Glee Club in the 1911 Corks and Curls
The 1910-1911 season of the Virginia Glee Club was directed by M.S. Remsburg.[1] Officers included Malcolm W. Gannaway, president, David Lamon, vice-president, George P. Waller, secretary, John W. Hamilton, manager, and J.J. King, treasurer.[2][3][4] The group also included a small ensemble, the "Corner Quartette," including Malcolm Gannaway, George Waller, and S.P. Cowardin.[5] During the season they rehearsed in Madison Hall, the home of the Virginia Y.M.C.A..
Performances[]
The first performance of the reconstituted group was held over several nights in November 1910 and included traditional choral works, solos, female impersonation and blackface.[6]
- Concert in Richmond (1910)
- Concert in Lynchburg (1911)
- Concert in Staunton (1911)
- Concert at Sweet Briar (1911)
- Concert at Richmond (1911)
- Concert at Levy Opera House (1911)
- Grasshopper Cantata and Glee Club Concert (1911)
Roster[]
This roster includes members as listed in the 1911 Corks and Curls and may not include all members of the Glee Club.
First tenors: F.W.C. Webb, S. Saunders, W. G. Sprinkel, S.F. Poindexter, Fred Rinker
Second tenors: P.R. Ashby, C.M. O'Connor, C.R. Brooks, George P. Waller, J.J. King, R.B. Saunders
Baritones: Bodley Booker, Malcolm W. Gannaway, Z.R. Lewis, W. E. Ewers, K.T.Wegner, H.R. Wilkins
Basses: F.M. Lewis, A.F. Triplet, H. Marshall, J.D.B. Barnwell, J.F. McDowall, Richard Bridges
Gallery[]
Glee Club in the 1911 Corks and Curls
References[]
- ↑ "The Glee Club a success". Madison Hall Notes VI (21): 1. 1911-02-11. http://books.google.com/books?id=zII9AAAAYAAJ&dq=%22university%20of%20virginia%22%20%22glee%20club%22&lr=&as_brr=4&client=safari&pg=RA1-PA21#v=onepage&q=remsburg&f=false.
- ↑ "Glee Club Organized". College Topics. 1910-05-21. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EgwtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zWkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2154,2942584&dq=glee-club&hl=en.
- ↑ "Extension Work". Madison Hall notes X (16): 1. 1915-01-16. http://books.google.com/books?id=RoM9AAAAYAAJ&dq=%22university%20of%20virginia%22%20%22glee%20club%22&pg=PT49#v=onepage&q=%22university%20of%20virginia%22%20%22glee%20club%22&f=false.
- ↑ Corks and Curls. XXIV. 1911. pp. 259-260. http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1265&path=Virginia.Charlottesville.University+of+Virginia.1911.258&sid=&gskw=.
- ↑ "The Glee Club a Success". Madison Hall Notes VI (21): 1ff. 1911-02-11. https://books.google.com/books?id=zII9AAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA21&dq=%22university+of+virginia%22+%22glee+club%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhk5HakqrKAhWJ2R4KHfhcAYYQ6AEINTAF#v=onepage&q=%22university%20of%20virginia%22%20%22glee%20club%22&f=false. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ↑ "Glee Club Gave Final Performance". College Topics: p. 8. 1910-11-23. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-gstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zWkEAAAAIBAJ&dq=glee-club&pg=2800%2C4477864.
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