Hildreth Public School - Greyhound Yearbook (Hildreth, NE)

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Chorus... variety, Hard work Make Year An Entertaining one The past school year was an entertaining one for the Mixed Chorus, as well as for the audiences it performed for throughout the year. Conference Choir Clinic, Christmas and Spring Concerts, a “Puttin’ on the Hits” contest, as well as District Music Contests and another visit from the Gulizias, all provided members of the chorus a wide variety of musical encounters to be experienced. With the addition of an Honor Choir at Choral Clinic, eight members of the Chorus were selected to sing in a Special Ensemble before students from around our Conference. Speech choir pieces like “Basketball , a german song, and lip syncing popular hits were new ways in which the Mixed Chorus learned to perform. An excellent rating at contest for both the Chorus and the Swing Choir showed that their hard work paid off for an entertaining year. 1 The Mixed Chorus, which this year was comprised of 19 girls and 13 boys, performs the speech-choir piece Basketball'' at the Spring Concert. 2. The more than 200 voice massed choir rehearses at Choral Clinic in Campbell with Clinician Mary Ellen Oestmann. 3. Ok, if you really want the piece of gum in my mouth. . . . here' 4 Brent Nelson and Chris Eynon show off their unusual attire as they perform for the chorus in Puttln on the Hits . 5. The Junior High Swing Choir got Into the act with their rendition of Big Band Sing at the Spring Concert. 16 CHORUS

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Swing Choir 1955.. Hard work Pays OH For The “Treble Makers” 1984-85 Swing Choir [Tho Troblt Mikor ”] - Front Row: Mike Dorn. Leann Johnson. Brent Nelson. Jill Hlnrichs. Chris Eynon Brenda Swarthout. Bob Alberts. Adrienne Benz. Shahn Boss. Middle row: Taml Llndau. Jim Soker. Amy Hlnrichs. Curtis Schmidt Shelly Hogeland, David Fuerst. Ronda Soker. Back row: Kathy Swanson. Clark Bauer. Carol Hogeland. 1. Chris. Brent, and the rest of the swing choir perform •■Cele- bration at the NTCC Jazz Festival in Norfolk. 2. The Treble Makers perform for the Lions pancake feed, one of many community functions they sang for this past year 3. The girls do their part to bring I Return to Music to life. 4. Life Is A Celebration was the popular tune brought back this year for one performance at the NRCSA Convention In Kearney. 5. The boys argue their point in this playful piece at the Hildreth Jazz Festival entitled Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off . In 1984-85 the Hildreth High Swing Choir showed everyone “Where It’s At”. Exciting performances for the Nebraska Rural Community School Association’s State Convention in Kearney, the NTCC Jazz Festival in Norfolk, the first ever Hildreth Jazz Festival, and numerous performances at school concerts and public activities helped to build the group’s confidence. This year’s group was larger than ever before, with 10 boys and 10 girls selected, giving the group a larger look and sound. Many hours were spent before school perfecting the many songs to be used in the “Treble Makers” repetolre, and the members were well received wherever they performed. Clark Bauer received additional recognition this year as the tenor received a soloist award at the Northeast Technical Community College Jazz Festival for his solo In “It Was Almost Like A Song”. The swing choir began to develop Its own style in 84-85, as their new outfits showed off the laid-back jazz style of songs the group specialized in during the past year. '■iMr« 1 Public Library SWING CHOIR 15

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1. An Honor Choir was something new tried at Choral Clinic this year, with eight singers from each school participating in the group chosen by their directors. 2. Curtis and Brent make Maxine Johnson wonder if It was a good idea coming to the NRCSA Convention this year? 3. Bob. Clark, and Mike show us how they “Put on the Hits , as they perform the Yes hit. Leave It . 4 Though performance space was sometimes cramped, the Treble Makers made the most of it with fancy Broadway steps. 5. Taml and Leann have fun with a volunteer from the audience In the girl's ensemble piece For Women Only . 6. The Treble Makers worked hard on the choreography for Celebration”, and the audience could sure tell in the flashy Kool and the Gang hit. 7. Another year working with the Gullzia Brothers produced the Manhatten Transfer hit Blrdland . 8. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off was a challenge In both the vocal and the acting areas for the group, providing comic relief from their otherwise serious repetoire CHORUS 17