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RALPH WAHL ...resigns from post. Wahl resigns as director of USC bands Ralph Wahl, director of USC Bands has resigned that position, effective June 30, 1973. The veteran band director said he intends to pursue other interests. Acknowledging Wahl's resigna tion, Dr. William Moody, Head Designate of the Department of Music at Carolina said he recog nizes the work "...Mr. Wahl has done to further the development of the University band program. It is our intention to continue supporting the band program and to see that the progress being made will continue," Moody declared. A University spokesman said plans for selecting a replacement for Wahl "...will be developed in a few days and the selection process will take some time to complete." Wahl came to South Carolina in 1969 and rapidly developed a number of instrumental ensembles including a marching band with an original membership of 250 instrumentalists, majorettes and other personnel. Since that time he has established credible jazz units, has toured a number of the band groups in South Carolina and throughout the East and Southeast, has produced a number of record ings featuring various USC bands and has introduced to South Carolina the concept of the jazz workshop using professional musi cians as the clinicians for high school and college student work shop events. Wahl also developed a concert band and a symphonic band, both of which made frequent public appearances on campus and in South Carolina. Before coming to South Carolina, Wahl was Director of Bans and Professor of Music at the Univer sity of Wisconsin at LaCrosse. While in Wisconsin, Wahl developed a marching band which appeared on national television nine times. A native of Arkansas, Wahl has been assistant director of bands at the University of Mississippi and taught in the Kentucky public schools. He is listed in "Who's Who," and has been active in the College Band Director's National Association and the National Association of Jazz Educators. WahI was cited for his outstanding contribution to USC in the 1971 "Garnet & Black," student yearbook at USC. In 1972, he received a citation of excellence award from the National Band Association for outstanding con tributions to the band profession. "While my plans are to pursue other interests in the future," Wahl commented, "I want it to be known that I have appreciated the dedicated work given to the band program by the students of Carolina and by my staff. I am especially grateful for and will remember the citizens of South Carolina who openly have expressed their appreciation and approval for the USC Bands." Wahl concluded. LJ C r i (444'e dout6/e I _ See Oa,.... 4wfa< (Az Ar/ t -'r'/4 *s La e,d/, %Jti0 s '5t,500 Pe Op/el-o C, 07W r.." .. nTr 1 FRE~E uf/V/r 715? Cuf57oMR.) t2/77Ol1 a/7. 1 /- ADiwarCe 5Oe,are 4- 4' ao C3..F/C76 7 &ae -Var~ " N. Z /et n1xo