Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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$ING AND BE Since childhood everyone has been able to sing. Per- haps some not as well as others, but some had pride in the way they sounded. There were exceptional students that were blessed with a wonderful talent. Such students could be found in the Edina Concert Choir and the famed Cham- ber Singers. The Chamber Singers were known for, among other things, their once-in-a-lifetime opportuni- ty to travel to Japan. Concert Choir. Team- work. Pride. These were the things which made Concert Choir star in local and re- gional contests. Throughout the year, Concert Choir ac- claimed outstanding perfor- mances, yet not everyone knew what went on behind the green and gold robes - hours of work and dedica- tion - and the desire to be the best they could be. And that they were. Mr. Bob Peterson tfaci, the choir's director, shared his motivation with the rest of choir. Molly Kelly t12l and Jenny Pluhar t1 D referred to him as being Hlike a teddy bear. But he was also tough, and made the musi- cality of a piece first prior- ity, not discipline. The performances were the things I liked best about Concert Choir. Rehearsals were. always challenging, but payed off once we were on stage and we achieved our goal of a good perfor- mance, stated Angie Do- bies 02y ilOur voices achieved what our minds believed, said Brigette Underwood 02l- Current Jam, like all pre- NEED vious years, was exception- ally stunning. Many tears were shed as the last fare- wells to seniors were made. Current Jam, the most chal- lenging and rewarding stage performance at Edina High, sold out every night. Chamber Singers was the group which wore the Re- naissance outfits and signi- fied the pride and talent of Edina. Their tour to Japan brought about not only a great experience in under- standing vocal music, but also a greater appreciation of the United States. With the Concert Choir and the Chamber Singers combined, the year was a singing, ring- ing success. By Sue Weir 8 Brian Fulford Singing along with vim and vigor. Ann Forrest UZl and Meg King UZi study songs. CONCERT CHOlRiCHAMBER SINGERS

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28 Dan Diebold 023, with luggage in Molly Kelly 023 bursts forth in hand. gives his ticket to the Mgate song at the annual Holiday Con- keeperR' cert. Row 1: C. Voss; A Stevens, D Scudd NH 3F3'ht' 333 m 33 Bilgutay, M Reardctri, Pautz, K. Peterson V80: .3 ? . ' Tessmann D. Dreher, J. Lmdeman 3 Lee, M. Curry, D. Dragseth, D. Enrico, M. Howell, M Bromer, M. Kelly. Row 4: S. Huber. J. Farmer, L. Lindman, P. Melin, D. Getsch, S. Campbell, M. Pederson, J. Rogness, B. Otteson, A. Holderness, S. Prin, G. Chapman, P. Long, B. Bunce, G. Olsen, D. Scudder, D. Smiling from ear to ear. Molly Kelly. Angie Kemp 023. and Jenny Diebold, B. Fulford, A. Kemp. Pluhar 00 show off their tickets to Japan. CONCERT CHOIR3CHAMBER SINGERS

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liTrebl-e choir is a lot of fun; it teaches you how to enjoy music while enhancing your appre- ciation of music. We all learn to work as a group and perform to- gether. - Brooks Holderness U 0i The largest classroom was filled with more songs than chairs and desks. Ev- ery fifth and sixth hour, nu- merous students who wished to pursue their musi- cal talents filed into the choir room. The classes were Varsity and Treble Choir. Both choirs participated in the same three concerts: Holiday, Masterworks, and Happenings. Treble Choir competed in a choral con- test which was held during the spring, and Varsity Choir competed against other Twin Cities' choirs in March. Varsity Choir broke in a new director, Dan Nelson tfacl. Meanwhile, Robert Peterson tfacl continued to success- fully direct Treble Choir. Treble choir consisted of all sophomore girls and sing- ers who were experiencing their first year in choir. Classtime for Treble was spent experimenting with different types of songs and new forms of music. Varsity Choir tried out new songs, also, and they worked on sight-reading and other aspects of music. VARSITYlTREBLE CHOIR UNED TOGETHER They also learned about the music they sang and about the musical scale, and they studied various musical in- struments. John Colby UZl summed up Varsity Choir by stating, I enjoy it. We have a great cunductor and a lot of good times. lim looking forward to the end of the year and Happenings. Oh, ya, and also singing my solo. By Velma Gleason Laurie McNeil um and Stephanie Hietala um practice new music chosen for Treble choir.