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COLLEGE CHOIR During the past year the College Choir has de Long, also presented the Christmas pro- again made memorable steps toward creating gram in conjunction with the Dramatic Art its own history here on the Hill. Department. This year the Choir displayed its Twice during the year it was the pleasure talents in a modern choral fantasy based on of the Choir to sing with the Baltimore Sym- five traditional Christmas carols. phony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Later in the year, in keeping with the Lenten Massimo Freccia. The first program included season, the Choir offered the Passion section a medley of Viennese waltzes-the second, the of Handel's Mess-iall on Palm Sunday. opera Cacatlena Rustic(IIW by Mascngui. In Besides leading the congregation in the the opera, not only did the Choir accompany hymns of the chapel service, the choir weekly the soloists, but it also had several outstanding renders an anthem, as well as providing many solo parts itself, one of which was the beautiful soloists . Prayer from the church scene. .Miss Margaret Whitfield and Professor The group, under the direction of Professor Oliver K. Spangler ure the Choir Accompanists. 142