Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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hi-sl l l im any Qi 1040545 Way QQZL 66669, enor strains of The Impossible Dream waft into the sterile, white auditorium corridor. Isolated from the rumpled, grimy world of aca- demics. the mellow orange walls of the choir room become an oasis of music. Director Coloma Lafferty works with four choirs daily ranging from baby choir with 30 girls, concert training choir, Chantelairs with 45 girls. and the Chorale. a mixed choir of 71 members. Concert choir is mixed with 35-40 girls and boys who feed right into Choralef, according to Lafferty. She works in that choir more on producing good sound so that when they get in Chorale she doesn't have to stop and explain, said Chorale member David Olive. Chorale, the top choir, has the same number of girls as boys. according to Junior Joe Corriere. I'm the one that balances the group. explained Laf- ferty. I try to do quality music. 1 Lafferty has spent I5 years teaching the do. re. mi's of choral music, which is. incidentally, a very fine place to start. In addition to choir, she teaches her students self-discipline and respon- isibility. according to Olive. Choir students had to attend Christ- mas Vespers, the Easter Concert. and two All-District Chorale workshops ,under the instruction of an Arkansas clinician. Chantelairs and Chorale combined their voices with other area high school choirs on February 3 and performed in the Spring Branch Com- munity Coliseum at the end of March. . ., W , , ..,i.,,.,,.,,..,,., . ., .. Religious music composed a large part of the choir students' repertoire. but few object because going into choir you know you were going to be singing that kind of musicf' explained Olive. MI can justify doing a lot of sacred music because some of the best music written for choir is written for the Churchf, states Lafferty. Performances at the Houston Cen- ter, the Galleria, a Channel 26 televi- sion show, and the Alley theatre on opening night kept the students busy between Vespers on December 17 and the Easter Concert on March 16. They also sang a traditional pre-Vespers con- cert at Spring Branch Bank and were the first high school choir to sing for the annual Christmas banquet at the Transportation Club of Houston. They usually ask college choirsf' says Olive, g'We sang some of our pop songs and some religious pieces. Dedication was a vital trait to the choir student when faced with section rehearsals at 7 a.m., night rehearsals, and set-building sessions. It was work just as hard as any other class, some- times harderf' said Senior Jeff Crab- tree. Corriere agreed saying, g'We put hours into it. Surrounded by graphic walls covered with group pictures of past choirs, music students were accompanied by pianist Patti Mooney. I think the choir department at Memorial Senior High is underrated. claimed Olive in summa- tion.-30- - Kim GHIIII R' WORKING WITH THE BASS MEMBERS OF CHORALE dur- ing an early morning rehearsal for the annual Christmas program, Vespers, Miss Coloma Lafferty keeps time to the music. Amused with the boys efforts are Junior Laurie Jacobs, Senior Claire Kelley, Junior Sabrina Seward, and Senior Lisa Counts. Photo by Trent Rosenthal. Spotlight ' 47

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46 ' Spotlight concert directed by Coloma 'Lafferty was attended PRACTICING FOR THE ANNUAL PRODUCTION, VESPERS, Senior Mary Hogan and Junior Sharon Leamy sing a selection from The Three Kings. Q Preparation for Vespers lasted over eight weeks. Photo by Trent Rosenthal. C. V APPLAUDING THE EFFORTS OF THE CHANTALIER CHOIR are the members of the Chorale. This joint 2: by many students and choir members' parents. 5 Photo by Trent Rosenthal. . ,4-as f -. ., w - f-W.v fm.. ,, ,. .,.,, ,,....w,1,. Nbr

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