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MUSIC & ART

Also in the 1950s, the Lubbock Music gather from September through May on
Club began awarding scholarships to the third Friday morning of the month
Texas Tech music students. In more recent for a time of music fellowship. The club If you are interested in attending a
years, students from Lubbock Christian initially met in various members’ homes, meeting or getting more information,
University and Wayland have also been but since around 2011, the club has met please contact Carla Johnson.
recipients. Many of those awarded have at the First Christian Church. In the late CarlaTFMC@aol.com
gone on to have music careers as teachers, 1990s, men began joining the traditionally
singers, and professional musicians, women-only club and are now integral
including opera singers Bruce Ford and participating members. The club's
Terry Cook. Every year, the Lubbock centennial celebration began with the
Music Club still holds the Pastorale September meeting held at the Lubbock
Festival for music students, sponsored by Women's Club. The program included
the National Federation of Music Clubs. Maestro David Cho, Galen Wixson, and
others.
The Lubbock Music Club enabled
generations of Lubbock’s women From Lubbock’s dusty roots, the Lubbock
to become integrally involved in Music Club grew, all the while promoting
music activities in the town: many and sponsoring music for the Lubbock
of its members are active music community. Their history today is
teachers, musicians, church organists, preserved in the Southwest Collection,
accompanists, and have performed for where their club scrapbooks and records
various civic groups throughout the area. highlight how club members have
Further, many members became involved worked tirelessly, oftentimes quietly
in state and federated music club behind the scenes, to allow generations of
activities, creating opportunities for them Lubbockites to have memorable musical 50th Anniversary photo published in 1973
in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal
to work with musicians across the United opportunities
States. Lubbock Music Club members and experiences.
who have served as president of the Without such
Texas Federation of Music Clubs include: groups, the
D’Aun Marshall, Francis Christmann, Jean friendships
Moffatt, and Carla Johnson. and the
foundations laid
one hundred
When asked the benefit of being a part of years ago by
the Lubbock Music Club, in 2011, Madge pioneering
Webster told Elissa Stroman in an oral women,
history interview housed at the Southwest the musical
Collection/Special Collections Library landscape of
at Texas Tech University, “I just enjoy Lubbock today
the people, and I enjoy the music.... it’s would look very
the only time I see them. I have enjoyed different!
seeing them through the years.” Today,
forty-six active and patron members of
the Lubbock Music Club continue to

(photo taken Sept. 2023 at Lubbock Women's Club) includes
program performers, past Texas Federation of Music Club state Presi-
dents, Director of the Texas Tech Music Dept, and current president
of Lubbock Music Club.

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