A History of the Mid-America Singers of Springfield, Missouri
Date of Graduation
Summer 1985
Degree
Master of Music
Department
Music
Committee Chair
Wayne Harrell
Abstract
Prior to this study, there has been no documented history of the Mid-America Singers of Springfield, Missouri. This study recorded a brief history of Springfield and its early settlement, a brief history of cultural activities in the city and in Southwest Missouri, a brief history of community choral groups in America and particularly in the Midwest, and the sequence of events that occurred since the inception of the Mid-America Singers in 1967 to 1985. Each of the four conductors of the Mid-America Singers was given a complete chapter in the study: Samuel Gordon (1967-1974); G. Robert Chancellor (1974); Darrell Benne (1975-1982); and Charles Facer (1982 to the present). Also discussed is the outreach of the Mid-America Singers into schools and other organizations in Springfield, Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas, the funding of the Mid-America Singers and important events such as a national bicentennial appearance in Washington, D.C. The study includes lists of personnel through the years, Constitution and By-Laws of the organization and selected programs.
Subject Categories
Music
Copyright
© Herschel Douglas Fincher
Recommended Citation
Fincher, Herschel Douglas, "A History of the Mid-America Singers of Springfield, Missouri" (1985). MSU Graduate Theses. 338.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/338
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