Catalina High School - Torch Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Select A Cappella Choir, Ensemble Attended. . A CAPPELLA CHOIR-Front How: Madeline Mack, Pat Berman, Lauretta Caddis, Carol Hartley, Linda Cay Blixt, Estella Pate, Mary In the auclitorium, the blue and white robed A Cappella Choir sings at a concert under the direction of Harold Porter. Swickard, Becky Moore, ludy XVheeler, Diane Horne, E'Dee Ben- der, Gayle Antonson, Helen Slavens, Eileen XViley . . . Second Row: Stephanie XVinn, Donna Powell, Roberta Cunningham, Janice May, Penelope Atha, ,lerry Canill, Linda Simer, Melinda Staininger, Suzy Simpson, Janie Gregory, Bobbi jenkins, lane Carnell, Ruth XVheeler, A CAPPELLA OFFICERS-Front Row: Ruth XVheeler, alto section, Harold Young, vice-presidentg Andy Thorne, presidentg Penny Atha, historiang Linda Blixt, soprano section leader . . . Back Row: Karen Chadderdon, head accompanist, Ronnie Campbell, base :section leader, Lee Stcnsrud, tenor section leader. Concenfrating intently, the members of the A Cappella Choir sing the Hallelujah Chorus at the Christmas program held in December.

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Provided Members Musical Thoughts All Year - 4 N g .sw W ' Q Vi OFFICERS-John Voss, president, Frances Upham, vice-president .Sharon Murphy, secretary-treasurer, Rick Shosie, librarian. 5 Practicing and giving a fall, February, and spring concert provided CHS orchestra members with musi- cal thoughts all year. On October 23, the orchestra participated in the Fall Concert along with the Dardanaires and vocal groups in the auditorium, Two movements from Moor- side Suitel' by Gustave Holst, Maurice Bavel's Pavane,' and a novelty number Fiddle Faddlei' by Leroy An- derson Were played. Conducting at the February 5th orchestra concert were Carlyle VVebb and Max Brillhart. Playing one movement from Mozartis violin concerto and clarinet concerto were Frances Upham and Tom Tappan, re- spectively. Lohengrin,' by XVagner was presented and the strings section featured a German number, Eine Kleine Nacht Musicf also by Mozart. The last piece was the score from the Sound of Musici' by Rodgers and Hammerstein. All proceeds went to the orches- trais student account. In the spring, the annual Patio Concert was pre- sented on May l-1 and 15. The orchestra was under the stars, sheltered from the wind and facilitated by the fine acoustical qualities of the patio. Crousdale, Mike Pitner . , . Flutes: Andrea XVehh, Toni Albert Toll, Bram XYhite, George Clark . . . Trorzzlnozzcs-: Al Ames , . . Clarinets: Tom Tappan, Gregory Bowlby, Shirley Olson, Bob Breazeale, Kerry Knapp . . . Tuba: Mike Mnr . . . Newsbaum, Tim Burr . . . Oboes: Thomas Anderson, Mary Trunrpcts: john Voss, DeX'on Hardy, Kent XX'entworth . . . Saxo- Tavlor . . . Bu.s'.s-cons: Pat Brown, Steve Miller . . . Frenclz Horns: phone: Arthur Vertlieb.

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New Honor Music Class with Gthcr Musicians Helen VVeber . . . Third Row: Penny Larson, Barbara Hamaker, Larry Allen, John Tousel, Carl Lagle, Ronald Campbell, Dick Plunk, Danny Moser, Ray Tompkins, Steve Miller, Fred Ginsburg, Con- stance Franz, Marcia Lucas . . . Fourth Row: Andy Thorne, Harold Young, XVes Starr, john Rawlins, Gregg Kuntz, Alan Bonney, Rick Barrett, Dave Koper, David Mullen, johnny Granillo, Bob Tall- man, Lee T. Stensrud, Lydia Lane, Vickie Schafer. ACCOMPANISTS-Constance F r a n z , Steve Miller, Stephanie VVinn, and Karen Chad- derdon. Some of the best voices at Catalina formed the A Cappella Choir and Ensemble which combined with other music classes for a new honors class. The Choir sings in all the schoolis musical produc- tions. This year, some of its activities included the Fall Concert, the Christmas program, at which they sang a special rendition of The Little Drummer Boyf' a joint program with Rincon singers, and a spring Patio Concert. The 40 members of A Cappella, most of whom were chosen from the Advanced Girls' Choir and the Boys, Glee Club, have all had previous vocal training. Several of the singers were selected to represent Cata- lina in the All-State Choir, which this year performed at the University of Arizona here in Tucson. VVithin the Choir, the leading voices make up the honor group, Ensemble, for which auditions are held each year. The Ensemble students often form their own trios and quartets. New to Catalina this year and including many of the Choir members, was Honors Music. Thirty-six band, orchestra, and choir members attended the three-in-one classes. Students taking the experimental course spent one period a week studying music litera- ture, two periods studying music theory, and the re- maining two periods playing or singing with their regular music groups. Preparing to practice one of its many arrangements is Ensemble, an honorary group made up of leading members of the A Cappella Choir and the Orchestra.