Commercial High School of Brooklyn - Annual Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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The Cof111f11zf,c1'cPia,Z Iligh School Annual Xe f C T . 5 flint ' . of ' T r Q UR musical organizations-the Orchestra the N ' . J ii Q Sir Bend, and the Choral Society-mean much X to Commercial, for they contribute not 31011 - e 1 to the individual enjoyment and Profit of their x IL ,h AEC- WN n b b . , , vs mem. ers, ut add, as well, somethin to the d fr g elight C and enthusiasm of every boy in the school. The ' X' I l . 1, M 4' ill .g n il l members are, of course, amateurs, but their facility . , ' in rendering difficult scores, their phrasing, and X ,V I tention to ensemble, effects indicate a higher order . Ht of, musical work than is usually to be met with in .Nl amateur organizations. The credit for this is due 7 Mr. Zeiner, the musical director of the school, for it is to his untiring energy, patience, enthusiasm, and musical skill that the present high grade of I work has been attained. In taking up his task in this school six years ago Mr. Zeiner had the idea Tl-N'1L5P'e'JL+l that in addition 'to the prescribed work in music, each .student who showed talent and industry should be afforded special help along the musical lines in which he desired to engage. As a consequence the Orchestra was begun and built up gradually. Instruments' were purchased by the General Organizationg boys were selected and taught to play th-em until in instrumentation the Orchestra' wasrpractically complete. The Choral Society also was organized and built up along new lines. It is customary in a boys' high school to have a glee club on the plan of a male quartet, but the splendid material in Commercial for soprano and alto partS made possible the formation of our present society, the only one of its kind in the city. The idea of a military band was next tal-:en up. Through the kindness of two friends of the school, money was fur- nished to purchase the necessary instruments so that a small band could be formed. Again boys were selected and taught. From .tune to time additional instruments were purchased, new players t-1'f1ll1l'fl- and the Band built up to itsnpresent efliciency and memberslllll- The list of young men who have been taught instruments .and have been enabled to- add materially to their income thereby 1.5 71 l011g one. These young men invariably show their 3PP1'CClIltl0fl. even after graduating from the school by always OffC1'11lq9-' to he I' the musical instructor in whatever way they can. The O1-eliestrrl at this annual enteyteinnnent is made up of graduates and senior Players ofthe school orchestra. 51 ,. X Hiusir

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