Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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l1281 R E E D The first musical event of importance in the year 1913- 1914 was the Thanksgiving concert by the corus. Gounod's Galliu was sung by the corus and the 11Pilgrims' Corns from Thamzlzauscr by the menis glee club. A Christmas concert was also prepared, the program of which consisted of old French, English, German and Bohemian carols, and an Easter concert folloed at which selections from Gounodls Redemption wer given. During the spring semester a Brahms recital and a folksong recital wer arranged under the auspices of the Omnibus Club and the direction of the faculty music come mittee. The program for the former was made up of such of Brahnfs songs as ttDu bist eine Koniginf Feldeinsamkeitl, and the HForge Song? and for the latter of English, German, Scandinavian, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Balkan, and Oriental folk-songs. The soloists for these last two concerts wer Ruth Barlow, Clara Wuest, Phila McDuffee, Harry VVem- bridge, Howard Barlow, and Raymond Branion. In February, 1914, Mr. Carl Becker, organist at the White Temple, of Portland, gave at one of the open meetings of the Deutsche Verein, a lecture recital on modern piano music such as that of Debussy. Music had a prominent part in the production of the Antigone of Sophocles given by the Greek department in May, 1914. The Greek corus, of fifteen women, with Clara Wuest as soloist, was under the direction of Dr. Cushing. Mendels- sohn's music for the tragedy was used. COLLEGE ANNUAL -? 1915 111 the fall of 1914 the corus was organized on an effi- ciency basis. Since then it has consisted of about thirty voices, and only those people ar admitted who can satisfactorily pas a test in voice quality and sight reading. At Christmas an impressiv concert was given. It was made particularly effectiv by the entrance of the black-robed corus, each singer bearing a candle, which helpt to illuminate the room. The program consisted of Christmas carols, and the Nativity portions of HandeYs Messiah. The most remarkable musical event of the early months of 1915 was the chamber concert given by Mrs. Pipesl trio. This trio, composed of Mrs. Pipes, violinist, Mr. Konrad, lcellist, and Mr. Hutchinson, pianist, is one of the most noted groups in Portland and has playd privately in the city and thruout the state for some time. The program given consisted of Anton Dvorakls Dumky Trio, op. 101, and Benja- min Godardls Trio in F, op. 72. When the first act of Moliteres comedie-ballet, Le Bour- geois Gcntilh-omme was presented by the French club in March, 1915, Lullyls charming music, ritten for the original produc- tion in 1670, was given with it. This is the only thing in the way of light opera which has yet been done at the college. The solos and trios wer sung by Adele Brault, Clara Wuest and Harry Wembridge. In April, 1915, the corus gave a vesper concert consisting of the 1KSanctusll from Gounod's Saint Cecilia Mas, and Maun- deris anthem, HPraise the Lord. The spring concert of the

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REED COLLEGE ANNUAL 4- 1915 11271 MUSIC HE nucleus about which all later Reed College T musical activity was formd was the simple chapel servis of the first year. At that time an attempt $ was made to create in the students a taste for really good music, giving them the opportunity of hear- ing, every day at chapel, the work of some great composer. Mr. Stahl and Miss Frances Sheehy, a pianist of ability, then a student in the college, had charge of this part of the servis, and much of the success of the plan was due to their careful selection and arrangement of the music. The selections which wer playd wer chosen, not only for their artistic merit, but also for their melody, in order that they might appeal equally to those with or without musical train- ing. The result of this attempt was that the students became familiar with good music, and a high standard of taste was establisht, which has made itself felt in all the later musical work of the college. During the first year, 1911-1912, there was no one con- nected with the college who could undertake to direct any regular group singing. However, a corus, of which practically everyone in college was a member, was organized and child by Mr. Carl Denton, of Portland, who is prominently cone nected with the Symfony Orchestra and other musical bodies A4. :-,I: '2 ,.Lh:$.' in the city. This corus sang at the laying of the cornerstone of the Arts Bilding and also at the first College Day exercises. In the fall of 1912 Howard Barlow came to Reed from the University of Colorado. Upon the recommendation of the music department of that institution and of varius persons with whom he had workt, he was immediately made college corister, which position he has retaind ever since. A corus of about thirty voices was organized at once under his direction and gave its first concert at Christmas, 1912, and its second at Easter, 1913. During the second semester of this same year, 1912-1913, two musical events of importance took place. One was a Schubert recital arranged for the year before but never given, at which the best of Schubertls songs, such as xlDer Lindenbaumf ttDer Erlk'onigf, and ltDer Musensohnf, wer sung by Ruth Barlow, Clara Wuest, Harry Wembridge, Howard Barlow, and Raymond Branion. The other was Liza Lehmanls song-cycle, In a Persian Garden. The soprano and contralto numbers wer sung by Mrs. Delphine Marx and Mrs. Rose Bloch-Bauer, both prominent musically in Portland, and the tenor and baritone solos by Harry VVembridge and Ray- mond Branion. This concert servd to introduce the college to the city musically and won for it the cooperation of the musical interests of Portland. .2; ii 5': if i z i N.Idv

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REED COLLEGE CORUS Front 1'0: Kenneth Tomlinson, Louise Lewis. Ellanore Ewing, 131:11121 Lonegren, Adele Bault, Verna Mcncfee, Ruth Barlow, Clara 1105':, Annie J. Harrison, Co-a Howcs, Irene Lacey, Pauline Alderman, Laura Roper, Mildred Linden. Second r0: Marjorie Silverthorn, Mildred Thomas, Bernice Miller, :ir7n'3c'? :35?173Wz:553a m. mmmmmywhmmw w Marian Allhands. Louise Huntley, Dorothy Elliott, Elsa Gill, Bess Owens, Bessie Nelson. Third r0: Jolm Dambach, Marvin Howcs, Harry VVembridge, Everett Trousdzlle, Jerome Holzman, Charles Rogersv August VVilI- man, Otto Schultz. George Pratt, Delbert French, Milton Bozorth, Lowell Bradford, Fred Braincrd, Hclmuth Krausc, Lindsley Ross, Alexander Lackey, Alvin Bradford, Arthur House, Howard Barlow