Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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ENGAGEMENTS OF MARCHING BAND Roberts .................................July 5 Hudson on to Lexington...................July 22 Lexington ......................... September 2 Stillwater Lumberjacks ......... September 23 River Falls American Legion Parade .... October 3 Director.................. David Dahl Drum Major—1938 ...... Robert Forsythe 29

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Orchestra Personnel Violin Robert Anderson Margaret Simonson Ruth Lee Ruth Tappins Solveig Michaelson Helen Sandberg Lorraine Simonson Bonnie Carlson Viola Chester Anderson Clarinet Melvin Hanson Marjorie Lee WOODWIND Clarinet Evelyn Rydeen Melvin Hanson Merle Michaelson Helen Engebretson Marjorie Lee David Lyksett Orlando Holway Edna Evenson Douglas Meyers Oboe Mary Jane Dahl Flute Patricia Ryan Saxophone Anna Mae McDowell Wilfred Harwell Ruby Engdahl Carol Dahl Mary Jane Dahl Saxophone Carol Dahl Ruby Engdahl Cornet Paul Thompson Trombone Jack Leykom Piano Evelyn Rydeen Percussion Jane Sutherland David Petersen ®and Personnel BRASS Cornet Paul Thompson Raymond Livermore John Ilarlander John Hoyer Barbara Reiter Warren Bush Lyle Ash Chester Anderson Cleo Helium Edward Rock French Horn Margaret Simonson Eleanor Stauffacher Herbert Johnson Baritone Robert Anderson Verna Mae Jones William Wright Sousaphone Holly Merrell Lyle Halberg Lloyd Olson String Bass Merle Michaelson Flute Patricia Ryan Cello Paul Jones Verna Mae Jones John Gilbertson Robert Simonson Oboe Mary Jane Dahl PERCUSSION Tympani David Petersen Snare Drums Elbert Sandberg Jane Sutherland William Zappa Marjorie Ruesink Wesley Erickson James Gullickson Bass Drum Frank Trudell Trombone Paul Jones Jack Leykom John Stayberg John Gilbertson Marion Gilbertson 28

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cTtfCr. Uavid 'Dahl ’’DERHAPS you have wondered how Mr. Dahl suc- ceeds in keeping the instrumental organizations of Hudson High School well balanced even though their ranks are thinned by graduation. It is not a story of musicians being suddenly “found”, hut one of perseverence and hard work. Mr. Dahl is constantly taking students from the grade school and giving them a trial on a musical instrument. If the student shows some ability and has a will to work, he continues to receive a private lesson each week. Mr. Dahl usually averages 70 lessons a week. Let us trace a young musician through his development. First he learns the fundamentals of tone, tonguing, fingering, and reading. After he has mastered these to a fair degree, he is allowed to enter the junior band. This band practices numbers that correspond with their ability. Finally, as his skill increases, he becomes a member of the senior band. If he enters this band, in a great majority of cases he has accomplished something because the standard of music expected from the band is constantly rising even though many mem- bers do graduate. But, as Mr. Dahl says, “Ninety percent of musical talent consists of a will to work.” Both band and orchestra members are developed in this way. You may better appreciate the fact that the band’s standard has risen by comparing it with the band of ten years ago. That band, Mr. Dahl’s first in Hudson, was composed of fifteen inexperienced musicians. The music that they labored over for their first contest can easily be played by the present jun- ior band. At present the senior band is composed of forty-five members and practices every Monday and Tuesday morning. In commenting on the average chance of a musician to enter the sen- ior band, Mr. Dahl said, “The chances haw increased over ten years ago but our qualifications are much higher.” (fJtlusic fflinics On December 27, 1937, a Works Progress Administration band from the Twin Cities came to Hudson for the first music clinic of the year. The high school band and the visiting band sat together and worked on contest num- bers under the direction of Mr. Dahl and Frank Kvorick, director of the W. P. A. hand. Mr. Becker, who is the state director of music in Minnesota, accompanied the visiting band to Hudson and commented on the great progress of music during the past few years. The Minnesota Bandmaster’s Association, sponsor of the National Music Clinic, invites outstanding musical organizations to their clinic each year. Hudson’s band and mixed chorus received an invitation this year so on February 26, the organizations went to the University of Minnesota, where they were led by Carleton L. Stewart, director of music at Mason City, Iowa, and Max Krone from Northwestern University. Some of the members were fortunate enough to hear the rehearsal of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra under its director, Dimitri Mitropoulos. 30