Northrop High School - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Advanced Girls Choir practices enthusiastically for an upcoming concert, photo Kevin Chobot SHOWING OUR BEST (i9i

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Choirs ' Season Loaded Festivals, concerts and visits to nursing iiome fill calendar Liza Simms, junior, practices her tunes for choir class. photo Kevin Chobot Jolie Chevalier and Cindy Briner practice for an up- coming concert during ninth grade choir. photo Kevin Chobot Mr. William Heins works very hard in the music department. His choir classes meet everyday during the school year. Some- times I think I must be crazy to continue in this hectic occupation, but when it comes down to it, I ' ve been at it for twenty years, so I must love what I do. stated Heins. Not including the normal everyday busi- ness, the choir department is also involved in fundraisers such as selling candy bars, cheese and sausage, then on top of it all, performing concerts. In the spring, Charisma was loaded with festivals for the large ensembles, and made performance trips to Illinois, Greenwood, Indiana, and Bluffton, Indiana and present- ed thirty to thirty five local performances. In March, the concert choir featured a concert with the Ball State University Chamber Singers. All choirs participated in the ISSMA High Expectations This year ' s Concert Choir measured up to the high expectations of Northrop High School. The choir consisted of about 60 voices and was honored at the Embassy Theatre on March 21. Among the six other schools that participated in the musical program, Northrop ' s Concert Choir sung last and ended the program with dignity. As the Bruin ' s mighty voices sang in the huge Embassy auditorium, they sang to an audience of almost 1000 people. Due to their outstanding musical abilities the Con- cert Choir has been highly honored. — Sandra Ray Shannon Carey has more than her share of natural singing ability and a very good musical ear. But, just as important, she is intelli- gent and has a very strong sense of self-discipline and a desire to be the best that she can be on any en- deaver. — Mr. Bill Heins 190) SHOWING OUR BEST Large Ensemble Contest in April. The Advanced Treble Choir, Tenor Bass and Treble Choirs performed at local nursing homes and school concerts. The students learn to work together in a disciplined effort to create something that an individual can ' t do by himself, said Heins. Being a part of concert choir means not only a letter in music but self achieve- ment, said Melissa Wittwer. Coleen Bush went on to ad, The music we sing is of high calibre and I feel that it is a good learning experience. Also, the friends made in choir are special because of the common love of music! — Angle Glentzer Fifth period Advanced Treble Choir class practices for a concert. photo Kevin Chobot

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Marsha Kyrou plucks out a few notes from Song At Night in Etc. ' 88. photo Watters Studio Etc. ' 88 Players Act One Selections . . . Charisma ' 88 Rhapsody For Clarinet . . . Linda Bentz Out Here On My Own . . . Matt Hoover, Stacy Martin — piano Today ' s Special . . . Darren Hart, Pat Lawrence, Nick Dugan, Shawn Dill The Rappers . . . Tim Allen, James Williams Song At Night . . . Marsha Kyrou Vocal Medley The Way We Were . . Coleen Bush If . . - Cheryl Stone You And Me Against The World . . . Angle Jewel, Stacy Martin Theme and Variations . , . Michelle Kyrou Somewhere Over The Rainbow , . . Shannon Carey Carmen Fantasy . . . Kathryn Robertson, Masson Robertson Yesterday . , . Rachel Williams When The Morning Comes . . . Jeff Cameron, Ste- phany Nash, Mary Satre, Shawn Dill, Renee Clark, Pat Lawrence, Darren Hart Safe . . . Gina Brownlee, Keith Baltimore Act Two Selections . Jazz Band I Can He Love You . , , Jennifer Giles You Look At Me . , , Stacy Martin, Mary Satre The After Taste Of Milk , . , Jeff Carnall, Tim Cox, Tom Cox, Brad Wadkins, Darren Hart Nocturne In EFIat . . . Mary Satre You Don ' t Bring Me Flowers . . Renee Clark, Todd Ruppert ' Round Midnight , . , Tom Cox Love In Any Language . . . Jude Jolie Chevalier, Mary Satre Navarra . . . Kathryn Robertson, Mark Robertson, Masson Robertson Get Happy . . . Nikki Dodos No One Together . . . Rarbazzle Keith Baltimore, half of the duet performance with Gina Brownlee, sings Safe . photo Watters Studio There ' s no place like home , , . Shannon Carey sings Somewhere Over The Rainbow . photo Watters Studio SHOWING OCR BEST