RENOVATION AFTER FIRES

Fire d,estruction in cello-bass storage room

Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center was thelocation of two arson-suspected fires lastSpring. The first fire was started in fourrooms on the top floor of the structurewhere the art department is housed. Allfour art studios received major damage,the roof of the building was severely

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damaged, and water damage to thiid floorcarpet and pianos was significant.

Several nights later a second fire wasstarted in the cello and string bass storageroom and on several bulletin boards in t[emusic department. All contents of theroom were destroyed, and smoke damagewas substantial on the third floor. Classeswere suspended for several days. Someapplied lessons were taught in homes andchurches for several weeks until breathingbecame easier. A monitoring system wasestablished to check persons entering thebuilding after 5:00 p.m. and on weekends.This monitoring system is still in existenceand requires that all persons entering thebuilding use the outside door by the dean'soffice.

The summer of 1984 became the focusfor putting the arts center back intocondition for the fall semester activitiesand the returning student body. Manyrooms on the third floor were painted orscrubbed, carpets and bulletin boardsreplaced, new ceiling tiles installed andpianos and strings ordered to replace thelost instruments.

Cello-bass room after renauati,on

HOWARD CARPENTERRETIRES

April 28th was the date for an alumni-sponsored banquet honoring Dr. HowardCarpenter, former head of the musicdepartment and professor at Western for30 years. Carolyn and Joe Lippo ofJacksonville, Florida, weie r-esponsible fororganizing the affair and solicilingcontributions for a string/pianoscholarship fund to be established in Dr.Carpenter's honor. (Those alumni wishingto make a contribution to this scholarshiJfund should send a check to the musicoffice marked "Howard CarpenterScholarship Fund.")

Many good memories were shared in afilled-to-capacity banquet room at the IronSkillet Restaurant. Both Howard and Jeanwere most radiant about a recently-bornfirst grandson and the plans they weremaking to visit John and Adrienne inCalifornia to spoil the new heir toCarpenter charm, talent, dedication andintelligence.

Dr. Carpenter is missed in the musiehalls, but sources report that he has beenseen picking up mail, visiting with facultyand. students, and in generallookinghealthy, happy and relaxed. We ex6ndour best wishes to Howard in hisretirement.

Western K'Uniuers'ityDepartmentof Musi,cNEWSLETTERfor Alumn'i,Students,Colleagues, andFriends

voL.1 NO.1FALL SEMESTER, 1984

Western Student Music Educators Elected to State Offices

Representatives of an active and aggressive chapter of student mlsieeducators traveled to Cumberland Falls State Park September 30th toattend the annual Kentucky Student Music Educators State FallConfdrence. While there David Swift, a Leitchfield senior saxophonist,took office as KSMENC state president. Also elected to state officeswere vice-president Valerie Hale, a Bowling Green senior soprano, andsecretary Chandler Fowler, a senior soprano from Nashville. Thesestudents will serve as state officers until the 1985 Fall conference.

Officers of the local Chapter 8 are John Leffert, president, MikeClark and Teresa Saylor, vice-presidents, and Chandler Fowlersecretary-treasurer. The sponsor for the group is Dr. Christine Hobbs.Mr. Stephen Grugin has agreed to assist in sponsoring the group thisyear. Both sponsors and thirteen members attended the CumberlandFalls Conference, where Dr. Emery Alford presented a workshop forparticipants on 20th Century Notation Techniques.

Western Musicians Tour Spain

Three WKU Music Department faculty members spent part of thesummer in Spain performing with the American Orchestra of theCosta del Sol Festival. Gary Dilworth was trumpet soloist and associateconductor, Betty Pease served as concertmaster, and Edward Peaseplayed principal horn. Also involved in the tour were Beth Blackerby,violin; Wilma Benson, viola; Dana Ballard, cello; and Paul Reiss,horn-all current or former members of the Bowling Green-WesternSymphony Orchestra.

The American Orchestra was composed of both professional andstudent musicians from all over the United States. The groupassembled on June 19 near Malaga for rehearsals before beginning aseven concert tour of cities in the south of Spain including Seville andsurrounding area, Ronda, and in several cities along theMediterranean coast.

For Mr. Dilworth the tour of Spain was his second experience withthe American Orchestra. He later traveled to Greece with theHelenophile Orchestra performing the Haydn Tratrnpet Concerto insuch cilies as Athens, Patrai, Pyrgos and Chanea on the Island ofCrete. Other stops on Mr. Dilworth's trip included France, Africa andItaly.

Bartered Bride to be Produced in EarlySpring

This year's major productiQn for the Music and TheatreDepartments will be Smetana's The Bartered Brid,e. Performances willbe on February 28th, March 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. The following facultyare assigned to the opera this year: Dr. Wayne Hobbs and Mr. JamesBrown, co-producers; Ms. Elizabeth Volkman, stage director; Dr.Virgil Hale, music director; Dr. Kenneth Davis, chorusmaster; Mr.Gary Dilworth, conductor; Dr. Jackson Kesler, costumer; Mrs. BeverlyVeenker, choreographer; Mr. Steve Probus, set designer.

Students chosen in auditions for major roles in order of appearanceare: Stephen Pierce as Krusina, Mary Beth Hancock as Ludmila,Jennifer Drury as Hata, Paul Brown as the Circus Barker, AliciaBeckham and Sherri Phelps as Marenka, Stan Paschal as Vasek, JerryWilliams as Jenick, and Teresa Saylor as Esmerelda.

Basically an enjoyable, folk-like opera, The Bartered Brzde should bea fine experience for both adult and student groups. It will beperformed in English. For further information contact the MusicDepartment, (502) 7 45-37 51.

Soprano Elizabeth Volkman portrays Marenka in The Bartered' Bri'd,eatthe Gartnerplatz Theater in Muni'ch, Gertnon^

Welcome to the'i,naugural'issue of theWestern Mi,nstrel! The faculty and statf of theDepartment of Musi,c haue shoum gteat interestand enthusiasm in putting together thi's long-needed medtium of communication withalumn'i, students, friends ond' col\eagwes.

Through the generous gi'fts of many of you, 'ithas become possible for us to purchase an IBMPC XT Microcomputer with printers. This hasrnade the creation of this newsletter, os well asrnanA other administratiue funct'ions andfaculty projects poss'ible, wen w'ith our uerAsmall cleri,cal staff. Thank aou so much forAour cont'i,nued i,nterest and support!

- Th.prc i.s on,nfhpr iq.fortant wautAou ean' ---- -help! Please let us know of talented hi,gh schooljuniors or sm'iors who utould, cons'ider com'ingto Western. Nothi'ng is more cruc'ial to thebuilding of a ry,ality reputation thanattractins the best students. You can haae animportant, posit'iae influ,ence on Western'sfuhtre.

Please let me knms wags we can improueand serae Eou better. We alwaEs welcorneIetters ond telephone calls from friend's andalumni.

Dr. Wayne Hobbs

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GRUGIN MARC

The looks and sounds of the Big RedBand are changing this year! A new

position of Associate Director of Bandswas created last Spring, and Western'schoice for this new position was Mr.Stephen Grugin, a Frankfort, Kentucky,native. Mr. Grugin received his Bachelorof Music Education and Bachelor of Musicin Jazz Studies from Ohio StateUniversity and completed a Master ofMusic in Conducting from NorthwesternUniversity. He was the band director ofTalawanda High School in Oxford, Ohiofor four very successful years. Steve hasstudied trombone with Frank Crisafulli ofthe Chicago Symphony and conductingwith John Paynter and Donald McGinnis.

Mr. Grugin was lead trombonist withthe Ohio State University Jazz Ensemblefor three years. This outstanding groupperformed at the Nice and MontreuxInternational Jazz Festivals and recordedthe album chosen by Doumbeat magazineas the "Best Performance by a Big Band"in 1978.

In charge of the marching band andjazz ensemble this Fall, Mr. Grugin willbe directing the basketball band in theSpring. In addition, he will teachmarching band techniques, trombone, andother brass technique classes. Dr. KentCampbell continues to direct the concertband and supervise the band program.

When asked about his plans for the BigRed Marching Band, Mr. Grugin statedthat "by combining progressive marchingtechniques with musical playing, Westernhas the potential to have the leadingcollege marching band in the state."

Graduate AssistantsFill Important Roles

The Department of Music has sixgraduate assistants this fall. Assisting Dr.Kent Campbell and Mr. Stephen Gruginin the band area is a second-year graduatestudent from Berry College in Georgia,Jeff Burton. Jeff is a saxophonist. New tothe department is Jeffrey Phillips,trombonist from Middle Tennessee. BruceSmith, from the University of Oklahoma,is working with Dr. Emery Alford in thepercussion area. All three of thesegraduate students are assisting withapplied music instruction.

Choral graduate assistants to Dr.Kenneth Davis are Suzanne Bell fromLiberty Baptist College in Virginia andEdmund Goehring, a piano major fromOberlin College. Ed is also serving as agraduate staff accompanist along withsecond-year graduate student, LindaHarmon, a piano major from BelmontCollege in Nashville. Stephen Webber, agraduate of North Texas State University,is teaching group and private guitar as agraduate assistant.

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Fall Concert Band

With the addition of Mr. Grugin to thefaculty in the band area, it becamepossible to start a Fall Concert Bandunder the direction of Dr. Kent Campbell.Rehearsals occur only once a week, butenthusiasm is high, encouraging the groupto perform a public concert on November29th.

Featured soloist on this concert wasSylvia Kersenbaum performing Janacek'sCapprici,o for piano and winds. Dr.Campbell describes this as a "marvelouslystrange work." The Novemberperformance may have been the first timethis work has been performed in themid-south.,

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Faculty Play in Varied GroupsThere is an abundance of participation

in faculty chamber groups this year. Afew professors have dusted off theirinstruments to be able to fill importantsmall ensembles in the department.

Faculty playing in the departmentalFaculty Woodwind Quintet are: WilliamSneddon, oboe; Ann Hale. flute: ChristineHobbs, clarinet; Edward Pease, horn; andLarry Long, bassoon. This group alsoparticipates in a student-faculty octet(same instrumentation minus flutes).

The Faculty Brass Quintet is comprisedof Gary Dilworth, 1st trumpet; KennethDavis, 2nd trumpet; Edward Pease, horn;Stephen Grugin, trombone; and KentCampbell, tuba. There is also a Brass Triorehearsing. Members of this group areGary Dilworth, trumpet; Billy Orton,trombone; and Edward Pease, horn. (Doesthis poor French horn player ever get anyrest?)

An early music group rehearsing onFriday morning is composed of BettyPease, violin; Dwight Pounds, viola; DavidKelsey, gamba; and Sue Pauli, keyboard.Mr. William Sneddon is currentlycompiling a l ist of performing groups(both faculty and student) which will beavailable to perform for schools and civicorganizations. We will be mailing detailsto you later, but for immediate informationcontact Mr. Sneddon at WKU.

Emery Alford and David Livingstoncontinue to play in the Billy VaughnOrchestra. This group has been playingfor almost five years and has experiencedmany interesting "gigs," including playingfor President Reagan's visit at Beech BendPark this summer.

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MID-WINTER BAND CLINICTO BE HELD

Selected high school instrumentalistswill be attending the Mid-Winter BandClinic to be held on campus on January24th, concluding with a 1:00 p.m.concert on Saturday, January the 26th.Nominated students will be dividedinto two honors bands which willrehearse and perform under thedirection of nationally-knownconductors. Conductors at past clinicshave included John Paynter,Northwestern University; Howard"Zeke" Nicar, Vanderbilt; John Savage,Virginia Commonwealth; Gary Smith,University of Illinois; Wayne Tipps,University of Tennessee; JamesJacobsen, Texas Christian University;and Mike Leckrone, University ofWisconsin.

The band clinic wil l also includesessions for students and directors onsuch topics as instrumentalperformance, conducting and bandliterature. For further informationcontact Dr. Kent Campbell.

Opera Theatre GivesValuable Experience

"Live at the Opera" is a concept ofpresenting chamber operas and scenesfrom major operas using minimal sets andcostumes. Under the direction of Dr.Virgil Hale, this type of opera theatreprovides talented students, and sometimesthose with less talent but withperserverance, a chance to move and singon stage. From this experience studentsbecome better singer-actors than do thoseexposed to studio-singing only.

On November 19th, the opera theatrepresented scenes from the first act of.LoTraai,ata and the card scene of Carmen.Singers involved in this production wereAlesia Beckham, Jerry Will iams,Chandler Fowler, Gina Hoskinson,Jennifer Drury and Steve Pierce. Inaddition a longer chamber opera classifiedas,an "adult opera for children," Little Red,Riding Hood,, was performed by StanPaschal, Teresa Saylor, Mary BethHancock and Steve Pierce.

Added Notes

There are 20 members in the hornensemble this year-and that many hornshave an "awesome" sound. The ensembleconcert on Nov. 16th included thepremiere performance of "Futility" forpiano and horns, composed by senior pianomajor, Amy Tate. The ensemble isdirected by Dr. Edward Pease.

NEW DIRECTOROF CHORAL ACTIVITIES

Kenneth Davis comes to Western aftercompleting a doctorate in Conductingfrom Eastman School of Music, a Masterof Choral Conducting from the Universityof Tennessee, and a Bachelor of MusicEducation from Georgia State. Dr. Davishas studied under Don Neuen, SethMcCoy, Alfred Mann, Don Hunsbergerand Samuel Adler.

Dr. Davis was conductor of the EastmanChorus, taught conducting and appearedas guest conduetor of the Eastman WindEnsemble and the RochesterPhilharmonic Orchestra. For three yearshe was the full-time director of music atthe First Baptist Church of Salisbury,North Carolina. Besides his obvious skillsin choral conducting and voice, Dr. Davishas the added depth of being a trumpetplayer of some accomplishment. He is

Ity brass quintet.Kenneth and his wife. Elise. another

choral conducting master degree recipientfrom UT, moved to Bowling Green inAugust after he completed a road showrun of My Fa'ir Lad,E in which he sang therole of Freddie. Dr. Davis directs theUniversity Choir, Chamber Singers andChoral Union in the department andteaches choral methods, conducting I,advanced conducting and choralarranging. He is also supervising choralstudent teaching.

Dr. Davis brings a greal deal ofenthusiasm to his position in thedepartment and cannot think of anythinghe would rather be doing with his life. InKen's own words: "Directing the choralprogram at Western is an excitingopportunity, and I plan to continue thecommittment to excellence in the choralensembles."

DO's and Phi Mu's Active

Delta Omicron continues to reliablyusher for musical events on campus. Theyare much appreciated for their tirelessdedication! The organization sponsored a"Fall Fest" this year, including a "MusicDepartment Olympics" and the traditional"Night of Unusual Music." Officers of thisorganization are president Sheila DeJarnette, vice-presidents Karen Speakerand Karla Spires, secretary Sara Tuckerand treasurer Donna Pack; Mrs. MargaretEversole is sponsor. Phi Mu Alpha officersare president David Swift, vice-presidentRobert Bryant, secretary John Leffert andtreasurer Bill Haynes. Five members ofthe organization and the sponsor, Mr.William Sneddon, traveled to theUniversity of Tennessee at Martin inOctober for the Province Fifteen FallWorkshop. Phi Mu's continue to sponsorthe "Performer of the Semester" anddepartmental caroling. The organizationplans to sponsor an American Composer'sRecital in the Spring.

WESTERN TO HOSTINVITATIONALHIGH SCHOOL

CHORAL FESTIVAL

Ten selected high schools will besending a junior- or senior-levelvocal quartet to campus on March29th through the 30th. High schoolstudents will be rehearsing theSchubert Mass in Bb Friday eveningand all day Saturday with aperformance that evening.

Dr. Davis has received anenthusiastic response to theinvitations and is looking forward toa most rewarding experience. TheChamber Singers will present abrief concert prior to theperformance of the Schubert.

Forcr;r@ intbe ne(L)sDr. Wayne Hobbs, head of the

department, attended the NationalAssociation of Schools of Musie nationalmeeting in Washington D.C. duringNovember. He serves as a member of theboard of directors. Wayne has alsorecently accepted the Organist-Choirmaster position at Christ EpiscopalChurch in Bowling Green.

Besides adjudicating numerous bandfestivals around the state, Dr. EmeryAlford participated as a panel member atthe 1984 Percussive Arts Society'sInternational Convention in Ann Arbor,Michigan in November. Be sure to look foran article, "AIl State PercussionAuditions: A Model Project" by Dr.Alford. It will be published in theresearch edition of the Music EducatorsJournal, April of 1985. Emery alsopublished an article, "28 or Not 28" in theBluegrass Music News in October of 1984.

Thanks to the considerable efforts of Dr.Kent Campbell and others, there will bea Kentucky Intercollegiate Band. Studentswill be selected, rehearsals andperformances set at KMEA in February.Roy Kramer of Indiana University willconduct the group this year. Dr. Campbellhas adjudicated this year at the MusicBowl in Richmond, Virginia and willadjudieate at the World of Music at FortWorth, Texas, and the Washington D.C.(Dixie) Classic in April and, in May, theVirginia Beach Classic.

Dr. Virgil Hale attended theInternational convention of the NationalOpera Association at Dallas in November.Virgil has been serving as state governorof the organization and was nominatedand began serving as a member of theinternational board of directors.

Dr. Christine Hobbs has given severalelementary music regional Headstartworkshops including Trimble County, BigSandy (Prestonsburg) and the StateRegional Conference in Owensboro thisyear. Christine also provided the first

.---*Jefferson County full-day in-serviceworkshop for music teachers.

Besides playing at several restaurantsin the area (Le Berge de Champs and DosHombres), Mr. David Kelsey has receiveda faculty-research grant to compile andevaluate over 500 books, records, andtapes for an annotated bibliography ofimprovisational materials. Mr. Kelsey isalso working with Stephen Webber on anew jazz guitar course to be integratedinto the classical guitar program.

Ms. Sylvia Kersenbaum performedtwo major concerts this summer inArgentina. She played the Nights in theGardens of Spain with the National

, Symphony and Rhapsodg in Blue with thep Municipal Concert Band. Ms.E Kersenbaum also played the Fine Artsp Series at Union Coilege, Barbourville andi Campbellsville. Sylvia has been lbarning! to play the harp and reports that her catsp much prefer her harp-playing to theI piano.

Dr. David Livingston, besides his usualadjudication in Tennessee and Kentuckylast Spring, found enough time in hisschedule to write the music for High and,Rising. Dr. Bill Russell wrote the lyricsand book, and the musical was producedby Fountain Square Players in May. Afterthis experience, David left for Englandwhere he taught in the Interim Programof the Cooperative Center for Study inBritain.

Mrs. Ruth Morris received a diplomain intermediate and advanced literatureand performance practice at the pianoworkshop sponsored by FrederickHarriss, featuring Myrtle Guerrero andDr. Alan Walker. Ruth also attended theNational Conference on Piano Pedagoga atOhio State in late October.

Dr. Edward Pease will be on leave inthe Spring semester of 1985. He plans todo research in London in the months ofDecember and January, will serve asguest lecturer at Illinois WesleyanUniversity in February and read a paperon S. N. Khudekov, a Russian ballethistorian, to the Teachers of SlavicLanguages national meeting in April. Dr.Pease has two new articles in print:"Dance History Materials at Chicago'sCenter for Research Libraries" in theDance Research Joumal, Spring, 1984,and "In Search of the Recorded Jean deReszke" inthe Opera Joumal, Spring,1984. Dr. Pease has a new poem in the20th anniversary issue of. the KentuckyPoetrg Reuiew.

Dr. Dwight Pounds is utilizing all thatexperience he has gained from dedicatedservice to the reserves. As a member ofthe Kentucky Air National Guard and asan air force veteran, Lieutenant ColonelPounds was instrumental in forming anagreement between Western andTennessee State University to provideAFROTC instruction to Western studentsinterested in an air force career.

Mr. William Sneddon has completed afifth year of doubling on oboe and clarinetat Opryland and has recently recorded ajingle advertising Easy 93 FM and Easy97 FM radio. Bill and his wife, Phyllis,play in a Nashville-based chamber groupcalled the Stratford Chamber Players.The Sneddons also performed the HolstDouble Canreertofor Flute and, Oboe ontheopening day ofthe 1984 GreaterOwensboro Summer Music Camp andFestival.

Elizabeth Volkman will be singing aconcert at the University of Louisville at8:00 p.m. on December 3, 1984, and will befeatured soloist with the OwensboroSymphony on January 12th. Don't missher if you are in the area! Beth was thesoprano soloist in the Messiq,la, performingwith.the Wichita (Kansas) Symphony andthe Wichita Choral Society on November25th, and also performed a recital withSylvia Kersenbaum at Eastern KentuckyUniversity on October 21st for theKentucky Music Teachers Association.

Dr. Tom Watson continues toadminister the KMEA Third DistrictFestivals. Last Spring Tom completed arecord 10,806 students participating infestivals at Western. All those bodies keepTom especially busy! Dr. Watson alsoadjudicated at various IMEA and KMEAfestivals last Spring.

oik;rnnlrtof;esRay McKeever,'47, brought his band

to Bowling Green and played a concert inFountain Square this summer. This washis final tour with his Ottawa, Illinois,High School Band, a band with which Raywon many honors. We really enjoyedhearing Ray's band and hope that his well-deserved retirement is a time of joy.

Monte Chance,'74, (MA)'80, hasbecome the assistant principal at WarrenCounty Central High School in BowlingGreen. Phil Ashby,'71, (MA)'73, is nowband director at Warren Central. Philshould hav e encellentl administrativesupport!

Larry Long,'77, is now directing theBarren River Area Youth Orchestrafollowing Mr. James Godfrey, retiredWestern faculty member and founder ofthe group. Jim directed the youthorchestra for nine years.

Jeff Hood,'77,has relocated fromBeechwood High School to George RogersClark High School in Winchester. DonMartin,'77, is now teaching at GraysonCounty. Greg Lyons,'82, is back atMuhlenberg Central after a shortinterlude in business.

Joe Stites, '77,has moved fromMadisonville to Westminster High School,a private school in Atlanta. Joe is now achief competitor of his brother Tom whoteaches at a Catholic high school in theAtlanta area.

Jeff Jansky has finally graduated! Dr.Campbell claims Jeff should be listed inthe Gui,ness Book of Wodd, Records for hismassive accumulation of undergraduatecredits. JefJ has completed requirementsfor the BME at Middle Tennessee StateUniversity this summer and has startedwork on a master's,

Tamela Gilliam, '82, is a facultymember at the University of Louisvillewhere she received her master's in 1984.She is teaching studio and group piano.

Tim Simpson, '84, was selected to singthe rehearsal tenor part to the BeethovenMissa Solemnis at Eastman. Ted Barr,'84, is attending Westminster'ChoirCollege on an assistantship. He ischoirmaster-organist at the Church of theMessiah Episcopal Church in Gwynedd,PA.

Brant Karrick, (MA)'84, is banddirector at Beechwood High School in Ft.Mitchell. He has added some jazzexperiences for the students, and we heargood reports of his accomplishments.