Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Orchestra Places Four j . . A L in All-State 'ig r . Q Having developed a reperloire ol classical and lighr classical pieces, Memorials conslanlly-rehearsing orcheslra presenled a program lo sludenls al Memorial Junior l-ligh School February 8. The conlinual praclice proved beneficial in Jrhe March I2 orcheslral conlesls. when lhe group played Schuberl's Unfinished Symphony and Gluck's Hlphigenia in Aulisf' Many members parlicipaled in lhe l965-66 all-dislricl orcheslra, composed of musicians from all Three high schools, while lour won All-Slale honors. Orchesfra John Barringlon Derrick Bonewilz John Chaney Mary Cheadle Don Cook Bill Dunn John Eckley Charles Frosl' Jay Fullenwider Dave Gardner Byron Giezenlanner Kalhy Gifford Bruce Honea Kenny Johnson Gayle Karler Mark Love Dan Marcuse Whir Malleson Dick Maxwell Jerry Maze Membership Karen McClure Bill McMullen Dave Middlebrook Bill Olson Bob Oney Richard Pearson Larry Poe Jan Roller Chris Seaman Richard Slover Solon Spence Tyrone Temple David Tessmer Ralph Thompson Bobby Tickle Bryon Van Eafon Sieve Van Loozen Charles Warren Alan Wing Tom Winzeler Did you say rhal you had played 'lhe bass violin before? Mr. Leroy Thomas. direclor. 47

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Fufu re Maesfros Find Fun, Work in Program WheTher polished virTuosi or unskilled beginners, members oT The Three bands and The orchesTra have Tound Tun as well as wearying labor in Their parTicipaTion in The music program. The sense oT Tellowship, oT comraderie, oT worlc well clone which This eTTorT provides, is perhaps as imporTanT as The acTual masTery oT musical slcills or The achievemenT oT a polished delivery. Though The road To musical excellence is oTTen Tull oT seTbacks, The knowledge and selT-conTidence gained by progress in Technique provide more Than adequaTe compensaTion. 1,7 DirecTor Gerald ClanTon waves The magic wand -his baT'on xffffim' T- s Qffrflc 'isa Once more wiTh feeling please-! CadeT Band Uh, ThaT lasT noTe was A-TlaT, noT A-sharp, I believe . Mr. Thomas and The orchesTra rehearse. T . 46

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Concert and Symphonic Bonds Conceri Band Membership Bill Becker Mary Becker Doug Bedell Rob Burns Charles Clemons Ronnie Cock Phillip Croyle Cheryl Cusac Edward Dennis Sandy Donhaiser Eric Doerrics Janis Dubow Sidney Dunn Bill Drorak Eugene Elam Edell Ellison Belh Freehan Douglas FiTi1eraId Warren Flelcher Kevin Eollz Tom Eunkhouser Carolyn Gerrard Lynn Geniarek David Genlry Janis Glenn Bill Goodykooniz Bob Grance Emily Harang David Harvey Sarah Harper Richard Haworih Richard Hinds Douglas l-lorlvel' Bruce Iglehare Gordon Johnson Murnice Jones Nancy Kendall Sig Kendall Ronnie Lange Jim,Lober Mark. Love Mike Malione Ricky Mays David Moerbe Skip Moody Joe Musgrave Leslie MCColgin Louise MacComb David McGaw Andy MacPhillimy Bob McWhorier Ralph HyaH, Concerr Band Laura Neiderl Sam Norlon Sharon Oberg Craig Payne Jim Record John Reynolds Scolf Sackenreull' Jack Sr. John Parker Scoff David Siephens Sieve Siewarl Jody Sloker Jan Sruchell Paul Swariz Ronnie Thomas David Tyler Don Unwin David Versielf Debbie Wagener Nick Wagner Don Warlick Sieve Wende Dick Whileside Paul Wrighi' Roger Yackel I966 found memloers of borh symphonic and concerl bands, who also combine ro form lhe marching band, parlicipaling in area, regional, dislrricl, and siaie-wide coniesls and concerls besides adding sound and spirils lo pep rallies and fooiball games. Twenly-six won places in lhe dislricl band, eleven in regional, live in area, and one in all-siale. Performing beiween chuckers ai The pole game slaged in ihe Domed Siadium January 29 provided one of lhe year's biggesi ihrillsg lhen 'rhere was hearing Doc Sevrinson al Jrhe February Band Ban- guel, and March I9. George Wilson of ihe lnlerlochen Music Camp served as guesi conduclor of Jrhe rwo bands. A siudeni conceri i.n May rounded our lhe rigorous year's schedule. Concert Bond: ,M , y ,,.., 48