College of Idaho - Trail Yearbook (Caldwell, ID)

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April 27 the entire concert choir appeared on the Pocatello Community Concert Series and continued to be one of the few college choirs in the nation to take part in these concerts. The final performance of the year was at Bacca- laureate, the day before Graduation. Mr. Wfesley M. Harris selected repertoire, mapped itinerary, and judged endless try-outs besides conducting the choir. For 3 new and diferent publicity picture the 1953 concert choir lined up in the foyer of the gym.

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Choir With the arrival of new choir robes in the fall, a long time dream and wish of many was accomplished. The singing emissaries from Idaho State were now as pleasant to see as they were pleasing to hear. The choir under the direction of Wesley M. Harris worked and pointed all year toward the Thirteenth Annual Tour. During the third week of April, they toured southern and Western Idaho, singing twenty-four concerts and two broadcasts in four and one half days. Between ten and fifteen thousand Idahoans saw and heard the concert choir during its tour. The trip carried them to many communities where ISC groups have never before appeared: Payette, Fruitland, New Plymouth, Parma, Emmett, Weiser, and the Mountain Home Air Force Base were visited for the first time. At the Air Force Base the group was the guest of the OfHcer's Club and inspected the base under the guidance of the Com- manding Oflicer. Chet Cooper and LaMont Smith were in attendance and added much to the recreation of the group. After the final concert the members relaxed and gorged themselves on the customary fried chicken dinner.

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Dress rehcarsal provided the local radio stations an opportunity to record the oratorio. Chorus, orchestra, and directors made the final run through. Messiah The combined efforts of many individuals resulted in an outstanding community project. Singers from the High School Choir, all Church Choirs in Pocatello and the ISC Concert Choir, joined forces and again presented Handel's Messiah. Townspeople flocked to the Gym as good weather contrasted last year's performance. Final count made it obvious that more people turned out for this presentation than for any locally produced venture in the past. Lenno Wells, Vivian Garets, Rudolf Goranson and Wallace Garets soloed, Harold Mealy rehearsed the orchestra. Faris Edgley and Wesley Harris practiced the chorus and conducted the performance. Over two hundred persons participated. -. 46