Marion High School - Cactus Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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A musical journey through time With music ranging from Tuxedo junction to Barry Manilow's New York City Rhythm, the Choral Department gave their first performance of the year in Opening Night. The evening brought to the high school auditorium a sell-out crowd. Choral Company, the first group to perform, practiced two hours a day, five days a week to perfect their perfor- mance. Company member Elizabeth Sinclair, junior, said, In my view, it was a great show. We were prepared for all but the first number when we used our hats. We only had a few days of practice with them and were taught to make crisp, fast movements which was not possible while wearing our hats. Songs by the Choral Company in- cluded soloists such as joe Collins sing- ing I Never Harmed An Onion, and Mindy Vice and Ann lones singing One Less Bell To Answer!A House Is Not A Home. Varsity Singers, one of two groups di- rected by Linda Sandrick, was the sec- ond group to perform in Opening Night. The Singers show consisted of six popu- lar songs which included Nadia's Theme, and You Make Me Feel Brand New. A member of the Varsity Singers, By- ron Bright, junior, said, I really liked the way the show went. We started getting ready for the show on the second day of school. Our group had no choreo- graphy, so we spent time improving our voices. I think the most fun I had was singing to all those people, and helping the 26th Street Singers prepare back- stage. Ritchie Walton, director of the 26th Street Singers, led his group through the last half of Opening Night. The Singers sang songs from the 1920's up to the '70's. A member of the audience, Mike Bat- ton, junior, said, They put on quite a show. They all sang well, and the ac- coustics were fantastic. From the Choral Company singing This Is It, right up to the finish of It Was A Good Time, lby the 26th Street Singersj, it was a really in- teresting show. Vance Myer and Becky Curtis, members of the 26th Street Singers, sang April Showers during a nostalgic trip through the music of the last forty years. 4 Opening Night

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E 4. lo. . Q.-4-, Members of the 26th Street Singers practiced many hours to perfeft their Choreography and per- forming styles lo Medow, sophomore, sang her first Choral Com- pany solo during Opening Night. Medows joined 23 company members during this October perfor- mance.