McMinnville High School - McMinnvillan Yearbook (McMinnville, OR)

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10. Winter Band Concert Bands Perform Classics, Marches, Pops, and Jazz he three Mac High bands entertained adults and students with a wide variety of music at the Winter Band Concert, held in the gymnasium. The program included classics, marches, pop, and jazz directed by Kevin McGillivray, MHS alum in his first year on the faculty. First on the program was the Concert Band with the Sousa march. The Fairest of Fair. The 74 musicians, also performed some less traditional, modern numbers, such as Chorale and Shaker Dance. Next on the program was the MHS Stage Band, one of the school’s two jazz bands. Composed of mostly sophomores and juniors, the band performed after many months of practice on the “basics” of big band jazz, as well as experience garnered at three jazz festivals. The group played several Count Basie style arrangements, including Tuxedo Junction and That Old Black Magic. The Mac High Jazz Ensemble closed the program with several exciting jazz tunes. Senior soloists for one number, Fast Forward, included Kevin Woods on the alto saxaphone, Rick Sampson on the trombone, and Curt Hawk on the guitar. 78 Trombonist Rick Sampson stands for solo with Jazz Ensemble. 24

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✓ 9. Concert Choir Christmas Concert Features Many Soloists Turning toward each other, Twilighters sing Put the Yule Log on. T he McMinnville Choral Department presented the annual Christmas concert as a combined effort of the Concert Choir, Twilighters and Free Spirit at the First Baptist Church. Special guest performers at the concert included Dave Patton, Dave Price and a bell choir. Patton and Price performed an original composition using synthesizer, piano and guitar. Enthusiastic applause registered the audience’s enjoyment of the number. The bell choir, composed of local residents, displayed their skill in the grand finale. All choirs joined with the bell ringers in The Christmas Suite. Three sophomores - Brian Elston, Toni Schiavone and Sheila Roberts —were among the many soloists. Toni and Sheila were accompanied by the choir in The Jesus Gift, while Brian sang a solo in Three Wisemen. Accompanied by the Twilighters, Melissa Royer sang An Old Fashioned Christmas. Above: Orchestra member. Paul van Dyk, accompanies Christmas concert vocalists. Left: Standing on the altar steps, the Concert Choir performs a medley of Christmas carols. 23

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Saxophonists Rosie Privatsky and Susan Ault play a duet with the Jazz Ensemble. Curt Hawk concentrates while playing the electric guitar at winter concert. The Concert Band: First Row Delaine Williamson. Marcy Hamby. Kathy Grimm. Denise Adams. Carla Franklin. Melissa Royer. Janet Million. Shelly Sorensen. Sally Greeno. Jodi Harding. Adele Hofrichter. Second Row- Rick Just. David Velasquez. Melvin Powell. Mark Spurger. Rosie Privatsky. John Weeder, Randy Shockey, Kevin Woods. Debbie Schneider. Susan Wallenmeyer. Susan Ault. Sandra Helm. Wendy Brown. Leanne Fricke, Audrey Paddock. Third Row -Jeff Whitehead. Pam Patton. Cindy Johns. Shawn Kelly. Tracy Tuss. Darren Nettrouer. Brian Hadfield. John Casebourn. Mark Schneider. Mark Adams. Ron Pattani. Matt Kilgore. Chris Duff. Norm Schoening. Jay Whitworth. Marla Reed. Rhonda DeVorss. Eden Bannister. Lisa Ross. Marsha Smith. Julie Wilcox. Carol West. Back Row Rick Langlitz. Dan Howard. Alan Brosh. Paul Carlile, Randy Mount. John Blensly. Kevin Smith. Director Kevin McGillivray, Kurt Thompson. Roger Helkey. Rick Sampson. Randy Gill, Tony Grover. Jim Fuller. Terry Boudon. Gordy Ware. Brian Elston. Greg Jones. Carter Warr. Jeff Struxness. 25