Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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Smull Groups Specialize K. Taylor, R. Crandall, R. Paul, T. Crandall, B. Riggs, G. Rizor, C. Luckman, R. Rinehart, J. Miller, S. Stew- art, P. Tl1oma, D. While, D. Buch. MADRIGAL The highesT ranking vocal ensemble in which a sTudenT may parTicipaTe is The Madrigal group. TradiTionally, The madrigal singers of early England provided enTerTainmenT aTTer banqueTs wiTh Their music. The evening usu- ally ended wiTh all presenT joining in The sing- ing. The Fairfield High School Madrigal car- ries ouT The same TradiTion by appearing aT many public banqueTs and meeTings. The Madrigal also Took parT in The annual concerTs. KNEELING: R. Townsend, D. Grinstead, G. Robinson, D. Rupp, J. Paulson. STANDING: J. Genkinger, K. Norton, R. McCracken, G. Rizor, M. John- ston, R. Wade, R. Maple, R. Johnson, B. Crandall, D. Jester, D. White, J. Evans. PEP BAND Working wiTh The cheerleaders To generaTe enThusiasm aT The pep assemblies is The responsibiIiTy of The Pep Band. Led by Roger Johnson and Gene Rizor, The boys provide spiriTed background Tor The sTudenT body's cheers. ln addiTion To performing aT pep assemblies, The group played aT a number of ouT-of-Town games. 29

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Ilchieuing marching Routines CONTEST BAND The clash of The symbols echoed ThroughouT The TooTball sTadium as The FHS Marching Band marched onTo The Tield and inTo TormaTion. Led by drum-maioreTTe, PaT Thoma, The band execuTed varied march rouTines 'Tor The half- Time enTerTainmenT aT The TooTball games. The Marching Band enTered The SouTheasT DisTricT conTesT held aT lVlounT PleasanT This year. The ouTsTanding TeaTure of Their performance was a surrey TormaTion accompanied by The ap- propriaTe Tune, The Surrey WiTh The Fringe on Top. ln conTrasT To The surrey The band formed an auTomobile compleTe wiTh exhausT while iT played See The U. S. A. The band was rewarded for iTs eTTorT vviTh a Division i raTing. TWIRLERS The responsibiliTy of execuTing The varied Tor- maTions of The Band resTs in The nimble hands of The baTon Twirlers. Many hours of diligent pracTice are required for perTecTion in The arT of Twirling The baTon. The girls also presen- Ted many unique sTunTs for The half-Time enTer- TainmenT aT The home baskeTball games. In addiTion, They served as ushers Tor The con- cerTs given by The band. KNEELING: M. J. Klepinger, J. Davisson, P. Denney, S. Kennedy, J. Huffman. STANDING: L. Pation, V. Wisecarver, P. Thoma, C. Kiger, K. Gamrath. NOT PICTURED: S. Crandall. 28

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Diligent Practice Gains FRONT ROW: D. Bower, D. Young, R. Miller. ROW 2: B. Egan, J. Dunbar, G. Innis, J. Whitaker, D. Johnson, M. Peck. ROW 3: B. Brown, N. Singley, M. Griffin, M. A. Zillman, J. Paulson, B. Curtis, G. Robinson, D. Rupp. ROW 4: P. Smith, Y. Metz, D. White, M. C. Shafer, J. Pogemiller, L. Hollander, B. Bower, l.. Dunbar, W. Whitaker, B. Bogner, B. Crandall. STANDING: J. Short, J. Masclen, l.. Hanshaw, S. Williams, J. Genkinger, J. Bowermaster, R. McCracken, K. Norton. As the chilly winds of winter began to swirl around the corners of Fairfield High School, the Contest Band laid aside its marching music and began preparing for its indoor public per- formances. On January 15, 1961, the Concert Band pre- sented its annual mid-winter concert. A march, Gold and Silver opened the show. The cornet section was featured during Etude No. 11 followed by Theme from the Nutcracker Suite. Jim Paulson, Danny Rupp, Marilyn Peck, Dana White, Roger Maple, and Bob Crandall blended the tones of their in- struments in presenting Moods. A marimba solo entitled Polka from the Golden Age, was performed by Jo Ann Short. Dialogue for Four was played by Nancy Earley, Bar- bara Egan, Anne Austin, and Marilyn Peck. The band members enioyed presenting a nov- elty tune entitled ln a Clock Store as much as the audience enioyed listening to it. Gun- smirk, an unusual series of songs telling a story of a cowboy who becomes entangled in a love triangle, was enioyed by the audi- ence. The action led to a gunfight, but all ended well with the arrival of the cavalry The Star Spangled Banner was the closing number of the evening's performance. Please! Oh, please! Buy a candy bar from me, is the plea which can be heard each year 30 throughout the halls as the band members begin selling candy bars to raise money for their band trips. These candy bars, complete with a picture of the band on the wrapper, are also sold door-to-door throughout Jeffer- son County. Another profitable source of in- come is the sale of season tickets for the annual concerts. The Concert Band embarked on its first trip on the morning of March 7, 1961, to partici- pate in the Southeast Six Conference Band Festival held at Bloomfield, Iowa. The Direc- tor of Bands at Drake University, Don Mar- coullier, was guest conductor for the day's activities. Multi-colored lights, furnished by the Stage Craft Club, were a new feature added to the band's Spring Concert. On the evening of April 6, 1961, the band opened its perform- ance with a rousing march Americans We. The lights gradually changed to a crimson red as the Woodwind Quintet played March Miniature. A hymn-like selection, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring was entoned against a massive pipe organ proiected on the back- drop. The everchanging lights combined in a deep olive green as the Irish Tune from Country Derry was played. Tall, stately pines and small nomad tents were proiected on a dark red backdrop as a thought provoking