Central Washington University - Hyakem / Kooltuo Yearbook (Ellensburg, WA)

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music MUSIC DEPARTMENT With Wayne S. Hertz as head of the department, music ad ities increased again this year. A major improvement was the I nexalion of an pntire Music building, the former Edison school. H are now housed all practice rooms, class rooms and departmental fices. Another factor in the expansion was the purchase of a comp recording device for transcription and remedial purposes. In the capacities of vice-president of Vocal Music in the I tional School Voice Association and vice-president in charge vocal music of Region One of the Music Educators National C ference, Mr. Hertz enlisted the services of the department in stag! the first armual Choral Clinic of that region on this campus, to wli directors of the Northwest states came, for discussion and suggestwB At the beginning ol the school year, the band, choir, and i chestra in cooperation with the municipal officials of the city of lenshurg, presented a program in the “Meet Your Ne ighbor so over radio station K.FPY, Spokane. In the spring the department sponsored the second annual Ct petition Festival of the Central Washington School Music ,Assoc tion. Over 1000 high school musicians attended the two-day rm As a whole, the department furnished varied programs for lo clubs and churches. Innovations this year were the Student Recit the offering of music scholarships to promising high school seni and the use of student directors in the various organizations. At Lett Wiyna %. Mart 0. S.. M. M., I’nirumr 4 Muxk. Milton BteiahUfilt, 0 Mtsft.. M 0., AM0MM Pnifnaatnc 4 Juanita Daviaa. B. Mua.. Axalrtuiit IWn »f Mwah. Clolc C. Mpara. B. A.. M. A . lisatrtti-tnr Hi Maalr. MCN ' 0 QUARTETTE A «». Mandrill, C«r»r . Kiddar

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Left to » 0 ht Onatott. Bull. Maphim, F«r ty1 «. Brftftm, Artoril, Hwftt. Jtfforda, Mr. SUinhardt. OouM. K1«0. PdlWdM. K«m lirv . Kakycla. Bo»th S ' M»dr1. f . h. Hahn. 5h«f‘, Whltflrld, Wlltl, ORCHESTRA Central Washington’s symphony orchestra, under the directiot of Milton Steinhardt, has contributed greatly to the musical life o the 1940 College year. During the year, they have presented three concerts, two of them forming Assembly programs. Solosists with the Orchestra concerts included Wayne S. Hertz, baritone; Walter Bull, organist, and Helen Mason, soprano. During the Sprinj quarter, they made a trip to Yakima to play before the Yakuni Women’s Musical club.