Union College - Stespean Yearbook (Barbourville, KY)

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Listen while you walk clown a dorm corridor and you will discern various sounds vying for your attention. Cer- tainly, several of these will be sounds of music — all kinds — the Beatles, Dave Brubeck, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Dvorak, Beethoven. Many different people, many different tastes explain this non-unique facet of life at Union. Not a few stu- dents themselves express a definition and an attitude toward life through a wailing guitar and an enthusiastic voice or through keen fingers in a piano prac- tice room. Probably the only common agreement possible is that music is a universal language and that it pipes to the spirit sensations absent from other endeavors. One of Union ' s top combos, The Stones, entertains at the Alpha Delta dance. Music Plays An Important Role In College Life Officers of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, national music fraternity, get together for a short jam session before one of their meetings. Some studei im. fcrWKRS MIV.OPIAL LIBRAR UNION COLLEGE BARBOURVILLE, KENTUCKY Norman Kelley finds Bach a challeng- ing but rewarding experience.

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Guest artists, James Wainner, Morley Meredith and Franeesca Roberta in Puccini ' s Tosca. The beautiful and spacious Hunter Hills open air Theatre. Gatlinburg-in-the-Smokies became the center for musical comedy and grand opera when the School of Music moved to its summer campus at Hunter Hills Theatre. In addition to regular academic work, the Festival offered an unparalleled oppor- tunity for music students to gain valuable experience studying in master classes and singing in professional productions with world famous artists. Students from thirty- three states were enrolled. It was a sum- mer of serious work with little time for re- laxation — rehearsals began in early morn- ing and productions ended in late evening — but it was an enjoyable one nonetheless. Union Experiments With A Summer Music Festival Not a lazy summer morning at an Oklahoma! rehearsal.

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Drama Increases In Popularity Instruction . . . entertainment . . . opportunities for personal creativity are three of several reasons the theatre exists. And at Union this year under the direction of Charles M. Billings, it did not simply exist but indeed become a major force on campus. It is surely nothing less than unique to find a college of our size offering five major productions plus a bill of one-acts in a single year. The director ' s enthusiasm proved contagious as over one hundred students became involved either in creative work in the area of performing on stage or in work behind the scenes. All productions except the first, A Visit to a Small Planet, which, at the request of the administration was performed in the new gymnasium, were given in the old gym after it was turned over to the drama department. An adaptable seating arrangement was used for either arena or proscenium style theatre in the sub- sequent. The Second Shepherd ' s Plat , The Importance of Being Earnest, No Exit, and AH the Way Home. Too, the college be- came a cultural center as high schools in the surrounding counties took advantage of their opportunity to see good theatre. It was a productive, stimulating, and thoroughly enjoyable season not only for the director and students involved, but for the whole campus as well. Humorous scenes such as this from A Visit to a Small Planet made the season ' s first production a huge success. The Second Shepherd ' s Play was offered as the drama department ' s Christmas production. 26