Wichita State University - Parnassus Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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r University Band provides entertoinment, sponsors bond doy The University ot Wichita Football Band is one ot the tinest in the nation. lt provided halt-time entertainment at each WU tootball game. This group sponsors Band Day with titty high school bands participating and a marching clinic which is held in the summer. It appeared twice on KARD-TV and presented a Christmas program. Second semester the concert band and the symphonic band were tormed trom the band and each gave an outdoor concert and ap- peared in the Fine Arts Festival. Numerous formations are made during halftime at a football game. John Baldwin Drum Major 6 f raw- f ...ws--s.,. -,,.m...,, .N ,. as ,.. . ,. ' . ,, .. ,,,., 2... . , . - -.5-,sur M.. ,i,., , . ., ,. , 1 fp , V- A ' may .ggi ' A

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James Kerr Direcfor of Band The WU band marching IO0 made fheir 'Final appearance ai' home coming. Mike Garrison Bev Siedhoff Drum Maior Head Twirler 24

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This in , -:gr T gf . '-'iliigifaff --fSw ??'?-Sk' ,sw . l ,,, T s - Y'1i PracTice makes perTecT Tor anyone wh The UniversiTy's Symphony. o is a member of i University Symphony visited ST. Louis, oppeored on Television CompleTing iTs 2OTh season, under The di- recTion oT James P. l2ol3erTson, The UniversiTy oT WichiTa Symphony conTinued iTs Tradi- Tion oT presenTing Tine classical and semi- classical music Tor WichiTa and surrounding areas The symphony is composed enTirely oT sTudenT musicians MeeTing Tour days a weelc in addiTion To regular rehearsals, The symphony presenTed iTs annual all-orchesTra concerT. Symphony members wenT To ST. Louis where They played Tor The SouThwesTern DisTricT oT MENC, and appeared on KARD-TV on Music Time. lT also worlced wiTh The opera TheaTer on La- Boheme. Under sTudenT conducTors, The sym- phony presenTed ConcerT Aria and in The spring appeared in The Fine ArTs FesTiyal.