Behrman High School - Bee Hive Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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BEl-IRMAN BAND ALWAYS BUSY 'PLAYING' By Lloyd Lawrence Under the leadership of Mr. Milton Bush, Behrman High Bandsmen have enjoyed a very successful season. Activities began in the early part of the year with the beginning of the football season. The Band presented a variety of pageants with interesting themes, both serious and humorous. One of the most interesting themes, of all was a marching drill in which the band neglected the commands of the drum major and proceeded in their own. This, as you can imagine, proved to be very interesting and amusing. It also added greatly to the Homecoming half-time activities. Bandsmen helped the happy yule-tide spirit along by participating in two Christmas parades, one in New Orleans and one in Algiers. The Band also played for the annual Corinthians Christmas Party given on December 23. Pre- vious to this engagement the Band presented their annual Christmas Concert. The Band presented several selections by themselvesg for others, the Band and Glee Club united their efforts. There were soloists presented by each group. When the Carnival season rolled around the Behrman High Band and the Band composed of students from the Elementary schools of Algiers were on hand for the parades of Alla and Choctaw in Algieis. They also marched in the Midas parade of Gretna. The rating of superior was awarded to the Behrman High Band, the Com bined Algiers Elementary Band and the All City Elementary Band in the annual Louisiana Mucic Educators Association contest held at Peters High School last March. Superior ratings were also received by three soloists, three quartets and one sextet from the Behrman High Department. With the opening of the world premier of the motion picture Flesh and Fury held in New Orleans, the Behrman Band, the only band invited to take part in this activity, marched in a parade with the leadig members of the cast, Tony Curtis and Jan Sterling. The actors took pictures with the band and members had their music -autographed by the actors. The band contributeclmuch to the success of the Spring Fiesta presented by the school on April 26. In this show the band presented a variety of South American music. Because of the complex rhythm employed in South American music, it was necessary that the percussion section work harder than usual. On May 2, the Band joined other public school students in celebrating McDonogh Day. On this occasion student of the New Orleans public school placed flowers on the McDonogh monument. John McDonogh is remembered each year by public school students for the assistance he gave in the advance- ment of public schools in New Orleans.

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' 'f A f ' f' JUNE' 1952 GLEE CLUB ADDS NOTES OF IOY TO OUTSTANDING PRESENTATIONS By Lela Blanchard Ive often heard 1 Sald that good thmgs usually come 1n small packages and I suppose that m compauson Wlth others ln the c1ty the Behnnan Glee Club may be telmed small Although xt numbers less than seventy the e are hard workmg enthus1ast1c pup1ls who seem always w1ll1ng to do then? best ln the many programs ID wh1ch they part1c1pate Durmg the plast yea1 the Glee Club unde1 the d1rect1on of M185 Maly AIICG Ba S1Cl'1 cho1al d1recto1 entertamed at several outstandlrg pexformances In Decembel at the annual Band and Glee Club concert they sang many cllf fe1ent types of SGIQCIIODS Among the cho1ces we1e sprrltuals cmols and numbers Chnstmas Tree P1og1am held m Jackson Square The numbers wele done- a capella In the New O1leans Spung F1esta the guls of the Glee Club wele d1es ed as casket guls 1n gay cololful costumes They v1s1ted many of the patlos where they entertamed by smgmg Creole Songs At the Sprmg Flesta 1n chool the Glee Club sang the populal I'1'1610d1Cb of IN THE STILL OF THB. NIGHT BRAZIL and GRANADA The Glee Club helped to lend atmosphere to the how by XVGH11I'1gbI'1gh1Z costumes howeve1 the mood was leally set when they sang the Spamsh lyrlcs to GRANADA One of the most lmpoltant events of the year was the performance pre rented 111 thc Mun1c1pal Aud1IOFlU1l1 duung annual MUSIC Week The membels agam used the Latm Ameucan costumes and combmecl wlth the Beh1man Banu to do GRANADA by Lara To the membe1 of the Glee Club and 1ts dlrectol Behlman says wcll done' H47 T 1 - A I from CAROUSEL. Shortly after this performance they appeared in' the annual

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f if 3-lf1uNEf 1 952 Soloists, quartets, and the sextet who received ratings ot Superiod in the recent Louisiana Music Educators Association contest pose for their picture at the entrance of the school. BAND PRESENTS ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT The spring concert presented by the Behrman Band in the school audi- torium on Tuesday, May 20, 1952, featured William Wagner in a clarinet solo, Capricious Aloysius, and Lloyd Lawrence in a trombone solo, Adazio. Some of the selections that seemed especially well received by the audi- encebwere The Blue Tango, Night and Day, and The Poet and Peasant Overture. The Poet and Peasant Overture was conducted by guest conductor Lloyd Lawrence. Music students who will join the band next year replaced the seniors to present Military Escort, a march by Harold Bennett. ' Presented below are selections played by the Behvrman Band Washington Post Sousa ' Five American Folk Tunes - - Siegmeister P Dream of Olwen Williams March of the Little Leaden Soldiers Pierne Adazio Haydn V Tulle Grundman Capricious Aloysius Waltgrs Blue Tango Anderson Night and Day porter Poet and Peasant Overture Von Suppe' Broadcast From Brazil Bennett Military Escort Bennett Mrs. Milton Bush, wife of the Band Director, was a guest artist at the Can- cert. Mrs. Bush, an accomplished pianist, played Dream of Olwen, a piano solo, with band accompaniment. l 4i'49