Music Department___Rough Data from 1946-1971

Music Dept in '46

(Dedication to Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Hooker)

Faculty:
Gordon Hooker,
Elizabeth Morgan,
Gladwyn Nichols,
Levi Olson (New—Dept. Head),
Sam Sutherland (listed as a dept. administrator for 1st semester).

Instructors:
Katharine Brignall,
Roy Reid Brignall,
Louise Arnold Ford,
Dorothy King,
Alice McMichael,
Arthur Rains (Voice),
Blanche Ruggles,
John B. Trowbridge,
Loren Whitney,
Floraine Nielsen.

Ensembles:
Biola Male Quartet,
Missionary Quartet,
Women's Glee Club (Elizabeth Morgan, Dir),
Biola Orchestra (Gladwyn Nichols, Dir),
Biola Band (Gladwyn Nichols, Dir),
Men's Chorus (Levi Olson, Dir),
Chapel Trio (Female),
Joy Trio (Female).

Music Dept in '47

Faculty:
Gordon Hooker,
Elizabeth Morgan,
Gladwyn Nichols (last time),
Herbert G. Tovey.

Instructors:
Katharine Brignall, Piano;
Roy Brignall, Piano, Organ, Theory;
Louise Arnold Ford, Piano, String Quartet;
Jessie Kaye-Smith, Voice;
Dorothy Thompson King, Piano Accordion;
Alice Kaye McMichael, Organ;
Floraine Nielson, Piano;
Wanda Fields, Piano;
Blanche Ruggles, Violin;
Helen Sherman, Piano;
C. Howard Smith, Piano;
John Trowbridge, Voice;
Loren Whitney, Hammond Organ.

Ensembles:
Lyric Choir (Herbert Tovey, Dir),
Men's Chorus (Herbert Tovey, Dir),
Radio Choir (Herbert Tovey, Dir),
String Choir (Eva Tovey, Dir),
Grace Trio (Female),
Radio Choir Trio (Female),
Radio Choir Quartet (Male),
Crusader Quartet (Male).

Events:
Annual Music Festival.

Music Dept in '48

(Called the “School of Sacred Music”)

Faculty:
Gordon Hooker,
Elizabeth Morgan,
Herbert Tovey (Dir),
Eva Tovey.

Instructors (Adjuncts/Private Lessons):
Katharine Brignall, Piano;
Roy Brignall, Piano, Organ, Theory;
Louise Arnold Ford, Piano, String Quartet;
R. L. Genter, Brass, Woodwind Instruments;
Jessie Kay-Smith, Voice;
Dorothy King, Piano, Accordion;
Helen Sherman, Piano;
Howard Smith, Piano, Conducting, Men's Glee Club;
Harry Stillwell, Band.

Ensembles:
Laudisti Choir (Herbert Tovey, Dir),
Ladies' Lyric Choir,
Men's Glee Club (Howard Smith, Dir),
Bible Institute Band (Harry Stillwell, Dir),
Trombone Trio,
Ladies' Lyric Quartet.

Secretary:
Rachael Borne.

Music Dept in '49

(Called the “School of Sacred Music”)

Faculty:
Gordon Hooker,
Elizabeth Morgan,
Eva Tovey,
Herbert Tovey (Director),
Joseph Barclay,
Philip Benton,
Charles Bovingdon,
Viola Bovingdon,
Kathryn Brignall,
Roy Reid Brignall,
Rayner Brown.

Instructors (Adjunct?):
Ruth Flatley (Voice),
Louise Arnold Ford (Piano),
Dorothy Thompson King (Accordion),
Helen Sherman (Piano),
Harry Stillwell (Band).

Rachael Borne (Secretary),
Lois Stubbs (Secretary).

Ensembles:
Bible Institute Band (Harry Stillwell, Dir),
Laudisti Choir A (Eva Tovey, Dir),
Laudisti Choir B (Eva Tovey, Dir),
2 Male Quartets,
Calvary Quartet,
Psalmist Quartet (Strings).

Music Dept in '51

Faculty:
Herbert Tovey (Chair),
Eva Tovey,
Joseph Barclay,
Charles Bovingdon,
Viola Bovingdon,
Gordon Hooker,
Rayner Brown,
William Cozens,
T. Fetler,
Ruth Flatley,
H. Sherman,
Dorothy King.

Ensembles:
Coronation Choir,
Festival Choir,
Band,
Lyric Choir,
Male Chorus.

Clubs:
Organist's Guild.

Music Dept in '53

Faculty:
Arthur Atwell (Orchestration, Conducting, Brass Instruments),
Joseph Barclay (Conducting, Voice),
Carolyn Ahlstrand (Piano, Organ),
Rayner Brown (Harmony, Composition, Music History),
Nunzio Crisci (Elementary Music Methods, Tests and Measurements),
William Cozens (Piano),
Ruth Flatley (Voice),
Gordon Hooker,
Dorothy King (Accordion),
Wally Olfert (Steel Guitar, Standard Guitar),
David Olsen (Adv. Conducting, Solfege, Orchestration, Strings Class),
Eva Tovey (Church Music, Coronation Choir, Production Sem., Freshman Choir),
Herbert Tovey (Chair; Conducting, Freshman Choir, Radio Choir, Music in Xian Ed).

Elmine Balsiger (Dept. Secretary).

Ensembles:
Brass Ensemble,
Orchestration,
“Chorus” - Coronation Choir?,
Biola Chapel Choir (Radio Choir).

Events:
Festival of Music (now bi-annual; dir. By Herbert Tovey),
Mendelssohn's “Elijah”,
Coronation Concert.

Clubs:
Organist's Guild.

Music Dept in '54

Faculty:
Rayner Brown,
Gordon Hooker,
Earle Hulin (Chair),
Janice Wignall.

Instructors (Private/Adjunct):
Carolyn Ahlstrand,
Arthur Atwell,
Elma Doss,
Joseph Barclay,
Warner Drier,
Ruth Flatley,
Ana Gaitan,
Wayne Johnson.

Music Secretary: Dorothy Green.

Ensembles:
Biolan Band (Atwell, Johnson),
Orchestra (Johnson),
String Trio.

Clubs:
Organist's Guild.

Events:
Faculty Recital: Atwell (Tpt); Drier (Violin); Gaitan (Piano); Barclay (Voice); Browne (Organ).

Music Dept in '55

Faculty:
Joseph Barclay,
Rayner Brown,
Elma Doss,
Gordon Hooker,
Earle Hulin (Chair),
Janice Wignall,
Mary Ann Miller (listed w/out degree),
Paul Wohlgemuth.

Ana Gaitan graduated this year.

Ensembles:
Orchestra,
Coronation Choir.

Music Dept in '56

(Dedicated to Gordon and Martha Hooker)

Faculty:
Rayner Brown,
Gordon Hooker,
Joseph Barclay,
Ana Gaitan,
Elma Doss,
Duane Dunham,
Elizabeth Hilton,
Mary Ann Miller,
Paul Wohlgemuth.

Ensembles:
Coronation Choir,
Gospel Quartet (Male),
Biolan Quartet (Female).

Music Dept in '57

Earle Hulin (Chair),
Gordon Hooker,
Elizabeth Hilton,
Ana Gaitan,
Duane Dunham,
Rayner Brown,
Nevoy Gerbracht,
Paul Wohlgemuth,
Mary Ann (Miller) Ivanoff.

Ensembles:
Coronation Choir,
Trumpet Trio (played with Choir),
Violin Trio (played w/ Choir).

Clubs:
Organist's Guild.

Music Dept in '58

Faculty:
Rayner Brown,
Elma Doss,
Ana Gaitan,
Marvin McKissick,
Mary Ann Ivanoff,
Elizabeth Hilton,
Gordon Hooker,
Earle Hulin,
Robert Pritchard,
Lester Remsen,
Richard Unfried,
Ted Nichols,
Cuneo - Adjunct.

Ensembles:
Coronation Choir,
Twelve-voice Ensemble.

Clubs:
Organist's Guild.

Music Dept in '59

Faculty:
Justin Gray,
Mary Ann Ivanoff,
Earle Hulin,
Marvin McKissick,
Gordon Hooker,
Elizabeth Hilton,
Lester Remsen,
Richard Unfried,
Paul Wohlgemuth.

Ensembles:
Brass Ensemble,
Chorale.

Clubs:
Steering Committee for Music Club:
Organist's Guild,
National Church Music Fellowship.

Music Dept in '60

Faculty:
Rayner Brown,
Elma Doss,
Justin Gray,
Mary Ivanoff,
Gordon Hooker,
Elizabeth Hilton,
Marvin McKissick,
Theodore Nichols,
Lester Remsen,
Richard Unfried,
Paul Wohlgemuth (last year).

Ensembles:
Quartets (Vocal),
Oratorio Chorus.

Clubs:
National Church Music Fellowship,
Organist's Guild,
MENC.

Music Dept in '61

Faculty:
Rayner Brown,
Elma Doss,
Justin Gray,
Gordon Hooker,
Mary Anne Ivanoff,
Marvin McKissick,
Ted Nichols,
Paul Ratzlaff,
Lester Remsen,
Margaret Schaper
Margaret Schumacher,
Richard Unfried.

Ensembles:
Chorale,
Oratorio Chorus.

Music Dept in '62

Faculty:
Rayner Brown,
Elma Doss,
Robert Fowells,
Gordon Hooker,
Marvin McKissick,
Paul Ratzlaff,
Richard Unfried,
Margaret Schaper,
Margaret Schumacher,
Lester Remsen.

Ensembles:
Chorale,
Biola Quartet,
Brass Ensemble (Remsen).

Music Dept in '63

Faculty:
Rayner Brown,
Elma Doss,
Julie Overseth,
Margaret Schaper,
Margaret Schumacher,
Ted Nichols,
Lester Remsen,
Richard Unfried.

Clubs:
MENC,
Organist's Guild.

Ensembles:
Woodwind Ensemble (led by Marlene Langosch – new),
Brass Ensemble (led by Lester Remsen),
Chorale (led by ?),
Biola Quartet.

Music Dept in '64

Faculty:
Rayner Brown,
Elma Doss,
Edwin Heppner,
Gordon Hooker,
Marlene Langosch,
William R. Lock,
Marvin McKissick (Chair),
Richard Unfried,
Jack Schwarz,
Margaret Schumacher,
Margaret Schaper,
Lester Remsen.

Ensembles
Chorale (Marvin McKissick)
Biola Quartet
Brass Ensemble (Lester Remsen)
Woodwind Ensemble (Marlene Langosch)

Clubs:
Organist's Guild,
MENC.

Music Dept in '65

Faculty:
Rayner Brown,
Elma Doss,
Edwin Heppner,
Gordon Hooker,
David Lassiter,
William Lock,
Marvin McKissick,
Margaret Schumacher,
Jack Schwarz,
Richard Unfried,
Howard Whitaker,
Jennie Wong.

Clubs:
Organist's Guild – President: Donna Green.

Notable Performances:
Marilyn Horne,
Los Angeles Brass Society.

Ensembles:
Biola Male Quartet,
Men's Glee Club,
Biola Chorale.

Music Dept in '66

Faculty:
James Hill,
Rayner Brown,
Elma Doss,
Edwin Heppner,
Gordon Hooker,
William Lock,
Margaret Schaper,
Margaret Schumacher,
Jack Schwarz,
Richard Unfreid,
Loren Wiebe,
Jennie Wong,
Howard Whitaker.

Clubs:
Women's Glee,
Men's Glee,
Radio Choir,
Music Educator's National Conference (MENC),
American Guild of Organists.

Ensembles:
Biola Quartet,
Madrigal Singers (Ed Heppner),
Brass Ensemble (James Hill),
Woodwind Quintet,
Piano Trio,
Chorale (Ed Heppner).

Guest Artists:
Catharine Crozier, Organ;
Melvin Brown, Tenor;
Earl Voorhies, Piano;
Orpha Ochse, Organ;
Robert Pritchard, Harpsichord;
Thomas Manshardt, Piano;
Irene Robertson, Organ.

Music Dept in ‘67

Faculty:
James Hill,
Rayner Brown,
Edwin Heppner,
Elma Doss,
Gordon Hooker,
William Lock,
Margaret Schaper,
Margaret Schumacher,
Jack Schwarz,
Richard Unfreid,
Howard Whitaker,
Loren Wiebe (first year),
Jennie Kuk-Yong Wong,
Frank Zamora.

Clubs:
Organist’s Guild.

Ensembles:
Women’s Glee Chorus, led by Jack Schwarz;
Brass Ensemble, led by James R. Hill;
Piano Quintet, led by Jennie Wong;
Piano Trio, performed for La Mirada Women’s Society in November, declared “Biola Month”;
Biola Chorale, led by Edwin Heppner;
The Collegians (founded by Loren Weibe);
The Biola Quartet (male);
Madrigal Singers.

Events:
Chorale sang College Choir Festival of National Church Musician’s Fellowship first time on West Coast. Participated in Choral Festival @ Chapman in March, and Pacific Southeast Choral Assn in April. Toured Pacific Northwest for 16 days in May.

The Contemporaries, auditioned vocal group founded and directed by Tom Keene, come into existence.

The Caravan Singers are a guest artist.

Music Dept. in ’68

Faculty:
James Hill (Chair),
Rayner Brown,
Edwin Heppner,
William Lock,
Margaret Schaper,
Margaret Schumacher,
Jack Schwarz,
Loren Wiebe,
Jennie Wong,
Wilmer sic Wall (New) (See: Wilmar Wall),
Keith Weathers (New),
Elma Doss (part-time),
Lazlo Lak (part-time),
Peter Notehelfer (part-time),
Charles Path (part-time, new),
Gordon Hooker (part-time—retired?).

Not listed:
Edwin Heppner,
Howard Whitaker.

Ensembles:
Biola Chorale, led by Loren Wiebe (first year?)—toured to East Coast;
Collegians, led by Loren Wiebe—toured to Vancouver ;
The Biola Quartet, led by Wilmar Wall;
The Freshman Quartet, led by Wilmar Wall;
The Carillons (new), led by William Lock;
Brass Ensemble, led by Keith Weathers;
Wind Ensemble, led by Keith Weathers;
Piano Ensemble, led by Jennie Wong;
String Ensemble, led by Charles Path.

Events:
Sunday Concerts in Crowell, featuring Caravan Singers, Joyce Landorf, Lorin Whitney, The Haven of Rest Quartet, and Salvation Army Band.

Artists in Concert series:
Paul Schoenfield, piano;
Joerf Demus, piano;
Charles Shaffer, organ;
Richard Lewis, tenor;
Ronald Sindelar/Jennie Wong;
Zurich Chamber Octet.

Music Dept. in ‘69

Faculty:
James Hill (Chair),
Margaret Schaper,
Rayner Brown,
Wilmar Wall,
Russell Stepan (head of piano),
Richard Unfried,
Jack Schwarz,
Loren Wiebe,
William Lock,
Jennie Wong.

Ensembles:
The Carillons, led by William Lock;
The Biola Quartet, led by Wilmar Wall ;
Second Biola Quartet, led by Wilmar Wall;
Biola Chorale, led by Loren Wiebe;
Collegians, led by Loren Wiebe;
Brass Ensemble, directed by Howard Whitaker;
String Ensemble, directed by Karen Lak;
Woodwind Ensemble, directed by Howard Whitaker.

Music Dept. in ‘70

Faculty:
James Hill (Chair),
Richard Unfried,
Jack Schwarz,
Russell Stepan,
Loren Wiebe,
Jennie Wong,
William Lock,
Rayner Brown,
Wilmar Wall,
Genevieve Anderson (part-time),
Elizabeth Hamilton (part-time),
Gordon Hooker (part-time),
Karen Lak (part-time),
Laszlo Lak (part-time),
Margaret Schaper (part-time),
Keith Weathers (part-time).

Ensembles:
Other Side (formerly Collegians?); Biola Quartet (first mixed quartet @ Biola)

Music Dept. in ‘71

Faculty:
James Hill (Chair),
Rayner Brown,
William Lock,
Ray Lutke (new),
Jack Schwarz,
Russell Stepan,
Richard Unfried,
Wilmar Wall,
Loren Wiebe,
Jennie Wong.

Ensembles:
Woodwind Chorus, directed by Ray Lutke;
Chorale, led by Loren Weibe;
Chamber Singers, directed by William Lock;
Brass Ensemble, directed by Ray Lutke;
Biola College Band, directed by Ray Lutke (first year!);
String Ensemble, led by Laszlo Lak;
Other Side (last year).

Events:
Otis Skillings Composes Alma Mater, FIGHT SONG

Beethoven Festival – Interdisciplinary, combining visual art about Beethoven's life with music by faculty and students.

Kellie Greene with ensemble, guest artist. Jazz improvisations on classical music, appeared second semester of 1971.