Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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Mr. William Webb an gets the feel of conducting one of the best bands around. Rebecca Lach U D and Risa Gepner 0m make the strings si zle with their talent during a reher- sal. CONCERT BANDtORCHESTRA New Concert Band members have a rude awakening when they dis- cover that they were chosen. ' 2 ngsmw V

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The Dining Room featured such performers as Jenny Andberg 02L Jen Fortmeier 0D. and Da- vid Krutz 02; Bob Amden um proposes a toast to his fellow cast members. Guy Weigold U3 and Nancy Schulz 0D act in the state-quali- fying performance of The Dining Room. ONE ACT PLAYS

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This year the members of the Edina High School Con- cert Band, after engaging in years of hard work and prac- ticing Hal Freese scales, de- cided that they might as well have some fun. Whether it was preparing for the thops Concert skits, sell- ing pizzas for the trip to Cali- fornia, or practicing such timely traditions as being cruel to new members, this band had fun. The Concert Band also had a serious side to it. With the beginning of the year came Mr. Webb tfaci, the new instructor. He also con' ducted the Jazz Ensemble, Dixieland Band, and Wood- wind and Brass Quintets. Be- ing in Concert Band required OT LOW KB 1 a large amount of practice, if one expected to succeed. llPracticing every day is a good way to learn and excel, but I didn't always have the time, said Mark Lyon till. Most of the members real- ized that a musician's life was not an easy one due to the extensive time commit- ments. While the Concert Band member was blowing his horn, the Orchestra mem- bers were pulling a few strings themselves. The group was visited by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra for a workshop. Another new addition to the orchestra was the new conductor, De Vonna Murrin. Much of the year was devoted to practic- ing. The time and effort con- tributed was demonstrated in the Cabaret Concerts. Like Concert Band, Or- chestra was not all work. uAII work and no play makes Orchestra a boring class, said Cindy Burr 02; Added Anne Gartner 02X HMusic is what I like most in life. We would like to thank both the Orchestra and the Concert Band for a great year of music at Edina High School By Scott Jaeger De-nin Lee UZT and Katarina Bergh UZt work out the kinks in their music. Q! ., A musicians life'is dif ficult. It takes talent a n d . tremendou s amomt's of dedication. ,w- De-nin Lee 12l CONCERT BANDTORCHESTRA