AHJ, Vol. 2 No. 1, Spring 1969

The Student's Recital will be held in May
as a finale to this year's activities.
Midwest
President: Louise Seidl, 712 Military Avenue,
Council Bluffs, Iowa 73107.
The Midwest Chapter met October 20th
at the home of Miss Melody Malec who used
a halloween motif in decorations and refreshments.
At this meeting possibilities
were discussed about expanding our membership,
contacting the Omaha Symphony
board members to book a harp soloist in
the winter series next season, and obtaining
more publicity. The latter was accomplished
shortly after this meeting, which also featured
a lovely harp solo by Miss Malec.
The December 8th meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. Bob Patrick, whose holiday
decorations were beautiful. Guests were
invited, and Mrs. Ineta Bebb presented an
excellent program. The refreshments were
delightful with a Christmas theme, also.
Lubbock
President: Billie Wolfe, 3406 21st Street,
Lubbock, Texas 79410.
Twenty-three West Texas harpists, playing
fifteen concert harps and seven Troubadour
harps were featured in a concert on
Sunday, November 24 in the Coronado
Room of the Texas Tech Student Union.
The concert, Lubbock's first, was sponsored
by the American Harp Society, Lubbock
and Amarillo Chapters, the Fine Arts Committee
of the Tech Union, and the International
Center for Arid and Semi-Arid
Land Studies, and was the culmination of
the Harp Festival activities.
Guest Conductor for the event was Madeline
Henshaw of Amarillo Junior College
and the Amarillo Symphony.
Organizer of the festival was Billie
Wolfe, president of the Lubbock Chapter
and assistant professor in the School of
Home Economics, Texas Tech.
Guest 'Cellist for the event was Arthur
Follows, who played The Swan by Saint­
Saens, accompanied by members of the
Harp Ensemble.
Harp Soloist for the event was Gail
Barber, assistant professor at Texas Tech
and organizer and past president of the
Lubbock Chapter. She was joined by Dr.
James Barber, violin, and Margaret Redcay,
flute, in Goossen's Suite for flute, violin
and harp.
A special segment of the program was
devoted to the premiere performance of
Windmill Sketches, composed and performed
by Gail Barber, and depicting various
aspects of life in the Southwest. They
were inspired by a photographic exhibit by
Billie Wolfe which will be presented in the
spring at the International Festival on the
Life and Art of the American Southwest
Harp Festival Concert, Lubbock, Texas
Front row: Janelle Jensen, Debbie Carter, Janet Heineman, Rachel Masters,
Paula Flannigan, Sandra Denham, Christy Brown, Jane Whinery, Janice
Hastings and Marcia Owens. Second row: Madeline Henshaw, Roxanne
Kennedy, Diane Moore, Joan Seymour, Barbara Richardson, Julie Richards,
Gretchen Williams and Gail Barber. Back row: .Patsy McGregor, Billie
Wolfe, Myrle Watts, Betty Anderson and Edna McClintock. (Photo courtesy
of Madeline Jeffress)