Clinton Central High School - Clintonian Yearbook (Clinton, NY)

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1945 CLINTONIAN Q0 ooo g A gg g - -g-J Band Although smaller in number and not quite complete in instrumentation, the high school Concert Band showed its tlexibility and maintained. throughout the school year, a fine standard of per- formance. VVhen the Service claimed a large part of the lower brass section, new hardships fell upon those who re- mained in the band. instead of divided responsibility and added support. every one's job became doubly difficult. ln spite of this. the organization performed in a very creditable and professional man- ner and. at the last concert of the season. proved its merit by performing one of the most difficult contemporary compo- sitions in bandliterature-Eric l.eiz- den's Overture Holiday Professional musicians who heard it were unusually enthusiastic about the display of tech- nique and control and quality of tone. ln addition to the regularly scheduled assembly programs. the band played for bond rallies and other special events. ln March they played. with the orchestra and chorus, in a concert sponsored by the Civic Group. A concert for the pa- tents at Rhoads Military Hospital was played in April. The Hand received a wonderful ovation from the men and were cordially invited to come again. soon, please! In the lfestival of Music held in May, once again they thrilled a packed house by playing Sousa Marches and other great works. On Memorial Day. the Marching Band went to Clark Mills and VVest- moreland and assisted the American Le- gion in their observation of the occasion. At present, 56 boys and girls are being trained to replace those in the band who will be leaving us in the next year or two. They are being taught by Mr. Hen- ry Schueler. Mr. VYilliam Schueler and Mr. liudesheim. Qrchestra livery year in most every school music department. we observe the disintegra- tion of stringed instrumental music. An orchestra with inadequate string com- pliment is handicapped so completely. that performance of standard orches- tral literature is impossible. The student body, faculty, and residents of Clinton are not aware of this simply because there is no disintegration in this field. The orchestra has long been known in this section of New York State as hav- ing had the most complete and well bal- anced string group of any Centralized School representing the New York State Music Association. ln concerts this group always presents well known com- positions for the string choir and, at the Festival of Music in May, played what is perhaps the best known and best loved of this type of music. Last Springf' by Edward Greig. Players from the Utica Symphony orchestra were unbounded in their praise on the quality of the perfor- mance. The orchestra. in addition to the reg- ular assembly programs. ,played for the Christmas Music. In conjunction with the ,lunior and Senior Choirs. they pre- sented our favorite program of the year. Music For Christmasfy In May the group visited our neigh- bors at New Hartford and played a con- cert for the students and their faculty. We can say, with certainty. that never has our orchestra been more enthusias- tically received. VVhat began to look like ..,.. -r

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,.l ' 1945 CLINTONIAN ami., 7 U S E , O00 .-X LTO Eilene Cosgrove Harriet Hopp Ethel Lorenz Gertrude Pierce Mary Gertrude VVylie Shirley Richardson Irene Morrock Gina Scala Dorothy XYentworth Helen Hyde joyce Perkins Theresa Kubacki Helen Connally Betty Evans VVyona VVeidman Beverly Larsen Marilyn Hall Cynthia Allen judy Burns jan Honcs jessie Hucko Evelyn Hofmeister Betty Maxwell Barbara Burns Mary Burth Betty Buckley Loreene Evans Ethel Burton Nancy Hahn Anna Foley Bea Rostiser Esther Restle Senior Choir Taxoas Bernie Brown jimmie Scala jack O'Brien Steve Graves Peter Cameron Herbert Bell Doug Hughes Harlen Nichols Doug Maloney Derry Hall Bixssrzs jack Nichols Pete McCabe john Pfleeger Ronald ,Xltmire john Berger Stan Grifhn Bob Rostiser Lynds Staring Don Smart SOPRA NO Rose Buckley Connie Brown joan Hughes Beverly l,oNero Marjorie Gallup Lois Coyne Helen Fleming Rose Falbo Barbara Cresswell joan DeVinny Evelyn Zipf Bernice Berger Rosemary Britting Lois Dwyer joanne Griflin joanne Clausen Betty Novak Margaret Ondarcho Rosemary Griftin Betty Morrock Barbara VVillia1ns Isabel Marcellus jennifer Verwiebe janet Coe Katy Trachsel Shirley Miller Edith Trost Eleanor Adams Betty jane Clark Anna Brockway Phyllis Schrader Elizabeth Saunders Pat Buckley Blanche LoNero Betty Torchia Shirley MacGregor Alyce Beattie jean Bently .LXCl'0MI'.XNIST Bob Brown

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,l i l i ,J 28 194-5 CLINTONIAN CEI. . .,,, W- Y . ,iw Y, W, i .7 W W-.. . ,YW ,jsp a very trying forty-five minutes turned out to he a most pleasant experience. and a letter written to Mr. liudesheim sum- med up briefly the feelings of the au- dience. ln part it read 'Alt was the finest assembly we've ever hadf' And if their response to every selection played by the Clinton Orchestra was any indication of it, we believe they meant every word they wrote. The performance of Mr. Budesheinfs Paraphrase on Children's Songs climax- ed a very successful year for the orches- tra. They did a noteworthy piece of work on this difficult and complex selec- tion. Once again, Utica musicians and critics were in the audience, and once again they expressed their delight in having found a high school orchestra capable of performing like a professional group, with attention paid to everv mus- ical detail. The orchestra was present at our .Xu- nual Commencement and played the Processional for the Senior Class and VVagner's l'rocessional of the Grail from Parsifal. Mr. llahn. stringed instrument in- structor. is now busy preparing new players on violin. viola, cello, and double bass to fill the places of those who will be graduated in the next few years. The Senior Choir The Choir first appeared on a public assembly in October when they sang a group of four selections. The usual dififi- culties were at hand-lack of boys' voices. llowever, shortly after. our bass and tenor quota was completed and prep- arations were begun for the Choir s most taxing, yet enjoyable, event of the year. the Christmas Music. ln previous years this l'rogram was presented only as a public assembly dur- ing the school day. Many requests from those residents of Clinton unable to at- tend at that time prompted us to present it again. as an evening concert. Saturday evening at 8:15 the auditorium was filled to capacity. The Senior Choir' sang six selections, notable among which were lithel Lorenz singing the lrish Lullaby in an arrangement that also featured three violins. and an excerpt from llan- dells Uratorio. the Messiah, H.-Xnd the filory of the Lord. llighlights on the program were numbers that both Senior and junior Choirs sang with echo effects. After having sung another Public .Xs- sembly in February the Choir went to llotel llamilton in Utica for a broadcast over XYTRX as a part of the Cavalcade of Choirs sponsored by the Station. They also took part in the concert spon- sored by the Civic group in April. ln May, the chorus finished its regular activity with the performance of six se- lections on the Festival of Music. Their work was praiseworthy and showed evi- dence of hard work and competent musicianship. XYhen one considers that this group, even though it is a major nmsical organization in our school, has no regular rehearsal time. and must use the noon hour' for their rehearsals, their work becomes even more praiseworthy. and they are to be commended on their effort and accomplishment. ln the Finale to this year's liestival. the Senior and junior Choirs. with the Hand, once again impressed their audi- ence with their clarity of diction. quality of tone. and general response in what proved to be the high-spot in activity presented by our Music Department, Roger Young and the lfour Freedoms, written and arranged by Mr. Hudesheim. Members of the Music llepartment who acted as Narrators for the Cantata were Elizabeth lfluckley. tiertrude llierce. blames Scala, Peter McCabe, and Mloanne Grifhn. Soloists with the Choir who were fea- tured this year included lithel l,orenz Rose Falbo. 'lanet Coe. Shirley Richard- son, Peter McCabe, Isabel Marcellus, and Bernard llrown.