Massachusetts College of Art and Design - Palette and Pen Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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STRING ENSEMBLE The ensemble has a two-fold program: to provide concert music for assemblies and conventions, and to furnish incidental music for pageants, plays, and other school productions. During the year we hove joined in the presentation of the pageant given to the incoming freshman, the Christmas play, and a repetition of the freshman pageant of last year. This was given for the benefit of the State Art Supervisors Convention. We hove also performed parts of Joseph Haydn ' s second symphony at various assemblies. By invitation of the State Board of Education we presented a program of concert music at the state conference of school supervisors at Bridgewater in April. A new addition to our library is Mozarts ' Kleine Nachtmusik, in four move- ments, and a set of variations on the Austrian National Hymn (the tune of our school song) by Haydn. This varied program has given us much valuable experience in playing all types of orchestral music and, incidentally, a great deal of enjoyment in working together. We hope to continue with an ever-increasing repertoire and an augmented membership. Viola First Violins Flute Dorothy Knott Dorcas O ' Neil Eleanor Dow Christina Meade Cello Second Violins Piano Mary Hill Winifred Healey Stanley Cook Michel Gariepy, Director MICHEL GARIEPY.

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MASCART THEATRE The Mascart Theatre continues to be one of the most interesting and worth- while clubs of the school. Membership affords a glorious opportunity to improve one ' s knowledge of drama, costuming, lighting, stage managing, and directing. The Senior Directors of 1935 are: Gordon Gierke, Chairman, Marie Mulgrew, and Lester Myers; the Junior Directors, Evelyn Fenton, Irma Hughes, and Anthony larrobino. The board is ably supervised by Miss Flint and Mr. O ' Donnell of the Faculty. For the Christmas entertainment, we presented a Christmas Mystery Play written by Mr. Porter, a story of the Crusaders and the Grail. The play was under the supervision of Mr. Porter and the Senior Directors; the effective and impressive costuming was directed by Miss Flint. The pageant was also given for a public evening performance; and in spite of the unusually bad weather, an appreciative audience filled the theatre. A public performance of the three plays was given the evening of February 20. The plays were directed as follows: Beauty and the Jacobin by Marie Mulgrew, The Valiant by the Junior Directors, A Marriage Proposal by Lester Myers. At this writing plans are being made for a three-act play to be given in the spring. ( { IRMA HUGHES ' 36.

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GLEE CLUB Every Tuesday afternoon a group of enthusiastic singers lay aside their paint brushes and smocks and gather in the assembly hall where, under the magic wand of Mr. Gordon S. Brown, the scene changes to a Persian Market, to some English Country Gardens, to a Green Cathedral, or to many other realms of fancy. The Glee Club has been fortunate to have Mr. Brown as director. He is on organ recitalist and teacher of voice, pianoforte, harmony and counterpoint, as well as a choral director. A native of England, he received his education in London and Vienna, and among his many European positions was music master at the Hereford Cathedral School and Harley College for Girls, organist and choir master at Hereford Cathedral, acting organist at Chapel Royal in London, accompanist for ten years for the National Eisteddfords of Wales, has directed many choral societies, has played before Royalty, and given recitals in France, Germany, Austria, England and Canada, as well as in the United States. The members of the club wish to emphasize their leader ' s achievements so that all who love to sing may know that there is available a competent and inspiring leader of unusually rich experience. The Glee Club has devoted part of its appropriation this year to the beginning of a music library, which already contains many fine selections. On December 12 they sang in the School Assembly, Allah ' s Holiday and a carol, Good Christian Men, Rejoice. They also assisted in the music for the Christmas Pageant on December 19, and on March 13 the Glee Club was in charge of the assembly program. MARJORIE CARR ' 36.