A History of the Rutgers University Glee Club
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Rutgers University Press,
2022.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Early History
- The Männerchor Tradition and the English Catch Clubs
- The Glee Club of London (1787)
- Collegiate Glee Clubs in America
- Birth of the Rutgers College Glee Club
- Composition of "On the Banks of the Old Raritan" (1873)
- Howard Newton Fuller (1854-1931)
- 1872-79: Fits and Starts
- 1880-95: Stable Leadership
- Loren Bragdon's Leadership in the 1890s
- Loren Bragdon (1856-1914)
- The Rutgers Songbook (Song of Rutgers)
- Alma Mater
- 2. New Directions
- George W. Wilmot (Musical Director/Leader, 1895-1906)
- Raymond W. Smith (Leader, 1906-11)
- Collaborative Efforts
- Merger
- New Leadership
- 3. The Modern Era: Rutgers at 150
- Howard D. McKinney, '13, as Director
- World War I
- Paul Leroy Robeson, '19 (1898-1976)
- Peacetime Pursuits: The Development of the Musical Clubs
- The Jazz Bandits: Success after Rutgers
- Rutgers University
- 4. Change in Focus
- The Demise of the Mandolin Club and the Rise of the Musical Clubs
- Leadership from Within
- The Assistant Director: F. Austin "Soup" Walter, '32
- World War II: An Unwelcome Detour
- Glee Club Discography: From the Vicissitudes of War to European Tours
- Postwar
- Lake Minnewaska: An Idyllic Location for Work and Recreation
- 5. Prestige and Travel
- The 1950s: The University Choir
- Howard Decker McKinney (1889-1980)
- The 1960s: International Travel
- Glee Club on the Road: Sixty Years of International Travel
- Glee Club and the Gridiron: Early Involvement and a Continuing Tradition
- Soup Bowl: A Modern Glee Club Tradition, 1967-Present
- The 1970s: The Centennial Year (1972)
- The 1980s: Walter's Retirement-New Directors and Directions
- Francis Austin ""Soup"" Walter (1910-2000)
- Frederic Hugh Ford (b. 1939)
- 6. Into the New Millennium
- The 1990s: Patrick Gardner, 1993-Present
- Patrick Gardner (b. 1953)
- The New Millennium
- The 2010s
- 2020: The Glee Club in the Era of COVID-19
- Beyond to the 150th-Anniversary Celebration
- Christmas in Carol and Song: A Rutgers Tradition for over One Hundred Years
- Student Leadership: A Glee Club Hallmark
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author