Edina West Upper Division - Windigo Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT f Entertainment: Movies Television Concerts T.V. Shows: Starsky and Hutch Happy Days Saturday Night Live Movies: “Star Wars “Rocky” “The Spy Who Loved Me Rock Groups: Fleetwood Mac Doobie Brothers Chicago Radio: KQRS KDWB Songs: “You Light Up My Life” “Free Bird” “Your Smiling Face” Food Places: McDonald’s Zantigo Poppin’ Fresh Actors: Robert Redford Robbie Benson Actresses: Barbra Streisand Farrah Fawcett Majors results from a student poll 29 HOLIDAY l OCdL COMC€RT enTeRT4iriMeriT

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Alleluia! BELOW: Accompanying the choir, Eric Felton (11) receives assistance from junior Brenda Peskin. MIDDLE: Concentrating on the director, the choir carefully performs. The Edina-West stage came alive as over 200 students captured the Christmas spirit during the Holiday Vocal concert. Harmonious carols and other winter selections echoed throughout the auditorium under the direction of Robert Peterson (fac.) and Diana Leland (fac.). The choirs that performed were chorale, varsity choir, concert choir, and chamber singers. Weeks and weeks of preparation were necessary to conjure up the finished product, a musical winter wonderland. To incorporate the theme of the concert, each choir performed a selection entitled “Alleluia. Diemer's “Alleluia,” Pergolesi’s “Alleluia,” and Thompson’s “Alleluia” were the three works presented by the individual choirs. Combining the groups in a mass choir, Peterson directed the orchestra and the singers in the traditional piece from Handel's Messiah, The Hallelujah Chorus.” Other highlights of the concert included Mendelssohn's “Heilig” and The Christmas Song.” The turnout for the two night production was gratifying considering the competition it received during the holiday season. Concert choir member Carol Daly (12) concluded, It was hard work preparing for the concert but the overall outcome was worthwhile. RIGHT: At a party after the concert, junior Paul Lindemann tries out the pinball machine. 28

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Spirits stirring Incorporating vivacious talent with relevant characters, the winter play, “Spoon River Anthology,” revived even the most lifeless audiences. The two-act production, based on Edgar Lee Masters works, involved thirty-one cast and crew members. With Larry Stotts (fac.) as director, “Spoon River” was destined to be exhilarating. The setting, an old graveyard situated in Illinois, provided unique appeal to its audiences. As Sue Jenny (12) stated, “People tasted a different kind of theater than they were used to. Analysis of the play revealed an absence of a central figure. Equal emphasis was placed on living experiences of each ghost dwelling in Spoon River. As each told of his or her assumed-to-be upstanding life, surprising truths were revealed. Successful lives of these spirits had their evil alter egos. Such was the case of the town's drunkard, played by Chris Rodgers (12). Hypocritically appearing in church on Sundays, he justified his abuse of alcohol. Although the winter play got off to a seemingly slow start, “Spoon River ran a profitable as well as strong production. RIGHT: Displaying a modern selection, Jim Cress (11) plays the part of an Edina-West student. BELOW: Comparing horses and men, Diane Johnson (10) as Peleg Pogue finds many similarities. Portraying Captain Enoch, Mike Kelly (11) reminisces. 30 As the “lady of the evening, Daisy Fraiser is portray-';) by junior Stacy Einck.