Grand View University - Viking Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Carol Stewart directs Grand View choir Jazz, choir workshop at Grand View Togetherness and fundamentals were stressed this year when Mrs. Carol Stewart, assistant professor of music at Grand View, held a jazz and show choir workshop in the school gymnasium. Participants of the workshop included: two college di- rectors, 22 college students, 45 high school directors, 200 high school students, three junior high school directors and 15 junior high school students. Guest clinician Ron Hellems of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Sue Oatts assisted Mrs. Stewart in showing current styles of swing choir literature, choreography, original accompaniments, and techniques of vocal jazz improvisa- tions. During the noon hour a video-tape of Indiana's three leading swing choirs was shown. Stewart and Oatts then revealed famous swing choir gimmicks which included flash potts, smog illusions and retreats. Many demonstra- tions were given plus a performance by Stewart's group, Steppin Up, which is comprised of past high school swing choir members. Unique organization was expressed especially when half of the group worked under the dance instruction of Mr. Hellems while the other half were taught current swing choir styles by Mrs. Stewart. When the day came to an end, the approximately 300 clinic members from throughout the state had received an intensive demonstration and instruction on what a swing choir is all about.

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Grand View Rebuilds Its Choir Grand View's choir has undergone a major transforma- tion this year. The choir had dwindled to relatively small and fairly inactive group within the past few years, but this year's singers, under the direction of Mrs. Carol Stewart has turned itself into a very respectable organization. The choir is made up of 50 voices, most of them fresh- men, many of whom sang under Mrs. Stewart's guidance at Des Moines Lincoln High School. The group presented a ltravelling performance in March, visiting many Lutheran churches throughout the state. l 12 LEFT: Grand View Acappella Choir and Singers. ABOVE: Choir and Singers perform during Christmas Convocation un- der the direction of Asst. Professor of Music Mrs. Carol Stew art. BELOW: Professor of Music and English Mr. Robert Speed lectures to his Music Theory class.

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ai ' Club .ar Art all Y If Above: Art Club members Qstarting with back rowj: Cave, Burrell, VanderWell, Torode, Glowacki, Johnson, Devine, Tilton, Tipping, Cox, Hammond, Liebold, Salisbury, Haase, Richardson, Boydston, Grinsteadg Uding, McGinnis, Sowders, Deery, Spencer, Marturello, Wahl, Vanek, Ohland. Right: Barb Sink poses with one of her prize- winning sketches. Bottom: Art Club officers, Salisbury, VP, Vanek, pres., Haase, treas.g Wahl, Sec. i w, 2 The Art Club has had a very active year under sponsor Professor James Engler, and officers: Mark Vanek, president, Laurie Salis- bury, vice-presidentg Jana Wahl, secretaryg and Tamie Haase, trea- surer. They decorated for the Master Builders of Iowa Christmas f party. This included posters for a fashion show on the first night, and posters and a mural for a jazz show the second night. U.K. pays the Art Club one-hundred dollars every year to make posters advertising U.K. events. Money received from U.K. helps to sponsor an annual trip of four nights and three days to Chicago. Some of the attractions visited are: The Chicago Art Institute, The Academy of Fine Arts, the Science Center, the Field Museum, and the galleries along Michigan Avenue. Along with the trip to Chicago, members look forward to spring because of the annual art show. They have a private contest to choose the best artists. The club helps to sponsor a scholarship in memory of Richard Staude, a former student, who was killed in an automobile accident.