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SCARLET AND BLACK

Fridayx December III I?“

 

Scarleleers Sing

Musical Variety;

Tanager: Vocalize Female .Talenl

By Renate Reicha

From “Honey" with a bebop
beat to “Grinnell. Grinnell"
the Searleteers present a pleas-
ing variety of music. Craig
Welterlen, senior, the leader of
the group, describes' them as
“a bunch of guys singing to-
gether for the fun of it." Dick
Bailly, Jim Stith, and Al Ross-
rnan, juniors; Tom Pope, Bill
Hughes, Dick Lovell, anti John
Phillips, sophomores, comprise]
this year’s Scarleieers, a'
“young group" as Welterlen:
puts it. ‘ e K i

While not affiliated with Grin-
nell, College, the Scarleteers'
are all Grinnell students and
most of them are active in
other campus musical activi-
ties. They also make tradition-
al appearances on campus,
such as their annual Mother's
Day performance. The group
also performs off-campus en-
gagements, utilizing a variety
of music from traditional bar~
bershop to serious Brahms.
Practices are held Weekly. rer
gardless of whether or not the
group has an engagement, and
the Scarleteers arrange much
of their own music. Entertain-
ment value is stressed and
songs are accommodated to fit
the audience, A typical per-
former will usually include
so me barbershop harmony,
semi-serious music, and a spec-
iall‘y number.

Tryouts for the Scarleteers
are held in the spring. No pre-
vious experience is required,
but sought-after qualities are
music comprehension, stage
presence, and the ability to
blend well with the group. The
main objective, as Welterlen
stressed, is to give a good per-
and have a good
tlme while doing it. This spir-
it was plainly exemplified dure
ing Dance 1. ME: for, whether
in gold Presley coats and sun
glasses or traditional scarlet,
the group clearly had a good
time, and. as is typical of Sear-
leteers performances, the aud—
ience did tool

The Quad’s counterpart to
the Scarleteers are the Tanagr
ers, a vocal group consisting
of nine girl singers. Dodi
Holcher, Donna Dagenais, Peg-
gy Ziegenhagen, Ruth Unruh,
and Becky Reetz, seniors; Mar-
cia James and Holly Hoebel,‘
juniors; Ginger Clark and
Cris Swanson, sophomores, are
the members of,tllis year's
group. ’

The Tanagers, who startedi
life long ago as the Debonairs,
are also not affiliated with
Grinnell College, although they
represent it indirectly as Grin-
nell Students, They perform at
various Oifvcampus engage-
ments, utilizing a music range.
from popular to barbershop.l
The group writes some of its
own music, and tries for a
balance of light and semi~ser-
ious numbers. Practices are
held on Tuesday nights at 6:30.
These were lleltl in Loose
Lounge until the arrival of the
T. V, set forced the Tanagers
to migrate to Fine Arts.

Budding Tanagers .may . try

 

their wings in the spring, when
the group holds its tryouts, it
now consists oi nine girls, but
that number will be cut to
eight next year, The ability to

read music. to blend well, and‘

chirp cheerfully is required.
The Tanagers do hot lay too

.great a stress on stage pres the bird

ence, as the group sings main-
ly for fun, and showmanship

 

 

 

 

lis acquired through experience.
Marcia James, as the group
leader, arranges the group’s
performances, sets rehearsal
times, and decides on the final
selection of the music.

As in the case of the Scar-
leteei‘s, the Tanagers are in
the group because they enjoy
lsinging and giving perform-
lances. Most of the group, Miss
[James feels, will continue sing-
ring in various actiVlties after
‘they leave Grinnell. The name,
incidentally, is derived from
called the Scarlet
,Tanager, who, unlike Grinnell's
group, cannot sing a note,

l

liltiusner Appointed
To Select Wilsons

Neal Klausner (phll) has
announced to the 5&3 that
he has been asked to serve
on the regional committee for
the selection of Woodrow Wil-
son fellows. He will be on the
committee, for Region _ 10,
which includes Iowa, Minneso-
ta, North Dakota, Wisconsin,
and the Canadian provinces of
Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
His responsibilities will in-
volve the reading of dossiers
and subsequently interviewing

This is the last issue of the
Scarlet and Black before
Christmas Vacation. Follow-
ing the holidays, there will
be two more first-semester
issues, including the “trial is-
sue" for the new editor and
business manager.

candidates. Interviews will be
held in Chicago, Minneapolis,
Milwaukee and Iowa City.

Woodrow Wilson fellowships
are granted for study toward
the Ph, D. to graduate stu—
dents interested in college
teaching in any field.

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