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201 The Iowa State Teachers college A Capella Choir will make its annual spring tour Wednesday through Friday, March 26 - 28
Public Relations News Release 1952:505, p.1
Maurice Gerow announced that during the three-day tour the 70-voice choir will present programs in eight Iowa communities. Contralto Jane Mauck; music department faculty, will appear as guest soloist with the group. The program for each day is listed.
202 Music students got a real treat Thursday afternoon when concert pianist Boris Goldovsky presented two lectures for their benefit
Public Relations News Release 1952:509, p.1
Goldovsky, also master of ceremonies for the Metropolitan "Opera News of the Air" broadcast, was in Cedar Falls for his program of "Piano Portraits."
203 Two original compositions by William P. Latham will be presented tonight during the annual Choral Concert at the auditorium
Public Relations News Release 1952:546, p.1
The five-part program will open with the College Women's Chorus singing a group of folk songs. Part II will feature the Madrigal Singers. The College Chorus with Marvin Bergmann, senior from Hampton, as soloist, will be presented.
204 The annual Choral Concert of the college music department will be presented Thursday evening, March 6, in the college auditorium
Public Relations News Release 1952:396, p.1
Performers for the evening include the College Women's Chorus; Madrigal Singers, and the College Chorus assisted by the College Symphony Orchestra, organist George Samson of the music department, and accompanists Carol Jensen and Beulah Yanny.
205 "Songs in the Air" program broadcast over radio station WOI, Ames
Public Relations News Release 1952:410, p.1
"Songs in the Air," conducted by John Mitchell originates in the college radio studios. The program is designed to teach rote songs to elementary pupils. The studio singers help lead the pupils in singing.
206 Thirteen coeds are members of the studio singers who are heard every Monday afternoon
Public Relations News Release 1952:409, p.1
"Songs in the Air' program broadcasts over radio station WOI, Ames. It is conducted by John Mitchell and originates in the college radio studios. The program has an audience of 15,000 school children in more than 3,000 classrooms throughout the state.
207 John Powell (bass-baritone)
Public Relations News Release 1952:411, p.1
Born March 13, 1921, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Graduate of Robert E. Lee high school, Jacksonville, Florida. Received his bachelor of music from Rollins college, Winter Park, FL., in 1946 and master of arts from Teachers college, Columbia University.
208 Maurice Gerow (tenor)
Public Relations News Release 1952:411, p.1
Born Oct. 14, 1915, in Jackson, Michigan. Graduate of Jackson high school. Received his bachelor of music degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1938 and a master of music degree from Michigan in 1942. He is married and has three children.
209 Myron E. Russell has been named as Iowa representative for the National Association of Schools of Music committee for young composers' radio awards
Public Relations News Release 1952:451, p.1
Russell is head of the music department at the college. The purpose of the committee is to foster music composition in secondary schools and colleges through a systematic series of annual awards.
210 A song written by a college employee's son comprises part of the program to be sung by contralto Jane Mauck
Public Relations News Release 1951:362, p.1
The song, "I Shall Be Very Quiet," was written by Gordon Myers, son of Clifton Myers. Clifton Myers is a member of the college maintenance staff. Gordon is vice-president and manager of radio station WGHF-FM in New York City.
211 A song written by a college employee's son comprises part of the program to be sung by contralto Jane Mauck
Public Relations News Release 1951:362, p.1
Mauck's recital, the fifth in the current series of faculty recitals at the college, will be open to the public without charge. Ellen Aakvik, also of the college music department faculty, will accompany Mauck.
212 Jane Mauck to present the fifth faculty recital
Public Relations News Release 1951:334, p.1
Contralto Jane Mauck will present the fifth faculty recital of the current academic year in the college auditorium. The recital will be open to the public without charge. Ellen Aakvik, also of the college music department faculty, will accompany Mauck.
213 Karl M. Holvik announces that the concert band will play eleven compositions on Sunday, January 13th
Public Relations News Release 1951:304, p.1
Frank A. Piersol, director of bands at Iowa State College, Ames, and former Waterloo West high school band director, will be guest conductor.
214 John Mitchell, assistant professor of music education will serve on the national TV-radio committee of the Music Educators National Conference
Public Relations News Release 1951:299, p.1
The group is one of the MENC committees investigating audio-visual aids in music education. Mitchell has previous served as state chairman and as North Central division chairman of the MENC committee on records in music education.
215 Frank A. Piersol will conduct four compositions during the concert program, Sunday Jan. 13
Public Relations News Release 1951:297, p.1
The 90-piece concert band will present the concert in the college auditorium. Piersol has served as judge of high school music contests in Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado and Arkansas; he has been guest conductor and advisor for many bands.
216 Fourth Faculty Recital
Public Relations News Release 1951:283, p.1
Russell Baum, assistant professor of piano will present the recital Sunday, Jan. 6 in the college auditorium.
217 Art department open house and exhibit to be held Sunday, December 9
Public Relations News Release 1951:205, p.1
A one-man art show by student Dassine Melcher, Waterloo, will also be featured. It is an art department requirement that every art major present a one-man art show before graduation.
218 Harry Guillaume announced a two-hour art department open house and exhibit Sunday, Dec. 9
Public Relations News Release 1951:204, p.1
The exhibit will include student, faculty and commercial work which will be displayed in the art department rooms and halls. Features will include art metal work; pottery; paintings; furniture; sculpture work in wood, metal, wire, ceramics; and etchings.
219 The Christmas season will officially open Dec. 6 at the tree lighting ceremony
Public Relations News Release 1951:201, p.1
President J. W. Maucker will light the huge tree south of the Commons at 7 p.m. Don Peter, Marcus, president of the Student League board, will emcee the event.
220 The Annual presentation of Handel's "Messiah" will be given Sunday, December 9, by the Department of Music
Public Relations News Release 1951:194, p.1
Myron Russell, head of the music department, will direct the oratorio which is scheduled for 4 p.m. in the Men's gymnasium. Soloists for the performance are Jane Birkhead, Jane Mauck, Maurice Gerow, and Harald Holst.
221 Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio "Elijah" will be presented in the men's gymnasium Sunday, Nov. 18, at 4 p.m.
Public Relations News Release 1951:133, p.1
Roland Searight, of the college music faculty, will direct the production which will be open to the public without charge. Soloists for the oratorio are soprano Jane Birkhead, contralto Jane Mauck, tenor Maurice Gerow, and baritone John Powell.
222 Pianist Ellen Aakvik
Public Relations News Release 1951:132, p.1
Aakvik, of the Iowa State Teachers College music faculty, will play Rachmaninoff's Rapsodie on a theme by Paganini with the Waterloo symphony orchestra Tuesday evening, Nov. 20.
223 Henry Harris, assistant professor of iano, will present concerts at Austin, Minn., and Boone during the next week
Public Relations News Release 1951:106, p.1
The major works to be played at the concerts were selected by the local committees at Austin and Boone. Two of the major works to be played at Austin and Boone respectively are the Sonata Pathetique and the Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven.
224 Required attendance at recitals is just too much for music minors
College Eye 43:6, p.2
Music minors are forced to attend recitals.
225 The final event of Homecoming will be the 75th Anniversary concert in the auditorium, Sunday, Oct. 28
Public Relations News Release 1951:92, p.1
The concert will be presented by the college department of music. This year's homecoming, Oct. 26-28, is the 30th in the college's history. The concert program is in five parts. Program listed.
226 Pianist Henry Harris' program for the second music department faculty recital was announced today by Myron Russell
Public Relations News Release 1951:84, p.1
Russell, head of the music department, said the Harris recital will be open to the public without charge. The recital program is listed.
227 Henry Harris and Robert E. Bruere begin a friendship
Public Relations News Release 1951:83, p.1
The friendship began last year when Bruere heard one of Harris' "Piano Profiles" programs over radio station WOI, Ames. Through correspondence Harris has learned that Bruere, now 27, ranked seventh scholastically in his 1945 Oskaloosa high school class.
228 The second music department faculty recital of the 1951-52 season will be held in the college auditorium, Sunday, October 21
Public Relations News Release 1951:78, p.1
Pianist Henry Harris, assistant professor of piano, the featured pianist, joined the college faculty in 1941. He was absent from the campus for two and a half years during the war while serving in the Navy.
229 The program of the first music department faculty recital of the 1951-52 season to be held
Public Relations News Release 1951:74, p.1
Myron Russell, head of the music department announced that the recital will be held in the college auditorium, Sunday, October 14. The recital will feature soprano Jane Birkhead and bass-baritone Harald Holst. Jvone Maxwell will be the accompanist.
230 The first music department faculty recital of the 1951-52 season will be held Sunday, October 14 at 8:15 p.m.
Public Relations News Release 1951:69, p.1
The recital will feature soprano Jane Birkhead and bass-baritone Harald Holst. Jvone L. Maxwell of the music department will be the accompanist. Birkhead and Holst gave a concert this summer at Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.
231 Paul F. Bender, general chairman of the Homecoming committee, announced the program for the three-day Homecoming weekend
Public Relations News Release 1951:64, p.1
The theme for Homecoming will be "Seventy-Five Years of Teacher Education." It will be the second in a series of five all-college events in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the college. After the game there will be informal dancing in the ballroom
232 Twenty-five faculty members will be on leave of absence during the 1951-52 academic year
Public Relations News Release 1951:63, p.1

Nine faculty members in the teaching department, three from the departments of education and English and speech, two from industrial arts and mathematics, and one from home economics, art, music, physical education for women, social science, and library.

233 Seven departments have been authorized by the state board of education to offer graduate level courses leading to the Master of Arts in Education
Public Relations News Release 1951:25, p.1
M. J. Nelson, dean of the faculty, announced today that Six of the departments - business education, education, English and speech, science, mathematics, and social science- will participate in the graduate program beginning in the summer of 1952.
234 Myron Russell appointed Music Department head
Alumnus 35:3, p.3
Professor Russell replaces Professor Kurtz; photo.
235 Changes of salary policy
First 75 Years 0:0, p.68
Music faculty move from fees to salary; radical change for retirees.
236 Music
Old Gold 0:0, p.60
Brief description of the department; photo.
237 Russell replaces Kurtz as music department head
College Eye 42:31, p.1
Profile of Myron Russell; photo.
238 Postponement of the college presentation of Mendelssohn's oratorio, "Elijah," was announced today by college officials
Public Relations News Release 1950:366, p.1
Originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon, May 20, the oratorio will be performed Nov. 18 as a 75th anniversary commemoration event. The congestion of numerous spring activities amongst students, faculty, and community is the reason for the postponement.
239 Music department prepares 'Elijah'
College Eye 42:30, p.3
240 Four students will present a senior recital Thursday, May 10, at 8 p.m. in Gilchrist hall
Public Relations News Release 1950:352, p.1
The recitalists are Ronald Donelson, Beverly Irwin, Marlene Meyers, and Addie Mae Pittam. Pittam will open the recital with Delmas' "Promenade" and Weber's "First Concerto."
241 Maurice Gerow, of the music faculty will sing the tenor solos in Haydn's oratorio
Public Relations News Release 1950:351, p.1
Gerow will sing the tenor solos from "The Creation," Sunday, May 13, at Knox college, Galesburg, Illinois.
242 Music Department's Dr. Kurtz will retire this year
Alumnus 35:2, p.25
Has been at college since 1924 and headed department since 1934; photo.
243 Emmetsburg will be the evening host Monday, April 30, to the Concert Band
Public Relations News Release 1950:334, p.1
Conductor David Kennedy's once postponed 1951 tour will include Lattimer and Laurens, also on Monday, and three more concerts at Monson, Humboldt, Webster City on Tuesday.
244 Compositions of four faculty members and two students will be performed Sunday night, April 22 at the annual Original Compositions concert
Public Relations News Release 1950:324, p.1
The SAI chorus will sing two songs by Edward Kurtz, retiring head of the music department. Words for both songs were written by Mrs. Kurtz. Pianist Henry Harris will play a piano sonatina by William Latham. Juanita Yearous will sing a song.
245 Dr. Edward Kurtz was honored Tuesday night, April 17, at a dinner party given by fellow musicians and music faculty
Public Relations News Release 1950:320, p.1
The 69-year-old violinist, composer and conductor will retire at the end of the summer quarter. He has been head of the music department since 1934, and a member of that department since 1924.
246 A recital by Harald Holst, bass-baritone, and Russell Baum, pianist, will be presented by the music department in the college auditorium
Public Relations News Release 1950:299, p.1
Baum, assistant professor of piano, received his master's degree from the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. Since coming to the college in 1938, he has composed songs and works for piano and orchestra and played several radio recitals.
247 A recital by Harald Holst, bass-baritone, and Russell Baum, pianist, will be presented by the music department Sunday, April 15, at 8 p.m.
Public Relations News Release 1950:300, p.1
Holst has a background of concert tours in Denmark and Norway and study in Europe. He has made extensive appearances in oratorio, opera, radio, concerts and recitals in this country.
248 A recital by Harald Holst, bass-baritone, and Russell Baum, pianist, will be presented by the music department, Sunday, April 15, at 8 p.m.
Public Relations News Release 1950:298, p.1
Holst, associate professor of voice, received his master's degree in music from Chicago's Conservatory of Music and was coached in opera by Leo Kopp of the Chicago Civic Opera. Holst has been at the college since 1936.
249 John Powell, of the Music faculty, will sing German, French, English, and American songs at his recital Sunday at 8 p.m. in the college auditorium
Public Relations News Release 1950:294, p.1
John Powell will be accompanied by Daphne Powell. Powell sang the lead in "The Desert Song," staged during the war by the Army Air Force. He has soloed in New York's Town hall, on radio networks, and appeared in concerts throughout the East and South.
250 John Powell, baritone, will present a recital Sunday (April 8) at 8 p.m. in the auditorium
Public Relations News Release 1950:289, p.1
Daphne Powell will accompany the baritone. In England, John Powell studied with Elena Gerhardt, Lieder singer, and in New York with Maestro William Van Geisen. Powell has been a member of the music faculty since 1949.
251 ISTC concerts April 4-5
Public Relations News Release 1950:282, p.1
On Wednesday (April 4) the 60-piece orchestra will play a morning concert directed by Roland Searight. The 62-voice college choir will sing its home concert Thursday (April 5) conducted by Assistant Professor Maurice Gerow.
252 Sketch of Conductor Maurice Gerow
Public Relations News Release 1950:282, p.1
Gerow's experience includes work under such famous conductors as F. Melius Christiansen and Fred Waring. He received his bachelor and master's degrees from the University of Michigan and has studied at Juilliard School of Music and Columbia University.
253 The metronome (beating out the time) and the do-re-mi pitch scale were standard music teaching aids centuries ago--and still going strong
Public Relations News Release 1950:278, p.1
But many other aids and techniques have been developed and will be demonstrated at the one-day music workshop Saturday (March 31). Dinstinguished speakers will include Beatrice Krone, and Evalene Bell.
254 Legends about "long-hair" composers getting inspirations for master compositions "are probably a lot of bunk"
Public Relations News Release 1950:265, p.1
Composer William P. Latham says, "Most of the old masters like Bach, Beethoven, Brahms were emotionally normal persons." Latham is a June candidate for the degree of doctor of philosophy from Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. Works listed.
255 1951 Spring Concert tour of the College Band
Public Relations News Release 1950:260, p.1
The complete repertoire is printed on the program. Conductor David Kennedy said the band will play about 11 selections at morning and afternoon concerts and about 13 at evening concerts. Kennedy joined the music staff in September, 1948. Tours listed.
256 A music workshop, with emphasis on the junior high level, will be held Saturday, March 31
Public Relations News Release 1950:259, p.1
Maurice Gerow, assistant professor of music education, announced the program which will feature two famous music educators. Beatrice Krone of the University of Southern California faculty will conduct the morning session.
257 The entertainment calendar for the next week at Iowa State Teachers college is pretty heavily booked
Here's what's coming up:

Public Relations News Release 1950:244, p.1
Feb. 28, Jazz concert, Commons; March. 1-2, "The Count and the Coed, campus school auditorium;" Mar. 2, Folk Festival, Women's gym; Mar. 3, Soc Hop, Commons; Recital, Pianist Jean Casadesus, auditorium.
258 Altogether there are 117 pupils cast in the operetta, a musical comedy. Most of them are in the choruses.
Public Relations News Release 1950:239, p.1
The acting roles will be played by (in the order in which they speak), they are listed. Marilyn Russell will be the accompanist. Cast understudies are listed.
259 Disguised count...prexy's daughter
Public Relations News Release 1950:239, p.1
"The Count and the Coed," is jointly presented by the drama and music departments in the campus high school auditorium. Drama directors are Margaret Divelbess and Howard VanderBeek. Mildred Luce is the music director
260 Three seniors will present a recital Thursday, March 8, at 8 p.m. in Gilchrist chapel.
Public Relations News Release 1950:236, p.1
Roland Swale, West Union, will play three flute numbers¿ Tenor Henry Bruns, Waterloo, will sing six solos.. Robert Steele, Washington, will play two tuba solos.
261 Paris-born pianist to close ISTC concert course
Public Relations News Release 1950:222, p.1
Jean Casadesus, only 23 years old, a descendent of a musically famous French family, will wind up the 1950-51 concert course. Born in Paris, Casadesus entered the Paris Conservatoire when only 10 years old and emerged with the First Medal.
262 ISTC student music recitals
Public Relations News Release 1950:204, p.1
Nine soloists and a clarinet quartette will participate in a student music recital in the Gilchrist hall chapel. Soloists and quartette members are listed.
263 ISTC Concert Band to play Sunday
Public Relations News Release 1950:181, p.1
The annual winter home concert of the college concert band will be played in the college auditorium.Director David Kennedy and his 75-musician band will play compositions of such famous composers as Bach, Brahms, Gillette, Gliere, and Tschaikowski.
264 Famed Violinist at ISTC Saturday
Public Relations News Release 1950:172, p.1
Violinist Henri Temianka will be featured at a music conference for string teachers and students.Temianka will fly here from Houston, Texas, where he is on tour with the renowned Paganini violin quartet. He is the quartet's first violinist.
265 Pianist Henry Harris to play Sunday, January 7
Public Relations News Release 1950:166, p.1
Henry Harris, popular assistant professor of piano, will play in the college auditorium. Before coming to the college in 1941, Harris was a faculty member of the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music. He graduated from Germany's Leipzig conservatory in 1932.
266 1950 Leaves Mark on ISTC Campus
Public Relations News Release 1950:165, p.1
A presidential inauguration, the fifth in 74 years, was one of several major changes during 1950. Starting last June a minor in journalism was offered. Plans were approved for granting a major in library science starting next June.
267 Harris to play with Missouri Symphony
Public Relations News Release 1950:144, p.1
Pianist Henry Harris of the College music department faculty will appear as soloist Sunday at Independence, Missouri with that city's symphone orchestra. On Monday he will play a recital at Graceland junior college, Lamoni.
268 A symphony, performed for the first time only last Sunday (Nov. 19), will be the feature of a concert by the Symphony Orchestra Nov. 27
Public Relations News Release 1950:129, p.1
The new work is "Symphony No. 5 in G Major," composed by Conductor Edward Kurtz, head of the music department. It was first played at the annual fall concert lsat Sunday night.
269 Coach, Band Instructor "Equally Important"
Public Relations News Release 1950:94, p.1
If beginning teacher salaries are any index they both rank equally and both rank higher than science teachers. Coaches and instrumentalists had the same range of pay, from $2,900 to $3,600 while science teachers settled for $2,700 to $3,100.
270 TC Musicians to give 1-hour program at Hudson
Public Relations News Release 1950:82, p.1
David Kennedy, director of bands, said the group would include a wood wind quintet; a brass ensemble quartet; flute, violin and piano solos, and a jazz band. One vocalist, Sonia Scholl, Boone, will sing with the instrumentalists.
271 Over five-hundred hear Warren concert
Public Relations News Release 1950:72, p.1
The performance of the Metropolitan Opera star, Baritone Leonard Warren, was the first of four distinguished concerts by nationally famous musicians on the college's concert series this year.
272 Student pianists to give recital
Public Relations News Release 1950:47, p.1
The five musicians are students (listed) of Russell N. Baum and Henry Harris.
273 Jane Birkhead of the College music department will present this fall's first faculty recital in the auditorium on September 28 (Thursday)
Public Relations News Release 1950:22, p.1
Birkhead, a soprano, since joining the College faculty in 1941, has traveled extensively with the college's music groups including the college quartette. She has sung often over Iowa radio stations and is a regular performer over station KXEL, Waterloo.
274 Three new faculty members were added to the music department recently, according to an announcement made this week by Dr. Edward Kurtz
Public Relations News Release 1950:10, p.1
Arthur Christmann has taught for the past 16 years at the Julliard School of Music in New York, will teach woodwind instruments. Miss LaVerne Hodges, will teach music theory and harp. Lester Rumbaugh, will teach music education.
275 Sweet and Lowdown
College Eye 41:38, p.2
News about musical events on campus.
276 Hilltopics; can't students sing?
College Eye 41:37, p.2
Believes students should be given the leads in the musical productions rather than the faculty performing them.
277 Music Department's aim--best
College Eye 41:37, p.2
Informs students that Music Department has been criticized for using not yet matured voices of students for operas and uses faculty members for orchestra positions only when needed.
278 Strings are difficult; graduate student answers
College Eye 41:37, p.2
Faculty are used for string positions in the orchestra because not enough students are being trained in those area in the elementary and high schools.
279 Sweet and Lowdown
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News about musical events on campus.
280 Sweet and Lowdown
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News about musical events on campus.
281 Sweet and Lowdown
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News about musical activities on campus.
282 Sweet and Lowdown
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News about music on campus.
283 Sweet and Lowdown
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News about musical activities on campus.
284 Sweet and Lowdown
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News from the Department of Music.
285 Sweet and Lowdown
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News from the Department of Music.
286 Music
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Brief description of the department; photo.
287 Opera satirizes British customs
College Eye 41:30, p.1
Preview of "The Mikado"; photo.
288 Sweet and Lowdown
College Eye 41:30, p.8
News from the Department of Music.
289 Music department presents first opera in twenty years
College Eye 41:29, p.1
Will be presenting "The Mikado"; list of cast members; photo.
290 Sweet and Lowdown
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News from the Department of Music.
291 Music Department presents Mikado
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292 Sweet and Lowdown
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News from the Department of Music.
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Events occurring within the Department of Music.
295 Summer school will take nine from music staff
College Eye 41:25, p.6
List of faculty who will be taking classes this summer and the schools they will be attending.
296 Sweet and Lowdown
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News from the Department of Music.
297 The college music department
Alumnus 34:2, p.1
Will present "The Mikado".
298 Sweet and Lowdown
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News from the Department of Music.
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