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 ewfenoacurolfuudlrataghgeeryeyemoauwyittobheretmcoyosnhspaiordseeirtthiyeoionr,uorphieonnwiceoovnu.err-I citenasnttihgfeeytltaorteetfh1ee9r4ec0nocnstearstafrLyr.VomCIwawonhykoeomfuptIhdoeantleaedddiaetyso ATremdoBnlku,meNnYt.hal '57 agementofhomosexuality. to find I was attracted to girls. 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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. OfficeofCollegeRelations LaughlinHall LebanonValleyCollege ByDr.WilliamJ.McGill 101NorthCollegeAvenue Annville,PA17003-0501 TheValley ispublishedbyLebanonValley Collegeanddistributedwithoutchargetoalumni andfriends.Itisproducedincooperationwith theJohnsHopkinsUniversityAlumniMagazine Consortium.Editor:DonnaShoemaker; Designer:RoyceFaddis;Production:JesPorro. OntheCover: Picasso's1921 "ThreeMusicians,"oilon canvas(PhiladelphiaMuseumofArt,A.E. GallatinCollection,usedwithpermission.) Formusiciansofmanyages,LebanonValleyoffersasettingthatisbothplayfulandserious. —— 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 dDoduooitnnG'iwitniagtwchoeatmlhgolee,tbfa"oitnwrhtamosswahtlaoievfkrie.nttWgahlekrthotewthhipoenaurgtgaihptetyhn,,et'bmsWaeahbeyyyts IaEligvteorehnoniiunzgntehhodtewio,r'vYreehersel!ta'hts"eiooinKmnseethlteilnipet,myieoJsnaosdhhmnoaifstwtsohauattlhbddairtzihaevareavrrre.-e iagotervysietgraiannsgaduelrppdr2aair0isaleynpooaidfrartuaildgcleicpdwraoaensstaassgetedhh.a,atBdaunstibndeetiehdnoeftbdhitieghsi-e-r 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 ayevaerrsa.ge"Wleengwtahntoefdhtoospfiitnadliozuattiwohny,waisft1h0e sfotranddirtehcattioanscawrasapnportoaacdhainnggeraonudsatshkiinngg, tthreou"boluetssoidmeewwoartledr,s"ofsedtetianlginugpwoiutthpaltifieenitn 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 oereefscl;riufies—toemdmeafrnhoyamvheaalvlbeeobeccenuepncaohtmoismopunisntaialtnyedmpwmlaeolmyk--s tahlastoTJhbooehnuengfhhitastsheebd'esferndoemmlaitgkhhietnegrde,lfasothrietohnhesehrpisrpeo.—lgf"rIhetas'sss ttporeertnihceehneccsel.at"soIsrmcoyaonmsbtwruhidnaegnttdshi,er"'eschtelepsaraarycnste.idc"ailAnetlxho-et bers. But all agreed to participate very rewarding," sheinsists. "John and oftimes, whatyoureadinthetextbooks iinnvoalvleodngm-eteetrimngprowjietchttthheaitr '-.tad?:nil jtuhsattsicshnioztopthrrueen.icThpeatibeonotsksarewiilnlsetnesliltiyvoeu, patientonceaweekanddevel- that they have no sense of humor and opingafriendship. can'trelatetoothers.Thatstuffjustisn't JanetKelley,apsychologist true." inprivatepractice,hasbeenvol- Butthegreatestrewardofallisinsee- uPthuvaiprnels.otrkjeys"erefeHcarauteiblnno'nsgusnyit,awnah"imcretetesrih)hc,1peuta9lhts8aehiat7eeyeR.nrs,et.l,Wbe"arJyhtAieoiegnshohndnntlsh(iashengnhi'ohdepstt I^^^^^o^~O^*—KA ilncceairinalvsagnle—stogthfeohaetfenhsdmtbmuheahmotolotusalelrenrdv.waiinnbhc"gegtOoeiooulrnsnisrgues—fts,vfo"oieatlnrrhusetfenahjtryfeueosaseiomtrtfKhsstnr—eactotnhhhuaiItnrtzoa.lotrliphtkh"iulerAnroelgevt-ld-so aBtiuvmteers—yhekaianndddmaiatdnsodstehgaeotnftitlpteaotpoiekernsscooen—m.e"beforeshe EdithKrolin.directorofconsultationsat ccthaienuymchncaeanengdec.htoaInlhgiaekv,eetsooistchaainnbkaetlhhiaeutfmiatfhnaatPbaeprienaogmp.el"-e was able to appreciate those qualities. thehospital,befriendsapatienttaking "When wefirststarted,"sherecalls,"he partintheRelationshipProject. choauplpdenn'etdcatrorytelolnmaecsoonmveertshaitnigo—n.aInfdhiet fNraenelcayncFeiwtrzigteerrawlhdoiscoantrLiebbuatensorne-gbualasreldy ccHaoenutlf—delthheaasvwetohuboleudegnhsuhfsfeoemrweetfrohreinddgaoyisinngsoivsgeonrimfeiit--. ptuoblniactaitioonnasl.education and consumer 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 TheValley 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. 8 TheValley