Midland University - Warrior Yearbook (Fremont, NE)

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 U 'C—'—'T - « MADRIGAL SOCIETY Top row: I.other. Rixhy. Koinzan. Gartner. S.-eon.l row: Petersen. Tonsing. Shomshor. I.ogbnnil. Hysinirer. Hnl hev. ForUs. Third row: Romlerson. I,l«lci r, VVassom. Rrown. Hansen. Marsh. Miller. Fourth row: Sliontshor. Amlresen. Sexton. Prof. Jones. Schriefer. Patterson. Willnian. Professor T. Ainos Jones, Director Josephine Miller. Accompanist irginia l.ec Patterson. President Dorotln Se ton. Rusiness Manager I l.l.i Schriefer. Secretary-Treasurer The members of the Mitlland Madrigal Society arc selected hy means of try- outs in the fall. Tims, the best talent available is chosen. The club appeared twice in concert during chapel hour throughout the year, rhev. also, with the Men's (dec Club, presented one number of the college lecture- concert series. The Madrigals, further helped in the annual Messiah festival. The climax of their work is the annual lour. This year the girls made a trip through western Nebraska and Colorado. I his places before the territory, -up- porting the college, the best that Midland has to oiler ill the musical world. FIRST S irginia Patterson erona Mangeier I ne koiii .ui ‘KANO Pearl Shomshor Meulali Hansen I a dia Shomshor FIRST Muriel Rixhy Ressie Petersen F.velvn ALTO l.eona Amlresen Shiela Marsh (hi rtner I I Igj H B E3 SLCONI) Lillian i 11 man Rosa Pledger Mice Rrown I lorolli v SOPRANO Trulic Forbes Dorothy Wassiim Dora l.egband I Ksinger SLCONI) ALIO Dorothy Sexton Helen Luther Rena Mondei son I Ida Schriefer Ida Tonsing

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TAoti-cc. v, 1927 warrior I®-------1 iiimiiiniiiiiiiimiimmi0i 3 5 ? GIRLS' QUARTETTE V. lianerler. V. Patterson. It. I’elfrwn, I. Xehriofor. Dorolhx assum. Accompanist Verona Kaiigrlcr First Soprano ir»inia lav 1’allcison Second Soprano Bessie Feterscn First Alio IMi Sc lii icier Second Alio I In- Oirls' Quartette pra(iicall a new organization on the campus. Wherever thev liaxe appeared thev were enthusiast icallv received. The Quartette lias made mam triends for llie college I sin in» concerts. Their harmonious rendilion of a varied program pleased all lovers ol good music. MESSIAH FESTIVAL I lie hi” musical e eni d I he year for Midland (ad lege and llie (lilv of Fremont was the Messiah Festival held April 27. 2J» and 2‘). l or the third consecutive season, llie Messiah (ihorus of Ixvo hundred members and the I- rcniunt-Svmphom Orchestra presented the famous Handel Oratorio. Also. I lax den '(!realion was -un» as the lirsl night's program of the three-day festival. I he I remonl-Midland S mphon Orchestra. with the West Sisters’ Sirin» Quartette, appeared for the second night ol the musical eelehraliou. llie artists secured for the Messiah Festival were: Hazel Silxerdfiekel. Soprano. Salina. Maurine Mason, (ionlrallo. Chicago. Archihahl 0. I odd. I cnor, Kansas Oily. Hugh I. Kangeler. Baritone. Fremont. I he Messiah Chorus wa under the aide direction of Frofcssor I’. Amos Jones. I he I leinonlMidland Svmphoii) ()relieslra was under the leadership of Frofessor Oarl W. Hawkinson. with Mrs. Uulh Moherg Wicks as concert master. Miss Kvangel llihheu. it the piano, was the accompanist for holli the Chorus and the Orchestra.