University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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LONGHORN SINGERS ' Note-ables ' show talent by DEBBIE YORK With members from every college of the University, the Longhorn Singers was a choir of approximately 80 members including only six music ma- jors. Although being in the Longhorn Singers involved a great deal of hard work and dedication, the singers in the largest all-campus choir were interested in the enjoyment and pleasure they gained from performing. At their Spring Cabaret Show in 1985, the Longhorn Singers created a Hal- loween atmosphere by wearing the costumes from the different acts to seat the audience. These acts ranged from a gospel duet on guitar to a jazzy group number. The singers added two group numbers to close the show. The choir worked almost nonstop preparing for their fall and spring shows which involved mainly ensembles and duets. They also performed in and around Dallas during the weekend of the Texas-Oklahoma football game and sang concerts to raise funds for a spring tour of the Southeastern United States. This tour stopped in New Orleans, Alabama and Florida. Scott DeFife, Ken Knowles, Mitt Dawson and Doug Middlebrooks offer A Salute To College Days during a reunion scene at the spring show. Photo by Marci Doane Serenading Beth Hess, Craig Boudreaux spouts You ' re The Top during the Spring Cabaret show. Photo by Stephen Reed The jitterbug is revived by Craig Boudreaux and Beth Ferrin during a soda-shop scene, At The | Hop. Photo by Marci Doane 298 Longhorn Singers

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These students, through many hours of practice, polished and honed their skills to perfection. Their public ap- pearances helped members to increase their confidence and sophistication. Group cohesion, hard ' V ' i ; and shar- ing helped this group t, -xpress the black experience through MUIJ; and contribute to a higher quality , -: utltnt life at the University. The closeness of the members help to make I IIIHTVISIOHS one of the best choirs around. - Photo by Ken Riddick It is necessary for an attentive singer to watch the director closely if the voices are to stay in unison. Photo by Ken Riddick ispiration for performance is obviously not a problem for Innervisions of Blackness ' piano player ster Baldwin. Rehearsals were held at the second floor Jester Lounge West in preparation for the ; concert April 14 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Photo by Ken Riddick The tambourine is used to keep the singers with the beat of the music as Kimberly Kossie demonstrates. Photo by Ken Riddick Innervisions of Blackness 297

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The thrill of performing was not all that members gained from belonging to the Longhorn Singers. The members played together, and according to Missy In a scene from the musical production Grease, Ruth Starr sings, Look at me, I ' m San- dra Dee. Photo by Stephen Reed Singers flock to catch the kiss blown by Kelly Quinn during a College Days medley and Ain ' t She Sweet. Photo by Marci Doane Bartling, public relations clir- ' t r. they also formed long-lasting liips. They sponsored parties ino! ' ing a Christmas semi-formal and ; ; nnt; Banquet. The club was close u their ex-singers and after the Fall and Spring shows, old and new members met fur a party at Scholz ' s Beer Garden. Bartling felt that the Longhorn Singers enjoyed life while entertaining their audience with their talent, energy and flair. - J FIRST ROW: Melissa Ann Bartling, Laurie Anne Blitch, Rita Rachel Mathew, Robin Elizabeth Bradley, Mary Beth Endsley, Judy Cuneod, Peggy Nannette Wade, Jennifer D. Jamieson, Melinda Brusilow, Janet Lynn Joseph, Cheryl Lynn Boeck, Marsha Lynn Unruh, Kimberly Ann Hutchin- son, John Dickson. SECOND ROW: Jenell Rae Hamner, Garland Spiller, John Robert Mayner III, LeeAnna Knoz, Cynthia Gayle Gammill, Kathryn McKenna Flagg, David Michael Silverberg, Travis Wayne Poe, Paul Wayne Parkinson. THIRD ROW: Betsy Flagg, Debbie Daugherty, Heather Lynn Bodkin, Joan Collins Harwood, Shelly Renee Crossley. FOURTH ROW: Dar- rell Wade Burgan, Joseph Layman Page, Jerome Joseph LeBlanc, Larry Dewey Strachan, Jennifer Joyce Johnston, Sheldon Evan Good, Sheryl Lorena McNeely, Joey Mertchink, Jacqueline Joy Nugent, Daniel Chapman Tubb, Rene Samuel Ruiz, Craig Steven Boudreaui, Ruth Isabel Starr. FIFTH ROW: Burke Evan Autrey, Steve Powell, Kenneth Burton Knowles, Kevin Reese Jung, Kelly Jones, Jean Michelle Prejean, Paige Michelle York, Victor Valdecanas Dizon, Anthony William Rose, Pamela Jane Foerster, Glenn Edward McCoy, Beth Anne Hess, Beth Warren Ferrin. SIXTH ROW: David Salinas, Karen Lorae Casey, Moe Vela, John Scott DeFife, Douglas P. Middlebrooks, William Earnest Mounce, Pat Flynn, Steven J. Neater, Teresa Ann Hospers, Charles Lee Cusenbary Jr., Robert McMahon, Mitt Dawson, Kenneth Dean Kiesling Jr., Stuart Lee Timmons. Photo by Ken Riddick Longhorn Singers 299