Concordia College - White and Blue Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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During the past nine months the Glee Club again spread the name of Con- cordia far and Wide. Besides singing numerous times over WTMI for Sunday morning broadcasts, it presented sacred and secular numbers at many Milwau- kee churches, on important occasions at the college, and over WTMI in its annual Pate Oil broadcast. The high lights of its engagements other than its concerts were its street broadcast at the Plankinton Arcade for the Down- town Association, its performance at the Concordia Show, and its appear- ance at Director Karl Markworth's Organ Recital at Trinity Church. The yearly tour of the Glee Club was made to Chicago on Because of a with activities sent its usual centrated its Aprii 28-30. winter season crowded the chorus did not pre- winter concert, but con- energy on its secular Alfred Fremder Pianist spring concert given May 28th. The program of this concert included such new and varied numbers as Song of the Vikings by Eaton Faning, Anchors Aweigh, arranged by Zimmermann, Finlandia by lean Sibelius, Star Dust by I-loagy Carmichael, Little Buckaroo by Ierorne, and Deep River, arranged by Burleigh. Edwin Wiebel rendered a beautiful incidental solo on the Chicago tour in the number Waldandacht by Franz Abt. Alfred Fremder, our young maestro at the piano, again assisted the Glee Club on its tours this year. Al also gave a most outstanding piano recital on Feb. l9. It was given as a testimonial to Dr. Otto Hattstaedt in appreciation of his many years of faithful service in the furtherance of music at Concordia. The concert was a great success, and Fremder displayed an amazing talent in his execution of such difficult numbers as Toccata and F ugue in D Minor by Bach, La Gondoliera by Liszt, and the three waltzes by Chopin. His rendi- tion of the Sonata, Opus 81a, E flat major, by Beethoven, was perhaps the high spot of the recital. Important engagements of the Glee Club for the past year besides those mentioned were: Oct. 30, 1938 Immanuel Lutheran Church - Milwaukee, Wis. Dec. 4, 1938 Holy Cross Lutheran Church - Milwaukee, Wis. Dec. ll, 1938 Zion School Auditorium - Milwaukee Wis. Feb. 3, 1939 St. Martini Lutheran Church - Milwaukee, Wis. Feb. 12, 1939 Mt. Olive Lutheran Church - Milwaukee, Wis. Mar. 5,1939 Muirdale Sanitarium - V - Wauwatosa Wis. Apr. 28 1939 Zion Lutheran Church - - - - Hinsdale, Ill. Apr. 29, 1939 First Bethlehem Lutheran Church - - Chicago, Ill, Apr. 30 1939 St. Andrew's Lutheran Church - Chicago, Ill. Apr. 30 1939 St. lohn's Lutheran Church e - Chicago, Ill. May 7. 1939 Faith Lutheran Church - Milwaukee, Wis. l l+5l

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First Row: H. Huxhold, G. Press, H. Kieck, L. Schwartzkopf, E. Witt, Director Karl Markworth, W. Iennrich, C. Steiner, A. Keibel, W. Leininger, M. Pingel. Second Row: G. Radtke, T. Koepke, A. Hieber, A. Schwartz, K. Eggers, A. Oberheu, C. Last, K. Lutze, A. Schroeder, C. Boerger, H. Krach. Third Row: N. Meyer, P. Heinecke, R. Danielsen, H. Wuebben, R. Suelilow, M. Werielmann, E. Schwartzkopf, R. Wuebben, H. Simon, R. Gesch, A. Wedel, D. Loewecke. R. Stade, H. Wagner. Fourth Row: E. Zimmermann, N. May, M. Koepsell, T. Radetzki, E. Wiebel. G. Kohn, W. Stoehr, M. Schmidt, R. Thies, W. Iaeckel, P. Grootmann, E. Happel, P. Lessmann, R. Moehle, W. Klipp. Not Represented: F. Hertwig. THE GLEE CLUB Were you to stroll past the Administration Building in the twilight of a spring evening, you would perhaps hear the strains of sweet song issuing from the chapel. Perchance, too, you would stand, and listen, and recognize Der Lenz ist angekommen. Mellow basses and sweet tenors are blended exquisitely in this old German favorite. In the chapel each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evening from 6:00 until 7:00 the Glee Club has its rehearsals. Because of the regularity of its practice hours, because of its desire to sing and sing well, and because of Director Karl Markworth's proficiency in teaching and training choral groups, the Glee Club ranks as one of the outstanding choruses in Milwaukee. Membership in the Glee Club is restricted to students of the four upper classes. Tryouts are held at the beginning of each new school year. This year the Glee Club began its season with twenty-seven old members, twenty-four newcomers being added after the fall tryouts. In the election of officers held at the close of last year Edwin Wiebel was elected President of the Chorus, Edmund Happel, Business Manager, Luther Schwartzkopf, Ass't Business Manager, Henry Simon, Treasurer, Theodore Radetzki, Librari- an, and Walter Leininger and Robert Stade, Stage Managers. U41

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Left to right: A. Keibel, M. Herrmann, H. Simon, E. Matthias, M. Pingel, C. Last, R. Stade, E. Schwartzkopf, P. Heinecke, W. Koch, W. Iaeckel, M. Russert, L. Hochmuth, E. Gruell, C. Mueller, R. Suelflow. Not Represented: G. Radtke. ORCHESTRA The orchestra has surmounted many obstacles. At the beginning of the school year there seemed to be a decided lack of interest in this organiza- tion, chiefly because of a dearth of violinists and other string-instrument players. But since the nucleus of the orchestra consisted of students who delighted in practicing and playing semi-popular, semi-classical, and classical music, and since these music-lovers continued to meet every Saturday morn- ing for practice under the skilled directorship of Prof. Karl Markworth, they developed a fine playing ability. There are still rather few violinists, but much has been done to remedy the situation. A few of the younger boys have been taking instructions from Gordon Badtke, president of the orchestra, and others have begun to practice very faithfully. In spite of the difficulties that beset its path the orchestra was able to draw the attention of Concordia's friends. It gave creditable renditions of several rather difficult numbers at the Christmas party, and it also enter- tained at several meetings of the Ladies' Aid. With more support and encouragement it should be able to furnish splendid entertainments next year. The officers of the orchestra are Gordon Radtke, President, Elmer Schwartzkopf, Secretary and Librarian, and Paul Heinecke, State Manager. l46l