University of California Santa Barbara - La Cumbre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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Structured musical groups facilitate discipline and unity in the wdrld of sound. However, the solitude of a novice plucking on his simple instrument is an enviable expression, too, for it allows individual release and a chance to meld with the spheres. 241

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In an attempt to meet the almost impossible task of toning down the volume of its music, the members of the Brass Choir await their directions from Dr. Faulkner during the Christmas Concert. Scheduled to be performed outside, the concert was rained in. BRASS CHOIR High Quality Musicionship Proven During Concerts Under the guidance of Dr. Maurice Faulkner the UCSB Brass Choir continued its schedule from previous years of participation in several noon concerts, held in the Mu- sic Bowl ' s miniature amphitheater. Their performance of the annual Christmas Concert provided an added chal- lenge to both conductor and musicians due to the fact that it rained, and the concert was forced inside. Each per- formance showed the increasing quality of musicianship. UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY Graduate Conductors Aid In Concert Performances Benefiting from the new program of graduate conducting, University Symphony director Ronald Ondrejka enlisted the aid of two assistant conductors, Orbie Ingersoll and Martin Sobelman in this year ' s concert schedule. Three major concerts highlighted UCSB ' s cultural cur- riculum in 1967-68. Dr. Peter Pricker ' s performance of Seven Counterpoints for Orchestra dominated the March concert, with special music being written for many of the group performances during the season. Front row; Donna Marsh, Barbara Turner, Roberta Walker, Charlotte Brown, Susan Lukes, Pamela Coutchie, Jeanne Shumway, Marie Hansen, Ann Matlovsky. Second row: Fred Granlund, Shirley Ellsworth, Margie Altman, Jeffry Moyer, Emily McKibbon, Claire Wilson, Maomi Stapel, Janet Scarberry, Amy Anderson. Third row: Eileen Estes, Peter Bressler, Lawrence Ayers, Vic Cherven, Barbara Engelsberg, Lois Moone, Virginia Brown, Lyndia Cedarland, Anne Stenzel, Barbara Matthews, Gail Aber- crombie, Emily Witt, Paul Alonso, Mr. Ondrejka (director). Fourth row: Pamela Strassner, Patricia Clark, Carol Mead, Peggy Caton, Ellen Corn- field, Madelon Bose, R. Susan Goldstein, Dennis Smith, Bryce McMurdo, Orbie Ingersoll, Richard Kroeger, John Brucker, Michael Doty. Fifth row: Rayburn Moore, Josef Kruger, Russel Gray, James Norton, Louis Blum- berg, Kurt Cieslik.

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Front row: Joseph Ransdell, June Main, Char- lotte Stough, Nandini Iyer, Helen Heise, Lau- rence Houlgate, Alexander Sesonske, Burleigh Wilkins, Merrill Ring. Second row: llham Oil- man, Edward Casey, Jack Barense, Herbert Fingarette, Paul Wienpahl, Hubert Schwyzer. Third row: Jon Wheatley, Ronald Hathaway. PHILOSOPHY Seminars and Spokesmen Highlight Study of Thought Philosophy Club seminars supplemented the department ' s program with guest speakers W. B. Alston from the Uni- versity of Michigan; Stanley Munset from UC Irvine; Don- ald Davidson from Stanford, and Eric Havelock from Yale. More new faces in this demanding field were the added faculty members, llham Dilman, Burleigh Wilkins, Edward Dasey and Francis Dauer, all hailing from eastern schools. Highlighting the list of department publications was W. B. Macomber ' s The Anatomy of Disillusion. Courses in ' Philosophy of History and Philosophy of Law broad- ened the already challenging panorama of concerns. The study of philosophy is principally the study of thought. Although degrees in this field are basically geared to academic professions, the values of philosophical funda- mentals are beneficial in all walks of life. RELIGIOUS STUDIES Religious Investigation Aids Comprehension of Culture Religious studies create an understanding of the general and cultural human conditions, past and present. Many current problems can be rephrased in light of the lack of religious consciousness in the modern world. The study of religion includes a history of the reactions of other peoples to similar crises. With increased awareness of these issues, students may be better prepared to develop their own views. In a more academic sense the department affords the stu- dent a chance to better comprehend a specific culture through study of its religious philosophy. The addition of five new courses to the curriculum, and two new faculty members, will help to facilitate this quest. Richard Comstock, Thomas O ' Dea, Wilbur Fridell, Walter Capps, Philip Hanson, Neal Steffen, Robert Michaelsen. 142