Grayson College - Saga Yearbook (Denison, TX)

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Choir Presen+ed Religious Concerl' The 50 voices of lhe Viking Choir were presenred in concerl Nov. 2I in lhe Audirorium. under fhe direcrion ol Boyd Whilworfh and accompanied by David Peirash, piano and organ in- slruclor. The program consisred of religious se- lecfions, culminafed by Anronio Vival- di's Gloria Fearured soloisls for lhe concerr included Jan Roberfson, so- prano, Cindy lv1il+on,soprano and Jac- que Holcomb, conlra alro. Perrash gave a shorl organ recilal, performing Vivaldi and Bach's Con- cerlo in 'D' Minor. A halo ol 'fhearer lighfs seemed 'ro encircle members of rhe Viking Choir when 'rhey per- formed such religious numbers as Amazing Grace. To lhe Unknown God and Gram Us Thy Peacef' The Viking Choir re- ligiously performed several numbers in a Sunday evening concerf in rhe Fine Arls Audi'rorium.

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44 llliilll, li i T Several moods were evidenT aT The all day rehearsal in preparaTion Tor The Third annual choral clinic concerT Three imporTanT Tig ures are recognizable. Dr. John Raymond, guesT conducTor lTop leTTl, Dr. Charles McAdams. GCC band direcTor below Dr Ray mondl and David PeTrash, GCC organ and piano insTrucTor, who accompanied The choirs, lrighTl. Dr. John Raymond ConducTed Third Annual Choral Clinic Dr. John Raymond, direcTor oT music aT LaTayeTTe Col- lege, was The guesT conducTor Tor The Third annual cho- ral clinic held in The Fine ArTs AudiTorium OCT. 28. More Than 400 area high school and iunior high sTu- denTs, combined wiTh The GCC choir, aTTended The all- day rehearsal in preparaTion Tor The concerT held The same evening. D-r. Raymond used The Fred Waring Technique oT com- bining music and words in preparing The religious, paTri- oTic and popular music Tor concerT. Only an experienced conducTor could have coordinaTed 400 voices Trom seven diTTerenT schools in one day The way Dr. John Raymond did OcT. 28. An audience oT approximaTely 600 persons waTched The combined eTTorTs oT The choirs aT The concerT held ThaT evening in The AudiTorium. 'Tl :tal

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