1998 Concert Programs, History, and Plans
Handel's Messiah Helped Save SUU (then BAC) in 1935
In celebration of #suu125 we had a display at this year’s Messiah performances. Thanks to Anne O. Leavitt and Ryan Paul for this historical documentation about how a crucial Messiah performance in 1935 helped save SUU, then BAC. Photos thanks to SUU Special Collections. Thanks to Patty Walser for creating the display. We are happy to have so many SUU faculty and students join with the community musicians for this ongoing community tradition. Thanks to everyone who participated and came this year. Roy L. Halversen fostered academic excellence so that others may recognize and know the importance of this place by Ryan Paul for an SUU Convocation in 2022 In 1927 Roy joined the faculty of the Branch Agricultural College in Cedar City. He taught band, orchestra, theory, and English. In 1929, Roy married Maude Macfarlane and went to Germany for a year to study at the University of Berlin. Roy returned to Cedar City in 1930, and he wasted no time becoming involved in the community as well a
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