Dana Hills High School - Mast Yearbook (Dana Point, CA)

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Musicians Develop their Forte Jnder the direction of Mr. Bob Hasty, the orchestra )articipated in the PaciRca Music Festival, Pasade- la City College Music Festival, heritage Music Fes- ival in San Francisco, and the Spring Concert. The ifty busy members organized the Instrumental Mu- ;ic Raffle and the Phillips Buick Pancake Breakfast o provide funds for the San Francisco trip. he primary objectives of orchestra u ere perfor- nance and music education. Members learned string pedagogy, performing in an ensemble, ba- le music theory, and music history. Instrumen- alists gained exposure to fine arts and the ability o combine talents to create one splendid art orm, according to Mr. Hasty. ix of this year ' s orchestra members earned ex- eptional honors. Jennifer Benecke was chosen for Ul Southern Junior High School Honor Orchestra, lenny Cheng, Dana Hills ' Concert Mistress, was licked for the All-Southern High School Honor Or- hestra. The Orange County Youth Symphony lonored Michelle Dupuis. Leslie Lundgren was both honored by the Youth Symphony and select- ed for the Honor Orchestra. Rob Feldman and Hans Brightbill were selected for the All-Southern and All-State Honor Orchestras as well as the Or- ange County Youth Symphony. Hans was also the winner of the Orange County Concerto Competi- tion, -k.g. 1. Intense concentration Is reflected upon Andy Connol- lys face as he practices his cello. 2. Virtuoso Alison Horack demonstrates her talents on the violin. 3. ORCHESTRA-(front) J. Cheng, J. Benecke, M. Wang, M. Boswell; (second row) L. Lundgren. n. Aguilar, A. Hor- ack, T. Qrillo, A. Pearce, J. Lenker; (third row) Mr. Hasty, Ms. Attard, K. Peters, J. Blakely, E. Qravlin, S. Martin, C. Kron, L. Francisco, V. Moreno, E. Luna: (fourth row) H. Herkenhoff, J. Kehres, M. Dupuis, M. (fallen, K. Goldsmith, J. Hill, A. Carey, K. Doppenberg; (fifth row) D. Whitely, R. Feldman, J. Pearson, T. Schultz, A. Arnesto, L. Francisco, H. Brightbill, H. Mguyen, M. Hearne; (back) P. Campbell, J. Miemeyer, C. Wright, T. Toochinda, M. Corcoran, E. Chen, M. Peters, T. Kuykendall, A. Connolly. .- ' ? ' -] ♦ - f ' f 4» v I ' i i LI

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Ensemble Emulates St. Louis Exposure to a truly American art form, jazz, provides the inspiration for the Jazz Band ' s eighteen members whose primary goals are performance and excellence in music educa- tion. Selected from the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Concert Bands, the Jazz Band members performed remarkably well for their first year of existence, rieal Corcoran stated that Jazz Band really has some talent and within sev- eral years the band should be excellent. In the Spring, Jazz placed second at the Saddle- back Jazz Festival. Their style not only includes jazz, but also accents of Latin, Swing, R B (Rhythm Blues) and Good Old American Rock n Roll Styles, -e.p. 1. JAZZ BAnD-(front) K. Peters, D. Thompson, V. Fran- cone, J. Miemeyer, C. Wright, C, Kron; (second row) M. Kallen, Mr. Hasty, L. Francisco, R. Hackman, T. Kuy- kendall; (back) A. Clarke, M. Synnestuedt, J. Twergo, h. Corcoran, M. Hearne, E. Posner. 2. Axel Clark keeps the beat of the Dana hills fight song during a home basketball game. 3. Crystal Kron is one of the saxophone players who jazzes up the half-time music.

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M JAZZ CHOIR — (front) Scot Floel, Tom Varney; (mid- dle) Kim Coutts, Qina Salici, Dixie Fisher, Dan Crout, Sandra Rugh, Erika Larson; (back) Bert Hoopes, Ron Woods, Justin Gable, Crystal Matthews, Ericka Mor- ton, Jenny Dull, Joe Bonner. MADRIGALS — (front) Tara Gayken, Megan Cooper, Laurel McConnell, Crystal Matthews, Susan Bank, An- drea Krause, Jared Klingsick; (second row) Danelle Tavares, Allison Martin, Laura West, Dixie Fisher, Joann Ferrick, Quinn Deckard; (third row) Jeni Cook, Scot Moel, Justin Gable, Dan Crout, Chris Fudurich, craig Carbone, Dani tlolley, Michelle Hurst; (back) Ron Woods, Taeko Matano, Joe Bonner, Mark Shih, Matt Swartzbaugh, Marcel Saxlund, Jason Bishop, Pablo Arce, Qeraldine Ciriano, Adam Bresson. Even senior studs Kenny Ferguson and John McRit- chie smile in embarrassment as musicians deliver their singing Valentine. Choir members jazz up the Valentine sent to Melanie Salazar, winding up a major fund-raiser. SHOW CHOIR — (front) Amy Linscott, Tina Moice, Michelle Robertson, Kata Mester; (second row) Valerie Francone, Jeni Cook, Kristen Peterson; (third row) Jason Bishop, Kim Bueno, Justin Qable, Dani Holley, Joe Bonner, Ruby Rodriguez, Matt Swartzbaugh; (back) Dan Crout, Kristianne Epperson, Ron Woods. Caught by surprise, Kristin Green is unable to express her gratitude for such an unusual Valentine.