Chapman David F. Chapman

History of the Rutgers University Glee Club (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Founded in 1872, the Glee Club is Rutgers University s oldest continuously active student organization, as well as one of the first glee clubs in the United States. For the past 150 years, it has represented the university and presented an image of the Rutgers man on a national and international stage. This volume offers a comprehensive history of the Rutgers Glee Club, from its origins adopting traditions from the German Mannerchor and British singing clubs to its current manifestation as a world-recognized ensemble. Along the way, we meet the colorful and charismatic men who have directed the group over the years, from the popular composer and minstrel performer Loren Bragdon to the classically-trained conductor Patrick Gardner. And of course, we learn what the club has meant to the generations of talented and dedicated young men who have sung in it. A History of the Rutgers University Glee Club recounts the origins of the group s most beloved traditions, including the composition of the alma mater s anthem On the Banks of the Old Raritan and the development of the annual Christmas in Carol and Song concerts. Meticulously researched, including a complete discography of the club s recordings, this book is a must-have for all the Rutgers Glee Club s many fans and alumni.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978832268
• Artikelnr.: 72474911

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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