Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Rutgers University Glee Club, this volume offers a comprehensive history, recounting the origins of the group’s most beloved traditions, while celebrating both the colorful, charismatic directors of the club and the dedicated, talented young men who have performed in it.
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Rutgers University Glee Club, this volume offers a comprehensive history, recounting the origins of the group’s most beloved traditions, while celebrating both the colorful, charismatic directors of the club and the dedicated, talented young men who have performed in it.
DAVID F. CHAPMAN received his Ph.D. in historical musicology from Rutgers University-New Brunswick in New Jersey, where he teaches courses in music history and literature, performance practice, and ethnomusicology. He is the author of the monograph Bruckner and the Generalbass Tradition and is currently preparing an edition of Anton Bruckner's Nullte Symphony (WAB 100) for the New Bruckner Collected Works series.
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Foreword Introduction Chapter 1 Early History 1. The Männechor Tradition and the English Catch Clubs 1. The Glee Club of London 1. Collegiate Glee Clubs in America The Rutgers College Glee Club 1. Birth of the Rutgers College Glee Club 1. Composition of “On the Banks of the Old Raritan” (1873) Sidebar – Howard Newton Fuller (1854-1931) 1. 1872-1879 – Fits and Starts 1. 1880-1895 – Stable Leadership 1. Loren Bragdon’s Leadership in the 1890s Sidebar – Loren Bragdon (1856-1914) Sidebar – The Rutgers Songbook (Songs of Rutgers) Sidebar – Alma Mater Chapter 2 – New Directions 1. George W. Wilmot (Musical Director/Leader, 1895-1906) 1. Raymond W. Smith (Leader, 1906-1915) 1. Collaborative Efforts 1. Merger 1. New Leadership Chapter 3 The Modern Era – Rutgers at 150 1. Howard D. McKinney, ’13 as Director 1. World War I Sidebar – Paul Leroy Robeson, ’19 (1898-1976) 1. Peacetime Pursuits – The Development of the Musical Clubs Sidebar- The Jazz Bandits – Success after Rutgers 1. Rutgers University Chapter 4 - Change in Focus 1. The Demise of the Mandolin Club and the Rise of The Musical Clubs 1. Leadership from Within 1. The Assistant Director – F. Austin Walter, ’32 1. World War II – An Unwelcome Detour Sidebar – Glee Club Discography – From the Vicissitudes of War to European Tours 1. Post-War Sidebar – Lake Minnewaska – An Idyllic Location for Work and Recreation Chapter 5 – Prestige and Travel 1. The 1950s – The University Choir Sidebar – Howard Decker McKinney (1889-1980) 1. The 1960s – International Travel Sidebar – Glee Club on the Road – Sixty Years of International Travel Sidebar – Glee Club and the Gridiron – Early Involvement and a Continuing Tradition Sidebar – Soup Bowl – A Modern Glee Club Tradition – 1967-Present 1. The 1970s – The Centennial Year (1972) 1. The 1980s – Walter’s retirement – New Directors and Directions Sidebar – Francis Austin “Soup” Walter (1910-2000) Sidebar – Frederic Hugh Ford Chapter 6 – Into the New Millennium Sidebar – Patrick Gardner (b. 1953) 1. Patrick Gardner – 1993-Present 1. The New Millennium 1. The 2010s 1. 2020 – the Glee Club in the Year of Covid-19 1. Beyond to the 150th Anniversary Celebration Sidebar – Christmas in Carol and Song – A Rutgers Tradition for Over 100 years Sidebar – Student Leadership – A Glee Club Hallmark Epilogue Index
Foreword Introduction Chapter 1 Early History 1. The Männechor Tradition and the English Catch Clubs 1. The Glee Club of London 1. Collegiate Glee Clubs in America The Rutgers College Glee Club 1. Birth of the Rutgers College Glee Club 1. Composition of “On the Banks of the Old Raritan” (1873) Sidebar – Howard Newton Fuller (1854-1931) 1. 1872-1879 – Fits and Starts 1. 1880-1895 – Stable Leadership 1. Loren Bragdon’s Leadership in the 1890s Sidebar – Loren Bragdon (1856-1914) Sidebar – The Rutgers Songbook (Songs of Rutgers) Sidebar – Alma Mater Chapter 2 – New Directions 1. George W. Wilmot (Musical Director/Leader, 1895-1906) 1. Raymond W. Smith (Leader, 1906-1915) 1. Collaborative Efforts 1. Merger 1. New Leadership Chapter 3 The Modern Era – Rutgers at 150 1. Howard D. McKinney, ’13 as Director 1. World War I Sidebar – Paul Leroy Robeson, ’19 (1898-1976) 1. Peacetime Pursuits – The Development of the Musical Clubs Sidebar- The Jazz Bandits – Success after Rutgers 1. Rutgers University Chapter 4 - Change in Focus 1. The Demise of the Mandolin Club and the Rise of The Musical Clubs 1. Leadership from Within 1. The Assistant Director – F. Austin Walter, ’32 1. World War II – An Unwelcome Detour Sidebar – Glee Club Discography – From the Vicissitudes of War to European Tours 1. Post-War Sidebar – Lake Minnewaska – An Idyllic Location for Work and Recreation Chapter 5 – Prestige and Travel 1. The 1950s – The University Choir Sidebar – Howard Decker McKinney (1889-1980) 1. The 1960s – International Travel Sidebar – Glee Club on the Road – Sixty Years of International Travel Sidebar – Glee Club and the Gridiron – Early Involvement and a Continuing Tradition Sidebar – Soup Bowl – A Modern Glee Club Tradition – 1967-Present 1. The 1970s – The Centennial Year (1972) 1. The 1980s – Walter’s retirement – New Directors and Directions Sidebar – Francis Austin “Soup” Walter (1910-2000) Sidebar – Frederic Hugh Ford Chapter 6 – Into the New Millennium Sidebar – Patrick Gardner (b. 1953) 1. Patrick Gardner – 1993-Present 1. The New Millennium 1. The 2010s 1. 2020 – the Glee Club in the Year of Covid-19 1. Beyond to the 150th Anniversary Celebration Sidebar – Christmas in Carol and Song – A Rutgers Tradition for Over 100 years Sidebar – Student Leadership – A Glee Club Hallmark Epilogue Index
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