Manual High School - Thunderbolt Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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On Ye Manualv M U S I C lContinuedl in a gurgling decrescendo of vocal discord. But under the knowing eye and skillful tutelage of the music teacher, the voice is made strong and clear. Deep and resonant bassos lurk in a classroom, rumbling forth occasion- ally. Meanwhile, the tenors carry the melody high above them. The strains of Climbing Up the Mountainl' linger in the halls as the Boys' Glee Club dili- gently practices for public appearances to come. Who's that tapping at my door, tapping, tapping evermore?', No, it isn't Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven, nor is it an old melodrama, it is the Manual Melodeons rehearsing for a concert. The tune is gay, their hearts light, and their voices mellow, as these Hchancellors of musicl' swing into the lilting strains of Stout-Hearted Men. The tempo slows as a clear tenor voice soars in the immortal Moonbeams. But all is not harmony in the Melodeons, for they soon are attempting the beautiful and diflicult Homing and the instructor uncovers a few gravel voices which must be smoothed out. A few minutes of instruction, an interval of rest and the voices improve. All good things must come to an end, so the group is dismissed and the fun is over. Feminine voices softly flow from the auditorium in a stream of placid beauty. The voices ride high on the strains of the Morning Song from Der Twenty-nine THE GIRLS' GLEE CLUB ISEC. IU Back Row-Kirchoff. Ludwig, Westergreen, Fry, C. Olson, Wilson, Black, Shotwell. Stuart, Suazo, Johnson. Cleveland, B. Meredith, M. Meredith, Moe, Cronan, Larson, Shaeifer, Herrera, McCoy. Second Row-Hartman, French, Castleberry, Mathews, Dieker, Dillner, Dingman, Maes, Henderson, Pless, Pennington, M S lbd Nbl L.Ol P ,S i l D' 't .Jacobs eyer, epu e a, o e, son, once W ng e, 1lTll or . First Row-Smith, Loudon, Moreno. Kirgan, Flores, Weeks, Uemura, Thornton, Niles, Elrod, Mosier, Montoya, Ulibarri. Rochelle, Nicholson, Haefliger, Fletchinger, Lessing.

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X 2 Sunrise at Seal' MUSIC OW on row of talented songsters break softly into harmony, blending a pulsing rhythm with the high pitched strains of violins and the mellow tones of the French horn. Amid generous applause one knows that this is the beginning of another interesting show produced by the Manual music depart- ment. A clarinet squeals, a trumpet blares, and a sousaphone rumbles as the band tunes up. Suddenly, there is silence as the conductor steps to the plat- form and signals for attention. The baton falls and the strains of Sousa's bril- liant El Capitan resound in the room. The scene changesg the tang of autumn is in the air, crowds are crammed into the big football stadium, and Manual's band marches briskly on the field. Strains of The Legionairesn float upward as the band moves into intricate formations. Crisp autumn mornings find the band boys drilling on the prac- tice field back of the school to perfect marching formations and become the best band in the city. Youthful voices are wafted from a first Hoor room-but not mingled in harmonious chorus. An untrained voice reaches a high note, quavers, and falls Twenty-eight THE GIRLS' GLEE CLUB CSEC. Il Back Row-Richardson, Jaramillo, Payne, Whiting, Charrette, Chin, Egan, Schlotthauer, Stemme, Spahn, Fouts, Keas. Fercli, Waddell, Moynahan, Pakiser, Smith. Second Row-Reiswig, Horino, Titolski, Sedillos, Valerio, Maestas, Shickell, Rogers, I. Bisgard, Gillespie, Hahnc, Rodriguez, Bossett, Scott, Kaler, Turpell, Marcliitti. First Row-Shirley, Hosie, Hull, Mead, Lopez, Trujillo, McGrath, Ballard, Uzzell, Christman, Dahlberg, Whatley, Milner, G Bisgard, Bovles, Bohe, Phebus. Sanderson, Armatas.

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The Little Old Garden M U S I C lCon!inuedl Meistersingerf' The mood of the music changes. Quiet has descended upon the girls. Faces are grave as the stately notes of Green Cathedral soar over the spacious auditorium. Youthful voices are raised in solemn harmony. But, too soon, the enchantment of melody is broken as the leader Waves the song into nothingness With her baton, and the Melody Maids disperse to attend other classes. The vibrant music of the choir Hoats through a church on Christmas Eve. The notes of the ageless Christmas carols are atune with the evergreen shrouded interior. The notes seemingly tumble from long shafts of colored light cutting from stained glass Windows to join the deep hued poinsettias surrounding the rostrum. ln closing, the choir renders the Norwegian Echo Song? Deep basses blend with the full, mellow tones of the altos. The above scene was typ- ical of the Christmas season for the choir sings in churches all over the city at Yuletide. A slender sliver of Wood beats time methodically against a desk as the music teacher artfully leads the Girl's Glee Club. The girls are arranged and seated according to their tone of voice, and thoroughly enjoy singing together. Thirty THE BOYS' GLEE CLUB Back Row--Crittenden, Vclazqucz, R. MacLaughlin, M. Foster, Nelson, Sheeley, Southwell, Chenault, L. Martinez, Gadling. Terry, Weir, B. Foster, Mahcr, Simpson. Second Row--I-Iornandex, Johnson. Kemp, Stein, Bryan, Morein, Gay, Writer, MacDonald, Gorman, Murrell, LaBadic. Pclroill Genera, Thomas. First Row---Lewis, Montano. F. Martinez, Kawakami, Romero, C. Ma-icLaughlin, Sanderson, Sarasolzi, Goto, Blogobron, Marlin, Garcinor. lvlattson. W