Brookfield Central High School - Legend Yearbook (Brookfield, WI)

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Garbed in farmer's clothes, iunior Connie Hurley ies her Chamber Choir music intently. 123 Dressed omecoming festivities, senior Kelly Scanlon sports a nom India as she sings her Chamber Choir music. 131 .aking in their favorite activity, Chamber Choir mem- xwarm-up by giving each other pre-singing back . 14, Singing for a rehearsal of all three Central 's before the concert at St. Mary's Church, Robert demonstrates the proper method to sing Gospel c. The composer-director from Northwestern Uni- ty visited Brookfield Central to help prepare for the :ert which was performed with Brookfield East and 'h Division. QSJ Director of the choirs at Brookfield ral, Miss Hartzell smiles as she answers a question -d by a choir member. IIT reble Choir is a break in the day for me, it gives me the-chance-to sing, laugh, and even dance. Miss Hartzel is the greatest teacher, she pres- ents the songs in such a fashion that we never get bored. l'm also looking forward to the musical and chamber choir next year. Miss Hartzel: - Amy Walz ...Q g NC hoir is more than just singing, it's . . acquiring a basic understanding C T of the principles of music and applying them to create an aesthetically t beautiful experience. To begin this experi- 'T ence one must feel the meanings of words, P 5, singing tothe highest degree. if V 1 . 't - John Puchner mg-,t ' 5- 4551 N , 2 K J The exciting part of choir is that you get students from all areas of the school, the athletes, the scientists, the math students and the writ- ers come together with a common goal in mind. Through choir, students learn to lose their inhibitions, taking a fine piece of music and producing a finished product which they can take pride in. I find it fascinating about the choirs. Choir f 151

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AND OUR BIRD CAN SING ecause very few experienced choir B members were left after graduation last year, a great deal of recruiting had to be done. Even with this problem, Central choir director Kay Hartzell man- aged to put together three excellent choirs. Participating in a plethora of activi- ties, ranging from clinics to formal con- certs, the three Brookfield Central choirs were continuously preparing for another engagement. An evening per- formance at the Carroll College Choir Festival initiated the year, with some of the choir members participating in the festival choir. Highlighting the year were two per- formances of the Haydn Mass and the Robert Ray Gospel Mass with Brook- field East and' North Division High Schools. Both concerts saw Robert Ray, the spirited composer of the gospel mass, display his unique and vivacious manner of directing. Junior Tom Stringer says, I have never seen any- one direct with so much energy. It is actually entertaining to sing his songs while watching him. Saint Mary's Church hosted the first conceit which was attended by hun- dreds of people and enjoyed by all who attended. The concert set precedent as the first to combine choirs from the sub- urbs and the inner-city. In preparation for the event, all three school's choirs were excused from classes for one day to rehearse the masses at North Division and Saint Mary's Church. Before the concert, Robert Ray visited Central twice to teach choir members the basic funda- mentals of gospel singing. At one of these rehearsals, he composed a song which was later sung in concert. Junior Elaine Rogers comments, Singing with Brookfield East and North Division was really great. I made a lot of friends and Robert Ray was great. . A tradition was broken with the can- cellation ofthe Madrigal Dinner, but the madrigal group still sang a Christmas program, including such songs as Baby, What are you going' to be and Adeste Fideles, for several private groups dur- ing the holiday season. The cancellation was the result of a busier than usual concert schedule. Many of the traditional concerts were performed by the three choirsg the tre- ble choir, composed of all girls, the con- cert choir, and the chamber choir. All three choirs combined with Brookfield East in a Christmas concert at Saint Mary's Church. As usual, the Chamber Choir and the other choir's performances at the Eve- ning of Art and Music and their other engagements were well above par. 150 ! Choir During the Christmas season, many of the choir members were glued to their television sets in hopes that they could view Miss Hartzell's waterbed commer- cial. Most of the students enjoyed the performance of their director, and some were kind enough to give her a critique. A student teacher appeared in late January, at the start of the second semester, to learn, from Miss Hartzell and her students, the choir teaching methods. She directed during rehears- als to gain daily experience. Later in the year, Brookfield Central 0 O 0 hosted the Solo and Ensemble Contest. Parents of the choir members helped organize and run the all day long event for the entire Braveland Conference. Back rubs used as warm-ups for sing- ing were one of the choir members' favorite activities, and helped to sustain them through long hours of often tedi- ous practice. There is quite a promise for excellent choirs in the future with the underclass- men that are now in choir, and with the recruiting that will take place, the poten- tial is increased. if . it :N I.. . Wing, u Q s x Q s

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