Edison High School - Oracle Yearbook (Huntington Beach, CA)

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■■ ■ V x-JT Orchestra Back row: Dale Bowles. Torak Barkowi, Gregg Houston, Mary Krupka, Second Row: Yvonne Pak, Cecilia Aviles. Margaret Class, Hector Arroyo, Lorrie Farrington, Dave Kory. Third roe: Violet Cirson, Sharrie Deady, Shalini Shah, Binh Nguyen, David McCoy, Ted Hardenburgh, Terrence Yang, William Jun, Doro- thy Sneed Front row: Ken Johnson, Stacy Bys- trom, Kylene Gulick, Kendra Clements. Tim Hickok, Shane Ellis Orchestra members Dave Kory and Ken John- son rehearse a difficult passage before the Christmas concert. Orchestra 139

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u Band Survives Many Cuts The Charger Orchestra, which con- sisted of 34 musicians, performed con- certs throughout the year. Under the direction of Gary McJilton, the orches- tra participated in a winter concert at the district auditorium at Huntington Beach High School, and a spring con- cert in May. Such music as Bohemian Dance and The Great Gate of Kiev were used as competition numbers at the annual spring festival in April, and Highlights from Mame was used at the spring concert. As a result of reduced school atten- dance and budget cuts, the instrumen- tal music department was forced to eliminate one of the stage bands, leav- ing only the more advanced group known as the Jazz Ensemble. With an overabundance of new members, the band, conducted by Gary McJilton, got off to a slow start. But after much hard practice, the band improved im- mensely, and was already performing in November. The Jazz Ensemble played a variety of music, from Big Band style, to jazz, to funk. The year was highlighted when the band com- peted at the annual Orange Coast Jazz Festival in February. Robert Moran and Richard Coles discuss their upcoming performance before the O.C.C Jazz Festival in February. Stage Band Top row: Ron Robinson, Mark Fein- holtz . Brad Timon, Shawn Benham, Todd Thompson. Dave Simonson Bottom row: Julie Bell, Mike Wegrowski, Charles Miller, Todd Mus- cat, Gary Warren, Robert Taub. Keith Houchen, Dave Kory, Jeff Gomes, Richard Jones, Tony Bolstad, Shan Hritz, Eugene Miller. Fred Moran, Richard Coles. 138 Stage Band

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Music Clubs Are Noted In an organization as large as the marching band, there has to be a group of leaders to keep things in check. This group is known as the band council. The band council is formed of the Drum fvlajors, the librarians, the sec- tion leaders, and the Student Director. The main objectives of the council are to keep the band and its activities or- ganized, and to help out w ith any per- sonal problems of the students. Under advisor Gary McJilton, the council also serves as a mediary between the stu- dents and the directors. The Tuba Club, led by president Tony Bolstad and vice-president Ron Delezeith, is one of the smallest clubs on campus. Composed strictly of tuba players, the eight-member club partici- pates with the marching band in pa- rades and halftimes, and helps spon- sor fund raisers, like the monthly paper drive. The purpose of the club is to pro- mote pride in the tuba section, to pro- mote the tuba as an instrument, and to play and appreciate tuba music. The club also recognizes its members by giving out a tuba-player-of-the-month award. When asked if he had any com- ments about the club, president Tony Bolstad stated, We like to have fun. We ' re the ones who yell at the cheer- leaders at the football games.