Earl Grey School - Triangle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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1 THE FESTIVAL CHOIRS This year in March, the girls from Rooms 15 and 19, competed in the annual Music Festi¬ val. They sang two selections, ' Full Fathom Five and “The Spring of the Year . Their marks were 84 and 95 making a total of 169. The boys from Rooms 15, 19, 30 and 16 also competed in the festival. They sang “Jim the Carter Lad and “Come Now Step It Along . They won second place with their marks of 83 and 86 which totalled 169. The student body sang, “O God Our Help in Ages Past , and “O Valiant Hearts , Mr. R.D. Guy sang a solo, “Mourn Not for Those The Choir, conducted by Miss E. Crookshanks, sang, “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men . I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the choir, to thank Miss Crookshanks for her time and patience in conducting us. June Pron — Room 13 We wish to thank our Pianist, Mrs. H. Belyea, and Mr. Hadfield, our conductor, for their wonderful patience with the choirs. Mary Lou Eden and Cheryl Wheeler STUDENT SYMPHONY CONCERT In the afternoon of November 20th, 1957, about 150 students from our school attended the Winnipeg Symphony Concert. It was presented under the direction of a young, guest conductor from Toronto, Mr. Victor Feldbrill. The program presented was varied from Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony to music of a higher type. It is always an enjoyable event when we spend an afternoon in the Civic Auditorium list¬ ening to these concerts. Charlene Craig - Room 10 REMEMBRANCE DAY On November 11th, a Remembrance Day Service was held at St. Luke’s Church for the Junior High students. Our principal, Mr. R.M Cross, made the opening remarks and Mr. C.A.E. Hensley read the honour roll. WINNIPEG’S NEW SYMPHONY CONCERT CONDUCTOR The Winnipeg Symphony has been for¬ tunate in securing the services of Victor Feld¬ brill as a permanent conductor. Mr. Feldbrill conducted the Junior Symphony Concerts which were made possible by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Orchestra. Born in Toronto 34 years ago, Mr. Feld¬ brill is the first native-born Canadian to direct one of Canada’s leading orchestras. He received his early education in Toronto and furthered his musical studies in the United States, England, Holland and Austria. He was a member of the Toronto Symphony for eight years and assistant conductor for three. His most famous teacher was the French conductor, Pierre Monteaux. We believe that under Mr. Feldbrill our orchestra will mean even more to our city than it has in the past. Allan Mattes — Room 13 51

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FESTIVAL RESULTS Piano Solos: Mary Lou Eden - “The Urchin” - 84, Corinne Nilson - “Bullfrogs and Willow Trees” - 83. “Sonatina” - 80, “Bach” - 82. Bonnie Fisher - “Allegretto” - 87, Louise Dubord - “Merry Thou¬ ght - 80, Wayne Fisher - “Six Variations” - 83. Our Variety Concert was held on March 5th and 6th, 1958 . Phys. Ed. displays, choirs, science displays and a play made it a complete success. The Folk Song and Big Choir, the Class Room Choirs - Grade 7 Boys, Grade 8 Girls, the Grade 9 Girls, sang their songs, which were later sung at the Music Festival. Accordian Solos: Norman Craig - “La Zingona” - 79, Shirley Stabell” - “Jolly Peter” - 92. We would like to thank Miss Crookshanks and Mr .Hadfield, who helped to make the con¬ cert a success. Accordian Festival: » Allan Mattes - “Kemo Komo” - 85, Gordon Mat- enchuk - “Stars and Stripes” - 85. Violin Solos: Gloria Solvasson - “Country Dance” - 79. Vocal Solos: Arlene Jackson - “The Secret Pool” - 85, “Seventeen” - 82. Joy Gislason - “The Sally Gardens” - 84. Choirs: The Winnipeg Girls’ Choir. Arlene Eliasson, Linda Mackey, Helen Olafson, Lola Solmundson, Cheryl Wheeler, Marlene Willi¬ ams, Bonnie Mills, Carolyn Coish, Maureen Sloker - “Hymn to the Stars - 86, “May Day Carol” - 87, From the Green Heart of the Waters’ 87, “Lord Randal” - 85 ) Good Deed Choir: Judith Wynne, Donna Mann, “Blue Bells of Scotland” - 86, A Lark in the Clear Air” - 87. Jean Yagi - Room 13 THE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Our school orchestra, conducted by Mr. Grymonpre, met Mondays at 12:30, before Christ¬ mas. At the School Tea we played two selecti¬ ons: Spring Tide” and “Dance Macabre”. In¬ cluded in the orchestra were: Violin - Gail Gerelus, Room 13, Jean Yagi, Room 13, Gloria Solvasson, Room 15, Victor Obrison, Room 15 and Brian Metcalf, Room 15. Piano - Maureen Solker, Room 13 and Mary Lou Eden, Room 15. Recorder - Ivan Brodsky, Room 13. Trumpet, Terry Westwood, Room 15. The stands were obtained by Mr. Cross from River Height s School. We wish to thank Mr. Grymonpre for his wonderful patience and time spent with the orchestra. Mary Lou Eden -- Room 15 50

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THE FOLKSONG AND BIG CHOIR ROOM 22 CLASS ROOM CHOIR In March of this year, the classroom choir from Room 22 competed in the Music Festi¬ val. The Grade 8 class of girls sang two selecti¬ ons, “Sing We and Chant It” and Slumber Song”. The adjudicator gave these marks: “Sing We and Chant It” 82 and “Slumber Song” 85. In December, the choir sang Christmas Carols at Radio Station CKRC. The program was recorded and rebroadcast later. In addition to the selections sung by the choir, there was a beautiful solo, sung by Vivian Bond of Room 11. The choir is deeply indebted to Miss Crookshanks, its conductor, and to Mr. Had- field, the pianist, for their patience and help. Lenore Hill and Shirley Stabell — Room 22 This year 135 girls from Grades 7, 8 and 9 were- entered in the annual Manitoba Musical Festival. The girls came from Rooms 30, 22, 20, 18, 10, 13, 11, 27. The choirs entered two divisions, the Folksong and Big Choir. The test piece for the Big Choir was “The Sirens” and our selection was “Shepherds and Maidens”. The marks were 82 and 81. The selections for the Folksong Choir were Silent O’Moyle” and “Joy of My Heart”. Our marks were 82 and 83. Our thanks go to Miss Crookshanks for her patience and endurance during the many try¬ ing practices. Without her skill and guidance our efforts would have been in vain. We would also like to thank our talented accompanist, Mr. Hadfield, who was a wonder¬ ful help both before and at the Festival. Lynne Wilson -- Room 13 GRADE 9 CLASS ROOM CHOIR The girls from Rooms 10 and 13 com¬ bined to form a Class Room Choir for the festi¬ val. They sang two numbers with the test piece “By Dimpled Brook” by Dr. Arne and received 84 marks. A modern song “Dream Pedlary com¬ posed by Armstrong Gibbs, was their own choice and they received 83 marks. Although the girls did not win Miss Crookshanks, our conductor, did a splendid job. Charlene Craig -- Room 10 52