California Western University - Loma Del Mar Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Strains of Peter Gunn drift from the Wood Hall as the newly formed pep band rehearses tor athletic events. VlUSIC FILLS THE AIR . . . The University Chorus, a 90-voice group of students who like to sing, helped establish a Cal Western musical reputation. Under the direction of Dr. Robert A. Emile, they were well received whenever they appeared. The Chamber Singers, a select group of 14 women and IO men, ably per- formed at school functions and off- campus as well. Highlight of their year was an li-day winter tour of Southern California and Arizona in early Febru- ary. Wearing new University blazers, they sang numerous concerts in church- es, high schools, and junior colleges. A new addition to Cal Western was the band under the direction of Prof. Louis Lanyon. They performed at foot- ball and basketball games and the Spring Sing, capturing the attention of all in hearing distance with their toe- tapping marches, iazz beats, and show tunes. Music of Christmas was the appro- priate theme of the Departments Win- ter Concert with the Choir, Chamber Singers, and Band all participating. Music ranged from 17th century to con- temporary works. The Spring Sing concert again com- bined the units, and the highlight of that program was the Ballad of the North and South, a Civil War tale ex- pertly rendered.

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The University Chamber Singers, noted Throughout Southern California and Arizona for their music, pose before leaving for their Winter Tour. Dr. Robert A, Emile puts the Chorus through their paces in preparation for the Spring Concert. AN

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OPERA WCRKSHOP Cho-Cho-San speaks with her Uncle, who curses her for marrying a foreigner 158 Madame Butterfly and her servants look over Lt. Pinkerton of the U, S. Navy in the tragic love tale.