The North Texan, Volume 51, Number 1, Spring 2001 Page: 38
42 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 28 cm.View a full description of this periodical.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
news
Castle composer
S A STUDENT A NolrrH TEXAS, Gary
Sapp ('71,'73 M.M.) composed music
for the drama department. Years later in a
German castle, that composing experience
came in handy.
Sapp's work with a wind orchestra in the
county of Kusel earned him a nomination for
the Lichtenberg-Preis des Musikantenlandes,
a prize given by the Castle Lichtenberg to
musicians who have made exceptional musical
contributions in the county. The prize, which
Sapp won in 1998, comes with a title and a
two-year appointment. As the first non-
German ever to be named Musikantenland
Preistriger, he was given a stipend to write an
opus for the castle. He composed a 20-minute
piece describing correspondence of a traveling
musician from County Kusel in the 1800s.
"I based my work on fictional letters written
to his family back home'," Sapp says. "It reflects
music styles from several different countries
from which the letters are written. Although
there are no words, it illustrates this man's
journey and eventually ends with the man -
who is now old - in Australia basically say-
ing, 'I've had enough; I'm coming home."'
For several weeks Sapp lived in a Castle
Lichtenberg tower that overlooks the country-
side, allowing him to concentrate on his work.
Sapp, a Hawaii native, is married with three
children and plans to stay in Germany. "This is
my home now," he says. "I love it here."
- by Jenny McCormack
z xi . ,:i
Friends Well Miss
lunnii iwas rceived in tie Office of Dee'inopirenl
rnld co"pilecd by Susan Apple. Please send infnort
ion to University oif North xI ex as, Allumni Record
)0. Box 311250, Denton , 7Exas 7?0.3-1250, sd
;nit it o tile web at ww.ii1930s
"MATTIE GLOVER ('30),
Henderson, Nev. She was
a teacher.
*HAZEL BI1UNER ORTON
('30), Austin. She taught
elementary school and
served as a substitute
teacher in the Austin
schools before retiring.
. OUIVER e, LAWIH ORN
('30), Denton. He was
retired from the field
of oil exploration geo-
physics.
G LADYS ALEXANDER
WrATERS ('30), Weather-
ford. She taught in the
Weatherford ISD for
38 years.
"NETTI I CHAMBERS
('33, '49 M.A.), Sunset.
She taught in Stoneburg,
Sunset, Park Springs and
Chico for 36 years before
retiring in 1973.
*HunN . STONE ('33),
Dallas. She studied
home economics at
North Texas.
*-LAURA Io R DLON ('35),
Bedford. She was ateacher and librarian
for the Northwest
school district. At
North Texas, she was
one of the founders of
the Kaghlirs, which
later affiliated with
Alpha Phi sorority.
*WOOD ROW McCAzM
Av.NT ('36), Waco. A
doctor, he was in private
practice for more than
50 years and served as
the medical director of
St. Elizabeth Long Term
Care Facility.
*MARY 'I 0M (CAM PBLL
('37), Waxahachie. She
taught English and
Spanish at Waxahachie
High School for 20 years.
*IRLPH MO-INO1.1 (
('37), Fort Worth. The
first in his family to earn
a college degree, he estab-
lished Gage Chemical
and Equipment Co.
in 1956.
*IReNE BR 'EWlR
E MIERSON ('38), Parker.
She taught school in the
Seagoville and Pleasant
Grove area for 44 years."FRANKIE MAE STEWART
HANSELL ('38), Arling-
ton. She helped estab-
lish the first public
health nutrition clinic
in New York City, and
she worked for the
U.S. Public Health
Service in Washington,
D.C. For almost 20
years, she served with
the United Nations'
Food and Agriculture
Organization, working
in India, Thailand
and Italy.
I :ruA G. jusno ss ('38),
Corsicana. She was a
business administrator at
Navarro Junior College
for 27 years and taught
school in Carbon,
Scranton and Dawson.
*Afn r SUlNII ('38),
Grand Prairie. She
taught elementary
school for 40 years.
She started working in
Grand Prairie in 1951
and was a third-grade
teacher at Milam
Elementary School.
('38), Brookshire. Her
degree from North
Texas was in elementary
education.
* ERA COL INs ('39),
Stephenville. Collins
majored in elementary
education at North Texas.
*Tosus W. I lU IK
('39, '40 M.S., '41 M.S.),
Tow. He was a physical
education teacher and
then principal for 30
years, the last 21 in
Andrews, before retiring
in 1976.
* 0 %s YOUNG aU;sI-ES
('39), Jonesboro. She
earned her degree from38 The North Texan
o U
-D
F7i --- I I
Cn
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Periodical.
University of North Texas. The North Texan, Volume 51, Number 1, Spring 2001, periodical, Spring 2001; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38294/m1/38/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting University Relations, Communications & Marketing department for UNT.