Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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MADRIGAL SINGERS- lFront Rowl: Ruth Ann Conklin, Mary Louise Maneff, Carole Glaus, Kathy Valley Choir and Madrigals have been responsible for spreading much good will throughout the community with many outstanding choral performances. While learn- ing the problems of choral blend, diction, tone quality and intona- tion, the College performed a num- ber of programs. The group has appeared this year at the Burbank Women's Club, the North Holly- wood Kiwanis Club, the North Hollywood Optimists organization and the Burbank Junior Women's Club, The choir appeared at Val- ley's Christmas concert and assem- bly and it has been instrumental in the campus concert program, a special music festival. lt prepared a broadcast tape which was aired over radio station KFI on the Young America program. In the classroom, choral students practice choral literature for mixed voices, including examples from the vari- ous periods-modern, romantic and Renaissance. . Y Y ul Easton, Joy Blakeway, Mary MacDonald, Shelby Flint, Katie Silverman, Debbie Clark, Sheila Niesen, Charlotte Arrington, Sandi Gotcher. lBdck Rowl: Mike Smith, Wayne Freiman, Dave Rice, Philip Limina, Don Gile, Zeal Pong, Stephen Orson, Bill Matthias and Peter Gruchala. Choir Brings Song to Valley College CHOIR- lFiI'5f Rowl: Chris Ramsey, Shelby Flint, Sandy Mahannah, Sharon Hughbanks, Joy Blakeway, Joan Stroh, Valli Herring, Maura Wagner, Leanor Briel, Debbie Clark, Jean Harris, Elaine Mervish, Carol Cooper, Charlotte Arrington. lSecond Rowl: Carole Glaus, Irene Hummer, Ann Ross, Sharon Carter, Shirley Crouse, Pat Wynne, Joan Stauffer, Jon McClung, Nancy Jobes, Jackie Turner, Charlice Withers, Carol Wayne, Marian Nord, Mr. Richard A. Knox. lfhird ' -- - - -- 7--A Y - TZ-fee--fem: :ze - - Rowl: Vicki Abdo, Mary MacDonald, Joe Truiillo, Stanton Kahn, Ron Perfetti, Sheldon Raab, Dave Bell, Stephen Kelfer, Zeal Pong, Cy Cutler, Olive Miles, Glenda Mead, Dianne Connine, Sandi Gotcher. llast Rowl: Mary Louise Maneff, Jacqui Dunn, Anthony Vincent Reale, David Rice, Ronald Legg, Lewis Kult, Mike Smith, Bruce Winter, Dick O'DonnelI, Bill Matthias, David Vaillancourt, David Higgins, Peter Gruchala, Bonnie Hickerson and Marta Mitchell. -' H l H N 1 ,ll li ml 4 W - ' l

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L rr. H sss L it w . 'H ,I fi H 'l r ffffff' it L iii 111 L llljllll ll .ws W ,ff H H 1 .1 1 lm!! fi'-f' .l ls- + ,,, --.M ,1- ,,- L11,.,4s 1, f, , ORCHESTRA-lFront Rowl: Charl Ann Raglin, Ruth Ann Conklin, Sandra Weight, Marcia Eddy, Phil Limina, Cort Smith, Denis Del Giudice, Warren Luening. lSecond Rowl: Leonard Winokur, Levi Kalb, Ron Starr, Carole Glaus, Beverly Brabec, Charles Sanders, Dean lmmel, Marvin Macklin, John Vanderwal, Mark Weiss, Mike Barone. lThird Rowl: Zoe Dawson, Marge Lamb, Keith Terrell, Edward Schack- While gaining development of individual technical and artistic abilities in the classroom, Valley's orchestra members put their learning to practice several times this year with per- formances in the campus concert series. The orchestra took part in a special Christmas pro- gram last semester and was additionally active with other performances. A discriminative un- derstanding of music through experience with a wide range of orchestral literature is one of the goals of the class. man, Ken Lavoie, Katie Silverman, Charles MacMurray, George Frenn, Tim Fairchilds, Ken Richmond, Stuart Kramer. iBack Rowl: Ron Clev- ers, Earle lmmel lDirectorl, Margaret McCreary, Marta Mitchell, Irving Edelman, Dennis Faust, Clyde Landers, Dave Hunt, Jan McClung, Gene Bower and Sharon Carter. Instrumental Groups Seek Musical Goals Listening to and discussing various types of music is one of the principal delights of Valley's music club. The group was formed for the betterment of musical cul- ture for student and school. Last semester the activities of the group included the sponsorship of a series of campus concert programs and a talent show at a local Veterans, hospital. SIGMA ALPHA PHI-lat pianol Lorraine Eckhardt lco-sponsorl. lFront Rowl: Jan McClung, Sandie Weight, Sharon Carter, Carole Glaus, Cort Smith. lBack Rowl: Earle lmmel lco-sponsorl, Charles Mc- Murray, Dean lmmel, Clyde Sanders, Charles Sand- ers, Dave Hunt and Stanton Kahn.

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. 1 i N .Au ZR DANCE BAND- lFront Rowl Olivia Rigillo lvocalistl, Zeal Pong, Mike Hernandez, Ron Legg, Fred Carrington, Frank Perry, Don Hawkins, Dean lm- mel. lSecond Rowl Lani Mer- ritt, Ken Richmond, Ed Freuden- berg, Mike Wheeler, Mark Weiss, Robert MacDonald lin- structorl. lBack Rowl Gene Bower, George Graham, Joe Weaver, Fred'Koyen and Jerry Lane. Band Swings Valley Dances, Concerts THAR SHE BLOWS-Robert MacDonald leads the dance band in a number at an awards assembly for Grant High School. The band also played at Grover Cleveland High School and sponsored a high school dance band festival in the spring. Valley's swinging dance band has established itself as one of the most active collegiate groups in Southern California. The band was instrumental in the produc- tion of the first annual High School Dance Band Day this year, which hosted over a dozen high school dance bands in a spe- cial program of rating and clinics. This year will be highlighted with the accept- ance of an invitation for the group to play at the Monterey Jazz Festival in addition to many other performances throughout the Southland.