John Adams High School - Clipper Yearbook (Ozone Park, NY)

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QI MR H UTTO PIATTI Tear her 0 Musu' Director 0 the Orchestra DITPFIOT 0 the Banfl john Adams Hugh gl hool WE SEE h1m leadmg the orchestra shapmg up band formatrons or m consplcuously behmd a plano passmg on the musrc of modesty and smceruy by whlch We recogruze htm H15 un reserved Wlllmgness to brmg mus1c to the student orgamzauon keeps h1m workmg hard physlcally and art1st1cal ly Wllh the orchestra and band spread mg a healthy love for muslc t re-ophyte mus1c1ans lts h1s prlde 11 producmg a greater class mght show for each vmbrant semor class that keep htm after school And rts Just loyalty D to the blue and Whrte that brmgs h1m to the football held on a day off mth a spmted chorus of the Chppe Hes our Unc because of h1s word of encouragement and unceasmg efforts to help all hls boys and gms fomd espec1ally h1s O 1 ers as teacher fr1end rd adv1ser The maglc IH h1s fmgers a the p1aho brmgs new Joys to us who hstert as We whlsper to our nelghbor Gosh' What a Wonderful mart Uhc And to that Wonderful man M H Otto P1att1 we take honor m dedr c tmg thls our Semor Chpper SANDRA MOSHMAN

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AS THE HALL clock approaches 8125, girls and boys carrying an odd as- sortment of cases hurry through the corridor. Upon entering the audito- rium, myriads of unharmonious mel- odies are audible to them. The mellow trombone, blaring trumpets and thun- dering drums are busy recreating any- thing from the latest hit tune to a new variation of the scale lack Benny popularized. However, the entire din is muffled by the solitary striking of the piano the note they're tuning to. lust as the overture introduces the musical comedy this key marks the beginning of the orchestra period lflr Piatti doesnt pick up his baton immediately after announcing the first selection as he knows from experience that the rummaging for and the ex changing of music is a preliminary step before actually practising lt seems to us at times that a colony of gremlins steals into the instrument room at night and deliberately mis place things as clarinet books are found in the flute music holder Some mornings the second violinists are elated when they notice more melody than the usual four bars in their music but their 1oy vanishes vhen they discover that they have a tirst violin book Second fiddlers have an understood union among them selves caused by maltreatment from composers who have given them only a monotonous series of notes to play Pl! rf Pvdzum DOLORES HOLLY MARY LAPOSSY -www' s They would welcome any selection that bestows upon them at least two lines of melody. While playing, Mr. Piatti subcon- sciously encourages us by his facial expressions, that prompt us to do bet- ter. These expressions are detected more frequently during the rehearsing of Passe-Pied, which has been re- ferred to by the orchestra as Pass the Pie. A favorite among us, that might go down as our theme song is uMarche Slavf' Seniors have asked to have Tschaikowsky's composition placed on the graduation program but Mr Piat ti hasnt thought it appropriate for that occasion The orchestra though still believes that the swift vivace would be certain to pep up the audience Although we lack Oboe and Viola sections and have an incomplete Cello section Mr Piatti has managed to keep us together He has done this by wisely choosing certain pieces of music that bring out our stronger sec tions His constant attention and extra drilling to the weaker instrumental sections are other reasons for his suc cess Often you will notice him help ing students from their individual mu sic stands Both the band and orchestra take up his time at other hours by way of his interesting hobby This pastime has him transcribing selections to bal ance his variety of instruments A re cent work of his for the band is the score of the popular tune Buttons and Bows Our school song The Clip per and numerous marches are orig inal compositions to his credit While he is transcribing these selec tions his daughters may be busy at their own music Carol a student at Bayside High School studies the Trum pet while Bette Lynne plays the piano 1 I D - . . , - V , , . . ' ' ' - ll A ll , - . r. H . , . I . . - i j - 1 - . K . -T I , . f V 0 I 0 H H .. . , , - ,, . I - I . - T I I .Eff . . . - .J'f ' ' ' Q' I ,a . - - 1,5 , fy,-7' , w .-1.1 .N ' v :iv ,f ' 5i ff. ,L,l ' I .. 1-A 6 , A T vl- ,9 1 A - -1.5 . t, ' GJ rl - - X n e X, , ' F911-b T' V. 5- , X. l ESL , r ,. , . . , V.