Digitization Spotlight: 1965 BC Choir

October 10, 2024

The 1965 Bakersfield College choir performed for President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Rose Garden on September 29, 1965. This choir was the first American choir to win the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod and toured Europe, in addition to performing for Pope Paul VI. The film reel of the performance for President Johnson and his following remarks was lent to the Bakersfield College Archives to digitize and share with the world. Due to some damage to the film over the years, the beginning is silent, but the choir can be heard singing at second 29, as well as President Johnson's following speech.

Watch the reel in its entirety on our Bakersfield College Archives YouTube Channel.