Timeline of Music at Gettysburg College
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College Choir, 1952-1953
1953
1954
College Choir Tour Program, 1954
Alumni Bulletin—1963
"Excitement is running high among members of the Choir as the date for departure on the summer European tour draws near."
1963
1963
Gettysburg College Choir European Tour, 1963
Concert Poster, European Tour, 1963
1963
1963
Wagnild and the Choir at the Hague with Ambassador and Mrs. Rice, 1963.
Chapel Choir, 1966
1966
1966
Gettysburg Times—September 14, 1966
"The Choir will leave for Tokyo on June 9 and spend a week in Japan singing concerts and sightseeing in Tokyo, Nikko, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka."
World Tour: getting ready
1967
1967
World Tour: under way
Gettysburg College Choir performing in Japan.
1967
1967
Wagnild and the choir with Indian Prime Minister Indira Ghandhi.
The Choir poses in front of the Taj Mahal.
Gettysburgian—Dec.11, 1970
“The Gettysburg College Choir will perform at a White House reception given by President Nixon for his cabinet and sub-cabinet members and their wives December 21." "
The Gettysburg College Choir at the White House
1970
1970
Gettysburg College Orchestra, 1970.
Band Day, 1975.
Gettysburgian—October 10, 1975:
“Gettysburg College’s tenth annual Band Day celebration will feature “A Bicentennial Salute” during halftime at tomorrow’s Gettysburg-Albright football game...Fourteen high school bands from Pennsylvania and Maryland, plus the Gettysburg College Bullet Band, will march..."
1975
1976
Gettysburgian-May 7, 1976
"The reunion concert, which has been in the planning stage for over two years, exceeds all fomer get-togethers in scope. Virtually every graduating class, dating back to 1935, will be represented. Over 350 alumni are expected to attend, representing approximately half of the living Choir alumni."
Gettysburg Times —May 26, 1976
1976
1976
The choir for Parker Wagnild’s final concert.
Gettysburgian—May 6, 1993
"The Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble has been selected for a distinct honor. The Ensemble will perform at the Montreux Jazz and World Music Festival in Switzerland, and at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland this July."
1993
1999
Gettysburgian—May 6, 1999:
“The choral program at Gettysburg beginning next semester will include the College Choir, a Concert Choir, Chapel Singers, Women’s Choir, World Music Choir, and a madrigal/jazz choir.”
Alumni Bulletin, Fall 1999
"Every College has a marching band, right? Not at all. In fact, Gettysburg College is one of the few Division III institutions with an active marching band."
1999
2000
Gettysburgian—March 23, 2000
“Freshly returned from performances in Nicaragua, the Gettysburg College Choir will present its Spring Concert at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 25. Selections will be the same as those performed during the choir’s Spring Break service learning trip, which included a visit to Gettysburg’s sister city, Leon.”
Gettysburgian—September 12, 2002
“This past summer, the Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble and Wind Ensemble had the opportunity to represent the College at various performances and jazz festivals throughout France and Switzerland.”
2002
2002
Gettysburgian—September 19, 2002
Gettysburgian—March 27, 2003
“Choral and vocal music is alive and well at Gettysburg College . . . the choir finished by singing ‘Beautiful Savior.’ The song is a tradition; it was sung at the first college Choir concert.”
2003
2003
Gettysburgian—September 4, 2003:
“Gettysburg College has received the largest gift in its history, an approximately $14-million bequest from Dr. F. William Sunderman, a 1919 graduate who was the institution’s oldest graduate until his death March 9 at 104.”
Alumni Bulletin, 2003:
“The physician, pathologist, clinical scientist, chemist, toxicologist, author, editor, photographer, and lifelong violinist directed that his bequest be used to establish a music conservatory at Gettysburg College.”
2003
2003
F. William Sunderman, Sr.
Wind Ensemble, 2004
2004
2006
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