Lexington High School - Minute Man Yearbook (Lexington, NE)

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On key, not off key is the con- Lp stitution and by-laws of all chor- uses of L. H. S. The select group of this sonata is the CHOIR, chosen according to their vocal abilitv. Assembling three days a week, they have crescendoed to complete a grandi- oso year. They have appeared in several musical recitals this year, among them being the Variety Show, Pre-Contest Concert, Easter Assembly, and were the base chord of the Baccalaureate Service. Six of its members were pri- vileged to exercise their melodious quality at the State Music Clinic in North Platte. The tones sounded from the voice boxes of one fresh- man and five seniors. They were Dennis Gierhan. Kyle Jeffrey. Jack Lhotak. Pat Rathke, Con Schneider, and JoAnne Warren. This organization. as the Ne- braskans and Cathedral Choir. executed the lead role in the Va- riety Show, where they also in picnic scene regalia sang peaceful romantic songs in a tranquil even- ing scene illuminated by an inspir- ing harvest moon and a blazing bonfire. In four-part harmony thirty- seven feminine voices of the GIRLS' GLEE CLUB blended to- gether to ring out their song at several musical functions through- out the year. Meeting three times a week, they prepared themselves for successful per- forrnances at the Variety Show, as the Hour of Charm, Pre-Contest Concert. and for the District Music Contest at Kearney. With the same number of voices. the BOYS' GLEE CLUB, practicing twice a week, have enjoyed singing un- der Pete's direction the songs they love. The Men of Song also appeared at the Variety Show and at the music con- test. The Choraliers, the musical term for the PREP GIRLS' CHORUS. consists of thirty-two young maidens from the freshman class. These girls learn the fundamentals of singing by training their voices and their ears for close har- mony in the finer arts, In order to familiarize themselves with public ap-- pearances, one day each week is set aside for the direction and production ol' a musical program before the class. These notes. climbing up the scale of practice and experience, are one step closer to the heights of music education. HZ? ft, MQ! Swelling out at various local civic functions and inter-school ac- tivities are the reverberated tones from the instruments of the SMALL INSTRUMENTAL GROUPS chosen from the band. They have found that, in addition to pressing down the valves, phrasing, intonation, and expression are essential qualities which are necessary for superb performances. By changing this tremendous chord into a broken chord. one would find these versatile small groups extemporaneously prepared for any immediate participation: trombone quartet, saxaphone sextet, brass sextet, clarinet quartet, cornet trio. At their zenith in the musicale, the saxaphone sextet. clarinet quartet, and cornet trio excelled not only in one measure but in en- tirety of composition at the District Music Contest in Kearney. COMRADES-Row 1: Karen Peterson, Janet George, Marv Lou Bacon, Iackie Hudson. Alita Bork, Clayton Eloe, Dean Parks, Sharon Knispel, Mary Lou Foreman, Sam Groom: Row 2: Kathy Zeplin, Sarlou Newman, Shirley Eloe, Ieanne Woodside, Shirley Reed, Luanne Stewart, Pa!sy Peterson, Dixie Anderson, Shirley Knispel, Keith Carpenter, Dave Foster, Edsel Newman, Skip Greenlee. igkgx

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SHOHTNIN BREAD-lack Lholuk, Dennis Bolen. .ma-393' li E !,- SHOW BUSINESS, a musical variety performance directed by R. K. Peterson, was presented December -1 and 5 by the music department. Television was the theme of the program that had everything-sponsor, announcer, talent, electric applause meter, and an audience. Sponsoring the show was the Gyps'cm Tea Company. Don Ryan, the announcer, stressed the fact that Gyps'em was the only tea with sacks appeal. Roy Keenan, the emcee, opened the show by intro- ducing the Cathedral Choir with their meditative inter- pretations of 'tCherubim Song, Lost in the Night, and Madame Janette. Next on the program was the Strolling Troubadour. Dick Reutlinger, with his Medley of Popular Favorites. The Choraliers created the tranquil mood portrayed in Voice of the Chimes and Bethlehcm's Lowly Man- gerf' To change the tempo of the program. there was next a small group contest in which three girls' trios exempli- fied triple harmony-The Tonettes. Three Chuwis. and Misfits, who, with their contribution of Berlin's famous Blue Skies, won the contest. Part V was devoted to the Men of Sena singing S I FAIHEST OF THE FAIR-Carolyn Carroll, Pai Ralhke. Deep in the Heartf' Goodnight, Sweetheart, and Deck the Halls. The flexible fingers of Dennis Bolen and Janet George moved over the keys of two pianos to ex- hibit legato coordination in Czardes. With a deep, vibrant voice Don Tuma display- ed his usual grandioso voice technique in his pre- sentation of Sing Me a Chanteyf' The Hour of Charm consisted of Send Forth Thy Spirit, t'Angels O'er the Field, and Danish Dance Song. Victor Herbert's Favorites took the next spotlight of attention as Carolyn Carroll and Mary Lou Pittack played a piano duet. Musical romantist Pat Rathke cast a spell over her audience with her A Dream is a Wish. The Nebraskans then sang the novelty num- bers, Peasant and His Oxenf' Erie Canalf' and Sit Down, Servant, featuring Joan Zimrnerer's captivating dance. Displaying finesse in finger movement, Dennis Bolen played Fire Dance and accompanied Jack Lhotak's heart-warming t'Shortnin' Bread. The choir then portrayed a romantic moon- light picnic revue. Hammerstein's Slaughter on 10th Avenue was vividly depicted in Jean Menke's piano solo. Climaxing the show was the Band of America, special artists. the majorettes and featuring, as Clayton Eloc, saxaphonist. SHINE ON HARVEST MOON-Scene from the musical setting of the Moonlight Picnic Revue. w . ., Qi. G we? V