Cumberland High School - Milestone Yearbook (Cumberland, IA)

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VOCAL MUSIC In 1945 46 the Cumberland High School Choir 1: was organized and directed by Mrs W K Saville We would like to take this opportunity to say how much we appreciate the time and effort that Mrs Saville spent with our vocal music Combining vocal music and dramatlcs, she wrote scripts for our Christmas and Easter presentations, both of our broadcasts and our Southern Musicals These were welcome additions to our school activities, gave us a knowledge of and a love for good music which we might never have gained, and provided many happy memories which we will cherish always MEMORIES Perhaps the biggest events in the cho1r's activities were the musicals based on life on a Southern plantation about the time of 1860 The first of these musical programs, 'Memories' was presented to huge audiences in the High School auditorium on March 19 and 20, 1946 The cast included 46 music students and soloists were Ramona Eblen, Marilyn Carter, Robert Blankenship, David Wolford, Elnora Johnston, and Joyce Goeken Soft lights, waxy white magnolia blossoms, a broad veranda, a rope swing, and a full moon added much to the entrancing beauty of the stage and provided a realistic background for the g1rl's lovely hooped skirts 'Memories' for some will be of the Red Plush Album, and the dancing of the mlnuet, while others will best remember 'Stars of the Summer N1ght', 'My Old Kentucky Home', Mr Sav1lle's rendition of 'Old Man R1ver', and War1ng's arrangement of 'The Battle Hymn Of The Republic' RADIO BROADCASTS Due to the fame of 'Memories' excerpts were used from it in presenting our radio program over KFNF ln 1946 Gene Conner, our narrator, represented an old Southern Colonel, and by telling of his life on a Southern plantation wove a background for the many old songs of the South which were sung by the choir, and small groups Further honor came to our choir when we won the radio contest and re celved the first prize, a 8100 war bond. On November l, 1946, the choir did a second broadcast from Shenandoah, 'Amer1ca, I Hear You S1ng1ng.' Background music was played on the marlmba by Eleanor Hyndman as Lloyd Smith, narrator, wove into a story the moods and emotions which America expresses in music. Outstanding son s were 'Ave Mar1a'Kcho1r with Marilyn Carter as soloistl, 'Lullaby' isextetg, 'Three Blind Mice' Kchoir and trlol, 'We Sail The Ocean Blue' KBoysJ, 'Innsbruck' Kchoirb and the theme song, 'America I Hear You Singing' Ccholrl.

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'TTY -gli 5' Eid li fm 's if W' D I lr' 1,35 'Peace On Earth' On December 19, 1947, we presented our Christmas pageant in which all grade and nlgh school students participated The scene was s park ln which tiny tots left a lighted candle to express their faith that the Christmas star would return Children of all nations, dressed ln native costumes and singing Christmas songs of their countries, brought gifts to this shrine Their faith was Justl fled as the star returned and the children saw a vision of the Holy Family and the Angels In a candlellghtsd scene, the High School Choir concluded the pro gran with 'A Little Old Hanger' iDorothy Steffen! 'Adeste Fideles' Koo tetl '0, Holy Night' CL1oyd Smith! 'Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones' KH S Cholrl 'HalleluJah Chorus' from IESSIAH, Ur High and High School Chclrsl Accompanlsts were Lorene Lugsland and Martha Hoyt .-9 ' tw- . A f ' . . , ' r . : 'H N ' . . f r- ' , , Q 4- N A 'L Y X- 1 . 1 5 . w f - 5 f W ,Afxh s Y ,A x .1 V ,Y Q. . .I I , Y - - - v . y 'A Y A .vw ig -,J v i-, , ,, ,ig 6.1 5 f ' -' A' 1' V 3 K . ,W L, 1 vi, .4 n Q '1 V .' ' U T63 ., . -.1 ' -X . 1 .Q fr ' i 5,14 ' K ' Q - Q 'QL I an 'i7i Q 'QQ ,AG fa ' 5' 5' ,, '- rn, '. I hr'-,n is Q ,! ITU! 5 ,. ' . ,Q ' ,-' -', w' Q 'gFa , J f . ' 0,1 .L -. ,rt---E, 5, . ,. - 'Y ' 3 b X 'il , , 'gif ' . 'fb'-'Af .45 ' Ah .,3,Mvwfz, I , - ' A We 'N dvr.. . V' .5 ' A A 4 an c- - 7 Q a . X fa x f . 0 s . 0 l 0 e s e o