MUSIC MINISTRY MAJOR IN PLACE FOR FALL 1995

As of this fall, Milligan College will offer a B.A. in Music Ministry. Designed for the student who is preparing to serve a local church in music ministry, the degree received approval at the fall meeting of the trustees. New courses such as "Music and Worship" and "Music Ministry Methods" have been approved, and discussions between the music and Bible/ministry faculties mean that ministry as well as music will be at the heart of this new major, with the combined disciplines comprising both major and minor.

MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS REACH NEW HEIGHTS

The music area will have available for the first time eight scholarships for incoming students in the amount of $3,000 each. This exciting turn of events is the result of a rethinking of our scholarship offerings by the administration, and the decision to invest in particular disciplines at Milligan that show promise of growth. It's nice to be on that list. These scholarships are renewable for up to four years. To be eligible for consideration, a prospective student must have an ACT score of 24, or an SAT score of 1000, or a high school grade point average of at least 3.3. The scholarship candidate must also have been accepted by the College, and have completed an audition for the music faculty.

Two additional scholarships of $2,500 each will be available, requiring an ACT of 23, an SAT of 985, or a high school g.p.a. of 3.1. Again, acceptance by the College and an audition for the music faculty are required.

If you know of college-bound students who are looking to major in music and who have something to offer, please steer them our way. But we need to hear from them soon for entrance next fall. Priority consideration for scholarships will begin March 1 this year, February 1 next year. Prospective students who miss the priority deadline may yet be eligible if all scholarships have not been awarded and accepted.

CONCERT CHOIR SPRING TOUR HEADS WEST

This year's spring tour by the Concert Choir is fast approaching. Please come hear them if they are singing near you. Bring prospective students to the concert as well to let them "get the scoop" from real, live Milligan students. And by all means, come up and introduce yourself to director John W. Campbell. He'll appreciate the chance to get to know you. Here is the schedule, along with the local church phone number for more details.

March 10, Friday, 7:00 p.m., First Christian Church, Cookeville, TN, (615) 526-4241

March 11, Saturday, 6:30 p.m., LeClaire Christian Church, Edwardsville, IL, (618) 656-0918

March 12, Sunday, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m., Gateway Christian Church, St. Louis, MO, (314) 821-2156

March 12, Sunday, 6:30 p.m., Capital City Christian Church, Jefferson City, MO, (314) 635-1322

March 13, Monday, 7:00 p.m., Olathe Christian Church, Olathe, KS, (913) 782-3041

March 14, Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., Paola Cultural Center, Paola, KS, (913) 294-4907

March 15, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., West Side Christian Church, Wichita, KS, (316) 263-5269

March 16, Thursday, 7:00 p.m., Harmony Christian Church, Choctaw, OK, (405) 391-7310

March 18, Saturday, 7:00 p.m., Central Christian Church, Mt. Vernon, IL, (618) 242-4185

March 19, Sunday, 10:30 a.m., Little Prairie Christian Church, Albion, IL, (618) 445-3169

March 19, Sunday, 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church, Evansville, IN, (812) 424-1633

March 24, Friday, 7:30 p.m., HOMECOMING CONCERT, Milligan College, (615) 461-8723

MUSIC TECHNOLOGY LAB NOW IN PLACE

You may have seen the front-page article in the Fall Semester 1994 edition of the Mill-Agenda about what was in the works. We are pleased to announce that the Milligan College Music Area now features a state-of-the-art electronic music technology laboratory as a part of its keyboard curriculum. With the cooperation of the college administration, and with the help of Milligan friends who anonymously donated the down payment, we have purchased the laboratory instruments which are now in place and functioning.

This new lab will allow Milligan music students to study piano in a group environment, increasing student contact with the instructor from 30 minutes per week to 2-3 hours. The group format also enhances instruction in basic musicianship and ensemble practice, while improving student interest in the basic coursework for piano. Students will be able to study such cutting-edge technology as sound synthesis, digital and MIDI sequencing, and computer/keyboard multimedia research. Once we procure new computers (donations towards this goal would be welcome), our lab will be a complete music technology facility.

This facility will allow Milligan to develop a new avenue of performance: The Milligan College Keyboard Ensemble. With the many orchestral and electronic sounds available on these keyboards, piano students will be able to perform a wide variety of ensemble literature, from Bach to Sousa! We look forward to this ensemble becoming a contributing member to the traveling performance groups found at Milligan College.

The lab will be open to student use 20 hours a week for personal practice and technology research. This facility-the best of its kind in the nation-exceeds similar facilities at much larger institutions such as Eastman School of Music and the University of Tennessee, and it will aid in drawing talented music students to Milligan.

Tom Stampfli will be teaching class piano and directing the Keyboard Ensemble, and his nationally-recognized expertise in these areas will benefit Milligan students. Tom will be also be teaching workshops in music technology this summer. Give him a call for more details: (615) 461-8978.

We are proud of this new facility and would like to share it with you. Milligan will host an open house to introduce the music technology lab to the general public on Sunday, March 5, from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. You are invited to come and get acquainted with this exciting new technology. The music technology laboratory is located in Lower Seeger behind the auditorium.

ENGLISH PIANIST MARTIN JONES GIVES MASTER CLASS

On November 8 Martin Jones gave a master class in piano on the stage of Seeger Chapel at Milligan. This internationally-renowned artist worked with seven Milligan students while other music students and faculty watched. The session was most informative, and a good experience for all involved; Jones showed himself to be not only a world-class performer but also a capable teacher. Jones performed with the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra November 13, and gave a fabulous solo piano recital at Milligan on November 14.

This is the second master class offering in as many semesters. Last May baritone G. William Bugg gave a master class in voice prior to singing the title role in the Choral Union's performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah. Negotiations are underway with the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra about Milligan hosting a master class next fall with another guest artist.

We would like to see master classes happening on a regular basis. If you or someone you know would be interested in endowing a master class series, please contact the Milligan music office at (615) 461-8723.

CHOIR REUNION: 1970 GREAT WESTERN EXPEDITION

The Concert Choir that toured the West will have its twenty-fifth anniversary reunion (My, how time flies!) at Alumni Weekend, October 2729. Start making your plans now to come back to campus and visit with your fellow choir members!

FACULTY NEWS

The mother of Evelyn Thomas passed away February 24. Evelyn teaches voice and piano as an adjunct faculty member. Her elderly mother had been unwell for some time.

John Campbell and his wife Terri will welcome their third child, Rebecca Lee, due March 5. John will also have an article, titled "Mozart and the Baron: Musical Patronage at Work," published in the May 1995 issue of Choral Journal, about Gottfried van Sweiten's relationship with the Viennese composer. John also composed an avant-garde choral work on C. S. Lewis' "Screwtape Letter XII" that was premiered by the Chamber Singers at the Lewis Literary Festival in Kingsport on Feb. 8.

David Runner and his wife, Lisa Adkins Runner, mourned the passing of her father, E. T. Adkins, from a heart attack Feb. 14 at his home in Chatham, Virginia. David accompanied the Concert Choir in a performance of J. S. Bach's Magnificat on Dec. 8. He accompanied Handel's Messiah for the Johnson City Civic Chorale Dec. 17, and a program for Central Presbyterian Church in Bristol on Dec. 18. He was also at the organ for the Johnson City Messiah Sing-In in early Dec. He will be attending a Church Music Workshop in Knoxville March 3-4, and will give an organ recital at Milligan April 10. He will also give a recital at First Christian Church, Elizabethton, on May 7.

Tom Stampfli has been busy putting the music technology lab together. In his spare time he participated in the conventions of the National Association of Music Merchants and the Texas Music Educators Conference, as a clinician and as national education consultant for Kurzweil Synthesizer Co. The concert by his keyboard ensemble from the University of Oklahoma at the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy back in October received six curtain calls from a normally jaded convention. Feb. 25 at Milligan he will lead a workshop on "Using Music Technology on a Shoe-String Budget." Alfred Publishing Co. has officially released his composition for duo piano titled "Fiesta de San Antonio." In March Tom will be presenting a workshop, "Improvisation: Regaining Old Skills through New Technology," at the national convention of the Music Teachers National Association in Albequerque.

ALUMNI NEWS

Loren Stuckenbruck has taught New Testament at Kiel University in Germany for the past two years. May 16, 1994, he was granted a Ph.D., summa cum laude, from Princeton Theological Seminary. On May 22 Loren and sister Jane Stuckenbruck Perry participated in a family serenade concert at First Christian Church, Johnson City, to honor the fiftieth wedding anniversary of their parents, Earl and Ottie Mearl Stuckenbruck. In August he was pianist for a performance by a chamber ensemble composed of Kiel University faculty. Later that month Loren, wife Lois, Nellie and Hanno moved to England where he joined the theology faculty at Durham University in a tenured position. They have bought a house and now reside at 49 St. Bedes Close, Crossgate Moor, Durham DHI 4AA, England, U.K.

Gary W. Ballou ('78) has been appointed chairman of the music department at Mount Rainier High School in Seattle, WA. Music is now the largest department in the school. Gary directs three bands and three choirs. His marching band was featured in television news coverage of the 1994 Seattle Christmas Parade, and six of his students were selected by audition to perform in the 1994-95 All-Northwest High School Honor Choir, Band, and Orchestra that draws from six states.

Laura Thompson Golightly ('84) made her ten-year reunion at Alumni Weekend. Husband David's tennis court construction business is doing well. Four-year-old David Thomas, and year-old twins Madalyn and Hannah are all doing well. Hannah got the red hair.

Michael Imboden ('85) was ordained June 26, 1994, and began his full-time duties as Associate Minister of Music and Programming at First Christian Church, Johnson City. Mike and Susan have three children: Megan (age 9), Jared (6), and Caleb (2). Their address is: 303 W. Pine, Johnson City, TN 37604.

Joanie Morford Hauck ('90) is teaching vocal and general music for grades 5-8 at Bethel Middle School, and is starting up a school Drama Club. She is active in community theatre. Husband Dean is a mechanical engineer for G.E. They enjoy drag racing and trail-riding together. Their address is: 4587 Elmont Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45245.

Sabrina Henry ('91) married John Light on December 30, 1994, at Westminister Presbyterian Church in Ann Arbor, MI.

Tracie Muņiz ('94) is working at Woodridge Hospital, plus going to East Tennessee State University for a masters in counseling and possibly finishing her degree in music. Her address is: P. O. Box 496, Milligan College, TN 37682-0496.

Dan Groner ('94) finished up his music degree with a senior guitar recital October 24.

UPCOMING MILLIGAN MUSIC EVENTS

March 7, 7:30 p.m. Ensembles Concert

March 24, 7:30 p.m. Concert Choir, Homecoming Concert

April 10, 7:30 p.m. David Runner/Carlene Eastridge, Joint Organ Recital

April 24, 7:30 p.m. Tim Mahn Senior Voice Recital

May 1, 7:30 p.m. Susan Hurst Senior Piano Recital

May 5, 8:00 p.m. Choral Union

ALUMNI IN TOUCH

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