Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 1957-1958 Student Newspapers 12-12-1957 ConnCensus Vol. 43 No. 11 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1957_1958 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "ConnCensus Vol. 43 No. 11" (1957). 1957-1958. 12. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1957_1958/12 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1957-1958 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. CON CENSUS Vol.43-No. 11 iew London, Connecticut, Thursday, December 12, 1957 lOe pereopy Gina Bachauer Guest Pianist Cathy M. Burrowes Pageant Committee Selects For Second of Concert Series Elected President Florentine Sculpture Theme by Jean MacCarthy '59 were glowing with tributes to On the last night before Christ- The Connecticut College Con- ~ Bachauer's "amazing tech- Of Fres h man CI ass mas vacation. one of the oldest tuque," "miracles of virtuosity," and most chertshed of Connectl- cert Series will present its second The class of 1961 has iust musical program on January 21 and "llquld, authoritative play- cut College traditions will be in Palmer Auditorium. Gina Bach- ing." A few months later she reo elected as its president, Cathy brought before the students: TIle auer, the Greek pianist, will be celved an ovation when presented Burrowes, who makes her home Christmas Pageant. The history the visiting musician. by Dimitri Mitropoulos with the in Key Port, . J. Here she at- of the Pageant reaches far back New York Philharmonic Orches- tended Key Port High School for lnto the dim days of the college's Inspired by her Mother tra. In the past five seasons she youth. The first student celebra- the first three years of her school- Gina Bachauer was born in a has played over 40 recitals and tion of the Christmas season, suburb of Athens. She says that concerts in America. ing and then went to orth6eld with the exception of special ves- her first inspiration was a beauti- Played Before Royally School for Girls. repeating her per services, appeared in 1919, when the student body held an ful song sung by her mother. junior year and completing her Mme. Bachauer appeared before all-college party in the gym the Then when she was five years old preparatory school training. King Paul and Queen Frederika night before vacation. The fellow- she was given a toy piano for of Greece during the summer 01. At Key Port Cathy was a mem- ing year, the dramatic club added Christmas and she played some of 1955 as the first solo pianist to ber of student council, captain at a pageant, and by 1922 the pre- her mother's songs on it. She kept perform in the famous open alr sentations had become more elab- begging for a real piano and fin- theatter beneath the Parthenon. the Twirlers and secretary of her class during the junior year. She orate and were known as ally she got it. When she was Gina has also made recordings "masques." eight years old, Gina gave her for HMV in London, released in was outstanding in academic pur- first public recital. wane still a the U. S. by RCA Victor. The suits and achieved Honor Roll Id~nlity of ~[adonna Withheld child, she began seriously to study Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. standing. The first Christmas tableau, at the Athens Conservatory-con- I in B Flat Minor, which she reo however, was not presented u,ntu sidering herself a law student cently recorded with the London When she went to Northfield 1928 under the direction of the with only part of her time for Orchestra under the baton of her School Cathy was elected treasur- fine arts department, which still music. Finally she decided upon husband, is a best seller in the er of her dormitory and became ANNE CARNAHAN sponsors the program. As today, United States and Europe. her music and she studied with one of the four student prefects In the Pageant consisted of a series Cortot in Paris, and with Sergei While recognized by critics as hrIS- tmas Pageant of still·life portrayals of famous Rachmaninoff. Her professional one of the greatest pianists of our the Student Council. She was sec- C inspirational palntlngs, and most debut with Mitropoulos and the time; Mme. Bachauer has a repu- retary of her class and an officer ' dTbi Y of the masterpieces of art por- Athens Symphony Orchestra in tation for bringing more than mu- of the Church Cabinet. To com- Directe sear trayed slnce then have been Ital· 1935 inaugurated a rich and bril- sical excellence to her public ap- plete the round of her extra-cur- Ian pain lings or the Medieval and liant career, which included con- pearances. James Lyons in a fea- ricular activities she joined the Renaissance periods, although oc- ture article in Musical America. h caslonal variations have appeared. certs and broadcasting in Eng- Choir, the basketball team, Corn- ByAn neC arna an land, France, Italy, Greece, Egypt, said: "She has an irrepressibly The Madonna for these tableaux Yugoslavia, and Austria. She was sunny spirit ... endless patience munlty Service and took part in This . year the chairman of is traditionally chosen from in France preparing for a third and fortitude. She is one of the Rural Work, which involved Christmas Pageant Is Anne Car- among the members of the senior Italian tour when the war broke humblest, kindest, and most thor- teaching Sunday School in nearby nahan. Born in New York City, class for her classic beauty. Se- out in Greece. She and her hus- oughly likable people in the glit- communities. Anne now lives In Evanston, Illl- lected by the pageant commit- band, Alec Sherman, director of tering galaxy of concert person- nots. She attended .the Bolton tee, her Identity is never revealed the London Orchestra, did not reo alities." At Conn. this year Cathy is Country Day School In Westport, until the night of the pageant. turn to Athens but remained in Gina Bachauer makes a habit of studying English, French, Soci· Connecticut, from the eighth to the twelfth grade. Her activities The theme of th~ 'pageant this Alexandria during the war. Mme. practicing five or six hours a day elegy, Studio Art, and Chemistry. during these years included: Vice year will be Florentme Sculptures Bachauer gave over 600 concerts See "Gina Bachauer"-Page 6 She is considering majoring in President of Student Council, Art of the late 15t~ cent.ury and early and recitals in Egypt and the Chemistry, but is still undecided Editor of the Newspaper and of 16th centu~y, m~ludmg such mas- Near East in army camps and hos- and considering the possibility 01 doing Social Work. the Yearbook, Set Designer of ters as Gtbbert~, Donate~o, An- pitals during the following war VESPERS SPEAKER school plays and Captain of the drea Della Robbla, and Michelan- years. She has since played with Cathy's hobbles include playing January 12, Dr. Howard Thur· Hockey and Basketball teams. See "Pageant"-Page 6 nearly every major orchestra in tennis and water skiing. During man, School of Theology, Boston She also participated in Bolton's Europe and the Near East, arous- University. the past few summers she has ing tremendous erithusiasm by worked on Wall Street and in a theatrical productions. Students to Submit her superb piano technique and January 19, Reverend Gordon bank, and last summer she work- Anne, who lives in Windham, is sensitive artistry. P. Wiles, Connecticut College. ed for a family in Cape Cod. an Art Major. She has painted Book Collections January' 26, Palestrina Society When Em Hodge told her that scenery for her class compete and Gina Bachauer was virtually Program. unknown in the United States she had been elected president, for Play Production. She also was To Library Judges when she first appeared at Town February 9, President William Cathy was quite excited and Set Designer for Junior Show and did the scenery planning for The annual student library con- Hall in New York in 1950. The Park, Simmons College. pleased, and thanks the freshman her Junior Prom. test will be held in the middle of next morning, critical reviews I-------------~class for the great honor. February. We are purposely an- During the summers of 1955 nouncing the contest now, so that and 1956 Anne attended the Art students may peruse their col- II Institute 01 Chicago. Last sum- lections while home .ror Christ- mer she went to Europe with the mas vacation . When the Swiffs Gather 'Round II Connecticut College Simmons • • • Group. Durlng this tr-ip she col- Students wishing to enter the existence will always be within elude Mimi Adams '59, Di Basset One little, two little, three lit- lected many photographs of old contest should submit to the Li- easy recall. These mistresses of 'SO, Kadie Curtice '59, Cyn Enloe tle Shwiffles: four little, five little, and new works of art. brarian by the closing date a eighteen little Shwiffies met in song are known as the girls' 'SO, LoWe Espy '59, Aggie FuJper complete list of the collection. New York over Thanksgiving va- group "with the best bass section '58, Gary Griffeths '50, Lin Hess Anne also has had the honor This list must be compiled in an cation to make a recording of in the East." It is partly for this '59, Karen Hoffman '60, Sally Kel- of exhibiting prints in Toronto, appropriate and logical order, giv- many of their best.