Park Falls High School - Torch Yearbook (Park Falls, WI)

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SINGING IS THE SOUND OF HAPPY VOICES MADRIGALS Madrigals is the group of the Lincoln High Concert Choir that sings very traditional and classical music. Madri- gals in the 1400's entertained royalty and went wassailing during the Christ- mas holidays, so the Madrigals of Lincoln carried on this beautiful tradition. Starting at the Pop Concert to show their talent, this group sang songs from popular musicals including, You'll Never Walk Alone from Carousel, and People from Funny Girl. Christmas was a busy time because the Madrigals sang at the Extended Care Unit for the elderly and brought back old memories of the younger days of these people. They also spread Christmas joy by singing for a meeting of the Catholic Daughters. Their songs were traditional Alfred Burt Carols — (Back) Mark Byers. Dan Marinko. Doug Noetzel. Craig Sheldon. Dave Singer (2nd row) Gay Miller. Cheryl Mann. Donna Hilgart. Barb Lobermeier; (1st row) Ann Hoffman. Deb Graffunder. Jean Boettcher. Steph Hecimovich Caroling, Caroling, All on a Christmas Morning, and We'll Dress the House. Their singing reached its high point when Madrigals performed at the district music festival in the spring. The group had enjoyed working to- gether throughout the year despite rehearsal and singing problems. Miss Rosenbauer, their director, said they couldn't have done better! They seemed to be carrying their parts well as (front row) Nancy Weinberger. Craig Sheldon. Pete Schmidt (back row) Jeff Thums. Dan Marinko. Steph Hecimovich. and Jean Boettcher practice during 4th hour choir 28

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IS THE SOUND OF HAPPINESS GIRLS' CHOIR The sound of young voices echoed once again through the halls as the Girls' Chorus started their third year of hard work. Composed of freshman and sophomore girls training for the Senior Choir, these girls sang songs such as Bali Hai , Matchmaker , Edelweiss , and My Cup Runneth Over. Meeting every second hour in the choir room, they accomplished much. They learned note value, rhythm, and how to develop their voices into richer, more mature ones. Some days the girls were very eager to work, but on other days Miss Rosenbauer had to really struggle to get something done. In the end, however, they were ready to move into Senior Choir and keep music one of Lincoln High School's activities. (Back, l-r) Dee Dee Spiller. Sue Hildebrand. Sandy Sack. Wanda Weiberg. Tracy Lobermeier. Robin Lemke. Glenda Graf. Donna VanPatten. Karen Repinski. Joan Pritzl. Pat Kobussen. Dolly Palacheck (2nd row. l-r) Colleen Obernberger. Jill Miller. Debbie Bruesewitz. Connie Drake. Sue Isham. Christine Barland. Jean Schrader. Connie Hicks. Barb Bodoh. Pat Hildebrand. (1st row. l-r) Jean Weborg. Mary Ann Gries. Kathy Zuraski. Mary Phillips. Cindy Geng. Mary Yunk. Carol Koenig. Sandy Oswald. Chris Herbst. Senior Choir Officers: (l-r) Craig Sheldon. Dan Marinko. Mark Byers. Ann Hoffman. Melissa Vuchetich. Girls' Chorus Officers: (Back, l-r) Robin Lemke. Glenda Graf; (2nd, l-r) Joan Pritzl; (1st, l-r) Colleen Obernberger, Debbie Bruesewitz. Sandy Oswald. Jill Miller. 27

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AND OUR CHOIRS HAVE IT ALL! SWING CHOIR Swing Choir is a spin off group of the Concert Choir composed of four sopranos, four altos, three tenors, and two basses. In order to get into this group, the members had to try out for their positions. Sight reading and the blending and suitability of their voices were all considered to enable them to become a part of Swing Choir. Then music had to be selected for the various functions the group would be in. For the first concert of the year, a pop concert. Swing Choir sang a round of numbers from current musicals, including, I Got Plenty of Nuttin' from Porgy Bess, and Hosanna and Superstar from the rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar. With the holly and mistletoe season quickly approaching, the group started working on appro- priate songs for the Christmas concert. To fit in with the religious theme of the choral section of the concert, the Swing Choir rendered Mary's Journey and What is This Love. Winter turned into spring, and as district music festival approached, the group worked harder than ever to perfect their songs Let It Be Me, with Ann Hoffman as soloist, and I Got Rhythm. It was a very good year for this group in spite of the few male voices, and they received many compliments on their beautiful singing. (Back) Mark Byers. Dan Marinko, Scott Post. Craig Sheldon. Dave Singer; (2nd row) Mary Phillips. Colleen Patterson. Mary Walasek. Cheryl Mann; (1st row) Melissa Vuchetich. Ann Hoffman. Steph Hecimovich. Joyce Hintz. 29 All eyes focused on the Senior Choir when they sang selections from Handel s Messiah during the annual Christmas Concert