Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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OFFICERS: L. Davisson, J. Morgan, T. Cook, C. Peck, L. Beckman. ACCOMPANISTS: SEATED: J. Russell, J. Wade, STANDING: E. Boos, R. Miller, M. Jenks, N. Earl- ey, S. Sherman. n55I5tlllIt5 0ffilIEI'5 Since a Cappella choir is composed oT many members, an ExecuTive Council is elecTed To Take charge oT The planning and arranging oT acTiviA Ties. Among iTs duTies come The scheduling and Tinancing oT The perliormances given by The choir, as well as deciding whaT Type OT programs will be presenTed ThroughouT The enTire school year. AlThough The Council meeTs only a Tew Times each year, iTs TuncTions are a necessiTy To a Cappella choir. This year The ExecuTive Council was composed oT six members: Colleen Peck, presidenT, Jean Morgan, assisTanT presi- denT: Larry Davisson, vice-presidenT7 l.aVonne Beckman, assisTanT vice-presidenT, Tom Cook, secreTaryg and Dave STewarT, assisTanT secreTary. llctnmpunists Pianos are viTal To each musical group if iT is To aTTain more perTecT harmony. AccompanisTs To play These pianos are imporTanT if The vocalisTs are To improve piTch, Tone, and The varied rhyThms oT The songs They learn. ResponsibiliTy, quick-Thinking, and cooperaTion musT be develop- ed by every accompanist Tor many hard hours oT work musT be endured. l-lowever, The eTTorTs are well worTh The resulTs, as is shown in The ine spiring performances oT vocal groups. Urgunists Musical sTrains played by sTudenTs on The double keyboard provided enTerTainmenT aT many of our special assemblies and acTiviTies held in The audiTorium. Since The ConsonnaTTa Console or- gan was presenTed To our school, organ playing has become a popular pasTime aT Fairilield l-ligh School. Under The direcTion oT lvlrs. Ruby, boTh lessons and pracTice sessions are available dur' ing sTudy periods. These hours oT work make possible improvemenT in bolh The pedal and hand keyboards. ATTer diligenT and sTeady eT- TorT, preludes and inTerludes Tor programs are capably played. 18 ORGANISTS: FRONT: K. Raymond, H. Hufford, J. Wade, B. Teele, J. Winter, J. Cum- mings. BACK: R. Winte1', D. Buch, J. Hay- ward, R. Miller, J. Russell, L. HuH, E. Boos, B. Smithburg.

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with Une llcmrd Members oT The choir may also be in small groups such as madrigal, double-mixed guarTeT, a sex- TeTTe, a guarTeT, or a Trio. These small ensemf bles demonsTraTe Their abiliTies beTore clubs and organizaTions during The year. Such acTiviTies develop poise and slcill Through working and learning TogeTher. The choir Traveled To WashingTon on April 22, Tor The SouTheasT Six Vocal Music FesTival. lvlr. ClayTon Krehbill, oT The UniversiTy oT Kansas, was The guesT conducTor. ln The morning, each individual choir sang Two numbers Tor criTicism in preparaTion Tor The evening program, in which a massed chorus, composed oT all choirs presenT, provided an inspiring and educaTional program. Spring Concert held This year The lasT oi May, was composed OT songs Trom currenT music shows. The choir eTTecTively sang several selecTions Trom Music Man , a Broadway hiT wriTTen by Mere' diTh Vviilson OT Iowa. ParTicipaTion in all oTher choruses is preliminary To membership in a Cappella choir, which is The crowning poinT oT vocal music. FRONT ROW: D. Shepherd, V. Ilagrggott, P. Vlfinfrey, J. Winter, K. Raymond. ROW 2: V. Peck, K. Lisk, J. Johnson, D. 1J9llITlC21fl, J. McClain. ROW 3: J. Parker, J. Nichols, J. Morgan, U. Jarvinen. ROW 4: J. Dellaan, C. Coop, J. Johnson, R. Smithburg. ROW 5: V. Galbraith, V. Roberts, I. M. Hemm. ROW G: J. Waclc, C. Peck, J. Poge- niiller. ROW 7: G. Shanstrom, D. Gilbert, R. Meth. ROW 8: B. Gamrath, K. Ander- sen, R. Schock. ROW 9: J. Mitchell, A. Johnson, D. Pottorff, C. Willey. ROW 10: R. Mawrlsley, L. Morton, L. Miksch. 17 - : l ,vnmf 1n

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Highlights uf Vuletide Seusnn KNEELING: T. Cook, J. Del-laan. STANDING: A. Johnson, R. Winter, J. Cum- mings, K. Lisk, C. Russell, J. Winter, L. Beckman, C. Willey, D. Stewart. As fhe curfain rose on fhe evening of December lf? for fhe annual Chrisfmas Vespers, an expec- fancy filled fhe audiforium while fhe audience waifed for fhe beaufiful carols which were fo follow, Four numbers by fhe Freshman Choruses infroduced fhe spirif of Chrisfmas fo fhose af- fending fhe program. Following fheir songs, fhe Choral Readers presenfed fwo selecfions, each of which depicfed some phase of The Chrisfmas sfory. A snowy woodland, complefe wifh evergreens and a finy lighfed house, sef fhe scene for fhe carols of small groups. Colorful winfer clofhing and appropriafe props creafed fhe afmosphere for such songs as Winfer Wonderland , Carol- Noeln, Greensleeves , and Twas fhe Nighf Before Chrisfmasu. The climax of fhe Vespers was meaningfully pre- senfed in fhe choir's inferprefafion of fhe Chrisfe mas sfory. The poise and dignify of fhe choir in ifs robes coupled wifh fhe narrafion by Carol Church held fhe rapf affenfion of fhe audience fhroughouf fhe final sacred numbers. As O Come Emmanuel , l-lasfen Swiffly, l-lasfen Soffly , How Far ls If To Befhlehemu, and Ave Maria were sung, fhe birfh of Jesus was humbly porfrayed. The final sacred selecfion, Silenf Nighfu, was sung fo a hushed audience. As fhe lasf sfrains died away, The choir was silhoueffed againsf fhe lighted backdrop. The audiforium remained silenf as fhe fhoughf and meaning of Chrisfmas remained vividly in everyone's mind. TOP: C. Abbott, J. Johnson, D. Denmead, J. Mitch ell, V. Langner, K. Raymond. BOTTOM: R. Schock J. Johnson, D. Bekel, D. Shepherd, C. Messer, J. Cole P. Lee, B. Smithburg, R. Gamrath, P. Winfrey B. Campbell. 19