Quigley Preparatory Seminary - La Petit Seminaire Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Hlll The orchestra under the drrectron of Father Francrs Chambers for the second year has an approxrmate membershrp of forty three students a great portIon of whom belong to the strang sectron of vIolIns vnolas cellos and bass VIOIIDS playrng wrth a well dIV9fSIfIed brass and wood wrnd sectIon composed of trumpets clarInets saxophones an oboe and flutes The Qurgley orchestra was organrzed In the year 1920 at the request of Monsrgnor Purcell then rector of Qurgley Preparatory Semrnary It was orIgInally under student drrectors One of the earlrest of these drrectors was Father Frederrclc Stenger present prefect of dIscIplIne of the Hall of Phllosophy at St Mary of the Lalce Semrnary From the orrgrnal Informal group of players the orchestra has gradually enlarged and developed Into the present symphonrc type of orchestra For the 46 concert the Qurgley orchestra rendered the stIrrIng Gladrator March by Sousa a Gypsy Overture a collectron of melodramatuc gypsy melodres compIled by Isaac operatIc selectIons from Wagner the Nlmuet from Schuberts Frfth Symphony ltslull fully presented some famrlrar selectIons from BIzet s opera Carmen and played the luvely Kmghtsbndge March by Coates The two solorsts were Stanley Rudclu who qurte beautI fully and artrstrcally presented Choprn s famous Polonarse and Paul Schwartz who played on the vIolIn Mont: s Czardas the Serenade of losellr accompanred by Stanley Rudclcr When a prrest needs a surcease from hrs busy actrve lIfe he may turn to musac as a means of enpoyment and relaxatron The pnest who has been trarned In the slullful playIng of fIne musIc and has become acquaInted wrth Its beauty and power as a form of expressron can then fully apprecrate thus Inherent cultural value Often musrcal traInIng IS a very helpful lcnowledge In the worlc of a prrest He may often be called upon to form and drrect a chorr or student orchestra In the pansh to Import to hrs group what musIcal lcnowledge he has to use whatever musrcal baclcground he may have Not only does thus musrcal traInIng benefrt the future prrest but also the present semrnarran Lrlce any school organrzatron the orchestra offers a character tramrng grves the student a chance to Improve hrs spIrIt of co operatron InItIatIve leadershrp and sacnfrce All these qualrtres are essentral In the lrfe of the future prrest 8 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 I . . . II . II 1 In II . . . . 1 1 . . . I II . II . 1 - ' . . . . I II II . II . . II . . . . . . . I II . II 1 . . .I In II II II - - - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 1 , . , . 1 1 ' 1 1 1 - 5

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Musrc rs rntrrcately rntertwrned nn the lrfe of a semrnarran and prrest The varuous chorrs form the greater part of the musrcal trarnrng for the semrnarran but the Glee Club wrth nts religious and secular smgrng rs the most popular Com posed of students from the lnterrm unror and Sensor years rt rs strll conducted by Father Meter Drrectrng and teaching the numerous songs to the Glee Club IS a taslc whrch requrres an abundance of musrcal knowledge and patience The success whrch Father Meter has attained wrth the Glee Club rs proof enough of hrs hard worlc The Glee Club used its talent for the beautrfyrng of the Chrrstmas services rn chapel rn the presence of Archbrshop Strrtch last year and combrned wrth the Cathedral Chorus ters an an elegant rendrtron of O Holy Nrght For other specral events the Club rs called upon to strengthen the musrcal program How ever the Glee Club holds baclc nts best slcrlls and warts for rts annual concert really to shrne Last years concert was a memorable affarr rn whrch the Club sang a vareety of numbers rangrng from the classrcal to the modern Included rn the program were Panrs Angelrcus of Cesar Franck and Palestrrna s O Bone Jesu From the plcture State Farr their selectnon was It s a Grand Nrght for Srngrng and for an added effect they sang the favorrte Too ra loo ra lraunrng In all types of musrc rs garned by the Glee Club member whrch rmproves the vorce and equrps the semrnarran wrth a ready lcnowledge of musrcal notatron all of whrch malces a very useful servant for hum rn hrs future life as a prrest nm g mul