Related Resources
Chatham Choir
View the links below to read more about the current and historical activities of the Chatham Choir.
Social Media
ChathamU Music Program. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVY7eqFl-9jyE6YpkRMrahA. Official YouTube channel of the Chatham University Music Department, featuring some virtual choir concerts and recorded concert excerpts.
Chatham Choir (@chatham.choir). Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/chatham.choir. Official Facebook page for the Chatham Choir.
Chatham University Music (@chatham.music.program). Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/chatham.music.program/. Official Instagram account for the Chatham University Music Program.
Archival Resources
Chatham University Archives. "Chatham Choir 1972 Tour of Europe Photographs." JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/site/chatham/chathamchoir1972tour/.
———. "Chatham Choir Recordings Collection." ARTSTOR, https://library.artstor.org/#/collection/100152567. Collection of recordings documenting the performing activities of the Chatham Choir. The archives is looking to digitize additional existing recordings in the future.
———. "Chatham College Coeducation Debate Collection, 1890-1990." http://archon.chatham.edu/?p=collections/controlcard&id=22. Collection documenting the first formal consideration of coeducation at Chatham in the late 1960s and providing a historical context for the reinauguration of the debate in 1990. Reference materials contained in this collection include primarily newspaper, correspondence, and magazine clippings.
———. "Chatham University Music Department Collection, 1870-2016." http://archon.chatham.edu/?p=collections/controlcard&id=50. Collection containing records created by the Chatham University Department of Music between 1870 and 2016.
———. "Chatham University Student Newspapers Collection." https://www.jstor.org/site/chatham/student-newspapers-collection/. Digitized Chatham University student newspapers from 1895-2018, many of which contain announcements for choir concerts and other choral activities.
Lorenzo Malfatti
In compiling the research for this site, it was discovered just how beloved a figure Mr. Malfatti (1923-2007) was to the Chatham community, of which he was part for twenty years, and even after as he was made an emeritus professor. Links to further reading are provided below.
Student Newspaper Articles
"Man of Distinction." The Arrow (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), November 09, 1956, https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/community.25091441. Announces Malfatti's appointment as director of the Glee Club and music instructor at Chatham.
Gradisek, Karla. "'Mr. M' Leaves for Opera." The Matrix (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), February 27, 1976, https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/community.25170484. Article detailing Mr. Malfatti's resigning from Chatham to join the Chicago Lyric Opera Company.
Tomb, Nancy. "Reunion Weekend: Alumnae Return to Chatham." The Communiqué (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), October 19, 1994, https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/community.25484136. Dicusses Malfatti's celebrated return to Chatham for Alumnae Renuion Weekend in 1994.
Other Sources
"Lorenzo A. Malfatti." Legacy.com, https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/postgazette/obituary.aspx?n=lorenzo-a-malfatti&pid=98493114. Provides a brief obituary of Malfatti and allows viewers to add comments or notes. Of particular interest are those written by former Chatham students, some of whom participated in the 1972 tour.
Druckenbrod, Andrew. "Obituary: Lorenzo Malfatti / Gifted Baritone was former Chatham professor." The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), November 25, 2007, https://www.post-gazette.com/uncategorized/2007/11/25/Obituary-Lorenzo-Malfatti-Gifted-baritone-was-former-Chatham-professor/stories/200711250120.
Hamilton College Choir
Explore the following links to see how the Hamilton College Choir has evolved since 1972.
Hamilton College. "Music at Hamilton: Choral Ensembles." Hamilton College, https://academics.hamilton.edu/music/ensembles/choral-ensembles. Academic webpage providing information about Hamilton College's three choral ensembles.
Hamilton College Choirs (@hamiltoncollegechoirs). Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/hamiltoncollegechoirs. Official Facebook page for the Hamilton College Choirs.
———. https://www.instagram.com/hamiltoncollegechoirs/. Official Instagram account for the Hamilton College Choirs.
James Fankhauser
Hamilton College Choir director, James Fankhauser (1939- ), left the college in 1973 to continue his career in Canada, where he thrived as a choral conductor. Click the links below to read more about his life and work.
Nickel, Dr. Larry, ed. "James Fankhauser." Cypress Choral Music, https://cypresschoral.com/composers/james-fankhauser/. Webpage featuring choral arrangements by Fankhauser published by Cypress Choral Music.
Oron, Aryeh. "James Fankhauser (Choral Conductor)." Bach Cantatas Website, April 2014, https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Fankhauser-James.htm. A short biography of the professor and conductor.
Paul Kuentz
The Chatham-Hamilton choirs performed with the Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra in Paris during their European tour. Both choirs had previous experience collaborating with the orchestra. Below are links about the conductor, Paul Kuentz (1930- ).
Kuentz, Paul. Paul Kuentz Orchestra, http://paul.kuentz.free.fr/. Homepage for the official website of Paul Kuentz.
Oron, Aryeh. "Paul Kuentz (Conductor)," Bach Cantatas Website, September 2011, https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Kuentz-Paul.htm. A short biography of the French conductor.
Spotify. "Paul Kuentz Radio," Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1E4CPF5D1y06EL. Spotify playlist of the conductor's discography.