The Griswold Tuesday Music Membership was referred to as to order by President Robin Drake on November 2, at Griswold United Methodist Church with 17 members responding to roll name.
Elsa Casey introduced a musical second concerning the Griswold Excessive College musical “As soon as Upon a Mattress,” which she co-directed with Brianna McCollum, Griswold’s speech and language arts trainer. Performances had been November Four-6 within the Griswold MS/HS Auditorium.
Sandy Kneisel introduced that the SW Iowa Chorale is presently rehearsing on Sunday afternoons and may have its first efficiency on December 21 on the Atlantic Excessive College Auditorium.
The minutes of the secretary and the treasurer’s report had been learn and accepted.
The previous factor was, Robin Drake has a duplicate of Theodore Raph’s The Songs We Sang, a Treasure of American Widespread Music, and could be prepared to lend it to any membership member. Michelle despatched a card to Pat McCauley and Nancy Lynch acquired correspondence from Clarence Waddell.
The Centenary Committee met in October to debate the upcoming centenary of the Griswold Music Membership, which will likely be celebrated on the 4th of April.
After the enterprise assembly, Fern Lindvall gave a shifting presentation on music within the interval of growth and reform in the US (1801-1861). A lot of his analysis consisted of knowledge on a questionable however common style of musical leisure referred to as the Minstrel Exhibits.
Minstrel Exhibits featured unfavorable cartoons of African People that precipitated confusion concerning the plight of slaves. Even so, some well-known folks songs originated from minstrel exhibits, notably these written by Daniel Emmett: “Dixie,” “Skip to My Lou,” and “Blue-tail Fly.” Donna Perdue sang these two songs whereas she accompanied herself on the piano. “Buffalo Gals”, “Polly Wolly Doodle”, “On Prime of Outdated Smokey”, and “Camptown Races” had been additionally common folks songs of this period.
Wind bands turned very fashionable in small cities throughout this time, performing for vacation celebrations such because the 4th of July, Thanksgiving, and New 12 months’s Day. Wind bands additionally carried out on riverboats and trains.
Francis Samuel Smith wrote the lyrics for “America” set to the tune of “God Save the Queen” and sung by Michelle Hartfield, Donna Perdue, Sandy Kneisel, and Jan Highfill.
The tune “John Brown’s Physique” was common with Union troopers throughout the Civil Conflict. The lyrics had initially been sung a couple of Scotsman within the Massachusetts volunteer militia by the identical title who was captured at Harper’s Ferry to taunt him. Later, it was the well-known abolitionist John Brown.
In 1862, Julia Ward Howe wrote the present lyrics to this very tune which turned often known as “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” sung by the membership, accompanied by Elsa Casey.
Michelle Hartfield informed concerning the origins of the army tune referred to as “Faucets” performed by Elsa Casey on her trumpet on the finish of the assembly.
Co-hosts had been Carolyn Sindt and Jan Highfill.
