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November 18, 1960 THE SALEMITE Page Three Calvin Hampton, Organ Professor,Teaches And Composes . . r„i • Prmfprpnre held in Oberlin By Cynthia Randolph i As the Salem Alma Mater rang! through Memorial Hall with a con temporary accompaniment from the organ, someone was heard to re mark, “That’s Mr. Hampton, the • new organ professor, playing for . assembly today.” ■ j Yes, that is Mr. Calvin Hampton, a I960 graduate of Oberlin Con servatory of Music, who is the new organ professor at Salem. An ac- , complished organist and a com- , ^ poser, Mr. Hampton began studying piano at five years of age. But he : did not become really interested in ^ music until high school. While i studying “Rustles of Spring” and I the “Military Polonnaise”, Mr. v' Hampton discovered a piano teacher at Kent State University . who offered to teach him for half price. After a few lessons, at ; which the teacher insulted his en tire musical background, Mr. Hampton decided to quit, but his teacher would not let him. For a year and a half he studied only Bach “Two-Part Inventions” and Around Cont. appreciation classes have brought about noticeable changes in South dorm. Groups of girls can be seen (and heard!) around the piano sing-i ing Schubert’s “Der Erlking” and “Heidenrosein” in the original (?) German — helped by Meggi, of course . . . The girls on second- floor Strong would like to see a change in their surroundings; and they plead with the day students to use room 204 more often. We realize that sheets, pillowcases, and towels along with notebooks and text books are a lot of trouble; but we’d love to see some new faces under bobby pins and fat curlers in the morning . . . Eloise Upchurch changed her mind about Beatniks after receiving a complimentary letter from a,beat Yankee. He had seen her name in a Salem College Directory and fell in love with her initials (EHU) and the fact that she lives on Magnolia Street. He even composed a poem in her honor I There is one thing that Herak- leitos forgot, however, when he said that all things change; and that is a woman’s curiosity. This was evidenced in the mass of Salemites who risked their lives hanging over the balcony in Memorial Hall be fore Ferlinghetti’s lecture endan gering those underneath also, all for the sake of curiosity. But there was one woman who, defying her feminine nature, wasn’t in the least curious about what Dr. Ferlinghetti had to say—she stomped out of Memorial Hall after his first poem. Haydn sonatas which he absolutely hated; this same teacher taught him to like them. { Mr. Hampton then enrolled at Oberlin. After two weeks he found that his background in piano did not seem sufficient, and he changed his major to composition. This was very successful, and he also studied compositibn privately. Hampton became friends with an organ major. He began practicing MORRIS SERVICE Next to CaroHnai Theatre * Sandwiches - Salads - Sodas “The Place Whore Salemites Meet” FOR NICE THINGS TO WEAR AND RELAXED SUBURBAN SHOPPING VISIT Open ’Til 9 Every Nite Monday Thru Friday Home of LANZ Dresses and Smart Sportswear Coordinates. organ, and, with help in registra tion, learned four or five pieces. His friend suggested that he change his major to organ, but still study composition privately. Mr. Hamp ton was naturally afraid to change his' major because this would mean making up two years’ work in his sophomore year. After only two weeks as a sophomore, Mr. Hamp ton made an appointment with an organ professor at Oberlin and ar ranged to change his major. He finished two years of study in only one year by practicing some times as much as eleven hours a day. During his junior year in Salz burg, Austria, he composed several pieces, one of which, a work for' string orchestra, was' performed twice in Salzburg and once in Friedrichshaven. | Two weeks before his senior re cital at Oberlin, Mr. Hampton was nterviewed by Robert Shaw and was accepted as organist. Since rehearsals were to begin im mediately following Mr. Hampton’s recital, it meant learning the Bach “B Minor Mass” in addition to practicing for his recital. After the recital Mr. Hampton became ill, which canceled the tour with Ro- ibert Shaw. During his senior year Mr. Hampton was awarded the Seby- Harlan-Houston Theory Award to ;he senior organist most outstand- ng in Theory and Performance. He was also elected by the faculty :o play on the Oberlin Commence- nent Recital Program, which is ;iven by seniors selected from each of the different departments. This past summer, Mr. Hampton worked with an organ tuner and helped an artist design stained glass windows and an altar in contempo rary design for the National Epis copal Conference held in Oberlin. Mr. Hampton also rebuilt the organ in Christ’s Episcopal Church in Oberlin and was organist for the conference. SPECIAL Now thru’ Next Week SALEM COLLEGE STUDENTS i Both Only CHEESEBURGER AND ICE CREAM SODA With Student Card RY BAR O NORTHSIDE SHOPPING CENTER • SOUTH STRATFORD ROAD It's what's up front that counts Up front is I FILTER-BLEND land only Winston has it! Rich, golden tobaccos specially selected and specially, processed for full flavor in filter smoking. B. J. Beynolds Tobacco Company. Winston-Salem, N. C. WINSTON TASTES GOOD like a cigarette should!
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