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SCHOOL OF SACRED MUSIC The demands for the finer training of Christian musicians to fill the important places of service encouraged The Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Incorporated, to create the School of Sacred Music. This School prepares Christian musicians for service as ministers of music in churches at home and abroad; instrumental or vocal soloists; 'choir, band, or orchestra leaders; composers and arrangers; teachers of music in Chris tian colleges, schools, and Bible Institutes. MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS THE CORONATION CHOIR. The Choir of sixty voices is the official College choir, which sings the classics and hymns of the Church, emphasis being placed on the spiritual interpretation of music. Forty members of this Choir will constitute the Concert Choir, whereas the re maining twenty will be the Radio Choir. The Radio Choir sings three times weekly on the Bible Institute Hour broadcast. This Choir will take an extended tour of from ten to eighteen days, presenting a varied program of music and Christian testimony to churches, high schools, Youth for Christ groups, and various other organizations. THE ORCHESTRA. The Orchestra will be composed of sixteen instruments and will accompany the Coronation Choir in its musical presentations. MUSICAL PRESENTATIONS The outstanding musical events of The Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Incorporated, are the presentation of the “Elijah,” in March, and the Spring Festival of Music, given during May, when Los Angeles observes Annual Music Week. The musical organiza tions of the school unite for these great events. MUSIC LIBRARY The College library has books and music which are available to all students. This library, which is constantly growing in size and usefulness, includes approximately 400 recordings, covering music from the Baroque Period to the Twentieth Century. There are two victrolas in classes for use in Music Appreciation. RECITALS Senior Recitals, which are given by music majors, consist of classics of secular and sacred music, in memorized formal programs. PRIVATE INSTRUCTION IN APPLIED MUSIC Private lessons are offered in voice, piano, pipe and electric organ, and in all band and orchestral instruments, including piano accordion and fretted instruments. Instruments are available for student use at nominal fees, as follows: Pianos. There are twenty pianos for practice, in addition to ten teaching studio pianos. Practice rooms for piano, thirty minutes a day per semester, are $3.00 per semester. Organs. There are three organs available for practice: one of the latest Concert Hammonds, one Baldwin electric, and the two-manual pipe organ in the Main Audi torium. The pipe organ rental is $ .35 per hour; the electric organ rental is $ .25 per hour. Band and orchestral instruments. The School possesses one or more each of the standard band and orchestral instruments, which may be used for practice. These may be rented by the week or by the semester. The practice rooms rent for $3.00 per semes ter for thirty minutes each day. . Piano accordions. The College owns three piano accordions which may be used for practice purposes at the regular fee of $3.00 per semester for the practice room in addition to the rental charge for the instrument. Rental charges for all instruments are arranged at the Music Office. 57
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