The Highacres Colleg
Vol. 16, No. 4
Chorus creates
By Kelly Yale
The Highacres chorus, under
the direction of Dr. Joseph
Jumpeter, presented its third an
nual Medieval Musical Feaste on
Saturday and Sunday, January
31, and February 1 at
Stefanisko's Hall.
Dr. Jumpeter said that the idea
of performing a medieval feast
came from reading in magazines
and newspapers about similar
productions by other groups. The
director had wanted to organize
such a feast for years but had not
felt able to until the time of the
first medieval feast, in February
of -1979. The main drawback in
having the feast was finding a
food service establishment that
could accommodate such a pro
duction. Then Dr. Junipeter con
tacted Mr. Bill Genet% who had
also been interested in hosting
such a feast but had no musical
group to perform it. The produc
tion was held at Genetti's
restaurant the first two years but
was changed to Stefanisko's this
year.
In planning the feast, Dr.
Jumpeter wanted to avoid mak
ing it a Christmas madrigal din
ner because two other colleges in
the area do that type of produc
tion, and the Christmas season is
always so full of various concerts
that attendance might have been
lower than at another time of the
year.
Dr. Jumpeter feels that his
most difficult task is selecting the
music for the performance. He
commented that there is a great
deal of music available . for
Christmas, but less that is non
seasonal. He must select music
that is fitting for the period, that
the audience will enjoy listening
to, and that is appropriate for the
chorus to perform.
In medieval England, a king
Published By Students of The Hazleton Campus of the Pennsylvania State University
The Highacres Chorus held its third annual Medieval Feaste on January 31 and February 1 at Stefanisko's. His Royal
Majesty King Richard (Richard Campoll) and his Queen (Mary Stump) have asked their magician to conjure up a pictorial
review of those magical evenings. See pages 6 and 7.
would have a dinner and invite
many guests. The guests at
Highacres chorus' feasts have
their names placed on a list and
are assigned to tables named
after famous castles in England.
inside This Issue:
Nuclear plant opening delayed . . . pg. 2
Administration defends parking fee . . pg. 3
Highacres Harry debuts . . . pg. 5
Club news . . . pg. 9
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medieval pageantry
The guests are given titles such
as Duke, Earl, etc., which also in
dicate the area the person came
from, such as "Duke of
Hazleton." Traditionally the
noblemen sat at the head table,
and other guests sat at tables
placed in a u-shaped arrange
ment so that a large area in the
center was left open for enter
tainment.
The chorus' feasts have follow-
ian
February 13,1981
ed the basic pattern of traditional
madrigal dinners, which included
an opening procession. Once
everyone was seated, the hall
was addressed by the Lord
cont'd. on p. 6