MUSIC GROUPS Lilting melodies and whispering harmonies soar KENNETH Oovis, director, discusses The score of The Socred Sym· phony, which composer George lynn dedicated 10 The Hording chorus There's a simple lilli e equation around campus that defies mathematical ex planation: A Cappella Chorus equals espr;/ ' de corps. And why? Perhaps it 's because of the common goa l of the members: to sing to praise God. Or ma y be it' s just that they're together from one to two o'clock every day. Then there were th e trips-and what trips! In the fall to Omaha , Kan sas City, Wichita, Tulsa . At Chri stmas to Army camps. In the spring to Georgia and Florida . Over weekends to Little Rock, Shreveport, H ot Springs. And talk of a tour to the Pacific and the Far Eas t ! That' s a lot of travel-not to mention Rook-for 45 peo pl e and th e Big Blue Bus. George Lynn and hi s Sacred Symphony and Choral Clini c in March must not be forgotten, nor the appearance on the " lTe rald of Truth ," and the weekly nationwide radio show. But even all that isn't a complete explana lion . The re is one more factor, the most important of a ll- Direc tor Kenneth Davis, Jr. His boundless energy, consummate musicianship, and resolute dedi ca ti on inspire ever ybody to n car -perfect per forman ces. And that's about it. The complete equa tion then turn s out: Davis plus A Cappella plus esprit ' de corps plus trips equals magni fi - cent music plus peerl ess pleasure. A CAPPELLA . FIRST ROW: Hortman , DuBois, Clark , M ., Anderson, Hightower, Vinther, O' Neal, Combest, Bobo. SECOND ROW: Bach , Stafford, Thompson, J., Clark, B" Read. Porler, Whitfield, Davis, Goy. THIRD ROW: Slreet, Tucker, Smith, Gaither, Berryhill, Burks. loveland, Sul lins, Organ. FOURTH ROW Richardson Claude, Cross, Underwood, Summerlin, Jones, Thompson, D., Jennerman, Wilson. 118
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