Lapeer East High School - Aerie Yearbook (Lapeer, MI)

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fTlorning melodies 8 a m is no time to be in school, and especially no time to try to sing, but tbe Choral Ensemble had rehearsal first hour every day this year A new group with only 20 members. Choral Ensemble was kept busy with concerts, music festivals, and a musical in the spring Rehearsal for Girls Glee Club began at 9 a m. This group did concerts throughout the year, attended a Choral Festival, and gave the Annual Variety Show in the spring At 10 a m. the Concert Choir rehearsed for concerts, a Choral Festi- val, and Baccalaureate Practice after practice finally paid off for these three groups, though. On March 1, 1980, they combined to host the Choral Festival, in which choirs from Flint and other area schools came together to compete for ratings in performing and sight-reading music. 20 Activities

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When the word symphony” is heard, it often projects an image of a huge string or- chestra that plays long, sometimes boring pieces of music But symphony” at East de- scribes our own Symphony Band, in which case, symphony” can mean fun. Besides putting on some good concerts throughout the year, the Symphony Band earned money for a trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, through a fruit sale and other fund-raising activities. The other half of the band scene at East was the Concert Band They provided music for concerts, and helped earn money to send the Symphony Band to Tennessee. The members of Symphony Band are: Piccolo; Kathy Wells, Flute; )ody Caley, Sue Hock, julie Kerr, Sherry Me Comber, Ellen Ortman, Beth Stone, Heidi Summers, Teresa Tindall Oboe; Ellen Sutton. Bassoon; Greg Calhoun. Clarinet; Sutten Avery, Kim Bonner. Sherry Carter, Linda Devaney. Kathy Hidebrandt, Ann Hoffman. Jackie Kerr, Karen Nichol- son. Michelle Shoultz, Tonia Tindall. Laurie Verran Alto Clarinet; Linda Gibbard, Lori Zakariasen. Bass Clarinet; Michelle McGarry, Deanna Nass, Alison Strong. Contra Alto Clarinet; Andrea Gross. Alto Saxophone; Kerstin Baird, Linda Hiltz, Michelle Muldoon, loan Potter Tenor Saxo- phone, Chris Smith, John Suddeth Baritone Saxophone; Carla Shoultz Cornet; Chris Barry, Tab Brinker, Becky Gross, Curt Mikulski, Jeff Peters, Russ Smith, Fred Stock, David Yelland. Horn; Velvet Barry, Steve Chapdelaine, Phil Devaney, Ron Garrison, Kathy Pierce, Rob Sundelius Trombone. David Burch, Darryl Devaney, Benjamin Jones, Renee Smith. Steven Smith. Baritone; Darwin Rouse. Dan Vaughan, Tuba; Matthew Bradow. Dan Dellar. Percussion; Val Bannon. Dan Luzi, Jeff Schroeder, Todd Shear. Scott Staunton.

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 OPP PAGE. MIDDLE: Girls Glee Club BOT- TOM. LEFT: The sopranos listen intently to Mr Morris. RIGHT: The beloved (?) director THIS PAGE. TOP LEFT: Choir concentration RIGHT: Are you sure were doing this right? MIDDLE: Concert Choir, alias The Pumpkin Brigade BOTTOM: The Choral Ensemble Activities 2 I