Columbus Alternative High School - Pegasus Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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Don't you dare. Georgia Nunamacher , Stage Band's flautist, gives a hostile look to a yearbook photograper during the Holiday Concert. Come blow your horn. Ian Wright lends his talents to the Spring Concert. Curtain Call. jazz Band receives a round of applause after their final number in the Spring Concert. Jazz A Traveling Show -Mike Smith, saxophonist From Count Basie to Billy Ioel, the Iazz Band is one of the most diverse and dedicated musical groups at CAHS. All grade levels are represented in this group, and each musician is recognized as being both talented and determined. According to director Dan King, ad- mittance to this group is either by invitation or audition. Of all the instrumental groups at Columbus Alter- native, the Iazz Band performed the most this year. In addition to appearing in all the CAHS concerts, Jazz Band performed around the city: at the Columbus Zoo, at the Ohio Center for a State Education Association conference and even during a Clipper's game at Cooper's Stadium. They were also able to play for students at Indianola and Duxberry Elementary schools. Jazz Band has a reputation of playing a wide range of music, insuring that everyone enjoys their show. Members of the jazz Band agree, playing with this group is not only fun, but it is also an honor. PERFORMING ARTS: jazz Band 77

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IAZZ BAND -Row 1: Mr. King fDirec- torl, Tom Van Stavem, Bemard Anderson, Ian Wright, Brian Stamer, Andy Addington, Pedro Lewis, Georgia Nunemacher, Mike Anderson, Donnie I-Ilasten, james Clon- inger. Row 2: Sonia Almon, Becki Bell, Scott Lindsey, Mike Smith, Matt Moxss. Not Pic- tured: jim Campbell. Concentration. All alone, Matt Morss plays his guitar. 76 PERFORMING ARTS: jazz Band Under the tinsel sign. The jazz Band enter- tains the audience with the Theme from Night Court. A talent in demand. Mike Smith takes a break from the saxaphone and practices his skills at the piano. Those sweet sounds. jim Campbell performs in the Holiday Concert.

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Learning from their mistakes. Amy Hill, Brit- tney Howaxd and Stephanie Hill listen in- tently to Mr. King during conections. Waiting for his cue. Barnett McGowan follows along with the music. like ORCHESTR Smal! Size Created Some Unusual! Selma' -Kathy Horn, violinist. With Mr. King as our new director, we had a wonderful year. We started by playing our instruments into a tape recorder to determine our ability levels. We even got a final exam, for which we played scales and a sparce few lines of our carefully prepared pieces. Our orchestra was small-only seventeen people, with a big brass section of one trumpet and more flutes than violins, as usual. Our class peetered away at timesg one or two absences often meant losing 78 PERFORMING ARTS: Orchestra an entire instrument section. But we did fine for our small size, even somehow balancing the few low instruments to the mob of high- pitched ones. We had a good group, in that we stuck together pretty well in our playing fdespite an occasional wild flute and the report from the per- cussion section that the violin bows didn't move in unisonj. But no matter how ragged our perform- ance was, we always got it together for concerts. We had good music this year too-usually challenging but neve impossible. Mr. King provided u with a variety as well. We worked on some pieces for months, while others would grace our musi stands for only half a period before we all gagged and handed them back. Overall, we had a fun year, and most of us probably even improved. Orchestra was a fun and relaxing way to end the school day. No homework, just beautiful strains o CAHSmic tones floating through the sweet air of the music wing.