I NACRES COLLEGIAN
COLLEGE-COMMUNITY CHORUS RECITAL
The world of music was enlightened when
the College—Community Chorus presented
its annual Christmas concert at the
West Hatleton Trinity Lutheran Church
and the Salem Evangelical Church,
December 7,8, 1958. This year the
concert was presented in two stations;
the first seetion was composed of
selections from Bach's "Christmas
Oratorio" and the second, of the music
of Benjamin Britten's "A Ceremony of
Carols."
The 39 voices, combined with the
serenity of the church sanctuary,
presented Bach in the quiet, sacred
manner in which Bach should be
presented. Miss Bette Kulig, Mrs.
hLry Ann Bigelow, Mr. Leroy Hinkle
c:acl Rev. B$; n Fetterman, soloists
:uring the "Christmas Oratorio," all
(.:,3A. justice to Bacn. The time devoted
GO Benjamin Brittents "A Ceremony of
(;arols" seemed to pass by too quickly.
It would be difficult for any ohorus,
regardless of their experience, to
equal and surpass the exoellent and
stirring rendition the College-Community
Chorus gave to this music of Britten.
Since this was the Hazleton araats
first public performance of "A Ceremony
of Carols," the College-Community
Chorus did more than just sing the
music; they put into song all the
emotion and feeling that Benjamin
Britten must have felt as he composed
"A Ceremony of Carols." The inter—
preation of this music by Mr, A. G.
WiLox was just the right touch to give
the audience the feeling of anxiety
befitting the debut of Britten's music
in this area.
Miss Pearl Garbrick, our versatile
MUSiO instructor, again displayed her
amazing and uncanny skill at directing.
All in all, the general audience re—
ception to the concert, was more than
sufficient to compo4sat,e the chorus
for the many long and hard hours of
rehearsal time that was needed to make
th 4 ,b „concert ,tl,lo,.succ t _ess, if, was • . , , , „
,cov. a ir .-g-s*.*.
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FRIDAY, DECSIBER 19, 1958
CHORTT APPLAUDED
The following is an exact copy of a
congratulatory letter receivod by UiE:5
Pearl Garbrick honoring our chorus.
Miss Pearl Garbrick
Asst. Professor of Llusic
Hazleton Campus
Hazleton, Pa.
Dear Miss Garbrick;
I ward you to know how much we enjoyed
the music provided by the College
Community Choras at the Dedication
Ceremony on,November 23. It added
greatly to the proccam and was vell
done.
Also received were plaudits from Mr.
Roland Edmunds, President of the
Hazleton Educational Council and from
Mr. 7.R. Grubbs, formerly an Associate
Professor of English at the Hazleton
Campus (craro and presently asst..
Administrative Head of the Allentown
Center. Mr. Grubb also sings riLh
the Bach Choir of Bethlehem.
Sorrow pricks me...
needle fine her dire enroachDent
Never so was discontent
...mairy wings he came and went
But, weaving hor web
Arachne-like
That insidious spider, Sorrow
puts in a bit today, toLlrs out a bit
tomorrow
Al Hiner
December 2 1 10E8
Sincerely yours,
rric Walker
President
COLIRLITION
Prisea Stiles