Concordia College - Concordian Yearbook (Bronxville, NY)

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91 on con horud— Concordia ' s chorus - - the. group that gave ot its time, talent, and energy to add to the heauty of our musical presentations . . . that survived hours of throat-aching rehearsing to prepare for the Fall concert, for ' Send Out Thy Light , and then the Spring concert . . . that, in addition to all this, somehow managed to work hard enough to qualify for TV — and went down to WJZ to spend an 8-hour day in singing, standing, and more singing to supply the musical background for a broad- cast that lasted only thirty minutes — and loved it all . . . Music for tin- Christmas play . . JVe Are Three Kings ' a real lire echo . . Mr. Matt . . timing . . Glory to God ' broadcast . . with Pres. Behnken . . blinding lights Is This The IT ay . . While By V y Sheep . . with . candles with wax-catchers . . robes . . hymns . , TV . silence . . Interesting cameras, technical equipment . . J

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68 m THE BAND fcBSfet THE ORCHESTRA . . . Somewhat handicapped by a low membership and limited periods of rehearsal, our Hand and Or- chestra worked hard, and came through with fine showings at our annual Fall and Spring Concerts... and with spirited marches and songs al our football ami basketball panics. Key figure in our Musie De- partment, Mr. iYlott, with bis ever-present mixture ,,| personality and ability, drew from us fledgling musicians the sum total of our potentialities . . . moulded our talents into a series of presentable pro- grams . . . Tough going for a while, but in tin- end we could be sure that many people bad benefited . both in our audiences and among ourselves . . .

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70 ZJke L hoir Jour— . . . Sight-seeing in Albany . . . Mansions, elevators, woozv stomachs . . . the tour of a TV studio in Schenectady . .-. Miles and miles of G.E. plants . . . Niagara Falls . . the Whirl- pool and Devil ' s Hole Park . . . with beautiful scenery from high places . . . Drenching spray at the foot of the falls . . . slipping, sliding, falling . . ice-coated trees . . . The Horseshoe Falls . . . their tremendous size, weight, and sound . . . Canada and souvenirs . . . Later, Ro- chester, with its Kodak works . . . fun, giddiness . . . sharp, cold air . . . . . . And at each scheduled stop . . . Supper, with creamed chicken or baked ham . . . laughter at tables . . . the smoking law . . . relaxation . . . Concert time, with Joanne Steege and Walt Reu- ning alternating on the organ accom- paniment . . . intermissions . . . reces- sionals . . . Then entertainment . . . quartet, short thank-you speeches . . . Brusco and the hidden violin, Wyppich and his page-turning . . . Hosts . . . and a good nights ' rest . . . xmfrt 4 i ; ' ■ ' ' ' ■ - : . . . The grey day ue started on . . . crocheting afghans . . . W ith outlined lectures on the scenery, and Bu- row, who hutched a crate oranges on the nay to Albany . . . Card-playing . . . exhausted but repeated song repertoires . . . Joe ' and his much-talked-of Muriel . . . Mrs. K. and her face-washings . . .