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THE FLAT HAT
VOLUME LII, NUMBER 26 ... WILLIAM AND MARY, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA ... FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1963
Choir and Chorus Melodize Tonight
- BY BETTY GAYLE SANFORD
For its annual Spring Concert, the William and Mary Choir and Chorus will feature church music and show tunes this evening and tomorrow at 8 p. m. in Phi Beta Kappa auditorium.
The curtain will rise over the Choir and Chorus as they present "Psalm 100" by Schuetz. The psalm, composed for a choir with an echo chorus, provides a change from the usual church compositions. The song of the choir is intermittently interrupted as the echo chorus answers.
The "Agnus Dei" by Pergolesi follows the psalm and contains a variety of melodies and tones. Next on the program are "Sicut Cervus" and "Exultate Deo" by Palestrina.
The Chorus continues the church music with "Fragments from the Mass" by Diemer, "Ave Maria" by Kodaly and "My Spirit Be Joyful" by Bach.
The spotlight will then be centered upon Dorothy Tudor, soloist, and the Choir as they present "In the Beginning," written in 1947 by Copland for the Harvard Symposium on Contemporary Music.
"Oh Rise, Shine!", a Negro spiritual, launches the second appearance of the Chorus. THe last two numbers of this portion include "A Blossom Falls" by Ravel and "Maleguena" by Lecuona.
The Choir concludes the concert with selections from Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story" score. "I Feel Pretty," "One Hand, One Heart," "Maria," and "Somewhere" from a medley. Gene Gelusha, Bill Overacre and Sammy Sadler will be featured in "Gee, Officer Krupke!" Sue Sager is the piano accompanist for the performance.
Admission for the concert is $1 per person. Tickets may be purchased from any member of the Choir or Chorus and from Schmidt's Music Shop.
["IMG_6833" Pictured with caption:]
- THE WILLIAM AND MARY CHOIR ON THE PATIO
- The William and Mary Choir, which will appear with the Chorus tonight and tomorrow night at Phi Beta Kappa for their Spring Concert, is pictured above on the back patio of the Campus Center. In the background is the Wren Building. (The picture is reprinted here exactly as it appears facing 185 in the recently published 1962-1963 catalogue of the College of William and Mary.)
Choir & Chorus, Band Hold Weekly Concerts
Combining the William and Mary Choir and Chorus with the College Band, three court-yard concerts will be presented free for the College community in the following weeks on Wednesday evenings at 7 p. m. in Wren Courtyard.
The first outdoor concert Wednesday will feature the Women's Chorus singing "Great Is Jehovah" by Schubert; "Ave Maria" by Kodaly; and "Oh Rise, Shine!" a Negro spiritual. Selection from "The Sound of Music" by Rogers and "Hey, Look Me Over" from Coleman's musical "Wildcat" will be part of the program.
Charles R. Varner will direct the Band in five pieces, among them "Officer of the Day March" by Hall and "El Relicario" by Padella. Jeff Kelly will be featured in "Ode For Trumpet."
