Gordon Bell High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL 31 rati Ll mm J JJJJJ, The Orchestra VT3 GORDON BELL’S orchestra has again had a most successful year under the competent direction of Mr. Hubble, its worthy conductor. Mr. Hubble has worked untiringly with the various sections of the orchestra and to him is due the high artistic degree attained at performances. This year the orchestra has had many new members and it has made marked improvement over the past year. Two new members are capable of playing the bass violin which the school purchased a year ago. The work of the orchestra for this season has included some “Symphony Series” studies, besides many other studies by noted composers. Mr. Hubble entered the orchestra in four classes of the Manitoba Musical Festival. The test pieces were: “Air On the G String” and “Gavotte” from the “Sixth Violin Sonata” by Bach, “Overture in D” by Gretry and “Minuet in E Flat” by Mozart, “In the Homeland” and “Elphin Dance” by Grieg, “Valse Lente” by Coerne, and “Rakoczy March.” Great praise was given to the orchestra by Adjudicator DunhiU and the very capable pianist, Joyce Cassidy, was given special mention. During the school term the orchestra gave its assistance at both plays and took a major part in the Musical Concert. Mr. Hubble composed the select ion to be played at the Graduation Exercises. In the most interesting and progressive year which has passed, the orchestra members have had much enjoyment and have given great pleasure to others. The members of the orchestra appreciate Mr. Hubble’s talent and he has given them a true persepective of good music.

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL 1 « « f i f f « I ■ « JL | i v ack Row—Lillian Kay, Bernard Thorai Don Furny, Butler Walker, Ken K i-ont Row—Gordon Mclvor, Laurie Gra MILESTONES gPACE does not permit a full description of the characters, scenery, and costumes of our annual modern play, “Milestones,” but a few words of praise are due to the teachers and members of the cast who co-operated to give a polished performance of a difficult play. The play, “Milestones,” is considered one of the most difficult to pre¬ sent, because of the necessity for a rapid change in the characters as they grow older. The play calls for superb characterization of the parts, and gives ample scope for a fine performance in this respect. Under the direc- tion of Mr. Snider, the cast, after much hard work, was able to portray i those characterizations to some degree. Mr. Snider himself said that he had seen various professional and amateur companies present “Milestones” and anycast was to be complimented which could struggle through it success- j ,, Scenei- y costumes, and properties rated very high in the opinion of Mrs. Murray of the Little Theatre, who adjudicated the performance. Men¬ tion should be made here of the splendid work done on the feminine cos¬ tumes by the teachers, and also the artistic work done on the scenery by two of the school’s graduates. I “Milestones” marks another milestone in Gordon Bell’s attempts to give the students something more than the regular academic studies. In closing, let us extend the wish that our dramatics will continue to meet with as noteworthy success in the future.

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL The Mixed Choir PJ1HIS year Gordon Bell is again entering a Mixed Choir in the Manitoba Musical Festival. This organization, whose members are selected from the girls’ and boys’ choirs, is one of the most popular of the school’s choral activities. The choir has had weeks of intensive study under the baton of Miss Argue, both as a whole and in separate units; and as a result of this its members feel confident that they will make at least a creditable showing in the Festival. The first test piece is a traditional air arranged by Bernard Naylor— “How Should I Your True Love Know”—Ophelia’s lament for the death of Hamlet. It is a simple melody in a minor key, expressing the first numbness of great sorrow and gradually growing to a tide of deep grief that is bitter in its intensity. The second number, Elgar’s “After Many a Dusty Mile,” is in distinct contrast to this. It is a light and quickly moving melody with a continual echo in the base which is very effective. Although an extremely difficult number, it holds the interest of the performers and makes them feel that the long hours spent on it were not wasted. At the Musical Evening presented by the students of Gordon Bell in March the choir sang these two songs with splendid effect. Since this write-up was completed the choir has sung in the Festival, and has been successful in winning the shield.