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    • Glee Club's 125th Anniversary 'A Blessing'

    Glee Club's 125th Anniversary 'A Blessing'

    by Richard Paige   •   October 3, 2017 Print version Share:
    Moments from the Reunion Concert celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Wabash College Glee Club. Moments from the Reunion Concert celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Wabash College Glee Club. Moments from the Reunion Concert celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Wabash College Glee Club. Former Glee Club Director Carl Schmidt leads the choir for Nunc Dimittis.' Moments from the Reunion Concert celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Wabash College Glee Club. Former Glee Club Director Professor Emeritus Larry Bennett leads the singers through Salvation Belongeth to Our God.' Moments from the Reunion Concert celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Wabash College Glee Club. Wabash President Gregory Hess welcomes guests… …congratulates the Glee Club… …then joins the singers for Old Wabash.' Rob Shook ’83 and Rob Fleming ’84 recall their adventures with the Glee Club. Accompanist Cheryl Everett Professor David Blix ’70 reads from his Wabash Magazine article about Richard Bowen, Music in His Soul.' A copy of the article, signed by the Glee Club, was presented to Professor Bowen at the concert. Ron Mitchum ’69, son of former Glee Club Director Robert Mitchum. Indianapolis Symphonic Choir Director Eric Stark ’88 leads the Glee Club favorite, Indianapolis Symphonic Choir Director Eric Stark ’88 leads the Glee Club favorite, Moments from the Reunion Concert celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Wabash College Glee Club. Moments from the Reunion Concert celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Wabash College Glee Club. Moments from the Reunion Concert celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Wabash College Glee Club. Glee Club Director Reed Spencer Glee Club Director Reed Spencer Moments from the Reunion Concert celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Wabash College Glee Club. Moments from the Reunion Concert celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Wabash College Glee Club.

    As the last notes of A Parting Blessing floated through a sold-out Knowling Fieldhouse and the Wabash Glee Club’s 125th Anniversary Reunion Concert came to a close, it was hard to tell who enjoyed the performance more: the audience or the performers.

    Certainly, the standing ovation from the nearly 600 in attendance on Sept. 30 was well earned, but the smiles of satisfaction on the faces of the more than 150 current and former Glee Club members were practically worth the price of admission.

    “This was a great thing to feel that wonderful spirit I experienced when I was a member of the Glee Club,” said James Hand ’74. “Someone said there were seven generations of Wabash represented on those risers, and it’s rewarding to be a part of it.”

    Take a bow (from left): Carl Schmidt, Richard Bowen, Larry Bennett, Reed Spencer.Running through a list 18 songs, the unified 125th anniversary choral grouping displayed musical ability well beyond their three rehearsals together. For some who hadn’t sung in years, the musical chops quickly returned.

    “Music was my artistic expression,” said Rob Fleming ’84. “I actually miss it. It’s been really good to be back this weekend. I have not sung in a group since I graduated, and it came back like riding a bike. I’ve had a really good time singing and reconnecting with fellow Glee Clubbers. This weekend has been a real blessing.”

    For NAWM president and Glee Club alumnus Rob Shook ’83, the reverberations were memorable.

    “The sound of 150 voices on stage,” he said, “you just get chills from that. It’s exciting to come back and sing, and we knew this would be something special.”

     

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