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At top of page - insert piece Dr. Carl A. Fehr, Chancellor Professor of Music, came to the College of William and Mary in 1945 and currently directs the college's two choral organizations - The Choir and the Women's Chorus, while teaching voice, conducting and choral techniques. During his 29 years of work at the College and with the Choir and the Chorus, the Austin, Texas native has endeared himself to hundreds of students, who affectionately call him "Pappy." Through the years his musical organizations have developed a reputation for quality work and are renowned for their artistic performances. William and Mary seal College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia 23185 To my friend, May 3, 1974 We call him "Pappy", the man in long black tails, sporting that flaming red vest and aristocratic bow tie, in the formal black pleated pants whose baggy cuffs flow gently over his spit-shined shoes. But that is only one picture of Pappy. He is a man of many faces. He's the familiar figure in the gray cardigan sweater. He used to have an old and faded green one, but that wore a little thin after many years and strokes of the baton, as did the seat of his pants undoubtedly. Pappy, He's a storyteller in rehearsal. He'll remember with fondness the night the lights went out in concert, the day the rain pummeled the roof like hailstones, the time the Basses missed their line and the tenors went awry, and Pappy's mouth went slightly dry. Pappy. He has a certain indefinable charisma made of homespun things, a magnetic personality which attracts people to him year by year, and which brings them back from across the years to say Fehr-well. He's a wit and a comic, whose practical jokesterism bespeaks his youthful spirit. In rehearsal he's a mime in front of an intimate audience of eager onlookers, his face radiates a medley of moods, now coaxing, now reproaching, flashing an eyebrow there, here wiggling an ear. He guides us over the treacherous harmonic passage and no one stumbles over the jagged dominant sevenths. Then it's up and down through the inverted interval, now he eases his army of voices to a gentle murmur, then softens them to stillness. Pappy. He invites you into his office with easy informality. In there is a cornucopia of many odds and ends