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CAPTURINGTHE GOLD IN TEACHING Many f,s2sl-rsrs retire after twenty years, a few reach thirty or above, but Mary Chisholm has never quite retired. Mary turned in her studio #302keys in the old music building in the Spring of 1973, after 35 years of dedicated full-time piano teaching at Western. She has continuedto teach piano on a part-time basisfor the department sincethat time for a grand total of forty-seven years in one institution-that in itself is a phenomenon; however,Western is not the only school in which Miss Chisholm has taught. Miss Chisholm,a Kentucky native, was a piano teacher at Logan College and Lindsey-Wilson College, an English and music teacher in Florida and Kentucky and taught English and Latin in West Virginia. She completed work on a certificate in piano from the College of Music of Cincinnati and received an M.A. from the University of Kentucky in 1937; the sameyear she was appointedassistant professor of piano at Western. Mary has recently movedto 515-8 Regents Avenue and has purchased her first home piano,a grand. With the Spring of 1985, Mary will complete her fiftieth year of college teaching and her fifty-fifth year of dedicated teaching at all levels. We look forward to celebrating Mary's fiftieth year at Western in 1987! Western has other retired music faculty members who continueto be seenin the halls, at concerts and about town. Miss Gertrude Bale retired in the Spring of 1975 after being at Western for twenty-six years. Gertrude has continued to travel, as shedid during the years shetaught at Western,most recently visiting the CanadianNorthwest and Switzerland. She directs the bell choir and sings in the adult choir at State Street Methodist Church. Miss Bale lives at Carriage Hill Apartments, 8-203, 1225 CollegBStreet. Claude Rose dedicated thirty-two years of his life to working on "The Hill," and we still hear the tunes he recorded for the carillon ringing over the eampus. Claude is organist of the Christian Church and boasts of a new grandchild (number 4). Mrs. (Lucille) Rose still teaches in the Suzuki program in town, and both of the Roses are now enjoying their days at home at2716 ThompsonDrive. The Roses made a February flight to Hawaii for two weeks. 1981 was the year Mr. Bennie Beach retired from twenty-sevenyears of trumpet, theory and composition instruction at Western. Bennie continues to compose, while Mrs. (Pearl) Beach teaehes at the College of Education acrossthe street from their houseat 1670 Normal Drive. Bennie had quintuple by-pass surgery this last year, and is recovering nicely. Sue Pauli teaehes part-time piano in the department and reports on the activities of a very rested and happy Olm Pauli, who Mary Chisholm retired from full-time status in 1982. Retiring after twenty-six years of voice teaching,Olm lives at2312 Grandview Drive. He continues to direct the First Methodist Church choir and has recently begun cello lessons. Mr. Jim Godfrey also retired in 1982 after twenty-three years in the department. Jim remains active in the National Association of SchoolOrchestras and has been national executive secretary for the last ten years. Mr. Godfrey also remains active in the music program at Forrest Park Baptist Church and serveson the board of deacons. Gray, his wife, retired from public school music teaching the same year as Jim, and they live at 330 BellevueDrive in Bowling Green. Jim was in the hospital with an ulcer this last year but is feeling better now. A front page article in the last issueof the Minstrel related the retirement of Dr. Howard Carpenter last year after a thirty-year career at Western. Howard and his wife, Jean. live at 1730 Chestnut Drive. The faculty and staff at Western rejoice that we have such a fine and distinguished group of retired faculty members. May they enjoy many more fine years of music making. o ; o o c) o o Y o 3 3 Western Kentucky Uniuersity Department of Music NEWSLETTER for Alumni, Students, Colleagues,a,nd Friends voL. l NO.2 SPRING SEMESTER.1985

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CAPTURING THE GOLD IN TEACHINGMany f,s2sl-rsrs retire after twenty years,

a few reach thirty or above, but MaryChisholm has never quite retired. Maryturned in her studio #302 keys in the oldmusic building in the Spring of 1973, after35 years of dedicated full-time pianoteaching at Western. She has continued toteach piano on a part-time basis for thedepartment since that time for a grandtotal of forty-seven years in oneinstitution-that in itself is a phenomenon;however, Western is not the only school inwhich Miss Chisholm has taught.

Miss Chisholm, a Kentucky native, was apiano teacher at Logan College andLindsey-Wilson College, an English andmusic teacher in Florida and Kentuckyand taught English and Latin in WestVirginia. She completed work on acertificate in piano from the College ofMusic of Cincinnati and received an M.A.from the University of Kentucky in 1937;the same year she was appointed assistantprofessor of piano at Western.

Mary has recently moved to 515-8Regents Avenue and has purchased herfirst home piano, a grand. With the Springof 1985, Mary will complete her fiftiethyear of college teaching and her fifty-fifthyear of dedicated teaching at all levels. Welook forward to celebrating Mary's fiftiethyear at Western in 1987!

Western has other retired music facultymembers who continue to be seen in thehalls, at concerts and about town. MissGertrude Bale retired in the Spring of1975 after being at Western for twenty-sixyears. Gertrude has continued to travel, asshe did during the years she taught atWestern, most recently visiting theCanadian Northwest and Switzerland. Shedirects the bell choir and sings in the adultchoir at State Street Methodist Church.Miss Bale lives at Carriage HillApartments, 8-203, 1225 CollegB Street.

Claude Rose dedicated thirty-two yearsof his life to working on "The Hill," and westill hear the tunes he recorded for thecarillon ringing over the eampus. Claude isorganist of the Christian Church andboasts of a new grandchild (number 4).Mrs. (Lucille) Rose still teaches in theSuzuki program in town, and both of theRoses are now enjoying their days at homeat2716 Thompson Drive. The Roses madea February flight to Hawaii for two weeks.

1981 was the year Mr. Bennie Beachretired from twenty-seven years oftrumpet, theory and compositioninstruction at Western. Bennie continues tocompose, while Mrs. (Pearl) Beach teaehesat the College of Education across thestreet from their house at 1670 NormalDrive. Bennie had quintuple by-passsurgery this last year, and is recoveringnicely.

Sue Pauli teaehes part-time piano in thedepartment and reports on the activities ofa very rested and happy Olm Pauli, who

Mary Chisholm

retired from full-time status in 1982.Retiring after twenty-six years of voiceteaching, Olm lives at2312 GrandviewDrive. He continues to direct the FirstMethodist Church choir and has recentlybegun cello lessons.

Mr. Jim Godfrey also retired in 1982after twenty-three years in thedepartment. Jim remains active in theNational Association of School Orchestrasand has been national executive secretaryfor the last ten years. Mr. Godfrey alsoremains active in the music program atForrest Park Baptist Church and serves onthe board of deacons. Gray, his wife,retired from public school music teachingthe same year as Jim, and they live at 330Bellevue Drive in Bowling Green. Jim wasin the hospital with an ulcer this last yearbut is feeling better now.

A front page article in the last issue ofthe Minstrel related the retirement of Dr.Howard Carpenter last year after athirty-year career at Western. Howard andhis wife, Jean. live at 1730 Chestnut Drive.

The faculty and staff at Western rejoicethat we have such a fine and distinguishedgroup of retired faculty members. Maythey enjoy many more fine years of musicmaking.

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voL. l NO.2SPRING SEMESTER.1985

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Singers Tour and Contemplate Change

The University Choir and Chamber Singers took their annual tourfrom March 14-19, 1985. Singing 11 concerts, 8 of which were in highschools, they performed in Hopkinsville, lnuisville, Elizabethtown andother communities in the state.

Dr. Kenneth Davis has unique plans for the Chamber Singers nextyear! They will become a combination show choir and chamber musicperforming group. Before school starts in the fall selected singers willput together a 30-minute show with choreography, costumes, andrhythm accompaniment. The more traditional literature (vocal chambermusic of all periods) will be covered with some show music in theregularly scheduled rehearsals. Dr. Davis believes that good musiciansneed the ability to perform equally well all musical styles and hopesthat this group will become the most versatile vocal ensemble in theSouth.

AUDITION DATE FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS for this uniquegroup is April 13, 1985. Those interested in auditioning should contactDr. Davis in the music department (502-745-5915).

Accent on Percussion

The percussion program, under the supervision and instruction of Dr'Emery E. Alford, has set new enrollment records this academic yearwith eleven full-time percussion majors in residence. The previousenrollment record of six majors was in 1980, the same year that thePercussion Ensemble performed at the MENC national conference inMiamiBeach.

To make room for the student expansion, a classroom in Ivan WilsonFine Arts Center is being converted into a percussion room.Remodeling on the room has begun, and it should be ready foroccupation sometime this Spring. The room is to be soundproofed andwill serve as a rehearsal/classroom for the percussion ensemble,percussion technique classes, and applied music lessons. The roomshares a common wall with Dr. Alford's present office (184), and a doorwill be inserted between the two to create the "percussion suite".

JazzBands Swing

Increased student interest in jazz at WKU has resulted in theformation of an additional ensemble known as the WKU JazzBand'.Directed by graduate assistant Jeff Phillips, this group provides anopportunity for more instrumentalists to experience the fundamentalconcepts of. jazz playing.

Mr. Stephen Grugin continues to direct the WKU Jazz Ensemble,which performed a well-attended concert at the Downing StudentCenter Theatre in December. The student center concert featuredtraditional big band music of the swing era (Count Basie, Stan Kenton,Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, etc.) and alatin-jazz composition called"Guy's Groove" bv WKU music alumnus, Brant Karrick'

Mr. Grugin cites many advantages to the expanded program: greateremphasis for the instrumentalist in combo playing; more effective studyof improvisation; future plans to accompahy Dr. Kenneth Davis's newswing choir (see above article); utilization of the jazz-gtitar teclniqu-esbeing incorporated in Mr. David Kelsey's guitar program, Dr. DavidLivingston'i jazztechnique lessons, and Dr. Emery Alford's work withpercuision. Performances are planned for both jazz groups' and theWKIJ Jazz Ensemble will be making a tour from April 18-20. ContactMr. Stephen Grugin (745'4024) regarding the possibilitv of this groupperforming in your area.

Daaid, Hutehinson, Webb Hendricks, and Susan (Sunn) Riggs watcha Western basketball game in 1983.

What u,ill musi.c and the other arts in Kenhrcky belike in 2010? Hou u,ill social, technological,eeonomi.c, enri.ronmental, pol itical and educationalchange affect the arts? What intetnentions arenecessary or desirable?

These are arnoq the important questions beingconsidered by Kentucky Tomorrow: TheCommission on Kentucky's Future, a statewid'egroup appointed by Li,eutenant Gouernor StettenBeshear for the purpose of preparing theCommonu:ealth Jor the 21st CenturE.

I hque becn asked to serue a,s one of settenteentnembers of the Committee on Culture and the Arts.Chaired bE Gerri Combs, Erecutitte Director of theBou,Iing Gr een-W arren. C ounty Aris C omrni'ssion(andformer secretany of the WKU Department ofMusic), this committee i.s composed of artsprofessionals, educators, Leaders a,nd politicaladuocates from across the state.

Please help! I utouLd be most happE to sert e as Qconduit for your ideas, What do you see ahead asopportunities for or threats to the urts? How mightwe steer our state on a m,ore fauorable course? If youwi,ll write to m.e a,t the WKU Department of Musi'c, Ituill, see that your thoughts and proposals are passeda\ong to the committee for consideration. KentuckyTom.orrow has a potent political di'mension and Ibeliet,e i.t can make a dffirence.

Dr. Wayne Hobbs

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Students returned to campus in Januaryto initiate a new music department loungeon the third floor of Ivan Wilson Center forthe Fine Arts. Located in the old DeltaOmicron room (302), the new lounge is agathering place for both students andfaculty. The lounge became a possibilityafter the remodeling from the fire wascompleted and office space had beenreassigned. Phi Mu Alpha and the DeltaOmicron fraternities now share an office(308) for the storage of materials whileholding meetings in classrooms directlyacross the hall. The "old" Sinfonian roombecame the storage room for new cellosand basses which replace those destroyedin the fire.

The new music department lounge isfurnished with lobby-style sofas, tables,and chairs and canned drink and snackvending machines. Two blackboards arecovered with chalked announcements ofmeetings, inessages to friends, addressesand fraternity information. There is amagazine rack filled with professionalmagazines and journals. All musicstudents and faculty are welcome in thelounge, and lately there has even beensome studying in groups and byindividuals.

WKU Music Sweatshirts

Have you always wanted a sweatshirttestifying that you have been here-andsurvived? The student MENC chapter #8is selling sweatshirts with the logo foundon the return address ef the Minstrel. Theprice is 910, and shipping and handlingcosts are $2. If you are interested enclose acheck made out to SMENC and state youraddress and shirt size. Send to ChandlerFowler, SMENC, Music Department,WKU, Bowling Green, Ky.42101.

Students Enjoy Small Ensembles

Western's student small ensembles havebeen busy rehearsing programs for recitalsand public school performances. Thestudent woodwind quintet joined thefaculty woodwind quintet in playing theGounod Petite Symphonie at an allFrench program in the Kentucky Museumon February 17th. Both the studentwoodwind quintet and the studentsaxophone quartet will present recitals inApril. These groups are planning springmini-tours to perform for public schoolsand civic groups. If you woul<i like to haveone of the groups (student or faculty)perform for your school or civicorganization, please contact Mr. WilliamSneddon (502') 7 45-5916.

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Coneert Band to Tour

The week after second semesterexaminations and commencement will seethe concert band on its most extensive tourin two years. The final destination will bethe Hampton-Virginia Beach area ofVirginia. Concerts en route are planned forEastern Tennessee and the Richmond,Virginia area.

Interesting educational opportunities forband members will include visits toWilliamsburg, Yorktown, Fort Monroe,the Armed Forces School of Music, and theNaval Base and Museum at Portsmouth.Most assuredly some time will be availablefor the usual student beach-type activities.

Planning to PhoneYour Favorite Professor?

Western Kentucky University has a newphone system in which each full-timeprofessor has a private line. The musicdepartment number (7 45-57 5l) continuesto ring the main office, but you will beadvised of each professor's individualnumber when you call. The band officenumber (745-5282) continues to ring theband office and Dr. Kent Cambell. directorof Bands and tuba and euphoniuminstructor. By using the numbers listedbelow you will be able to call the persondirectly. If unanswered, the call will betransferred automatically to the mainoffice, where you can leave a message. Forpart-time faculty and Dr. Wayne Hobbs,department head, continue to use the745-3751 number. Phone numbers of otheruniversity faculty can be ascertained bycalling 745-011 1 (campus operator).

Dr. Emery Alford 745-5894(Percussion, Music History)

Dr. Kenneth Davis 745-5915(Director of Choral Activities)

Mr. Gary Dilworth 745-5921(Trumpet, Director of Orehestra)

Mr. Steve Grugin 745-4024(Trombone, Associate Director of Bands)

Dr. Virgil Hale 745-5920(Voice, Director of Opera Theatre)

Dr. Christine Hobbs 745-5925

745-5913

745-5912

745-5939

745-5916

(Music Education, Minstrel Editor)Mr. David Kelsey 745-5923

(Guitar, Early Music)Miss Sylvia Kersenbaum 745-5919

(Piano)Dr. David Livingston 745-5917

(Composition, Theory, Saxophone, Jazz)Mrs. Ruth Momiss 745-5918

(Piano, Piano Pedagog:y)Mrs. Betty Pease

(Violin, Theory)Dr. Edward Pease

(Horn, Music History)Dr. Dwight Pounds

(Viola, Music Appreciation)Mr. William Sneddon

(Oboe, Music Appreciation, Theory)Ms. Elizabeth Volkman 745-5914

(Voice, Opera)Dr. Thomas Watson

(Clarinet, Music Education)

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CHORAL/PIANO CAMPTO BE HELD THIS SUMMER

Junet6-22 are the dates chosen forthe Western Kentucky University HighSchool Choral/Piano Camp. Besidesparticipating in stimulating choralrehearsals, campers will also have theopportunity to study voice, piano andtheory with WKU faculty specialists.Students can choose to participate inpiano activities only, choral activitiesonly, or a combination of both.Participants will be housed in doubleoccupancy, air-conditioned dormitories,eat in the university dining halls and beable to take advantage of therecreational facilities available oncampus (tennis, swimming, basketball,etc.). The final choral performance willbe on June 22nd. A closing piano recitalwill also be scheduled. For additionalinformation call or write Dr. KennethDavis (502-745-5915) for choralinformation, Miss Sylvia Kersenbaum(502-745-5919) for piano information, orDr. Kent Campbell (502-745-5282).

745-5922

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William J. McDaniel, (MA)'47, is residingin Science Hill, KY. He writes that he iscompleting a ballet for spring and a pianosonata for a 1986 performance. Bill has alsoselected The Rubayiat as the text for a songcycle he is composing.

Mary (Ingram-Cooper) Terry,'66. is livingin Ashland now. She reports that she keepsbusy substitute teaching at Paul Blazer HighSchool in Ashland.

Following ten years of teaching elementaryschool music and directing the choirs of St.Paul's Episcopal Church in Evansville, Indiana,Jov (Sclieidti Trigs, '69, was married to theassistant pastor of Grace Episcopal Church ofPaducah. Joy is now teaching GED classes andSuzuki violin while awaiting their first child inApri l .

Bob Blankenship,'71, is minister ofmusic/senior adults at the Harrodsburg BaptistChurch. He is a member of the Board of

Directors of the Legend of Daniel Boone/Lincoln for the Ft. Harrod AmphitheatreAssociation.

Sandra (Boston) Risinger, '71, writes thatshe is teaching public school music at PlainviewElementary School and is organist at the FirstBaptist Church of Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Dot Darby, '72,(MA) '73, is the AssistantDirector of the Barren River Area DevelopmentDistrict office here in Bowling Green. Dotcompleted a law degree after graduating f-ro.mWes-tern but remains a strong supporter of thearts and claims her first love will always bemusic.

Another music grad who pursued a lawdesree is Suzanne (Harvey) Keith,'69.Su7anne is now the Staff Attorney andEducational Planner for the TennesseeSupreme Court. Suzanne and her architecthuiband and three sons live in Nashville.

DouE and Diana (Dietrich) Webb' '68"68'are bot-h teaching in the Ft. Mitchell schools.Dous is Choral Director at Dixie Heights HighSchool and Blessed Sacrament Church. Diana isChoral Director at Turkey Foot Middle Schooland president-elect of the Greater CincinnatiOrff-Schulwerk Chapter. (Ed. note: Diana hashad art icles in both Kentucky and Ohio musicmagazines. She was one of Kentucky's first^andremains one of its finest proponents of the Orff-Schulwerk approach.)

John Manninc. '72, lives a double life of vice-president of the erestwood State Bank by dayand the leader of a Louisville-based eight-piecejazz standards/variety group called "Derby CityDance Band" by night. Anyone need a goodband?

After completing his bachelor's degree in1976, Billy Orton attended the SouthernBaptist Theological Seminary where hereceived his Master of Church Music degree,was a graduating class officer and was selectedoutstanding instrumentalist (trombone). Billyhas published several articles in church musicneriodicals, served as minister of music in aihurch in North Carolina, organized anddirected statewide brass ensembles of ministersof music in both North Carolina and Kentucky,taught and lectured at various camps,workshops and classes, and performed invarious brass and mixed ensembles in themusic department at Western. Billy iscurrently the Minister of Music at the FirstBaptist Church in Bowling Green. It is adelight to have such a fine graduate of Westernso close by.

Shaune (Smith) Rebilas, '81, married abaritone from Indiana and is moving to St.Louis where her husband will be singing withthe Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Shaune has keptherself busy by working for MusicanaEnterprises, performing on the Royal VikinsCruisd Ships, traveling in Europe. Her last jobwas on board the S.S. Conetitution, cruisingthe Hawaiian Islands for six weeks. After themove to St. Louis, Shaune plans to sing on ashowboat on the Mississippi. Shaune tells usthat Greg Phelps, '81, is singing and dancingwith a troupe aboard the Sogafiord., presentlycruising around China.

Denise Sturseon,'81, (MA)'84, is in hersecond year at eaverna Elementary School. Sheteaches'general music, K-6, elementary chorus.recordeiband, and gifted and talented classes.Sounds like a handful. Denise!

Carlton White, (MA)'82, is vocal music anddrama instructor at Hixson High School inChattanooga, Tennessee, He has published twoarticles in the American Choral ReviewReseareh, memorandum series: "MoravianChoral Music," in November, 1983, and"Moravian Choral Music, Part2," in July, 1984.

Western StudentsAttend All-College Band

Eight members of the WesternKentucky University Concert Band wereselected to perform with the first KentuckyAll-College Band, mentioned in the lastWestern Minstrel. This band,representing all universities and several ofthe colleges in Kentucky, met during theKMEA conference in Louisville andperformed on February 8th. The conductorwas Ray Cramer of Indiana University.Western's representatives were: SheilaDeJarnette. flute: Steve Powell, clarinet;Crystal Corley, clarinet; David Swift, altosaxophone; Paul Reiss, horn; Jeff Phillips,trombone; William Haynes, euphonium;and Sherry Eisenback, percussion.

Summer Offerings for TeachersAn intensive two-day Dalcroze workshop

with Dr. Annabel Joseph of DuquesneUniversity will be held on the Westerncampus from June 15th through the 16th.Dr. Joseph wrote her dissertation onDalcroze movement techniques in teachingmusic and holds Dalcroze teachingcertificates from Carnegie-Mellon and theNew York Dalcroze School of Music.Choral directors, elementary musicspecialists and piano teachers will find thisworkshop especially enlightening;however, all music teachers areencouraged to pre-enroll.

Have you considered starting a recorderprogram in your school but felt limited dueto lack of experience or training? Haveyour students mastered the fundamentalsand you don't really know where to takethem next or what literature to have themplay? Mr. David Kelsey and Dr. ChristineHobbs will be teaching a two-dayworkshop this summer on recorder playingin the schools: how do you start? where doyou go? what do you play? Dates for theworkshop will be June 13th through 14th.Specific information for both of theseworkshops will be mailed under separatecover.

Tentative plans for regular graduate-level summer school offerings include

Administration and Supervision of PublicSchool Music, Advanced Choral Methods,Advanced Instrumental Methods andSymphonic Literature.

Gra.d,uate Assistant Jarnic Mulfet teaehes a group guitar elass i'n 1981.

SUMMER PLANSINCLUDE

BAND EXPERIENCESWe are currently exploring the

possibility of establishing a series ofihort-term, intensive workshops (camps)for high school students to begin in thesummer of 1985. These would be self-contained two-, three-, or four-dayevents concentrated on one specialty.Examples might include a Double ReedCamp, Percussion Camp, or a JazzBand Camp.

Also under preparation is a MarchingBand Leadership Camp, which will begeared for such personnel as fieldcommanders and flag/rifle captain-instructbrs. Participants would receiveinstruction in advanced skills, routinecreation and teaching skills. You willreceive further communication aboutthese as plans are finalized anddescriptive materials are prepared.

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Forcr:Lty intYtene(L)sDr. Kent Campbell reports that the Mid-

Winter Band Clinic was held on camDusJanuary 24-21, with Jon Woods from'Ohio StateUniversity and Stephen Grugin from Westernas guest conductors. 162 students and theirdirectors, representing 26 high schools,attended this most successful clinic. Besidesrehearsing for the Saturday performance,students and directors enjoyed clinics onpercussion by Dr. Emery Alford, double reedsby Mr. William Sneddon and Mr. LarryLong, and musical career options, a paneldiscussion organized by Dr. Christine Hobbs.Members of the oanel were Mrs. Tina Tvrie(band/chorus director), Mr. Billy Orton (churchmusician), Mr. William Sneddon (freelanceand studio musician), Mr. Larry Long (privatestudio teacher, commercial musician,instrumental repairman), Ms. Dot Darby(lawyer by profession with bachelor's degree inmusic) and Dr. Christine Hobbs (elementarymusic teacher, chorus director, musiclibrarian). The Saturday band concert alsoinvolved the Western Kentucky Concert Bandand featured the following soloists: GaryDilworth on trumpet; Emery Alford andsenior music education major Sherry Eisenbackon marimba; senior music education major BillHaynes on euphonium.

Dr. Christine Hobbs will have a researcharticle, "A Comparison of Music Aptitude,Scholastic Aotitude. and ScholastiiAchievemeni Among Primary-Level Children,"published in Psllchology of Music, vol. 13, 1985.Christine also spoke to the Independent MusicTeachers Association at the Capitol Arts Centerin January on the topic "Recital Nerves."

Ms. Sylvia Kersenbaum reports that the twoperformances with the Municipal SymphonicBand in Buenos Aries that were reported in theFall Western Minstrel were ooen-air Christmasconcerts (remember it was su'mmer there). Anaverage of 10,000 were in attendance for eachperformance to hear Sylvia perform the

Rhapsody in Blue. Sylvia will be giving afaculty recital in Van Meter Auditorium onApril 8th and isjudging the secondInternational Piano Competition in Owensborothis fall. One of Sylvia's undergraduatestudents, Amy Tate, won the second prize at theKMTA competition held in Richmond inNovember of 1984.

Mrs. Betty Pease is researching musiccomposed for unaccompanied violin since 1970,While in London during the Christmas vacationshe worked at the British Museum MusicReading Room and at the Guildhall School ofMusic. She also visited many art gallerieswhich specialize in rxhibiting and sellingmodern art works. Mrs. Pease and Dr. EmeryAlford have organized a new group in thedepartment to study and perform contemporarymusic. Friends of New Musie wil l have theirfirst performance on April 2nd.

Dr. Edward Pease reports from his springsemester sabbatical that while in London he hasdone research at the Bodlein Library at Oxford,the British Museum, Victoria and AlbertMuseum, the Westminster Archives, Guildhalland elsewhere. He has found much newmaterial to further his two publications inprogress, "Plans of Boxes and SubscriptionsLists at the King's Theatre, Haymarket" and "AConcordance of the Publications of ThomasWilson."

Ms. Elizabeth Volkman enjoyed a new typeof experience this semester! She presentedlectuies at elementary schools on"What isOpera?" and a discussion about "The Ring of theFettucini," an opera for children which came toBowling Green in March. Ms. Volkman alsojudged the Met (opera) auditions on January20th in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dr, Tom Watson has judged two festivals inIndiana this semester. He was at the Universityof Evansville on January 26th and at New

Albany. Ind. on February 2nd. Both festivalswere sponsored by the Indiana State MusicEducation Association. Tom also judged in theOwensboro Region on March 30th and plans tojudge bands at Eastern Kentucky University onMay 2-3.

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Cjc)'f2rY2ents $Rlorn xYte eoltop-The response to the first i.ssue of the

Western Minstrel u,as a'rrLost interestingand relttq.rdi,ng one. We fouruI out manAthings about ollr.fri,ends md graduateswhich you will fi,nd'under a,lunxni notes.The afti,cle in thi,s issue on retiretl facultEwas inspi.red by iryui.ri.es as to th,e healthand whereabout,s of those special people xahohaue made a dffiren,ce i,n alum,ni li,z,es.

After reading the first isnre, you maghaue thou.ght that you might let us knout ofllour whereabotfts and a.ccom,plishmen,ts and

PLEASE HELP! WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT OUR AI,UMNI!

then Jorgotten to do so! PLease Let us knou,about you-you &re important to us, and wewant to serue Aou in the best way poss'ibLe. Ifyour newsletter xttas sent to on old addressor an old nclnxe, please correct us!

Thanks go this year to many who hauehelpecl in the prodtrction of t.he WesternMinstrel.' the faculty utho utrote articles orfurnished information, Dr. Dwi,ght Poundsfor some of the photographll, Dr. Karen Pelzof the English DeparTment for proofreading,and Ted Wilson antl Mary Kay Krell of the

Public Information Oltice .for outstandingrealization of the laEout and pri,nt work.

Comments and suggestiorLs o.f our readersare welconxe at all times. Wri,te or call:

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