Black Earth High School - Earthman Yearbook (Black Earth, WI)

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FULL CHORUS 8: GLEE CLUBS This year we had both a boys and girls glee club of about 30 members each, which we combined to form our full chorus of 60 members. These organizations are well founded by previous years of fine work. During the year they made good progress participating in two concerts the first semester and singing for a P. T. A. program. The second semester we began work on the music for the Lodi Music Festival on April 20th and the Evansville Contest May 6th and 7th. From this group 19 members are working on solos for the contest. We also have 5 vocal duets--4 girls and 1 boys. two trios--l girls and 1 boys; a. mixed octet. These facts are very remarkable when we c'onsider our enrollment of 79 students. The interest and participation in music is exceptionally good when we consider the groups in some of our larger neighboring schools. Many of these people play in the band and orchestra also. Some of the music sung by these groups are as follows: Full Chorus: See the Conquering Hero Comes--Stoessel. And the Glory of the Lord-- Handel Urom the Messiahl, Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericko. Lets Dance--Howorth, Sunbeam out of Heaven--Christiansen, Ifca's Castle--Aschenbrenner, Pray-- Huxnperdinck, The Heaven's Resoundw-Beethoven, and Today There is Ringing-- Christiansen. Girls Chorus: Cirbinin--Petzolla, Where'er you Walk--Hendel, Ezekiel Saw De Wheel-- Cain, All in An April Evening--Howorth, Sophomoric Philosophy--Dvorak, The Chest- nut Tree--Schuman, Gesu Bambino--Yon, and Allah's Holliday--Friml. Boys Chorus: Like a Mighty Eagle--Spohr, Ole Ark's A Movering--Cain. Hark the Vesper Hymn is Stealing--Grant, John Peel--Andrews, Boating Song--Giff, In Excelsis Deo, Sing We Noel. THE BAND We have a 28 piece band of which 16 were beginners this year. For this reason the band has not been as active at various functions as it otherwise would have been. We had a pep band for a few football games however, and participated in two concerts in the fall. We will enter the band contest at Evansville on the 6th and 7th of May in Class D playing either Spring Festival, an Overture or Mountain Echoes. We have played mostly marches, otherwise, except the Christmas Festival number for the Christmas program. We hope this department will increase in number within the next few years. THE ORCHESTRA This year we began an Orchestra. We worked with just the strings most of the year as they were-mostly all beginners and we use our best bandmen in the woodwind, brass and percussion sections. At the time of writing this article we have about 14 string players, 6 violins, 4 Violas, 2 cellos and 2 string bass players. These players range in age all the way from 5th and 6th grade to high school players. Everyone has done his best to master their instrument and in another year we will hear more of this group in public performance.

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GIRLS CHORUS First Row: M. Barsness. M. Skalet, A. Tupper. E. Bowery. N. Lee. J. Deneen. B. Barsness, S. Strung. Second Row: Mrs. Beardsley. L. Keller, M. Fuller. G. Kuhl. L. V. Gurfoot. F. Hauge. J. Dybdahl, M, Olson, D. Sale. K. Ryan, B. Schulenberg. E. Schumann. Mr. Fesme. Third Row: M. Hoffmann. G. Urben, G. Knowles. D. Wuddell, R. Hayes. J. Briggl. M. Johnson. W. Kading, B. Barsness. M. Thorson, B. Frome. B. Brindley. BOYS CHORUS First Row: J. Curtis, A. Turk, H. Lunch. G. DeWitt. J'. Ryan, T. Goderstad, E. Hilgendorf. R. Johnson. Second Row: J. Dybdahl, G. Linley, L. Schemanek, A. Brunner. D. Parrell, H. Lartch, M. Handel, V. Simley. C. Everson. Mr. Festge. Third Row: R. Schultz, D. Schoepp. W. Schumann. G. Powers, D. Dybdahl, G. Curtis, H. Obright, D. Severson.