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Page 12 Fayetteville State University Homecoming ‘96 Edition The Community BancJs ANd ChoiRS Music has been an important part of school life at Fayetteville State. There have been small concert bands and jazz bands over the years. For the most part, these groups played at assemblies, graduations, and occasionally at pep rallies. In the fall of 1958, Mr. Thomas Bacote joined the FSU staff for the purpose of teaching music and solidifying the music department. Beginning with just a few students, mainly from the concert bands, he built the Broncos into an exciting show band that was highly competitive with other bands in the CIAA, and thoughout the South. From 1958 until the early ‘80s, Mr. Bacote made the Marching Band one of the most popular organizations on campus. They traveled to most of the road games with the football team. People were just as anxious to see them march as to see the team play. Mr. Bacote has been succeeded by several directors who have helped to keep the musical tradition alive.* ”.n ■m Above: 1924 FSU Orchestra Below: 1927 FSU Orchestra Thomas Bacote Thomas Bacote and the Concert Band ' ■ ■ ■ -r . I t 5i S '-~W/ r *jf. 1 m i '^4,^ f t m, liJI? 1957 Orchestra with Director Thomas Gavin 1962 Concert Band 1965 Concert Band Possibly the first organized music at Fayetteville State were its choral groups. Like most Black colleges, it had Jubilee Singers around the turn of the century (and probably before). These young people presented music at assemblies and performed at local churches. On occasion, they traveled to other campuses to perform and sometimes competed against other singing groups. Mrs. Mary Ethridge, the most famous of the choir directors, wrote the school alma mater. Old White & Blue.* Jubilee Singers, 1927 1st row, l-r: Maijorie Wilson, Robert Davis, Ethel L. Bordare; 2nd row, l-r: Marie Tucker, Directress Mable A. Cloud, Sylvia Willis; 3rd row, l-r: Mr. Williams, Lonnie Corbet, Milton Gainey, Professor J.E. Coppage. % 1 Jubilee Singers, 1933 Glee Club, 1925 w College Choir 7m FSU Memories — Class of 1926
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