Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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' Ensemble Mad rigal 3 gaps Top Row QL-Rl Hyun-Soo Lee, Paulette Smith, Laura Richardson, Kim Hollie, Veronica Green, Debbie Stanford, Carol Brooks, 3rd Row KL-RJ Dr. Diana M. Battipaglia, Peter Butt, Alan Levenstein, Andrew Smith, Arleen Patterson, 2nd Row KL-Rl Patrice Lawrence, Dawn Bradbury, Audrey Ber- nich, Adam Zeichner, David Hurr, ludy Rijos, Bottom Row QL-RJ jack Guarneri, Robin Casalta, Shari Gallett, Peter Centrone, Eileen Kampel, Gene Wohlfarth, Joanne Pace. Orchestra .-Ri Enrico Celerio, lohn Steiner, Gigi Brannum, Ellen Domnitz, Lisa Rosen, Abby Rosenthal, Bruce tlt, Lorraine Pennino, Lisette Poteat, Mr. Phillip Rappaport, Silvano Brajuha, Alex Nunez. One of the most popular groups at Flushing High School has been the Madrigal Ensemble. From a group of only eight a few years ago, it has grown to over fifty students this year. The Madrigal Ensemble is a chorus of select voices that sings challeng- ing music without accompaniment. The stress is on the beauty and har- monization ofthe voices functioning as a unit. Every Christmas, the En- semble performs at the Pan Ameri- can Building and also at the Statler Hilton Hotel. In the spring they par- ticipate in a rating festival with other high schools. This year, the Madrigal Ensemble enhanced such special events as Law Day at the Queens Court House, Awards Night, the Winter Assem- blies, Graduation, the Spring Con- cert, and the Arista Installation Cere- mony. Technically speaking, Flushing's eleven member Orchestra should be called a string ensemble. However, according to Abby Rosenthal, Con- certmistress, We may be a small group, but we work hard together and perform as would a symphony orchestra. The Orchestra had to overcome several problems this year in order to perform. The humidity of the storage room damaged many instru- ments, while others suffered from disuse. Some students who joined the group had no previous musical training. This led to a wide variety in the musicians' abilities. Because of the size of the class, orchestra con- ductor and teacher Mr. Phillip Rap- paport was able to work with the students individually. The orchestra's only performance this year was at the Spring Concert. The group's varied repertoire in- cluded both popular and classical songs, including You Light Up My Life and Mozart's Twelfth Sympho- ny.

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Bands Senior Band Top Row IL-RI David Hazel, Richard Zinman, Andrew Goldstein, Gil Hom, led Corenthal, David Prager, Gavin Gross, Mark Werth- muller, David Ludder, Scott Wilksg 4th Row IL- RJ Angela McNulty, Shirley Shoke, Dolores Oliveri, Audrey Casey, Robert Auslander, lames Warr, Robert Allemon, Martin Schwim- mer, Albert Morgan, Manuel Murillo, Mi- chael Greenberg, Alfred Cohen, Stanley Ca- spi, Sammy Caine, Chris Matheou, Randy Don, Eddy Peterson, Mr. Bert Haber, 3rd Row QL-RJ Elizabeth Beattie, Beth Bacharach, Dimi- tra Kesikiadis, Carol Citak, Kenny Frommer, David Drexler, Sheldon King, 2nd Row IL-Rl Kris Lederer, Linda Stern, Laura Davidson, Chris DeMarco, Carmen Berrios, Alise Ra- binowitz, Adam Zeichner, Bottom Row IL-RI Barbara Freiman, Kathy lerardi, Rosemarie Sheehan, Diane Cettina, Barbara Lerner. Intermediate Band -N -L- Top Row KL-Rl Edwin Rodriguez, Larry john- son, Wayne Maloy, Gerald Wheeler, Tyrone Alexander, Francisco Roman, Peter Patrikis, Danny Feit, Walter Scott, Marshall Carpenter, james Del Gaudio, jeffrey Wynn, Ken Gor- don, Stanley Hurdle, Mr. Bert Haber, 3rd Row IL-RJ Anita Schaal, Steve Weiner, Angelika Ka- minis, Elizabeth Beattie, Alexander Burgess, Susan McEntrie, Lucy Gritsch, 2nd Row IL-RJ Michael O'Connor, Larry Mandel, Carole Gaynair, jackie Espejo, Cynthia johnson, jeff Greenberg, Willie johnson, Ronald Johnson, Bottom Row IL-RJ Tiziana Mohorovic, Phyllis Milliner, Brenda Fuentes, Gayle Friedman, Imelda Fabillar, Anita Flack, Nirma Rodriguez, Dina Karagiorgov, jane LaMothe. The Senior and Intermediate Bands, led by Mr. Bert Haber, were as busy as ever this year. With sixty members in the Senior Band and over fifty in the Intermediate, this year's bands were much larger than previous years'. The large size is good for the band, said Mr. Haber. The more people that are in it, the more instru- ments there are, and the stronger the band sounds. Also, there is no more trouble in teaching a large band than in teaching a small one. The bands will remain large in future years, as there are over forty students in the present Elementary Band who will be joining the Senior and Intermediate Bands. The bands performed in many places, including all FHS Football games, the Flushing Day Parade, the school's annual Winter Concert and Spring Concert. A great variety of musical pieces were selected for performance by the bands this year. Among them were a Godspell melody, a tribute to Glenn Miller, two Israeli dances, and the theme from Rocky,

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Voices Gf Spirit Voices of Spirit is a new gospel choir that was formed this year at FHS. The twelve members estab- lished and ran the chorus under the auspices of Dr. Diana Battipaglia, chairman of the music department. Their motto is 'jesus is the best thing that ever happened,' accord- ing to Al Morgan, president of the choir. We hope that others will come to know C-od through our mu- sic, says Vice President Sheila Ra- venel. In order to join, members must have a belief in God and an under- standing of the meaning of gospel music. This year, the choir performed at the Winter Assembly programs, the Pan American Building, the Franklin Nursing Home, and various neigh- borhood churches. The group sang Christmas Time and joy to the World among others. The songs were arranged by choir members under the direction of jeffrey Alder- man, pianist. Seekers The Seekers, formerly called the Bible Club, is one of Flushing's oldest clubs. Its name was changed because members felt that they were not only reading the Bible but also seek- ing to understand God. At their weekly meetings, the ten members, of varied faiths, select readings from the Scriptures and dis- cuss them. We also learn from one another, says Renee Smith, presi- dent of the Seekers. There are no requirements for membership, all students who are in- terested are welcome to join. This year's advisor was Mr. Steven Schon- brun. How state: , K - ........-...ai lL-Rl Bill Polk, Cynthia Scott, Sheila Ravenel, jeffrey Alderman, Diane Marion, Monica Filmore, Margaret Newell. Top Row CL-RJ Errol Henry, Maribel Morales, Carole Daynais. Bottom Row IL-RJ Fanny Chu, Renee Smith