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The
Valley
LebanonValleyCollegeMagazine Fall 1995 *
Sound Advice for
Studying Music
LETTERS
Intolerance embarrasses the different sorts of people LVC grads Shesays'Bravo!'
Theauthorsoftheletterstotheeditorwho are. Then, too, those who wereoffended Iwaspleasedthispastwintertoreadthe
expresseddismayatthearticletitled"Songs bythearticlearenotshowingwisdomand articleaboutLVCalumnusGaryMiller.
of Grief and Friendship" (Winter 1995) Christianloveforotherpeople. He is clearly a very talented and dedi-
arecertainlyentitledtoexpresstheirviews. Inaddition,oftenbeingahomosexual catedmanandmusician;agoodenough
However, I am embarrassed to discover has nothing to do with one's ethics or reason to publish such an article, in my
thatIsharethesamealmamaterwithindi- morals. More and more research in the view.Unfortunately,Iknowthatyouhave
vidualswhoholdsuchintolerantbeliefs. genetic background ofhumans indicates receivedsomenegativeresponsesregard-
Perhaps someone can explain to me that the tendency to be homosexual is ingthisarticle. Asaresult,Iamwriting
how aperson can condemn the lifestyle linked to a gene inherited from the tosay,bravo!Keepupthegoodwork.
a"anndti-bCehhraivsitoiran"ofyegtanyostarenadlizleestbhiaatnssucahs meaxtperrensasledsiindem,ena.lthough it is most often BKraoroeknlyJn.,NNe.isY.wender'82
self-righteousness is in stark contrast to ElizabethK. Weisburger'44
theverymessageChristpreachedonEarth. TrusteeEmerita Articleisheartwarming
MichaelScolamiero '81 Bethesda,Md. RE your article "Songs of Grief and
Riverton,N.J. Friendship": How daring! How liberal!
Disagreeswithstatements How heartwarming. Keep up the good
Homosexualityiswrong RE "Lettersto theEditor"aboutthe ar- work.I'mproudtobeanLVCalumnus.
AsagraduateofLebanonValleyCollege, ticleonGaryMiller,itisappallingtome MargaretGibson '84
I was very disturbed to see the Winter thatsomeonecanspendfouryearsincol- Irvington, Va.
issueandthearticle,"SongsofGriefand legeandneverlearntothinkobjectively.
Friendship." Itisalmostasmuchasasurprisetofind Whenjazzwassinful
Igrievethatyou havebecomesopo- people devoid of love for their fellow Anobservationregardingthearticleabout
liticallycorrectandhadamajorarticleon manasitistomakethestatementsmade Gary Miller: When I attended Lebanon
homosexuality, treating itas oursociety byEdwardE.Stansfield'44andSusanE. Valley,Iwasthemusicaldirectorofthe
nowdoes,asanalternatelifestyle.Intruth Hartwell'74(Spring/SummerValley). jazzorchestra.Duetothesinfulnatureof
itisamorallywronglifestyleifonegoes Just this morning Jessie Helms, that the music, we were not allowed to re-
by the teaching of Jesus Christ or the great defender of the faith, made an hearseinthemusicbuilding(EngleHall)
Hvioelwy,Bhiobwlee.veIr,reaitliizsetrtuhtihs.isnotapopular efqiunaalnlcyiniggonfortahnettsrteaattemmeennttofreAgIaDrSdi.ngWhthoe bstuatirhselgdyfmonraths,iiunms.teaTdh,erinetwheersemanloldcohawinr-s
IamcertainthatGaryMillerisafine appointed these three people to judge tobehad,sowerehearsed,standing.Fur-
mpeurssiocniaalnlyacnrditipceirzseohni.m.IHdeoinsomtiswlreidteantdo theiOrnfeelolfowmmyanc?lassmates at the Valley tthheer,muwseicwbeurieldinnogt,awlhliocwhedhotuosepedrtfhoeromnliyn
greatlydeceived.Idobelieveitistimefor washomosexual. Hewasacaring,artis- auditorium on campus, unless we were
theeducatedtoadmitthatthisbehaviorof tic,studiousandsensitivemanwhodied sponsoredbyoneofthefraternities.
homosexualityisnothelpfulforanyindi- afewyearsagoleavingtheworldamuch Now,thecollegetoutstheaccomplish-
viduIalbealniedveshothualtdmnoatnybeoefncLoVuCra'gsedb.oard bettLeerstplaacneyobneecabuesleieovfehitshawtorIka.m gay, I smweinntgssofwiidtes.homosexuals.Thependulum
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agementofhomosexuality. to find I was attracted to girls. Some Tooerotic?
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Hermet, Calif.
Vol. 13,Number 2 Lebanon ValleyCollegeMagazine
Departments Features
is SPORTS Angels from the Real World
19 NEWS BRIEFS Anewprogramoffersinsightandhopeintreatingschizophrenia.
NEWSMAKERS ByNancyFitzgerald
23
ALUMNINEWS The Right Mix in Music
26
Infiveyears.Dr.MarkMechamhasfulfilledthegoaltomakeBlair
30 CLASSNOTES MusicCenterflourishwithaneyeonthebusinessofmusicandanear
forqualitystudents.
ByNancyFitzgeraldandJudyPehrson
Editor:JudyPehrson 13 Free-wheeling Economist
Writers: Atage40,Dr.JeanneC.Heyboughtherfirst10-speed;atage62,
JohnB.Deamer,Jr. theassistantprofessorventuresonbiketripsof1,400miles.
LoisFegan
NancyFitzgerald ByLoisFegan
Dr.WilliamJ.McGill
DianeWenger'92
GlennWoods'51,ClassNotes 16 Diversity: A Moral and
Photographer: Educational Imperative
DennisCrews
Thecollege'sDiversityTaskForceaddressestheneedfora
Sendcommentsoraddresschangesto: multiculturalcommunity.
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OntheCover:
Picasso's1921 "ThreeMusicians,"oilon
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Formusiciansofmanyages,LebanonValleyoffersasettingthatisbothplayfulandserious.
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Angels from
the Real World
When the drug therapies ValleyCollege."They'rethoughtofaslon- DarkAges
ers.It'shardtointeractwiththem,andthey
weren't enough, don'tusuallyliketointeractwithothers "Societyhasneverreallyknownwhatto
fpbsroyiucgnhhdotleaonggietsnhttelSleailvweasCyuolftloari tcttarhhhoeeiennnyv'ktetdenoxytantoib'ubolt'oneloatltklrosuhsw—futiorpsritsemdototpahhmlaeer—t,emlstaaochtnrheidiooznktisnohlhpeleihypyrt.eomh"nueaimycf.sienTjdvuhesiennt Tddareehdogaroulpolwituaniegrgtdhhmwooiualtitdthts.trthiMheoaeoulastt-gehcaenaowsdsdh-thsesour,hrm"daooavrnnes'aatrbpyaefpsniirtgnoegKiandsrctofohhhratnovht.emeo
schizophrenic patients. But Cullari, along with several col- shackling in chains to hydrotherapy to
leagues,haschallengedtheconventional burning at the stake. Treating themen-
ByNancyFitzgerald wisdomandproveditwrong.Inaproject tally ill has featured a long history of
begunin 1984,he,alongwithUniversity clutchingatstraws.Todaypsychologists
of Pennsylvania psychiatrist Joseph can lookbackwith the benefitofhind-
On DiGiacomoandEdithKrohn,whodirects
a clear blue July morning, a consultations at Harrisburg, have paired
middle-aged woman in a purple up volunteers with long-term schizo-
T-shirtapproachesSalCullarias phrenic patients in an attempt to form
he escorts a visitor along the tree-lined relationshipsthatwouldimprovethequal-
pathways atthe Harrisburg State Hospi- ityoftheirlives.
tal. Animated and intense, the woman "When I first came here in the early
relaystoCullariamessageshe'sreceived '80s,"saysDiGiacomo,"Isawsomething
fromGod,tellinghertocutoffherlegin thatreallybaffledme. AtPenn,wewere
ordertosavetheworld.Cullari,showing usingdrugtherapytotreatschizophrenics
politeandrespectfulinterest,advisesher andgetthembackoutintheworldinsix
ngootestoonhuhritswhearys.elf, wishes her well and hwaeedkbs.eenHerset,ayiIngwafsorsyeeeairnsg—papteioepnltes wwhhoo
Thewoman,Cullariexplains,isalong- were being treated with all the standard
timeresident,oneofthe70percentofthe drugs and still weren't getting better. I
hospital'spatientssufferingfromschizo- began to wonder, 'If they're all on the
phrenia. The psychiatric disorder plays properdrugs,andthedrugscancurethem,
havoc with hermind,bringingaboutde- thenhowcomethey'restillhere?'"
lusions,paranoiaandacomplicated,tor- Asheandhisassociatesponderedthe
turedwayofthinkingthatwouldleavea question,theydiscoveredamissinglink.
normal person exhausted and confused. The patients at Harrisburg were mainly
Likeothers afflicted with schizophrenia, receivingdrugtherapy,andforthem,noth-
thiswomanliveswithan illnessthathas ing much was changing. "Think back,"
ravaged herown personal worldandcut challenges DiGiacomo, "to—what has
herofffromtheworldaroundher,leaving changedyoumostinyourlife it'sbeen
heranislandinaseaofpeoplewhodon't therelationshipsyou'veformed.Relation- sightand make educated guesses about
knowwhattomakeofherandaren'tsure shipsarethebasisofchangesthatpeople famousnonconformed.JoanofArc,for
justwhattodowithher. make.—Andthesepeoplehadnorelation- example,somesurmise,mayhavebeen
And that's—the terrible thing about ships we assumed that the drugs were a manic-depressive who suffered from
schizophrenia theloneliness.Whilemost soeffectivethatwedidn'tneedanytalk- an illness, similar in many ways to
peopledefinethemselvesandgivemean- ing, any psychotherapy. But something schizophrenia, characterized by visions
ingtotheirlivesthroughtherelationships clearlywasn'tworking." anddelusions.
theyform,forschizophrenicslifeislived Fromthatinsight,itwasjustashortleap "Therewasa14th-centurybookthatof-
inakindofisolation. totheformationoftheRelationshipProject, fereddiagnosisandtreatmentofthemen-
cial","MoexsptlasicnhsiCzuolplharrei,niwchopatuiseendtstoahreeadasuop- dcoensniegcnteidontsotfhoasttemrigthhteeonnhea-ntcoe-otnheelhivuemsaonf tpaulrliyfiilcl,a"tsiaoyns—DibGuirnaicnogmo.th"eItpreercsoomnmeanlidveed.
psychological services in the admissions someofsociety's loneliestpeople. It's an WhenhercaptorsburnedJoanofArcatthe
unit at the Harrisburg hospital and now approachthatseemstomakeperfectsense stake,theythoughtthatshewaspossessed
serves as chairofpsychology at Lebanon andmakesyouwonderanewatsomeofthe
inhumanapproachesofthepast.
TheValley
——
andthattheyweregivingherthebestpos-
sible treatment. Women believed to be
'witches' alsoexhibitedsymptomssuchas
incoherentspeechthatmighthaveindicated
eitherschizophreniaorbipolardisorder
andlookwhathappenedtothem."
During the time ofthe Inquisition in
Europe,thementallyillwereseenasbe-
ing possessed, and their numbers were
oftenswelledbythosewhoheldunortho-
doxpoliticalopinions;thestandardtreat-
mentwasshacklinginchains.Therewere
some—more enlightened methods, how-
ever in the town ofGheel in Belgium,
for example, during the 11th and 12th
centuries,thementallyillwereallowedto
walkaroundtownandparticipateincom-
munal life. But it wasn't until the late
18thcenturythatPhillipePinel,aFrench
physician, ushered in a new era in the
treatmentofmentalillnesswhenhecon-
vincedtheLegislativeAssemblyin 1798
toremovethechainsfrom49insanepa-
tientsinaParishospital."Thesymbolof
theNationalMentalHealthAssociation,"
explainsKrohn,"isthebellthatwascast
fromthosechains."
Although examples of schizophrenia
existinhistoryandliterature,ithasonly
been diagnosed as an illness since the
1800s, when it became known as
"dementiapraecox."Patientsbecamede-
mented early in life and suffered unre-
lentingly, usually resulting in lifelong
hospitalization. In 1912, Swiss psychia-
tristPaulBleulercoinedtheterm"schizo-
phrenia" and attributed its symptoms to
psychological, ratherthan physiological,
causes.Thetermmeans"splitmind,"re-
ferringtothepatient'sbreakfromreality
ratherthantoamultiplepersonalitydis-
order.Thestan—dardtreatmentcametobe
psychotherapy treating the illness by
talkingtothepatient.
While the disorder has gone through
various perceptions and treatments, its
signs and symptoms remain the same.
Schizophrenics suffer from "fundamen-
tally troubled thinking," according to
DiGiacomo.Thedise—aseoverwhelmingly
strikes young people mostpatients ex-
periencetheirfirst"break"aroundtheage
of18. At Harrisburg, the medical histo-
riestellstoriesofbright,ac—tiveleaders
even class valedictorians who suffer
fromschizophrenia.Althoughrecentstud-
ies have shown thatschizophreniaisthe
result of the brain's biochemistry gone
awry and that people can be genetically
predisposed, noteveryone with thegene
getsthedisease.Usuallythere'ssometrig-
ger that sets offthe first manifestation;
oftenit'sabig,traumaticevent,butsome-
WhileworkingattheHarrisburgStateHospital,SalCullari(oppositepage)beganto timessomethingthatseemsinconsequen-
pairupschizophrenicpatientswithvolunteerstoeasethepatients'feelingsofisolation. tialcansetitinmotion.
Fall 1995
—
—
Since the 1950s, when psychoactive thingverywr—ong. Hehadtroublewatch- otherslikehim runthegamutoffeeling,
drugswerefirstused,theinpatientpopula- ingthenews iftherewasacatastrophe justlikewealldo.Butthey'resoimpaired
tionatmentalhospitalshasdecreaseddra- hewouldfeelguilty,thinkingthathemust in theirability to fulfill theirgoals—. And
matically,goingfromahalfmillionpatients havedonesomethingtocauseit.Hewas thestaffatthehospital issobusy John
nationwide in 1955 to less than 100,000 very distrustful and would question me willoftentellmethatI'mtheonlyperson
today. But still the disorder affects mil- repeatedlyaboutwhyIwasthereandwhat whotalkstohim. You find yourselfget-
lions—ofpeople.Onepercentofanypopula- wasmypurpose." tingveryattachedbecauseyouknowthat
tion —urbanorrural,richorpoor,educated Butoverthecourseoftheirseven-year everyone else will treat them as mental
ornot suffersfromschizophrenia. friendship, Kelley has noticed some re- patients, but at least in our relationship,
markable changes. "John uses me as a there'salittlebitofnormalinteraction."
Reality Checks way to check his perceptions, a kind of
— reality checking. For instance, we were Small Victories,
DleraugguetshedriaspcyovearsedD—iGwiaasconmoottahnedchuirse-caolll- tsatkoipnpgedawtaolkasoknefodraydiwrhecetnioansm,ananidnathceanr BigRewards
thatit's often been touted to be, though wentonhisway.WhenIwalkedbackto Althoughtheaimoftheprojectwassim-
itseffectivenesswiththemajorityofpa- John,hesaidtome 'Thatmanwaslook- plytoimprovethequalityoflifeforthese
tientsseemedtobringtraditionalpsycho- ing for a friend of his and wasn't sure patients,thereweresomeunexpectedre-
tbhreeraakptyhriontuoghdisdrreupguste.asButthoervaezninwei,thasbuacnh- hwhiemrfeinhdethweabsu,ilsdoingh.e'aWshkeednyIohueartodthhealtp, ssutlutdsyasshowewleld,tshaaytspaCtuilelnatril.evAelsthorfeheo-syteial-r
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with one person overtime to develop a takeontheordinary andtheeveryday charged at the end ofthree years, com-
relationship?Thenthatpersoncaninflu- he won't talk to Kelley indoors because paredwithonlythreeofthecontrolgroup.
encethepatienttochange.Thepresence of his fear of listening devices, and he Theprojectwasoriginallyslatedtolast
of a relationship is the most powerful worriesoverannouncementsonthepub- foronlythreeyears,butwhenthatinitial
determinantofchangethatthereis." lic address system, imagining the voices period was up, none of the volunteers
gun,SowitthhepaRteileanttisownshhoiphaPdrobjeeecnthwoaspsitbael-- tobKeelclaellyinhgasoulte"aSrtnreidketoyosauvdoeratdh!e"small dtoruocphpewditohut.heOrnferiveonldunwtheeernehveenwakseptdisi-n
ized for at least one year, although the victories. "For him to be able to under- charged, helping him navigate the often
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medicationswork,thesepeoplewerestill and to voice that and say 'Am I right?' appointmentsandrefillingprescriptions.
inthehospital,"saysDiGiacomo."Itjust was abig step," she insists. "I'm some- ThosewhohavebeenrunningtheRe-
didn't make sense." Forty patients were body he can use to filter all the stimuli lationshipProjecttakeobviousdelightin
dpuatrdinhtoospointealwatrrde,atwmietnht.20Vorleucnetieveirnsgswtearne- hweh'ast'sregcoeiivnigngo,ntaorocuhnedchkimt.h"e reality of ietxspesruciceenscseehsa.sFboerenCurlelwaarir,diensgpeacsihalelbyr,intghse
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bers. But all agreed to participate very rewarding," sheinsists. "John and oftimes, whatyoureadinthetextbooks
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patientonceaweekanddevel- that they have no sense of humor and
opingafriendship. can'trelatetoothers.Thatstuffjustisn't
JanetKelley,apsychologist
true."
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was able to appreciate those qualities. thehospital,befriendsapatienttaking
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TheValley
The Right Mix in Music
When
Don Frantz showed up on campus as a
Whetheryour talents are vocal, bell-bottom-clad freshman in the fall of
instrumentalor technical, 1969, he brought alonghis clarinet and his
—
the Valley is theplace where dream inspiredbyaLebanonValleyalum-
—
yourmusicalabilities cancome nus of becoming a music teacher. "I went to Lebanon
intoplay. ">%T Valley,"explainsFrantz'73,"becausemymusicteacher,Bill
Nixon,hadgonethere,andIthoughthewasthemostexciting
^H personIknew.ButIgotalotmorethanIbargainedfor."
He got, as amatteroffact, something entirely different.
Frantz's talents havetaken him around the country and the
world, as a performer, musician, dancer, magician and
—
Dr.JohannesDietrich(ontheleft, withthe theatrical producer his latest feat is producing Disney's
bow)drawsuponhisviolinvirtuosityina- Broadway musicalBeautyandtheBeast.Theonly thing he
stringmethodsclass. hasn't tried so far has been teaching music. "When I was
Stackow, my clarinet
professor, was a great
personality and a won-
derfulteacher."
Frantz, who started
out as a dancing gorilla
atHersheypark,haspur-
sued an eclectic career.
He has produced enter-
tainment extravaganzas
for Universal Studios,
designedDisneyWorld's
Spectro-Magic Parade,
danced with ballet
troupes touring the Far
East and performed
magic on television
shows andcommercials.
"The close faculty, and
the Spring Arts Week- ScottEggertdiscussesanAfricaninstru-
eornidg,inawthe,i"chsayIs hFeralnptezd, m(Beenltodwu)rMinagyuhimsimNuasiitcohliesatronrsychoouwrsteh.e
"gavemetheconfidence prosperformduringalessonwithvoice
andstarteditallforme." coachPhilMorgan.
Teaching
Comes First
Frantz's conviction is
sharedbyscoresofother
Lights,camerasandactionhavecharacterizedthecareer music alumni who have
ofDonFrantz '73. Themarqueemarkshislatestcoup: gone on to achieve in
beingaBroadwayproducer. performance and teach-
ing. "All of us on the
taking a conducting course, Professor music faculty, ofcourse, are performers
[JamesM.]Thurmondthrewhisbatonat and scholars and creative people," says
meinclassonce and said I wouldnever Dr. Scott Eggert, associate professor of
be a music teacher," Frantz recalls. "Of music."Yetaroundhere,duringtheschool
course, it turned out that he was right, year, we thinkofourselves primarily as
though I was crushed at the time. But it educators.Ourfundamentalconcernisthe
forced me to make other choices. What students. I'vebeenthroughquiteanum-
LebanonValleytaughtmewasthatIcould berofotherschools, and taught in three
dowhatIreallywantedtodo." different institutions, and youjust don't
Ifthatprofessorseemed a little harsh find that kind of commitment in other
in hisjudgment, itwas aharshnesstem- places."
peredby adeepsenseofconcern forhis FortheLebanonValleymusicfaculty,
students. Frantz, like Lebanon Valley theflipsideofcommitmenttostudentsis
musicgraduatesbeforeandafterhim,cred- theircommitmenttotheirownmusic.An
itsthefacultyattheValleyforproviding impressivegroupofmusicians,trainedin
therightmixofdiscipline,challengeand renowneduniversitiesandconservatories,
understanding to bring out the best in a theyapproachtheirteachingasmusicians
young musician. For the music faculty, intheirownright,performingregularlyin
that's always been part of the job. professionalandcommunitysettings.Asso-
Throughout the long history of the ciate professorPhil Morgan, forexample,
department they've inspired, trained and serves as voice coach for professional
supported the young musicians who've entertainers at Hersheypark. Adjunct
arrivedatLebanonValley'sdoorstep. instructorThomas Strohman is active in
"Ididn'talways perform atmy best," localjazzensemblesanddepartmentchair
Frantz admits, "but my teachers always Mark Mecham conducts the Lebanon
gavemewhatIneeded,anextraboostto CountyChoral.Inaddition,manyfaculty
makemetryharder.Somehowtheyseemed members perform regularly with the
to understand that our talents were all Harrisburg, Hershey and Reading sym-
goingindifferentdirections,andtheygave
us the room we needed to grow. Frank
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a
phonies, and with a number ofcommu- instruction lab, state-of-the-artrecording ChoosingPaths
nitychambermusic,jazzandvocalgroups. facilities,apianolaboratorywith25elec-
Also keeping active musically isThe tropianounitsanda700-seatconcerthall. Students whocometotheValleytost—udy
Quartet/Die Posaunen, Lebanon Valley's Thereareroomsforprivateinstruction,a musiccan pursueoneofthreedegrees
residenttrombonequartet,whichincludes handbell choir room and three pra—ctice bachelorofscience in music education, a
associate professor Bob Hearson and rooms equipped with pipe organs the bachelorofmusicwithanemphasisinsound
adjunctinstructorJimErdman.Amongtheir only school in the state to boast such recordingtechnologyorabachelorofarts
accomplishmentswasbeingselectedtoper- well-equippedorganinstructionfacilities. inmusic.Musicedisthebiggestprogram,
form at the Eastern TromboneWorkshop On Blair's lower level are about 35 withalmosttwo-thirdsofthemusicmajors.
heldinWashington,D.C.,inFebruary1993. well-usedpracticerooms,availabletostu- About50studentsareenrolledinthesound
Theyperformregionally about20timesa dents from 7 a.m. until midnight, seven recordingtechnologyprogramandtheother
year.Anotherfacultyensemble, theBerk- musicstudentspursueB.A.
shireBrass, which includes adjunctassis- degreesinavarietyofcon-
tantprofessorErwinChandler,performed centrations.
recently forthe PennsylvaniaMusicEdu- Themusiccurriculumat
catorsAssociation Convention,aswellas Lebanon Valley matches
fortheopeningofthePennsylvaniaMedi- the strength of its faculty
cal Association conference, both at the and facilities. "It's avery
HersheyLodgeandConventionCenter. intense degree here," says
Impressivethoughperformingcreden- Eggert,whoisalsoresident
tialsmaybe,thebottomlineforstudents composer. "Almost all of
ishowwelltheteachersteach."Wewere our music programs and
aware that many of the faculty were degrees are very demand-
involvedwithvariousperforminggroups, ing. Other schools have
andofcoursewe'dseethemgiverecitals tendedtosimplifyorgoto
oncampusfromtimetotime,"saysTina afive-yearprogram,butwe
Bakowski '87, nowworkingonherdoc- havekepttoourstandards."
torateinchoralconductingatIndianaUni- LebanonValleyisespe-
vers—ity at Bloomington. "That was cially proud of its sound
nice butthebestthingaboutthemwas recording technology pro-
thattheywerejustplainthereforus.Asa gram, one of the few
graduate studentatbiguniversities, I've four-yearprograms offered
seenotherstudentsluckyenoughtostudy in the mid-Atlantic region.
under world-famous performers, but the Graduates who complete
performersspendalotoftimeawayfrom the i—nterdisciplinary pro-
campus and sometimesjust don't show gram which includes
up forclass. That's a problem we never coursesinrecording,music,
hadatLebanonValley." physics, mathemat—ics and
computer science partici-
A Place to Make Music pateinhigh-poweredintern-
shipsthatoftenleaddirectly
Bakowski first came to Lebanon Valley into post-graduation jobs.
just to keep herbestfriend company on Recentgraduateshavegone
his admissions interview. A high school ontopositionswithNational
senior, she'd set her mind on studying Teachingmusicishardlyallworkandnoplay:Faculty PublicRadioinWashington;
music, so while she was on campus she membersperforminorchestras,ensemblesandothergroups. Dolby Labs in New York
poppedintotheBlairMusicCenter.Quite City; and Turtle Beach, a
unexpectedly,shefoundacollegeforher- days a week. There's also a Learning Lancaster firm producing software for
self. "I really liked the warm, friendly Resource Center, which provides soundrecording.
atmosphere," she recalls. "But I was computer-assisted instruction in compo- The music education program devel-
dazzledbythemusicfacilitiesatLebanon sition,notation,sightreadingandtheory. opsmusicalabilitieswhilepreparingstu-
Valley. AfterseeingBlair, Ididn'teven Themusiccomplexisconnectedwiththe dentsforteachingpositionsinelementary
applyanywhereelse." rest ofthe campus by fiber optic lines, and secondary schools. "It's very chal-
Tinahadgoodreasontobeimpressed. and each faculty member's studio is lenging,"admitsseniorJenniferBri—mmer.
BlairMusic Center, the music students' equipped with a Macintosh computer. "Oneofthemostinteresting—things and
homeawayfromhome,isoneofthelarg- AndtheBlairMusicCenterboastsoneof probably the most useful has been
estandbest-equippedfacilitiesinthestate. thelargestcollectionsofoperarecordings going through and learning each of the
A three-story complex with no "square andvideosontheEastCoast. instruments.We'vetakencoursesinbrass,
spaces," it's designed in the shape ofa In addition, the Suzanne H. Arnold woodwind,stringandpercussion,togive
trapezoid to improve the acoustics. It Gallery housesthe 150-seatZimmerman usasolidgroundingforteaching.Andon
housesaninstrumentalrehearsalhallthat Recital Hall, whichprovidesan intimate topofthat,therearetwoyearsoftheory,
can accommodate up to 140 pieces, and settingforfacultyandstudentrecitals. three semesters ofeartraining and sight
has 15 teaching studios, 50 individual readingandacoupleofsemestersinmusic
practice rooms, a computer-assisted history.It'sveryintense."
Fall 1995
Thethirdprogram,theB.A.inmusic, Five Years ofNotable
is designed for those who aren't inter-
estedinpublic-schoolteachingbutprefer Accomplishments
to concentrate on other aspects of the
music world, including performance or
private lessons. Larry Moore expects to You can often hear Dr. Mark
receivehisdegreein 1996,thenplansto Mechambeforeyouseehim. His
pursuegraduateworkincompositionand distinctive laugh, which has
performan—ce at the Pennsylvania State becomehistrademark,hasnotonlyenliv-
University andacareerplayingthesaxo- ened the offices and halls of the Blair
phone."Ithinkthisprogramhasgivenme MusicCenterbuthascometosymbolize
a well-rounded educat—ion, even outside an upbeat attitude in the music depart-
the music department and that's good, mentitself.
because it's enhanced my understanding Sinceassumingthechairofthedepart-
of music. It's great to be able to relate mentin 1990,however,he'sprovedtobe DennisSweigart,aprofessorofmusic,
musictohistory,toart,toarthistory.This more than just a good-humored fellow. andHollyHendrixworkonadifficult
program has helped totie it all together. He'satalented teacherandashrewdbut passagebyLiszt.
Andit'sgivenmeplentyofopportunities lighthanded administrator
toperform." whohas earned therespect
Bakowski'sundergraduateperformance offaculty,studentsandfel-
opportunities included an independent lowadministrators.Thestu-
study honors course in which s—he com- dentnewspaperhasdubbed
poseda 16th-century stylemotet—acho- him"amanofaction,"and
ral work based on a sacred text under his faculty readily concurs.
Eggert'stutelage."Hehadtaughtuscoun- "He'sarealdynamo,"says
terpoint, butwe'donlygone up toacer- oneprofessor."Heseemsto
tain level of difficulty in class. In my doeverything well and has
independentstudy,Iwasabletotakewhat a lot of vision. I think
I'd learned to a higher level. And at the everybody is excited about
end of the semester, I got some singers the way his plans for the _
together and we performed the piece in dep—artment have come to I
Lutz.Igaveapresentationfirsta—bouthow life and about his demo- '
I'dwrittenit,andthenwesangit andwe cratic approach to accom- |
hadaverygoodturnout." plishingthem."
When he arrived at the
Measures ofSuccess Valley five years ago, "Musicapparentlyhasbeenacceptedfor
Mechamsetsomeverybiggoalsforhim- alongtimeonthiscampusforitsintrinsic
OneofthewaysthatLebanonValleymea- self. "I want notonly to increase music value,aswellasforitsentertainment
suresitssuccessisbytheachievementsof enrollment,"hesaidatthetime,"butalso value,"saysDr.MarkMecham.
the graduates it sends out into the world. to create the finest music experience
Though the music program here is tough, available forstudents andconstituents. I
thosestudentswhostickitout,saysEggert, wanttohaveLebanonValleyonpeople's
"areverywell-preparedmusicians.We've lips when they talk about good music
hadgoodsuccesswithLebanonValleystu- facilities, talented performers and fine
dentsgoingdirectly toexcellentgraduate teachers."
schools. They tend to pass the entrance Hiseffortshaveborneremarkablefruit.
examsinmusicataveryhighlevel." In the fall of 1990, there were about 60
Beyond graduate school, Lebanon musicmajorsenrolledatthecollege;this
Valley'smusicianshavegoneontoaccom- fall,thereare 140musicmajors,bringing
plishmentsbothprofessionallyandperson- BlairMusicCentertonearcapacity.
ally."Inandoutofthemusicdepartment," ToincreaseawarenessofLebanonVal-
recalls Bakowski, "there were so many ley as a respected music department,
opportunities forastudent to take charge Mecham took several steps. One was to
of a project and see it through, and so establishregularcontactwithmusicgradu-
manyteacherswhotookthetimetohelpus atesthroughanewsletter."Wewantedto
withourmusicandourplans,andsomeof keep in touch with them and let them
them became mentors and friends. Itwas knowwhat'sgoingoncontemporarilyat
allawonderfullearningexperience." theiralmamater.Sofar,we'vebeenmail-
ingoutanewsletterabouttwiceayear,"
he notes. Another was to becomea sus-
taining member of the Pennsylvania
Music Educators' Association, purchas-
inganadinitsquarterlypublicationand
becoming a presenceat its annual meet- Rehearsalspreparestudentsforthemany
opportunitiestotouroff-campus.
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