Cathy at Mount Holyoke slideshow quality

Slide 1: 

Welcome to Mount Holyoke! Photo from Caroline Foty ‘80

Cathy Baer ’78 (while in high school) enjoys Aspen with Cathy Melhorn 1971: 

Cathy Baer ’78 (while in high school) enjoys Aspen with Cathy Melhorn 1971 Photo from Cathy Melhorn

Cathy’s VW Beetle: 

Cathy’s VW Beetle

Slide 4: 

Coro Mount Holyoke 1974 Photo courtesy of Leslie Bowen ‘74

St. Lucia’s Day Celebration at Cathy’s house: 

St. Lucia’s Day Celebration at Cathy’s house Lena Landstedt-Hallin ‘76 Annemarie “Am” Berberich Fredericks ‘76 Photo from Cathy Melhorn 1975

Cathy came back from her sabbatical in the fall of 1977 with a dog named after Champaign, Illinois where she'd been. Chammy sat through Convocation rehearsals in the amphitheatre that weekend. I am not sure whether she agreed that Wisdom is More Beautiful Than The Sun.: 

Cathy came back from her sabbatical in the fall of 1977 with a dog named after Champaign, Illinois where she'd been. Chammy sat through Convocation rehearsals in the amphitheatre that weekend. I am not sure whether she agreed that Wisdom is More Beautiful Than The Sun. Fall 1977

Cathy conducts at Petrovoredtz, Russia June 1979: 

Cathy conducts at Petrovoredtz, Russia June 1979 Photos from Cathy Melhorn

Spring Break 1978 Buffalo in March! Whee! Buffalo, Toronto, Detroit, Toledo, Chicago. Repertoire included Bartok's 'Village Scenes,' and 'Young Collins' with no soprano left un-soloed.: 

Spring Break 1978 Buffalo in March! Whee! Buffalo, Toronto, Detroit, Toledo, Chicago. Repertoire included Bartok's 'Village Scenes,' and 'Young Collins' with no soprano left un-soloed. Niagara Falls Coro Mount Holyoke Midwest Tour Photos from Caroline Foty ‘80

Coro Mount Holyoke Jug Band: 

Coro Mount Holyoke Jug Band Denver Colorado Mall 1978 Photo from Cathy Melhorn

Slide 11: 

Prepared with her wench costume for Glee Club's part in the entertainment associated with the inauguration of President Kennan. The theme of everything was medieval, in keeping with President Kennan's area of specialty, so we sang a medley from the musical 'Pippin'. Cathy October 1978 Photo from Caroline Foty ‘80

Congratulations! : 

Congratulations! Cathy Melhorn and John Lemly are married in January 1979

Cathy and Glee Club at University of Virginia : 

Cathy and Glee Club at University of Virginia Spring 1979 Photos from Cathy Melhorn

Cathy and John-Moscow May 1979: 

Cathy and John-Moscow May 1979 Cathy hauled us all over northern Europe while 5 or 6 months pregnant with David. Of course it didn't slow her down. You can see the domes of the Kremlin in the background. Highlight music from that trip was Samuel Barber's 'Reincarnations' (“She is a rune"). Glee Club & University of Virginia in Russia and Sweden

Slide 15: 

This must the most memorable place I have ever sung in my life: on the patios outside Peters Palace, surrounded by marble stairs and gold statues, looking through the fountains out to the sea. Choir in Leningrad May 1979 Photos from Caroline Foty ‘80

Slide 17: 

Cathy with UVa Glee Club Director Don Loach Russia June 1979

The day after our big concert in Stockholm was a school holiday. All the schoolchildren gathered in the park to play in the sun and to sing together. Someone crowned Cathy with flowers. I think most members of that tour group would agree - Swedish was the most difficult language we had ever tried to sing.: 

The day after our big concert in Stockholm was a school holiday. All the schoolchildren gathered in the park to play in the sun and to sing together. Someone crowned Cathy with flowers. I think most members of that tour group would agree - Swedish was the most difficult language we had ever tried to sing. Cathy in Stockholm June 1979 Photos from Caroline Foty ‘80

Concert in Stockholm, Sweden: 

Concert in Stockholm, Sweden June 1979

Glee Club at Convocation: 

Glee Club at Convocation Early 1980s

Cathy was my advisor so was occasionally invited to dinner in my dorm. I remember that David rolled over for the first time on the floor in the Safford living room after one such dinner. He had quite a cheering section. : 

Cathy was my advisor so was occasionally invited to dinner in my dorm. I remember that David rolled over for the first time on the floor in the Safford living room after one such dinner. He had quite a cheering section. Jackie Melnick, Noel Eisley, Melinda Spratlan & Cathy with David May 1980 Debbie Bowen ’81, Cathy and David April 1980 Photo from Caroline Foty ‘80

Slide 22: 

Cathy and John with David January 1980

Coro Mount Holyoke 1981: 

Coro Mount Holyoke 1981

Coro Mount Holyoke in Europe: 

Coro Mount Holyoke in Europe San Pedro Church January 1981

Slide 25: 

Cathy and Diana 1982

Glee Club in Montreal 1983: 

Glee Club in Montreal 1983

Glee Club in England: 

Glee Club in England St. Martin in the Fields, LondonJanuary 1984

Glee Club in England: 

Glee Club in England Cathy with Diana, David, Lisa Popik and Nina Tasi January 1984

Glee Club in England: 

Glee Club in England Guild Hall, York, England January 1984

Slide 30: 

Chamber Singers Vespers 1984

Jane Ely Vespers 1985: 

Jane Ely Vespers 1985

Mount Holyoke Children’s Choir : 

Mount Holyoke Children’s Choir Founded by Cathy 1987-1992

Slide 33: 

Beth Onyemelukwe accompanies the children’s choir at Hampshire Mall Fall 1987 Beth Onyemelukwe and Karina Sandweg ’90 with the Children’s Choir Fall 1988

Slide 34: 

David Lemly and Devon Eisley (daughter of Robyn Bosler ’74)

Slide 35: 

The Mount Holyoke Children’s Choir growing strong in its second year

Vespers 1988: 

Vespers 1988 Seniors with Cathy

Glee Club in California: 

Glee Club in California Cal State-San Luis Obispo January 1989

Big Sur, California January 1989: 

Big Sur, California January 1989 Beth Onyemelukwe Garner DisneylandJanuary 1989

Glee Club in Montreal: 

Glee Club in Montreal McGill University Spring 1989

Glee Club in Montreal: 

Photos from Cathy Melhorn Carolyn Smeltzer Slatch ‘90 Glee Club President Glee Club in Montreal McGill University Spring 1989

Alumnae Service at Reunion 1991: 

Alumnae Service at Reunion 1991 Photo from Cathy Melhorn

Slide 43: 

Glee Club 1994-1997 Cathy leading carols during vespers at St. Barts in New York City 1995

Vespers Chant ProcessionalDecember 1994: 

Vespers Chant ProcessionalDecember 1994 Photo by Rebecca LoVerso, ‘94

Family Weekend Fall 1995: 

Family Weekend Fall 1995 Mark Gionfriddo with drummers Caissa McClinton and Amy Wise

New OrleansSpring 1995: 

New OrleansSpring 1995

Vespers 1995: 

Vespers 1995

Laura Smolowitz '96 (Glee Club Librarian), Abby Wasserman (nee Keller) '96 & Sasha Stanton '98: 

Laura Smolowitz '96 (Glee Club Librarian), Abby Wasserman (nee Keller) '96 & Sasha Stanton '98 Karen Grandquist '98, Sarah Perrine '98, Pam Genise '98 & Sasha Stanton '98 in the small chapel (when it still had pews!) getting ready for Vespers in South Hadley Vespers 1997 Vespers 1995

Slide 49: 

Vespers 1997 Glee Club Seniors Class of 1998 Photos from Sasha Stanton ‘98

Glee Club in EuropeJanuary 1997: 

Glee Club in EuropeJanuary 1997 On the bridge in Prague, Czech Republic

Singing in tribute at the Holocaust Memorial in Munich: 

Singing in tribute at the Holocaust Memorial in Munich Dachau Concentration Camp

Katy Sharp and Gina Rodgers perform after rehearsal in Eching (near Munich): 

Katy Sharp and Gina Rodgers perform after rehearsal in Eching (near Munich)

Glee Club singing “Mbiri Kuna Mwari”: 

Glee Club singing “Mbiri Kuna Mwari” Radebeul Luthersaal near Dresden January 15, 1997

Betsy Brada, Tour Manager, leads group in “Gospel Bus”: 

Betsy Brada, Tour Manager, leads group in “Gospel Bus” Aschaffenburg, Germany January 1997

Slide 55: 

At the Brandenburg Gate

John Lemly showing his support for the Glee Club wearing his new tour sweatshirt: 

John Lemly showing his support for the Glee Club wearing his new tour sweatshirt

Slide 57: 

Sarah Deveau, Quo Vadis Cobb, Katie Seamans, Hannah Gilbert

Slide 58: 

A gift from the Eching Youth Choir-Did it fit in her luggage? A toast to Betsy Brada for managing a successful tour

Gifts at the End-of-Tour Party: 

Gifts at the End-of-Tour Party Betsy Brada and Cathy

Coro Mount Holyoke in Costa Rica January 1999: 

Coro Mount Holyoke in Costa Rica January 1999

Rehearsal in Costa Rica: 

Rehearsal in Costa Rica

¡After rehearsal in Costa Rica!: 

¡After rehearsal in Costa Rica! Chris Aspaas and members of the Glee Club

Coro Mount Holyoke traveling to Monteverde: 

Coro Mount Holyoke traveling to Monteverde January 1999

Singing in Monteverde: 

Singing in Monteverde

Pilgrims watching Coro Mount Holyoke: 

Pilgrims watching Coro Mount Holyoke Audience in Basilica de Los Angeles Cartago, Costa Rica

Slide 66: 

The National Shrine, Costa Rica

Slide 67: 

Fall 1999 Glee Club Rehearsal

Lining up for Vespersin Abbey Chapel: 

Lining up for Vespersin Abbey Chapel December 1999

Choral Reunion: 

Choral Reunion Tamara Brooks (Knell) & Maggie Brooks Choral ReunionJanuary 2000 Anne Holton, Kavita Ramdas, Chrys Latham

Choral Reunion January 2000: 

Choral Reunion January 2000 Debby Hall ‘74 Liz Cochary Gross, Joanne Larrabee, Paula Rice Rucker, Cathy Baer

Glee Club Rehearsal: 

Glee Club Rehearsal Spring 2000

Slide 72: 

September 2002 Glee Club Retreat Leverett, MA

Glee Club in Atlanta, GeorgiaMarch 2003: 

Glee Club in Atlanta, GeorgiaMarch 2003 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Slide 74: 

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial March 2003

Touring Spelman College: 

Touring Spelman College March 2003

Glee Club 2003-2004: 

Glee Club 2003-2004

Slide 77: 

Banquet 2004 Alicia Frey (Glee Club President), Mineko Tokito Manager, Michelle Johnson-Murray, Treasurer

Chamber Singers 2003-2004: 

Chamber Singers 2003-2004 Rehearsal Abbey Chapel Garden Spring 2004

The last Concert ChoirFall 2004: 

The last Concert ChoirFall 2004 Photos from Cathy Melhorn

Slide 80: 

Alyson Bull ’06 Nashville, TN January 2005

Glee ClubVespers Weekend 2005: 

Maureen Deming ‘06 & Hannah Shook ‘06 Glee ClubVespers Weekend 2005 Seniors 2005

Slide 82: 

Vespers 2005 Old South Elevator Sarah Cadarette ‘07, Lara Schlies ‘07, Reilly Dunn ‘07

Slide 83: 

Courtney Renfried, ’07, Kate Vogele ‘06, Lane Wallett ‘06, Maureen Deming ’06 Erin Beckwith ‘06 Kate Vogele ‘06 & Lane Wallett ‘06

FUN IN THE SUN!: 

FUN IN THE SUN! Kate Vogele ‘06 & Andrea Hartford ‘07 Cathy Melhorn's pool Photos from Kate Vogele ‘06

Slide 85: 

Tyntern Abbey, Wales 2005 Mount Holyoke Glee Club Alumnae England and Wales July 2005

Slide 86: 

Grosvenor Chapel, London July 5, 2005 Laura Althoff ’92, soloist in the pulpit

Cathy introducing our week-old choir : 

Cathy introducing our week-old choir Grosvenor Chapel, London July 5, 2005

Slide 88: 

Visiting Bath, England John Guidone, Jack and Leslie Batson ’70, Laura Althoff ’92 The Roman Baths

Our fabulous tour guides with travel agent Jean King, ’47 (middle) : 

Our fabulous tour guides with travel agent Jean King, ’47 (middle)

Slide 90: 

Ann Blake ’85, Betsy Flint ’72, Leslie Bowen ’74, Jean Olsen ’70, Missy Stebbins-Boaz ‘80 At the Eisteddfod (Music Festival) in Llangollen, Wales

A Red Sox fan never abandons her team!Cathy in Llangollen, Wales 2005: 

A Red Sox fan never abandons her team!Cathy in Llangollen, Wales 2005 Photo from Deb Orgera

Slide 92: 

Llangollen, Wales 2005 Performing at the Eisteddfod

The Female Voice Choirs Competition of the Eisteddfod: 

The Female Voice Choirs Competition of the Eisteddfod July 2005

FIRE DRILL!: 

FIRE DRILL! Chester, England 2005

Slide 95: 

Natalie Wilson ’88, Cathy, Alicia Brody ‘97 Stratford-upon-Avon, England Farewell Dinner July 2005

Slide 96: 

Our very own Welsh Poet, Bryn Hughes (otherwise known as our tour guide) “Musical" entertainment by Alison Hale ‘75 and Mark Gionfriddo

Slide 97: 

Alicia Brody ’97; Deb Orgera ’74; Jamie Miller ’01; Katie Seamans ‘99 Thanks for our adventures, Cathy! Photos from Tina Fiasconaro ‘96