Hopkins High School - Warrior Yearbook (Minnetonka, MN)

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Band: first row. left to right—Dickey. Anderson. DeFore. Kuhnley. Mattlll. Towlcy. Johnson: second row. left to right— Christensen. Lund. Pearson. Berglund. Stepnnek. Lawercnce. Brown. Kokesh. Kokesh. Towley. Klmmcr, Eng. Novotny. Johnson. Stepnnek: third row. left to right—Peterson. Sundqulst. Ollland. Stevenson. Seitz. Nelson. Carlson. Llsct, Welsh. Leek. Eyres. Lemke. Nelson. Tallackson, Lundahl. Mark. Beardsley. Frederlckson, Tiffany. Larson. Muehlberg. Sackrlson: fourth row. left to right—Johnson. Vrasplr. Hall, Llndmeyer. Nolan. Westllng. Loftgren. Tyler. Hall. Meyer. Krantz; standing—Johnson. Dupslaff. Anderson. Carlson. Kvnm. Sorenson. Hall. Nordqulst. Pavelka, Shopp. Mr. Tesar. SPRING FESTIVAL PROGRAM Awake - Wagner—O.C.C. Hear My Piayer. O Lord .... Williams Send Forth Thy Spirit .... Schuetky O Sing Your Songs...................Noble Cain Now Breaks the Dawn - - Saent-Saens-Gibb Poor Butterfly .... Hubbel-Stickles Nocturne ..... Fibich-Riegger Shadow Waltz .... Warren-MacLean Come Little Maid ..... Luvaas Russian Picnic - Enders Smoke Gets In Your Eyes .... Kern Stodola Pumpa ... Czech Folk Tune Mikado Fantasia .... Gilbert Sullivan Band and instrumental music have a rich background in Hopkins. Two years ago, its direction was taken over by John Tesar when Mr. Christiansen left teaching to go into the music business. The organization of the Swing Band this year adds another group to carry on. This group has played for numerous dances at school and Glen Lake and for both class plays. The band last fall played for all the football games and between halves put on maneuvers for the entertainment of the crowd. Its music added appreciably to the spirit of the occasion. Several concerts were given during the year, including the grand finale spring concert. During the basketball season, the band was on hand for every game and followed the victorious team through the district, regional and state tournaments, adding laurels with each appearance. PICTURE SNAPPED AT CONCLUSION OF SPRING FESTIVAL

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THE WARRIORS’ TALE Chorus: Left to Right—Lundahl. Anderson. Ferris. DauWalter. Hall. Towley. Pavelka, Petler. Mrs. Bangh, Sackrlson. Schunk. Mllbert. Parks, Sorenson. Matchke, Kelly, Carlson; Second Row—Zelllngcr. McGovern. Bcrglund. Abbott. Mead, Steege. McHale, Quam. Nelson. Olson. Stang. Kuhnlcy. Block. Soberg. Cecka. Johnson. Nicolai, Pokorny; Third Row—Shorcen. Quist, Bragg. Wlcklund. Cunning. Gilbert. Shaw. Swanson, DeFore. Beardsley. Strachota, Anflnson, Waldack Larson. Hromatka, Dvorak. Mattlll. Fourth Row— Mattlll. Weldman. Sltar. Holasck. Anderson. Anderson. Meyers. Borey. Terwedo, Schunk, Strain. Strachota. Lundqulst. Pass. Gllruth, Bragg. Svlhel. Molzahn. THE YEAR IN MUSIC Music as a part of the curriculum goes back to the early '20's with the organization of a school band under the direction of Armond Christiansen. For a number of years this organization carried the music banner in Hopkins as vocal music received only spotty support. It was not until the last half of the school year of 1943-44 that choral music really came into its own. At that time Mr. Geer worked out a plan of staggering practise periods throughout the day’s program in order that regular practise could lx- held during school time. Some 80 students of both sexes were attracted by this arrangement and thus was the senior Chorus born with Mrs. Vivian Bangh as director. Two years later an additional hour was added to the day’s program and a further step forward had been taken for music. This gave the vocal music department a full period every day. It was arranged that the Chorus would use the period three days a week and a girls' glee club—a feeder group for the chorus—the alternate days. Progress was phenomenal under this arrangement. Today Hopkins has vocal music groups with personnel numbering well over the hundred mark. The Chorus this year has given several concerts for home music lovers, has sung at numerous programs, both of a school nature and of a civic nature. Baccalaureate and commencement programs usually find the Chorus contributing to their enjoyment. The spring concert of the Chorus and Glee Club, featuring secular and sacred numbers and portions of the operetta The Mikado, was highly enjoyed by a capacity crowd. Many good solo voices have been uncovered during the course of the year. The Apollo Club auditions were sponsored locally by the music department with the result that Mary Abbott, Dec Sorensen and Bill DeFore were sent to district competition. The latter two were eliminated along the line to the finals, but Mary represented her school and this area creditably in the finals of the contest, a very worthwhile undertaking. —20—

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THE WARRIORS’ TALE Glee Club: Left to Right—Lundahl. Dodge. Beers. Johnson. Westling, Mrs. Bangh. Sltar, Mattlll, Hokanson. Hlssam. Kreuer: Second Row—Oakes. Goldenman. Haas. Archambo. Pehllng, Butler. Weidman, Sackrison. Schutz, Horner. Hanus. Hlavacek; Third Row—Perris. Wendal. McMahon. Fowler. Greenwood. Beckman, Knuth, Dupslaff, Johnson. LUet. Hallon. Gaslln; Fourth Row—Anderson. Dvorak. Johnson. Petrnk. Meyers. Peterson Crandall. Hagqulst, Leek. Skarolld. A highlight of the year was the trip to St. Cloud sponsored by the Elks Club to play two concerts at the Veterans’ Hospital at that place. It was a very enjoyable trip and comments on the concert were extremely complimentary. In April the band attended the district festival at Excelsior and were awarded a B for their performance. Several instrumental groups were interspersed with the band numbers at the spring concert. To insure parental interest in band music, the Band Mothers’ Club was organized several years ago and lately this was changed to the Band Parents Club. The Club took an active part in the raising of money for new uniforms, ordered early in March and expected in May. It will be a big day in the lives of the band members when i hey don the new purple and gold uniforms for their first appearance. At most public appearances, at least for marching, the baton twirlcrs form a colorful column at the front. Symbol of Honor March SPRING CONCERT PROGRAM - - Mesang Concertino - - - Weber Irish Tune from County Derry Grainger Band Pioneer March Caneva Student Prince Overture Romberg Hillbilly The Three Solitaires Herbert Leatherneck Themes from Second Concerto Rachmaninoff Sabre Dance Khachaturian El Capitan March - - - Sousa March of the Steelmen Belsterling Cameo Overture - - Brent DISTRICT CHORAL FESTIVAL AT HOPKINS—NOBLE CAIN DIRECTING