Oakwood Collegiate Institute - Oracle Yearbook (Toronto Ontario, Canada)

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JUNIOR ORCHESTRA The Junior Orchestra, under the leadership of Mrs. Kumagai and Miss Hay, had another successful year in our music department. Our first public appearance was in the Christ- mas assembly and we performed several times after that to enthusiastic audiences. The highlight of our year was Music Night where we performed excellently. All in all, each member of this organization had an enjoyable and profitable year. BACK ROW: Mary Campbell (President), Mrs. Kumagai, Miss Hay, Bill Knights. FRONT ROW: Cathy Fennel, Mary De Fazio (Concert Mistress), Brenda Uchimaru. 80

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STANDING: Jim Little, Danny Kushnir, Jeff Goldberg, Miss Hay. SEATED: Anne Wood, Jordan Goodman, Joan Pipher. CONCERT BAND The school year proved to be the best ever for the Oakwood ' s Concert Band. The Junior Com- mencement provided our first chance to perform in public. We played extremely well on the big night . Participating in the Secondary School Music Concert provided a challenge for the band. Every one worked hard to make our performance an outstanding success. The musical year was concluded on Music Night. The band accompanied the choir in the medley Kiss Me Kate . Under the directorship of Miss Hay, the year has been full and success- ful. Many thanks go to her for the many hours of her time she spent to make the band what it was this past year. QUEBEC TRIP The Oakwood Band and various stu- dents from Joseph-Francois Perrault, Marguerite Bourgois and Saint-Esprit Schools participated in an exchange pro- gramme in a vast UNESCO plan. The French Canadian students, after a suc- cessful visit to Toronto, welcomed us to Quebec City in February. Although, Mon Dieu, the temperature seldom exceeded twenty below, Quebec c ' etait formidable! Performing, sightsee- ing, Pee-wee hockey, the Carnival parade, Perrault ' s own Carnival, and train-sitting occupied our scheduled time. Our free time was spent in shopping for bon- hommes and sashes. We were received by Mayor Lamontagne and the brother of Premier Lesage; we had dinner in the dining room of the Parliament Buildings; we were televised, interviewed, and writ- ten up by the newspapers. The whole trip was the beginning of a beautiful friend- ship between les Torontois et les Que- becois. The morning after the night before! 79

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The Junior Choir this year was fortunate enough to be brilliantly conducted by Mr. Davison after his. year ' s leave of absence. Early in the festive season, the choir, along with the seniors, performed in Oakwood ' s first Christmas Festival, which will become another long-lasting tradition of Oakwood ' s Music Department. We successfully sang in the Kiwanis Festival and again displayed our talents during the Music Nights in April. The choir also performed in several assemblies. Milan Pristupa and Eleanor Kairez were the choir ' s pianists. BACK ROW: Peter Smith (President), Eleanor Kairez, Mr. Davison, Milan Pristupa. FRONT ROW: Yvonne Amodeo, Ruby Pollock, Holly Stevenson. JUNIOR CHOIR