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

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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

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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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QU Alm. Vikse, Davis, Green. C21 E. Brown, Alm, Vikse. CBJ Left to right: Front row-Yokum, E. Brown. Platzek, Alm Rastler, Vikse. Alden: second row-L. Brown, Farley, Brownell, Green, Allgood, Friend: back row-Quiggle, Bast, Laumer Mrs, Loose, Davis, Bean. Throughout the year, Mrs. Virginia Erlandson Loose and her advanced, intermediate, and beginning modern dance classes performed for the students at weekly assembly programs and for the general public at the annual spring Dance Recital. Throughout the dance numbers a variety of accompaniment was used, from percussion to recorded music to narrative. This, as well as the variety in mood of the numbers, kept the interest of the audience. The Modern Dance class opened the January 18 assembly in presenting Dynamics, and then the Lord's Prayer. Pit one time during the year a few class me-mbers attended a Dance Symposium in San Francisco. GDER AN CE