Neva J. White, MM - Assistant Professor, Piano ***Musically speaking*** H osting the 21st Christian College Choral Music Festival on January 9-10 with Dr. Douglas McEwen of Arizona State University as host conductor was a highlight of the year for the Department of Music. More than 625 singers, from 14 choruses of 12 Christian colleges/universities, composed the combined chorus that closed the concert on Saturday night after each individual chorus had sung two numbers each. From the balcony of the Benson Auditorium, the view was beautiful and the singing was majestic. Dr. Kenneth Davis, Jr., chairman of the Department and director of the A Cappella Chorus, made plans to take present and former chorus members on a fourweek tour of western Europe to sing in Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Poland, and Hungary during the summer of 1987. This will be the fourth European tour for the A Cappella. In keeping with university policy, Dr. Davis made plans to retire as department chairman at the end of the summer, after five years as chairman and 34 years on the faculty. · During 1986-87, Jeff Hopper was on leave of absence for doctoral study at · Rutgers University in theory and musicology. Warren Casey worked on his doctoral dissertation and Dr. Bill Hollaway several pieces for various instruments. Students Mark Brown, Laura White, Alicia Music, and Robert Ritter ~on. first place in state competition in smgmg. <@l> George E. Baggett, DME - Professor, Music J. Warren Casey, MME - Associate Professor, Music & Band Patricia J. Cox, MEd - Assistant Professor, Music & String Ensembles Kenneth Davis, Jr., DMus - Professor, Music & Chorus, & Chairman Clifton L. Ganus III, OMA - Professor, Music & Chorus William W. Hollaway, PhD - Professor, Music & Piano Ann R. Sewell, MM - Associate Professor, Music & Piano Arthur L. Shearin, OMA - Associate Professor, Music, Choral Ensembles & Orchestra Music I saw you walking in the rain. During halftime of a rainy Bison football game, Mr. Warren Casey gives the Thundering Herd a look of playful disgust. Casey was responsible for directing the Thundering Herd, Harding 's marching band. - photo by Jerry Traughber. Music 179
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