Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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P17 - he Sound of ewness r ' Above: Prayer leader Susan Morrison commands Go down, Death! in an old spiritual God's Trom- bones. Mark Billingsley was the preacher. Tricia Moore shows her involvement in the song through her facial expressions during the winter concert. twat' iw' i -- ':y.fgf Explaining what can and can not be done, Mark Billingsley compromises with a prospective cus- tomer Lanny Wilhoite on the signs A Cappella sold. The faces and voices were younger and less experienced. A Cappella had more sophomores than ever before. But instead of hindering the choir, they made their youth work for them. Subconsciously they built up and renovated the image of Lanier's number one choir. lt was seen in the new spring outfits which debuted at the fall concert. Light, spring colored shirts and gingham dresses gave the singers a fresh look. Gold, orange, and white paint llvened the previously dull white walls in the choir room and blue paint gave a needed calming effect in Mr. Gifford's office. Another new idea, at the first A Cappella Banquet, members received choir letters formally. Students also honored Mr. Gifford, giving him a music cart for his reel to reel and turntable, plus very large speakers and microphones set up for the choir room. John CBuzzj Pound, President of A Cappella, through hard work and sheer talent, became the first Lanier Choir student to go all the way to State. In making State he accompanied 240 other students, plus the State band, in San Antonio, Texas for an all day clinic. Even the task of money making took on a new look. A Cappella sold made-to-order plastic signs that said just about whatever the customer wanted them to. Cake sales were attempted but thanks to rain and slow business, the idea of making profit off someone else's sweet tooth flopped. Pay concerts brought little profit but plenty of pleasure with two different outfits to set the moods. The fall and spring concerts with the gingham dresses and jeans set the pace for songs like The sow got the Measles and the winter concerts with songs like Musicks Empire had the more serious tone along with the black formals and white dinner jackets. A Cappella joined the other choirs of Austin in singing Testament of Freedom words written by Thomas Jefferson in tribute to the Bicentennial. The decision not to go on tour late inthe year broke many members hearts but the eyes were dried soon enough when the letters were received. A Cappella had to work harder than the years before to keep up the champion image because of the younger and less experienced. And it seemed at times that it just might not work. But they all buckled down and put out the best sound possible. I think next year will be even better, said Tricia Moore. a cappella 217

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.'7 -4:52 f,,, ,I Front Row Carolyn Sackett, Pam Knight. David Ftyan, Deanna Dean, Meleah Hollingsworth, Suzanne Campbell, Patti Lawler. Teri Hoerman, Jarvis Houston. Sylvia Townsend, Cindy Pakrov- sky, Keith Bible. Annette Cox Second Row. Doug Urban, Cindy Todd, Lisa Hinkelrnan, Cindy Waters, Steve O'Brien, Cindy Hop- kins, Sherry Sherman. Clayton Bean. Arthur Garza, Marian Rey- nolds, Mark Billingsley, Laura Lyle, Buzz Pound, Karol McCrady, 216 a cappella Susan Morrison Third Row Kathryn Swisher, Lee Lambeth, Christina Dalberg. Flay Kuehler, Tum Beutnagel, Karen Walker, Valerie Rocha, Byron Hinderer, Tricia Moore, Hope Harrell, Ken Hopkins, Patti Anderson Fourth Row Chris Katlenbaugh. Ricky Serpico, Glynda Mercier, Bruce Meier, Luanne Pratt. Helen Schulet. Corky Stewart, Flick Flood, Flora Choate. Bruce Bunge. D J Kingsbury. Katherine Burnett, . ,,,.f-4..----f ill! 1 , , L f K ,H , ww gfzvyf' rib! Affltjfe. A 7 irr,,,,r 6, I at tyrtr ' Q 9 if fi! Z3 r is , I, 5 K A. . tg 3 L if , :gf it 5 1 f 3,Lk? . ' ' my N- , Y Qt , . 51 K , . .Ai I I r r i l At a Burnet Jr. High assembly, Mr. Gilford directs A Cappella to soften their singing. Above: Chris Kaltenbaugh, Cindy Hopkins, and Patti Anderson keep their eyes on Mr. Gifford for direction in tone and volume.

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Early Morning Marches Robert Luter, Thomas Price, Jimmy Blum, Brian Vetter, and Ken Bickers warm-up tor the Con- cert and Sight-reading contest at Municipal Auditorium. Kelley King shows the spirit ot the band, cheering in between pep rally numbers. Adding their skill to an early morn- ing pep rally, Clark Zaleski, and Bret Beckner play their trom- bones. The sun rose over a bare, brown tield, Suddenly a sharp whistle blew and hordes of bandsmen came running out of nowhere. Everyone milled around waiting for the director to arrive, The dead grass crackled as people stomped their teet to keep warm. A white cloud hovered over the group as their hot breath crystalized in the cold morning air. Shouts were heard welcoming each new arrival to the early morning gathering. Then a voice distorted to shrillness by a megaphone sounded through the still . av.. .. 7 iu X, T ,. - ' it 1 ,.,.., vi ' ,,.. .,.. K K -2 f f W T TH .. -A A '