Denison High School - Monarch Yearbook (Denison, IA)

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. . . insfrumenfal groups FLUTE QUARTET eft to right,-Sandra Jepsen, Darieen Timm, Sharon L Davis, Mary Leonard. TRUMPET TRIO Left to rightfPhyiiis Spiegel, Richard Wilson, I Aehischer. Left t SA ard O Iv' Xopn TimnYYa1ker?ghPE5g40is Beg11:1E SEXTET y Ruch, lvgirilfflarilyn Sa YD Kuhl Very R , Rufh ich- Ann QU ARTET d TROMBONE Left to rightfiiibert Warren, Hugo Denker, Bu Welch, Bob Denker. WOODWIND QUINTET ' 1- Betty Wulf, Patty Vecera, Vi Left no right A Dobier, Darieen Timm, Saiiy Jeweii. -43-

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band TVVIRLERS Left to rlghtAPat Solberg, JoAnn Shields, Cathy Holland, Darleen Timm, Drum Majorette, Karen Lee Hansen, Jane Boer-k, Sandra UI,l.ONVING the summer concerts given by the Denison lligh School Concert lland, the Marching band under the direction of Luman Colton started practicing for the season ahead. Ilarleen Timm became the new drum majorette. Twirlers were Karen Lee Hansen, Cathy Holland, -Io:Xnn Shields, San- dra Maxwell, Pat Solberg, a11d ,lane lloeck, The lllarching lland enlivened the home football games with their snappy marching and playing, and they produced a colorful spectacle, enhanced by the addition of new twirler uniforms and flags. The band partici- pated in .'Xtlantic's Fireman's Parade, marched in the parade opening the Community Chest Drive, Homecoming Parade, Legion Conven- tion Parade, journeyed to Ames to perform between halves of the South Dakota-lowa State football game, and Veisha, and to Pop- corn day in Ida Grove. At the Preliminary Marching Band con- test held in Sac City, Oct. 17, twirlers JoAnn Shields and Jane Boeck, and Janice Iaacks, ,401

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Phyllis Spiegel, Don Aehischer, Baugighman, Donald Jensen, Carl Pe ersen, Dennis Zea, Virfiinia l. Fourth Row--Luman Co ton, an, Arnold Rube, Dennis Berg- Hansen, Kay Newlon, Jane Gil- Puul Witt Earl Justice, Karen John MuM1n1mt-1-, 13011 Denker, were: lingo Denker, vice-prcsidcntg and sasurer. The council lay Ncwlon, liliriam and Sue fxllll Nloffitt. Norman Newlon, Mary band Three band members-Marilyn Savery. .-Xrnold Rabe, and Bob Denker, were chosen to play i11 All State band. Concerts were given for the grade school children, Christmas Vesper Program, and Band Boosters card party. An exchange con- cert was presented at Harlan, and the annual Pops concert was given on Jan. 17, featuring the 15 piece Dance band and a trombone solo by lingo Denker. Nine of the thirteen instrumental ensem- bles and thirteen of the twenty solo events, entered in the Preliminary State Music con- test for solo and ensembles held here April Wth and lOth, received Division I ratings. The groups who won firsts include Trom- bone Quartet, Flute Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Clarinet Quartet, Brass Sextet, Clari- 11ct Trio, Chamber Group of Brass, Saxophone Sextet, and Drum Ensemble. Instrumental soloists who won first honors were Hugo Denker, trombone, Bob Denker, trombone, Bud VVeleh, trombone, Vhyllis Spiegel, cornetg Don Aebischer, cor- netg Darlene Timm, flute, Lois Beerman, ten- or saxg jane Gilchrist, snare drumg Arnold Rabe, tubag Nancy Norman, violing Nancy Norinan. string bassg Marilyn Savery, alto sax, Larry Zea, baritone Qhornjg and jean llarker, piano. These events were eligible to compete i11 the Vifestern Iowa contest to be held April 30th and May lst at Perry, Iowa, while the Concert Band as a whole competed in the large group contest, May 8, at Harlan, Iowa. The selections played were Marche Militaire Francaise and Universal Judgment. 142-.