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A History of the Rutgers University Glee Club /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Chapman, David F. (David Francis), 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2022.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Early History
  • The Männerchor Tradition and the English Catch Clubs
  • The Glee Club of London (1787)
  • Collegiate Glee Clubs in America
  • Birth of the Rutgers College Glee Club
  • Composition of "On the Banks of the Old Raritan" (1873)
  • Howard Newton Fuller (1854-1931)
  • 1872-79: Fits and Starts
  • 1880-95: Stable Leadership
  • Loren Bragdon's Leadership in the 1890s
  • Loren Bragdon (1856-1914)
  • The Rutgers Songbook (Song of Rutgers)
  • Alma Mater
  • 2. New Directions
  • George W. Wilmot (Musical Director/Leader, 1895-1906)
  • Raymond W. Smith (Leader, 1906-11)
  • Collaborative Efforts
  • Merger
  • New Leadership
  • 3. The Modern Era: Rutgers at 150
  • Howard D. McKinney, '13, as Director
  • World War I
  • Paul Leroy Robeson, '19 (1898-1976)
  • Peacetime Pursuits: The Development of the Musical Clubs
  • The Jazz Bandits: Success after Rutgers
  • Rutgers University
  • 4. Change in Focus
  • The Demise of the Mandolin Club and the Rise of the Musical Clubs
  • Leadership from Within
  • The Assistant Director: F. Austin "Soup" Walter, '32
  • World War II: An Unwelcome Detour
  • Glee Club Discography: From the Vicissitudes of War to European Tours
  • Postwar
  • Lake Minnewaska: An Idyllic Location for Work and Recreation
  • 5. Prestige and Travel
  • The 1950s: The University Choir
  • Howard Decker McKinney (1889-1980)
  • The 1960s: International Travel
  • Glee Club on the Road: Sixty Years of International Travel
  • Glee Club and the Gridiron: Early Involvement and a Continuing Tradition
  • Soup Bowl: A Modern Glee Club Tradition, 1967-Present
  • The 1970s: The Centennial Year (1972)
  • The 1980s: Walter's Retirement-New Directors and Directions
  • Francis Austin ""Soup"" Walter (1910-2000)
  • Frederic Hugh Ford (b. 1939)
  • 6. Into the New Millennium
  • The 1990s: Patrick Gardner, 1993-Present
  • Patrick Gardner (b. 1953)
  • The New Millennium
  • The 2010s
  • 2020: The Glee Club in the Era of COVID-19
  • Beyond to the 150th-Anniversary Celebration
  • Christmas in Carol and Song: A Rutgers Tradition for over One Hundred Years
  • Student Leadership: A Glee Club Hallmark
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author