College Choir
Organization History
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History: "There is not any musicke of instruments, whatsoever, comparable to that which is made by the voyces of men when the voyces are good, and the same well sorted and ordered."
This statement, made by William Byrd over 300 years ago, is just as applicable now, with the stimulated interest in choral music, as it was at the time it was uttered. Choral singing gives a group of performers greater opportunity to express emotions with fewer technical hindrances than does any other musical endeavor. Given a range of music from the glorious polyphony of Palestrina and Bach and from the weird and impetuous expressions of the earlier Russian church writers to the contemporary modern arrangements-some humerous-others captivating in appeal-surely, with such variety to choose from in making a refined symphony of voices, there is no wonder that school choruses of today are ever increasing in number and in popularity.
The E.C.T.C. Choir offers such musical opportunities to men and women students whose voices blend and who sing in tune. The organization has delighted several audiences on various occasions. It singles itself out definitely as a recreational student organization, fully five-sixths of its members singing for no credit, but for the sheer joy of singing. Within its short span of existence, it has proved itself to be outstanding, singing both a capella and accompanied well enough to win favorable comment from various well-known critics.
-Rachel Templeton.
Officers: 1941 to 1943 Director - A.L. Dittmer
1944 to 1946 No Information about the organization listed
1947 & 1948 Director - Karl Gilbert
1949 Director - Dan Vornholt
1950 & 1951 Director - Karl Gilbert
1952 Director - Dan Vornholt
1953 Director - Karl Gilbert
1954 Director - Dan Vornholt
1955 & 1956 Director - Elwood Keister
1957 Director - Dan Vornholt
1958 to 1960 Director - Carl Hjortsvang
1961 Director - Gordon Johnson, President - James Bailey, Vice President - Mike Kilpatrick, Secretary - Nancy Dennis
1962 to 1963 Director - Gordon Johnson
1964 Director - Carl Hjortsvang
1965 Director - Charles Stevens
1966 Director - Charles Moore
1969 to 1970 Director - Charles Moore
