DECEMBER 18, 1957
Choir Lends Traditional Music To Yuletide
College Choir
Recognized As
Leading Group
LocaZ Talent Used
By BRAD LITTLE
The Guilford a Cappella Choir,
supplemented with local talent,
added to the Christmas spirit by
presenting the annual "Messiah" on
December 15 at the New Garden
Meeting House.
Organized in 1929, the Guilford
College a Cappella Choir is recog
nized as one of the leading choral
organizations in the southern re
gion.
Presently boasting about 65
members, the choir is open to all
students at the college. These
members represent a wide variety
of states, countries and religious
denominations.
During the spring vacation pe
riod, the choir makes a concert
tour. Since its organization, the
different choirs through the years
have visited most of the states east
of the Mississippi.
Besides its well-known concert
tours, the choir has made record
ings of its repertoire. The records
are sold each year by choir mem
bers with proceeds going for other
recordings. In this way the project
is self-perpetuating.
In the production of "The Mes
siah" by the a Cappella Choir, the
aid of people outside the college is
utilized. Some previous choir mem
bers and other citizens of the com
munity and of Greensboro who
have interest in the group help the
choir in its efforts to produce a
high quality performance. Soloists
and accompanists lend their talent
free of charge.
Mrs. Thomas Kilkelly, soprano,
has done radio work, and was
formerly with the San Francisco
Opera Company. She worked with
Frank Spitalny's all Girl Orchestra
before moving to Greensboro
where she is presently soloist at
West Market Street Methodist
Church. She is also active in the
Greensboro Oratorio Society, the
Greensboro Opera Association and
the Euterpe Club.
Miss Mary Mclver, alto soloist,
was a former soloist at First Pres
byterian Church and Grace Meth
odist Church. She has been active
in the Greensboro Oratorio Society,
the Greensboro Opera Association
and the Euterpe Club.
Ray Young, tenor, is soloist at
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The 'Messiah'
Has Beginn
In Ireland
"The Messiah," composed in
1741 within a period of 24 days,
is the most widely-known and ac
claimed work of G. F. Handel.
The religious composition was
first performed in Dublin, Ireland,
April 13, 1742. In subsequent
years, beginning in March of 1743,
Handel brought out the "Messiah"
yearly in London with wide ac
claim. The score, except for a num
ber of minor changes, remains, for
the most part, identical to the
original.
"The Messiah" has been a re
markably enduring oratorio, as at
tested to by the fact that it
has been consistently performed
abroad and in this country at
Christmas time for about two cen
turies.
College Place Methodist Church.
He has been soloist with Greens
boro Oratorio Society, is active in
the Euterpe Club and has ap
peared many times on radio and
television.
William L. Head, bass, now
minister of music at St. Andrews
Episcopal Church, was for eight
years director and soloist at
Ebenezer Lutheran Church. He is
a former soloist at St. Mary's
Cathedral of Music in Memphis,
Tenn.
Phillip Morgan, organist, a grad
uate of Eastman School of Music,
Rochester, N. Y., is widely known
for his work and is presently pro
fessor of piano and organ at Wom
an's College in Greensboro.
Post Barbour, a class of 'SB stu
dent at Guilford College, will be
pianist for the performance of
"The Messiah."
THE GUILFORD!AN
THE GUILFORD COLLEGE A CAPELLA CHOIR
Whittier Program
Presented
The last two chapels were pre
sented as a celebration of John
Greenleaf Whittier's hundred and
fiftieth birthday, which was last
Tuesday.
For the program three students
recited poems by this Quaker poet.
Jane Carroll gave part of '"Snow
bound;" Margaret Haworth gave
"Laus Deo;" and David Hardin,
"From the King's Missive." Dr.
Furnas presented a biographical
sketch of Whittier and an inter
pretation of his literary works.
Since he is head of the English
Department, he was well qualified
for this job.
Music for this program was sup
plied by the Guilford a Cappella
Choir. Two of the three numbers
were arranged by Mr. Baumbach,
choir director.
Other Quaker colleges all over
the world observed Whittier's birth
day because he was one of the
spiritual leaders of his time.
CHOIR RECORDS
ARE FOR SALE
The Guilford College a Cappella
Choir is now on record. Their new
331/3 RPM high fidelity disc
features beautiful savior music, the
Alma Mater, Christmas music, spir
ituals, and many others.
Records may be obtained from
Virgil Winslow or any other choir
member.
Gospel Book Store
115 S. Greene
Students Report
on Seminar
(Continued from page one)
able fear. The discussions of the
Seminar raised the question as to
whether we trust the leaders to be
reasonable men, which were con
cluded they were, but why was it
that in the current issue of arms
race, do they fully feel justified in
going ahead with it when they
know the implications of this race.
It was concluded that insecurity
was the root of the problem. Nu
clear weapons provide the U. S.
with the feeling of a certain amount
of security. The question raised
here was whether this was security
or was it a way to head toward
destruction on both sides of the
world.
One of the concrete suggestions
that came out of the Seminar was
that students and other citizens
tend to disassociate themselves
from the government and blame
the government for all the pro
blems, whereas the problem lies
with the individuals who are part
of the government.
For those who are interested,
some publications dealing with the
disarmament race and other vital
points of the United States policy
have been suggested by the Sem
inar delegates. The recommended
are: "The New York Tijrnes," Kis
singer's Nuclear Weapons and For
eign Policy, Warburg's Agenda for
Action, "The Foreign Affairs Re
view", Atlantic Monthly and other
similar publications.
Compliments of
Guilford College
Drug Co.
Page Tree
Baumbach
Directs
Choir
Affable Carl Baumbach, director
of music at Guilford College since
1950 and director of the a Cappella
Choir since 1952, began his musical
career at the age of seven in
Germany, the country of his birth.
Prior to his arrival in this country
in 1923, he studied at the Con
servatory of Music in Kassell,
Germany. He received the degrees
of bachelor of music and master of
music at Eastman School of Music
in Rochester, N. Y. His graduate
work in musicology was at East
man School of Music and the Uni
versity of Rochester.
Upon completion of his studies,
Baumbach taught at Eastman.
"Tiring of the cold up-state New
York winters," as he put it, Pro
fessor Baumbach moved to the
South where he taught for four
years at George Peabody School
for Teachers in Nashville, Tenn.
Since 1946, he has made his home
in Greensboro where he taught at
Greensboro College before becom
ing director of music here at Guil
ford.
In addition to his activities at
Guilford, Professor Baumbach is
organist and choir director at the
First Moravian Church of Greens
boro.
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