensen, Bast, Cudde S k S nd row Montgomery Ludden Shuhart Beatty Lewis Reed Mogni, Ebbe, Grubb, Squier back Cable, Barr, toc ton. eco - ,.,. , , Lolmaugh, Burleson, Whisman, Hulen. Third row-Yount, Vv'ard, Lehman, Daniel, LeMoigne, Davis, Robertson, Morgan Van Valer Segur, Krull, Bowman, Daniels, Remken, Natchuras. Fourth row-Wogan, Rummell, Mustarde, Hill.. Humphreys Cou tolenc, Lambeth, Vxfhitney, Stevens, Wurschmidt, Linn, Allard, Latham, Lucero, Doty. Back row4Northrop, Hunter, Verhetzel lund,Sievright, Murtha, Rockholt, Pihl, Campbell, Barr. Krull, Standard, Jacobs. Peck. N,fsawwM,f.ya.,f,,a.e-ai-.,,,,,,.a.a,,,..,, , . A H I 1 g U K N V '

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Violins: Potter. Earle. Guynn, Lonidier, England. Kloer, Petersen, Lehman, MacDowell, Elliott, Smith, Lafferty, Meier. Viola Taylor, Conk. Cello: Gobba. Petersen. Bass: Small, Taylor. Flute: Kelley. Robbins. Oboe: Lynch. Clarinet: Gobba, Wilson Bassoon: Moore. Hom: Sheldon. Powers, Menke. Trumpet: Colma, Wolcott, Lucero. Trombone: Blackman, Vonasek. Per cusszon: H. Schierenberg, H. Schierenberg, Peeney. With C. Robert Laxson as conductor, the College-Community Symphony Orchestra en- joyed a very successful year. The orchestra is made' up of both college students and fine instru- mental players from the city of Chico and surrounding area. Mr. Laxson is an able conductor and an excellent musician. His selection of orchestral ma- terial has always been interesting, largely in that it is varied to suit all tastes and preferences. The policy of the College-Community Symphony Orchestra since reorganization in 1946, has been to feature at least one American work on its programs. Mr. Laxson has introduced the best new modern music of our time. The symphony orchestra opened its third season in the College Auditorium on November 21. Eeatur-ed was Mozart's Magic Flute Overture, Schubert Ballet Music, the Berlioz HSym- phonie 13antastique, and selections from The Student Prince by Sigmund Romberg. The orchestra provided instrumental accompaniment for the A Cappella Choir and Chorus during the presentation of Handel's Messiah on December 12. The Little Symphony Orchestras first 1949 spring concert was heard on March 30. Carl Hunter, tenor, was the featured soloist. Featured instrumentally were four tone poems from In a Persian Garden Suite, and a medley of well known Jerome Kern tunes. In conjunction with the Chico State Music Department, a Spring Concert was presented May 26. The orchestra played the difficult Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiringf' and the modern in tempo Egyptian Ballet by Luigini. ORCHESTRA

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., , --fi.:-r.-111' W -W RP- -'rr W' - -1'-W J- ' - W t 'W W NU ' . ,E V LQ, V CHORUS: Sopranos--D. Anderson, Beatty, Beeler. Cardoza. Chace, Daniel. Davis, M. Endicott, Greenly Hanner, Harvey, Hat Held, Hescock, Hill. Jenkins, Jensen. Jones, Lehman, Lemoigne. Lewis, Ludden, McLain, Mills, Mogni, 'Montgomery Morgan- Mustard, Nichols, Pflug, Reed, Richardson, Robertson, Rummel, Scott, Shuhart, Vieck, Ward, Wogan Yount, Zumwalti Altos C. Barr, Bast, Betts, Bowman, E. Brown, C. Burleson, Cable. Calkins, Cuddeback, Daniels, Ebbe, Eueirst, Grubb Hocking Hulg Krull, Lee, Livingston, Lolmaugh, Morehead, Munjar, Natchuras, C. Pihl, Renken, Richman, Rutz. Sears. Segur, Squier, Stock ton. Thompson, Van Valer, Vikse. Whisman, Yocum, Zundel. Tenors-Coutolenc, Humphrey, Hunter, Lambeth. Northrup Pope, Rowse, Rubke, Skoglund. Sievwright, Taylor, Verhetsel, 'Wiser, Thompson. Basses: Allard, Anderson, G. Barr, Campbell Cayton. Doty, P. Gakle, Greenly. Hall. Hodgson, Jacobs. Keyawa, Krull, Larens. Latham. Linn, Lucero, McLain Miller Mueller. Murtha, Nason, Nelson, Newfield, T. Novak, Peck, R. Pihl, Reinhardt, Rockholt, Standard, Stephens, Strange, Whit- ney, Wurschmidt. ORCHESTRA: Violin-Potter, Earle, Guynn, England. Lonidier, Hubbard, Kloer, Petersen, Smith. McDowell. Meier, Lafferty Viola-A. Taylor, Conk. Cello-O. Gobba, Petersen. Bass-Small. Flute-Kelley. Oboe--Lynch. CIarz'ner-Wilson, A. Gobba Bassoon-Moore, Trumpet-Wolcott, Colma. Horn-Menke, Powers. Trombone-Vonasek. Percussion-Feeney. On Sunday, December 12, in the college auditorium, the A Cappella Choir and Chorus of approximately l5O voices presented the 15th annual performance of Handel's most famed ora- torio, The Messiah. Mrs. Ruth Rowland Taylor was again the overall director of the i'Messiah, which con- sisted of choir, chorus, soloists, orchestra, piano, and organ. The soloists were Carl Hunter, tenor: Kenneth Pope, tenor: Charmaine Barr, contralto: Clark Lambeth, baritone: James Standard, bass, Fern Ludden, soprano: Shelby Squier, soprano' and Geraldine Williams, contralto. The chorus was accompanied by the orchestra, under the direction of C. Robert Laxson, with S. Maxwell Sypher at the organ, and Charmaine Barr and Joyce Dewhirst at the piano. The Messiah has become traditional since its first presentation in 1931. At Hrst only four choruses of the Messiah were sung, but gradual growth and expansion have occurred and this year eleven choruses were sung. MESSIAH