Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Music groups merged in melody This year's Winter Festival opened with the combined choruses singing Carol of the Bells. Lending to the light and lively theme, the Varsity Band contributed a medley of happy tunes entitled Three Songs for Christmas. VVith purity of tone, the Girls' Trio enchanted the audience with Merry Christmas to You, and in less subtle tones, the mixed choir sang a gleeful rendition of Jingle Bells. Following the intermission, the carefree mood of winter was left behind and the familiar, dignified mood of Christmas was ushered in. The orchestra, making its Hrst concert appearance, performed with grace and apparent ease. A highly accomplished group, the Girls' Ensemble, thrilled the audience with their number by Kodaly, Angels and Shepherds. The sacred music portion of the program was concluded with three selections from the Messiah, sung by soloists Barbara Prieur and Marlene Waisanen. The massed choruses rang out the finale in a glorious reverberation of sound. Adding a new touch this year were the Balcony Carolers, whose young voices soared with traditional carols of the Yuletide season. thwty-six

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The annual Winter Festival was a wintry storyland of song come to life. In traditional harmony, students blended their voices in winter moods of music. The warmth of songs to ward off the chill of bleak winter penetrated many a heart of the audience and reflected the atmosphere of freshness associated with snow and winter. In the spirit of Christmas, the old and beautiful carols seemed to affect even our most sophisticated students. Behind every carol there was a story, which the carolers recalled inspiringly to sing their songs with joy and exhaltation. For all who celebrated the happy festival, this was the Cody Christmas spirit in its true light. It was extravagant praise to the ancient Christmas legend, told in a com- bination of words and music of the ancient Christmas Carols. The color and gaiety and spiritual mood of the musical performance encompassed the combined talents of the Fine Arts Department. thirty-five

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A select group, the Boys Ensemble, sang lustily of a. Winter Wonderland with featured soloist john Pagac. Go Tell It on the Mountain was their second harmonious contribution to the program. 1 1 thirty-seven