Bozeman High School - Aerie Yearbook (Bozeman, MT)

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54!Orchestra - All-State- All-Northwest Musicians 1. All Northwest musicians - Kris Johnson, Lori Taylor, Rhonda Larson, Andrea Mitchell and Kindra Messmer. CNot pictured - Lisa Pribanicl. 2. Chamber Orchestra tuning up. 3. Get that pitch rlght - Dawn Bickle tunes her violin. 4. This is the forehead - Brian Haderlie tells us about Nelson de Sa e Silva's anatomy. S. All State musicians - Meredith Safford, Janet Sanford, Kindra Messmer, Laura Lundquist, Lisa Pribanic, Kris Johnson, Heather Craig, Cathy Suvak, Andrea Mitchell, Rhonda Larson.ChfiSIi9Daines and Amy McFeely. 6. Duet to it - Phoebe Agocs and Kirk Utzinger warm up before a concert. 7. Patricia Reynolds, orchestra director. 55. lie.. 4..l

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on in' in The choral program. directed by Frank Guenther. is both curricular and extra-curricular. There are three large choirs which are scheduled during the day: Girls' Choir. Chamber Choir and Concert Choir. Girls' Choir consists of 24 members. Chamber Choir has 45 girls and Concert Choir is made up of 52 mixed voices. Concert Choir membership is gained through audition while students may enroll in Chamber and Girls' Choir. with the consent of the instructor. The district music festival was held in Helena April 9-10. Small ensembles. such as solos, duets and trios. performed on Friday and the two large choirs, Chamber and Concert, performed on Saturday. Superior rated ensembles went to the state music festival which was held in Bozeman. UHBS This year. since talent was abundant, thc Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, The Sound of Music. was performed. Five performances were given in late February. Northwinds, an ensemble consisting ot' lo mixed voices plus an accompanist. is made up from selected Concert Choir voices. Northwinds perform pop music for all choral events as well as providing entertainment for various civic. business and professional organizations. Concert Choir toured Idaho for three days in May. performing for high schools in Rigby and Idaho Falls. ei rin K - X. ' Iii - Eddy Rogers Jim Ross Penny Russel X l. Superior rated Concert Choir shared their talent on many occasions this year. 2. A new group named Des Femmes dans Noir. The Ladies in Black. participated in the district music festival and spring concert. 3. Northwlnds took high honors at both district and state. 4. Chamber Cholr rated superior at district music festival. 5. Roundlng out the choral program. Girls Chorus shared their talent to all concerts, The Sound of Music and the Pop Concert. tliorus Sgt

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Dtlih 'BYO S Everyone has heard about the award for most valuable player given to one person, but to 13. Well, this isn't for sports. These people were chosen as top string and wind players in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Alaska. In the spring, students who play either string or wind instruments may audition for All-State Band or Orchestra. This year, 12 girls were accepted into these groups. Every other year, there are also auditions for All-Northwest Band and Orchestra. Six students from Bozeman were accepted and made the trip to Vancouver, WA Feb. 25-28. The orchestra is under the direction of Patricia Reynolds and has 47 members. Besides accompanying the choral cast in The Sound of Music, they presented six concerts, five of which included band members from Concert Band. 6 4 O Orchestra - All-State-All-Northwest Musicians 55