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Show Men s Chorus Dedicated To iU By PATTY CRISWELL Chronlcl Faatur Wrltar The 55 - year - old University Men's Chorus, which consists of 30 interested and able voices, is one of the oldest singing groups connected with a campus cam-pus west of the Missouri River. UNDER THE direction of John Marlowe Nielson for the past 14 years, the chorus has performed both light and heavy music ranging from Diack's "Little Jack Horner," a humorous humor-ous take-off on Handel's style, to Hassler's "Cantate Dimino." The chorus is noted for its choral tone and its interpretive renditions of the best in choral literature. Mr. Nielson is also director of Universal Chorale. PARTLY SUPPORTED by student funds, the Men's Chorus Cho-rus performs at such functions as dedications of campus buildings build-ings and annual Christmas and spring concerts. Last spring they sang for Dr. A. Ray Olpin's farewell dinner. EACH YEAR the men tour parts of the Western states. Last year they sang at Berkeley, Berke-ley, Palo Alto and Oakland, California, and Ely and Elko, Nevada, as well as various areas of Utah. This year they are planning an Idaho trip. Often, soloists and small ensembles, en-sembles, both vocal and instrumental, instru-mental, perform with the chorus. cho-rus. Among these have been Val Stewart, Tom Pike, Larry Stowe, Dave Vigas and Nick Gold. Charlene Snow has been piano accompanist for the past five years. She arranges many of the numbers which the group uses. Chorus president is Dean Menlove. Vice president is Don Yacktman. The officers announced there is still room for six to ten more voices in the chorus. MEMBERSHIP is based on availability to meet a daily rehearsal re-hearsal schedule and a high degree de-gree of musicianship and tonal memory. Men who are interested in joining the chorus should contact con-tact Mr. Nielson. Tryouts will be announced. |