Lehigh University Glee Club

Alumni Reunion

October 31–November 1, 2003

On November 15, 2003, Robert B. Cutler (a.k.a. "Boss") celebrated his 90th birthday. In celebration of his birthday, and in recognition of and gratitude for his 25 years (1954–1979) of distinguished service to the Lehigh University choral tradition, a gathering of Glee Club and Choir alumni was held at Hotel Bethlehem on Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1, 2003.

Robert Cutler joined the faculty of Lehigh University in 1954. He became Chairman of the Music Department in 1958 and was appointed full professor in 1962. Before coming to Lehigh, he taught at New York University. He is a graduate of Bucknell University (B.A.) and Columbia University (M.A.). Professor Cutler and the Glee Club have sung extensively on the Lehigh campus, in joint concerts with choruses at many women's colleges, and on tour in the Caribbean and in Europe. In 1978 the Glee Club merged with the Women's Chorus to form a mixed choir known as the University Choir, also directed by Professor Cutler until his retirement. An accomplished organist, Professor Cutler was also University Organist, and he has served as Dean of the local chapter of the American Guild of Organists. In 1986 he received the Marshall Bartholomew Award from the Intercollegiate Musical Council for his contributions to choral music.

REUNION SCHEDULE

Friday, October 31

Hotel Bethlehem, Moravian Room

• 5:45 to 6:00 p.m. – Warmups
• 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Rehearsal
• 8:15 to 9:30 p.m. – Bar, Dinner, and Social Time

Saturday, November 1

Hotel Bethlehem, Terrace Room

• 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. – Continental Breakfast
• 8:45 to 9:00 a.m. – Warmups
• 9:00 to 11:15 a.m. – Rehearsal
• 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Lunch
• 12:45 to 2:15 p.m. – Rehearsal (Moravian Room)
• 2:45 p.m. – Singers ready (Terrace Room)
• 3:00 p.m. – Arrival of Robert Cutler
• 3:15 to 8:00 p.m. – Festivities – Singing, short speeches, presentation of gifts, general hilarity and rejoicing, etc.
• 5:15 to 6:00 p.m. – Bar and Social Time
• 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Dinner
• 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. – Bar and Social Time
• 8:00 p.m. – Lehigh Choral Arts Concert (Zoellner Arts Center) – Optional

PROGRAM

(The name of the conductor is given in italics)

• The Star-Spangled Banner, arr. Russell Robinson (TTBB unaccompanied) – Richard Schantz
• Lehigh University Alma Mater (TTBB unaccompanied) – Robert Cutler, prepared by Ric Wilson
• Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, Gerald Finzi (TB, piano) – Robert Cutler, prepared by Ric Wilson
• Deus Salutis, arr. Mansel Thomas (TTBB, piano) – Ric Wilson
• The Last Words of David, Randall Thompson (TTBB, piano) – Ric Wilson
• Gloria from Missa Mater Patris, Josquin Des Prez (TTBB unaccompanied.) – Robert Cutler, prepared by Ric Wilson
• O Sacrum Convivium, Lodovico Viadana (TTBB unaccompanied) – Richard Schantz
• Laudate Dominum, Marc-Antoine Charpentier (TTB, piano) – Ric Wilson
• Shenandoah, arr. Marshall Bartholomew (TTBB unaccompanied) – Robert Cutler, prepared by Richard Schantz
• The Pasture from Frostiana, Randall Thompson (TTB, piano) – Robert Cutler, prepared by Richard Schantz
• Aura Lee, arr. Ralph Hunter et al. (TTBB unaccompanied) – Robert Cutler, prepared by Richard Schantz
• Loch Lomond, arr. R. Vaughan Williams (TTBB and Tenor solo unaccompanied.) – Richard Schantz – Jack Idenden, solo
• Set Down Servant, arr. Robert Shaw (TTBB and Tenor and Bass solos, piano) – Robert Cutler, prepared by Ric Wilson – George Achilles and Mike Kearney, solos
• Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, Michael Praetorius (TTBB unaccompanied.) – Richard Schantz
• Old Man Noah, arr. Marshall Bartholomew (TTBB unaccompanied) – Ric Wilson
• Ain'-a That Good News, William L. Dawson (TTBB unaccompanied) – Ric Wilson
• Vive l'Amour, arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw (TTBB and Baritone solo unaccompanied) – Robert Cutler, prepared by Ric Wilson – Paul McKinley, solo

THE ALUMNI GLEE CLUB

CONDUCTORS

Robert B. Cutler
Richard Schantz
Ric Wilson, '69

ACCOMPANIST

Sharon Gruber, '76

SINGERS BY VOICE SECTION

Tenor I

• Mike Barron, '78
• Robert Betz, '64
• Fred Fletcher, '67
• Dudley Galloway, '64
• Andrea Harwick, '76
• Blake Heffner, '72
• Roger Heiser, '73
• Jack Idenden, '69
• Jim Naus, '63
• Stuart Smith, '74
• Bill Tittle, '66
• Stanley Vlasak, '63
• Emily Winn-Dean, '74

Tenor 2

• George Achilles, '70
• Drew Brown, '76
• Russell Cramer, '62
• David Decker, '64
• Steve Goldmann, '66
• Sam Hines, '57
• David Kent, '73
• Wight Martindale, '60
• Paul McKinley, '71
• Peter Miller, '80
• Tom Miller, '77
• Joe Pittenger, '61
• Ken Shupp, '68
• Jim Underkoffler, '66
• Mark Wolfe, '71

Bass 1

• Bob Alper, '66
• Tom Avakian, '73
• Bob Bausmith, '81
• Dave Beckwith, '68
• Bob Christie, '58
• Preston Crabill, '76
• David Dugan, '74
• Bill Elcome, '68
• Richard Fabian, '60
• Dan Rader, '81
• Bob Shabaker, '59
• Jim Steeley, '79
• Ric Wilson, '69

Bass 2

• Craig Acklen, '70
• Stuart Chen, '79
• Torger Dahl, '64
• Stephen Dill, '78
• Don Foster, '59
• Jim Froggatt, '62
• Ralph Gallup, '61
• John Gamble, '62
• Jon Green, '70
• Ken Hayes, '69
• Skip Jaehne, '58
• Mike Kearney, '70
• Andy Knoll, '73
• Bob Lipsky, '71
• Tom Miller, '66
• Alan Shoemaker, '58
• John Sise, '72

THE ALUMNI GLEE CLUB BY GRADUATING CLASS

Class of 1955

• George Ryerson, Columbus, Ohio (georgeryerson@alum.mit.edu)

• Robert Worley, Marion, Mass. (worleysdr@aol.com)

Class of 1957

• Samuel Hines, Wilmette, Ill. (shines@agsco.com)
• Lynn Scull, Andover, Conn. (lynnscull@snet.net)
• Robert Wakefield, The Villages, Fla. (bobwakefld@aol.com)

• Robert Christie, Syosset, N.Y. (wrchristie@aol.com)
• Skip Jaehne, Venice, Fla. (sjaehne@comcast.net)
• Norman Muchnick, New York, N.Y.
• Alan Shoemaker, Windham, N.H. (shoe@mitre.org)

Class of 1959

• John Ford, Thurmont, Md.
• Donald Foster, Montclair, N.J. (donfoster3@aol.com)
• Robert Shabaker, West Chester, Pa. (rhshaba@bellatlantic.net)

Class of 1960

• W. Richard Fabian, Blue Bell, Pa. (wrfabian@cs.com)

Class of 1961

• Ralph Gallup, Rochester Hills, Mich. (ralphg@gallupmag.com)
• Joseph Pittenger, Wheaton, Ill. (ellenannp@aol.com)

Class of 1962

• Russell Cramer, Wellesley Hills, Mass. (rcramer@center2k.com)
• James Froggatt, Newark, Del. (carfrog@att.net)
• John Gamble, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (jgamble1@nycap.rr.com)
• James Kalb, Woodbury, Minn. (jameskalb@prodigy.net)

Class of 1963

• James Naus, Alpharetta, Ga. (jimn@gpmind.com)
• Stanley Vlasak, Westford, Ma. (pickle1@aol.com)

Class of 1964

• Robert Betz, Vero Beach, Fla. (bbetz@ircc.net)
• Torger Dahl, Rochester, N.Y. (tdahl@kodak.com)
• David Decker, Los Angeles, Calif. (ddecker@lordbissell.com)
• Daniel Franceski, Erdenheim, Pa. (danfranceski@yahoo.com)
• Dudley Galloway, Jefferson City, Mo. (dgallo7587@aol.com)

Class of 1965

• Donald Stever, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. (dstever@verizon.net)

Class of 1966

• Robert Alper, East Dorset, Vt. (bob@bobalper.com)
• Thomas Best, Newton, Mass. (tombest@rcn.com)
• Stephan Goldmann, Dallas, Tex. (steve_joyce833@hotmail.com)
• Thomas Miller, Atlanta, Ga. (tfmiller@bellsouth.net)
• James Underkoffler, Sellersville, Pa. (jamesu@netcarrier.com)

Class of 1967

• Fred Fletcher, Wayne, Pa. (fbfletcher@alum.mit.edu)
• Wayne Hall, Sudbury, Mass.

Class of 1968

• David Beckwith, Bethlehem, Pa. (davidgbeckwith@msn.com)
• Kenneth Shupp, West Redding, Conn. (kenshupp@optonline.net)

Class of 1969

• Kenneth Hayes, Marietta, Ga. (hayeskpsa@msn.com)
• John Idenden, Belvidere, N.J. (mreye@epix.net)
• Fredric Woodbridge Wilson, Cambridge, Mass. (fwwilson@fas.harvard.edu)

Class of 1970

• George Achilles, Doylestown, Pa. (geoachlles@aol.com)
• G. Craig Acklen, Bangor, Pa. (acklen@epix.net)
• Jon Green, South Orange, N.J. (kellyg6@verizon.net)
• Michael Kearney, Wayne, Pa. (mkearney@isc.upenn.edu)
• William Ohnsorg, Scotch Plains, N.J. (ohnsorg@att.net)

Class of 1971

• Robert Lipsky, Bethlehem, Pa. (bobglip@aol.com)
• Paul McKinley, Palm Harbor, Fla. (pdmckinley1@aol.com)

Class of 1972

• Blake Heffner, Easton, Pa. (heffners1@rcn.com)
• Thomas Middleton, Murrysville, Pa.
• John Sise, Bethlehem, Pa. (john_sise@hotmail.com)

Class of 1973

• Thomas Avakian
• Roger Heiser, Manheim, Pa. (rdheiser@marchingbarons.org)
• David Kent, Toronto, Ontario (david.kent@harpercollins.com)
• Andrew Knoll, Belmont, Mass. (aknoll@oeb.harvard.edu)
• K. William Whitney, Arlington, Mass. (kwilliamwhitneyjr@msn.com)

Class of 1974

• David Dugan, East Greenwich, R.I. (pigment1@aol.com)
• Stuart Smith, Olean, N.Y. (smith@alcas.com)
• Emily Winn-Deen, Livermore, Calif. (emily.winn-deen@roche.com)

Class of 1976

• Drew Brown (merri28@comcast.net)
• Preston Crabill, Farmington Hills, Mich. (pcrabill@twmi.rr.com)
• Sharon Gruber (sg@gruberlaw.biz)
• Andrea Harwick, Laurel, Md. (aharwick@wans.net)

Class of 1977

• Thomas Miller, Houston, Tex. (millert@howrey.com)

Class of 1978

• Michael Barron, Kutztown, Pa. (smb25n@hometownu.com)
• Stephen Dill, Sharon, Mass. (cdi@dqbiz.net)
• Bruce Dunbar, Andover, Mass. (bdunbar@lucent.com)

Class of 1979

• Stuart Chen, Amherst, N.Y. (ciechen@eng.buffalo.edu)
• Stacey Kuhns, Shrewsbury, Pa.
• David Seicol, White Plains, N.Y.

Class of 1980

• Peter Miller, Fleetwood, Pa. (pete.miller@agedwards.com)

Class of 1981

• Robert Bausmith, Glastonbury, Conn. (bausmith@sbcglobal.net)
• Peter Finkel, Falls Church, Va. (finkelp@aol.com)
• Dan Rader, Philadelphia, Pa. (rader@mail.med.upenn.edu)

OTHER ATTENDEES

• Jerry and Nancy Bidlack, Bethlehem, Pa.
• Linda Lipkis, Bethlehem, Pa. (lal3@lehigh.edu)
• Richard and Monica Schantz, Bethlehem, Pa. (schantzes2@aol.com)
• Elbert Thompson, Newtown, Pa.

OTHERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE REUNION

• Thomas Best, '66
• Clifford Carr, '61
• Carl Detterline, '71
• Ropbert Eakle, '69
• Peter Finkel, '81
• Donald Garaventi, '58
• Jim Hall, '70
• Wayne Hall, '67
• Thomas Middleton, '72
• Norman Muchnick, '58
• George Ryerson, '55
• Lynn Scull, '57
• David Seicol, '79
• Roy Smith, '70
• Donald Stever, '65
• Robert Wakefield, '57
• Edward Weber, '56
• Robert Worley, '56
• Robert Zam, '74

And

• Jon and Mickey Elkus

Portrait of Professor Robert Cutler by Lauren M. McKinley, based on the cover artwork for the 1964 Lehigh University Glee Club album, "They Are Singing," presented to Professor Cutler at the 2003 Glee Club Alumni Reunion.

RECORDINGS OF THE REUNION PROGRAM

DVD VIDEO
$30.00

VHS VIDEO
$30.00

AUDIO CD
$20.00

PICTURE CD-ROM
$20.00

Orders must be received by November 21.

Click here to download an order form.

REUNION PHOTO GALLERY

A gallery containing more than 50 pictures from the reunion.
Thanks to Dick Fabian, Craig Acklen, Dudley Galloway, and Ric Wilson for sharing their pictures.

Click here for the reunion photo gallery.

Caution! The photo gallery contains a large number of picture files, so if you have a slow connection it may take a long time to download.

We need help in identifying the people in the photos. Please refer to the picture numbers.

Please e-mail digital photos of the reunion or names of people in the pictures to Ric Wilson (fwwilson@fas.harvard.edu).

LEHIGH UNIVERSITY WEB SITE ARTICLE

Click here for the article about the Glee Club reunion on the Lehigh University web site.

ARCHIVED REUNION ORGANIZATION WEB PAGE

Click here for the pre-reunion web page.

LEHIGH ALUMNI GLEE CLUB PUERTO RICO TOUR

Click here for the web page for the Lehigh Alumni Glee Club Puerto Rico Tour.

The address of this document is http://thespis.org/cutler.

Please contact Ric Wilson, '69 at fwwilson@fas.harvard.edu with questions about this page.