Trinity College - Trinilogue Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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ilillusit As freshmen we raised our voices in song Cmonotones exceptedj and, much to our surprise, found that we, too, could master the Gregorian Chant. carry a tune found pleasure in listen- ing to a tune in the music appreciation classethe refuge of the oi mimiif. We followed the masters from the sixteenth-century Palestrina to the modern impressionist, Stravinsky. With AUDREY CoRpERo-PLITT Diploma, Florida Lfniversity of Music We learned that 'modes' applied not only to Parisian gowns but to tones of the octave. Proof of our success came when the Trinity choir was invited to sing on a regular program over station WWDC. But even those of us who could not Sister Frances lmmaculata leading us into the musical world, we found a new appreciation of Beethoven. We felt the strength and majesty of his incom- parable Fifth Symphony, and the depth of emotion in his Appassionata. ln lighter moods we hummed Schubert's melodies and listened intently to catch the theme of Berliozs Fantastic Sym- !,, . , VIVIENNE CoRDERo CONN Diploma, Florida University of Music -liz

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Ztrt lLoNA E. ELLINGER, PH.D. Down in Cuvilly, through the door where the blue tiles spell Art, the paint- ers and sculptors of Trinity carry on their activities. You find them dab- bing away industriously on an oil por- trait, their bright colored smocks the gayer for smears of artists' colors, or struggling with watercolors and brushes on Trinity's campus. With them you will find Mrs. Ellinger, a bright-eyed Raphael, squinting a critical eye or lending a helping stroke. Under Mrs. Ellingeris direction, too, they learn to appreciate the art of old Christians and recent lmpressionists. 411 EBFEIIIIEI Phonology, Public Speaking and Acting Technique were the foundation courses of our four years in the depart- ment of drama. The techniques of exits and entrances were mastered, and we were enchanted with the idea that all the world's a stage. We closed our college studies in this field with a practical course in Dramatic lnter- pretation. We felt, too, that through its singular initiative and deep interest in the expansion of the work at Trinity, the Class of ,47 had extricated from the corners of the English Department an embryonic department of speech and drama and set it sturdily on its own feet. DoRoTHY CHERNLQK, AM.

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phony. Chopin was ever a favorite and ever on our list of requests. The music specialists took advantage of the many harmony courses givenat Trinity. The study of counterpoint became easy and familiar to us and augmented and diminished took on new meanings in our study of chords. Miss Eichelberger, exact and skilled in her knowledge of musical technique, de- veloped in us the faculty of interpret- ing short works, analyzing passages for their musical worth, and criticizing our own original compositions. Under her firm guidance we managed to surmount the difficulties of transposition, to spot a major or minor chord, and to gain some skill in the art of sight reading without a piano. Many a day after class the music students stood quietly outside the con- xJEAN EICIIELBERGER, Xl.XlL's. is is cert room to listen to the strains of Rachmaninoffs Second Concerto, which flowed in lovely melody under the graceful touch ofMrs. Plitt. lfrequently at a sing or a spring concert our violinists have surprised us with solo performances. Mrs. Conn has lllll III II III Il Ill II 'Tl 134: LUCILLE T1xG1.E NI,xssoN, Nl.ML's. devoted long hours to her students,de- veloping and perfecting the technique so necessary for the skilled artist. She has been more than a teacher to them and has made many friends at Trinity through her sympathy and understand- ing.