1966 Arbutus Yearbook

Music First-night tension anad a demanding professional atmosphere build up almost every night of the year in some area of the Music School.

Performance and production by both students and faculty culminate lessons, practice, and theory classes. Creation becomes as much a part of demonstrating skill as juries.

Programs almost every weekend, which support in large part the school's operation, provide experience Dean Wilfred C. Bain says students could never get anywhere else in the world. The School's orchestras, hands, and vocal groups, especially Philharmonic and the Belles of Indiana, annually go on tour from eastern cities to St. Louis. The Jazz Band took time out for a State Department-sponsored trip to the Far East.

And hack at Bloomington, the departments of voice, instrumental, opera, ballet, and scenic design combine to venture into musicals and outdoor opera. Last summer and this year they produced Carmen, the Merry Widow, Macbeth, Carmelites, Rosenkavalier, and An Evening of Ballet. Since former President Wells brought Dean Bain to I.U. in 1948, he has built the performing arts facilities and success into a proving ground and cultural center for the state.