Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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MUSIC BSM.- -r f .o - THE TECH CHOIR: (first row) Suzy Benton, Lynn Saulsbury, Pat Pattillo, Kathy Killgore, Daphne Pemberton, Jo Ann Craig, Judy Benson, Marsha West, Shellie Graham, Barbara Whitely, (second row) Sherry Wilson, Gay Edmundson, John Wilson, Woody Simmons, Ray Owens, Danny Martin, Ron Williams, Danny Johnson, Kearby Gord n, Lee Ann Hart, (third row) Susan Ledbetter, Dana Gibson, Kent Graham, Mac McKinney, Paul Marlin, Joe Dennis, David Fox, Pablo Pedraza, Jerold Neuenschwander, Mary Jane Rose, Pat Gaddis, (fourth row) Betty Womble, Jolene Montgomery, Sarah Peek, Dick Phillips, Lynn Wells, George Williams, Bobby Dilliard, Gerre Joiner, Steve Davis, Dwayne Hood, Peggy Tonroy, Becky Shoemaker, Barbara Griffin. THE CHOIR - SWINGIN ' SINGIN ' High Excellence Under Kinney The Tech Choir, under the dir- ection of Gene Kinney, has achieved a high degree of excellence in the Tech Music Department, at Tech and in Lubbock. The personnel of the choir is limited to fifty and each member must have a private audition with Mr. Kinney, director, held each spring and summer. The Tech Choir performs an- nually for civic groups in Lubbock. This year it combined talents with the Tech Symphony Orchestra for a production of Stravinsky ' s Sym- phony of Psalms. The choir also per- forms publicly with the Monterey High School Choir. In March, the choir toured four slates including Texas, Oklahoma, Kan- sas and Missouri in a series of singing engagements. Climaxing the tour, the Tech Choir appeared before the Music Educators ' National Convention in St. Louis. The choir also appeared on cam- pus by participating in the Carol of Lights and by presenting its an- nual Spring Concert. In April, the Tech Choir performed for the Disciples of Christ Church Convention held in Lubbock. Spring was a singing season for the Tech Choir. They sang for Tech at the All College Recognition Cere- mony. Their last performance was for the Tech graduates at the June gradu- ation exercises. Within the main body of the choir is a smaller select group of singers called the Madrigal Singers. About ten choir members are chosen each year for the special section. The Madrigal Singers sang at the facuhy club meetings throughout the year. During the Christmas season, the singers caroled at Hemphill-Wells. In March, they performed at the Foreign Language Banquet and tour- ed the Dallas area giving numerous concerts. The Tech Choir also opened the annual Texas Observance of the Gov- ernor ' s Council of Fine Arts in the Church with a concert of religious music presented at the Forest Heights Methodist Church in Lubbock. The year was climaxed for the choir with the appearance of Dr. Howard Hanson conducting the choir, Tech singers and Symphony Orchestra in the premiere performance of Streams in the Desert, a commis- sioned work by Dr. Hansen for the ICASALS Fine Arts program. 14 — Tyme

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are h0 TAU BETA SIGMA Best Supporting Role Behind every good band is a wo;-. an! Tau Beta Sigma, national bam sorority for women, along with their brother fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi, work to support and honor the Tech Band on and off campus. Tau Beta Sigma began the ' 68 school year with a party for incoming freshman members of the band. They also acted as hostesses at the home- coming reception for alumni. Throughout the year Tau Beta Sigma is responsible for arranging lodging and transportation for all out- of-town band trips. This year the Tech Band performed at two out-of-town games which the girls worked jointly with Kappa Kappa Psi to organize. Their musical talents were utilized at several ground breaking ceremonies. Tau Beta Sigma members played at the services to break ground at the Fountain, the ICASALS Museum, and the Architectural and Art Building. The sorority dedicated a special monument in front of the Music Building honoring the Beta chapter of Tau Beta Sigma as the founding chap- ter of the national organization. Tau Beta girls serve as hostesses for the high school All-Region and All- State Band contests. As a Tech chapter project, mem- bers revised the Tau Beta Sigma Con- stitution and Pledge Manual. They initiated 13 new pledges in the spring semester. The chapter started plans for nominating Tech as the site for the 1971 Tau Beta Convention. The pro- posal will be presented at the National Convention in August. Another project was the prepara- tion of a platform for the feature drummer, Ed Shaughnessy, for one of the Tech home football games. Special spring performances were at the Shriner ' s ballgame and at Pres- ton Smith ' s inauguration in Austin. They were also invited as Concert Band members to play at the Texas Music Educators Association conven- tion. Tau Beta Sigma helped to organ- ize and publicize the All-Band Concert. They contributed to the portrait of Dean Killion, band director, which will be hung in the band room. Kelia Allen Shelley Armitage Pamela Bayer Marilyn Biehler Jean Ann Cannon Marilyn Crawley Pamela English Jan Everett Sherry Helgren Kay Hooper Sandra Ivie Judy Jchnsom Kanda Kinney Doris Landers Ruth Lee Sallie McCord Shir ' ey Ferryman Sandra Rundell . M. g i a3g ill», ; .„. Julie Ryan Donna Snyder Tyme — 13

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!!• I ORCHESTRA Tech ' s Key Notes Vitality and variety are the key- notes in the music of the Tech Symphony Orchestra, the 15-year-old musical group. The orchestra has provided musi- cal entertainment at various campus functions. They play at the corona- tion of the homecoming queen, at presidential functions, and for the Broadway musical presentations on campus each year in addition to their own concerts. Paul Ellsworth, conductor and chief initiator of the orchestra, care- fully selects the members of the orchestra from Tech music majors and the student body from auditions. This is an organization designed for education. Its aim is to allow stu- dents to get a broad education and acquaintance with the orchestra. It develops the player in the group and is not wholly for the entertainment of the audience, Ellsworth said. Ellsworth graduated from Co- lumbia University and studied music at Northwestern University, American Conservatory of Chicago, and Hill- dale College. Under such able direction, the orchestra performs seven concerts on campus each year besides tours and out-of-town concerts, and two minor chamber concerts. Different sections also perform on their own. On its tours, the orchestra rep- resents the cultural aspects of Tech through the performance of the vast library of musical literature in their repertoire. Again this year, the Orchestra was invited to perform for the Texas Music Educators ' Association. In February, they performed in San Antonio and accompanied the All- State Choir which consists of high school students chosen from through- out the state. The Symphony Orchestra has from 65 to 75 members. Each pla er receives one hour credit per semester for performing with the orchestra. They rehearse one hour each day be- sides special rehearsals before con- certs and tours. The hard work paid off in na- tional recognition and reputation. This year the orchestra gave a con- cert in conjunction with the Tech Choir and a Christmas Children ' s Con- cert with the Ballet. In February they gave a straight orchestral concert with Europe ' s finest flutist, Severino Gaz- zelloni of Italy, as guest soloist. Paul Ellsworth listens as the violin section of the Tech Orchestra tunes up for another perform- ance during a daily practice session. keynotes of harmony % A view of the 75-member Tech Orchestra from the bass faction of the group. These members are selected by Ellsworth on the basis of auditions. education ol the whole student View from the players ' eyes of Paul Ells- worth, conductor of the Tech Orchestra. He is the initiator and driving force be- hind the symphony. not wholly for the entertainment oj the audience Tyme — 15