Robb Township High School - Hoosier Posey Yearbook (Poseyville, IN)

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Music Deparhnenf . The Music Department of Robb Township has been steadily in- creasing in quantity and quality during the past year. The band received first division rating at the State Band Contest at Oakland City in the spring of 1953. The band played for the American Legion Memorial Service, May 30, 1953. They also marched to the cemetery with the Legionnaires. Boys' Chorus has been re-established under the directorship of Mr. William Hendrickson. A new Mixed Chorus with its fifty-four members has proved its capability under the directorship of Miss Dorothy McNeely. The Girls' Chorus was one of the twenty-five high school choral groups, approximately 1,500 voices, to sing at the Southern Indiana Choral Festival, directed by Dr. George Krueger of Indiana University. The District Solo and Ensemble Contest was held at Evansville, Saturday, February 6, 1954. The results were as follows: Class C, Divi- sion I - Phyllis Tenison, fluteg Dixie Ward, alto saxophone, David Boren, baritone, Billie Sue Galloway, pianog Joan R-uth Bloom, piano. Division II -- La Verl Uhde, cornetg Alan Tenison, tromboneg Myron Westfall, tuba, Phyllis Tenison, piano, Billie Sue Galloway, Sue Marsh and Yvonne Racine, vocal trio. Division III - Judy Redman, clarinet. Class D, Division I - Marijon Redman, clarinet. Division II - Linda Westfall, flute: Judy Uhde, clarinet, Lee Ann Mahrenholz, clarinetg Judy Krietenstein, clarinetg Patte Uhde, alto saxophoneg Cleon Ward, cornet. Division III - Diane Racine, cornet. The State Solo and Ensemble Contest was held at Butler University, February 20. Robb Township had six entries for this contest and they placed as follows: Class C, Division I - Joan Ruth Bloom, pianog Dixie Ward, alto saxophone, Joan Ruth Bloom, tenor saxophone: Phyllis Tenison, flute, David Boren, baritone. Division III - Billie Sue Galloway, piano. Dr. George F. Krueger, Associate Professor of Choral Music at Indiana University, acted as the guest conductor at the Sixth Annual Posey County Choral Festival. This festival was held at New Harmony, March 5. On March 26, the Posey County Band Festival held at Mt. Vernon was honored to have as their guest conductor, Mr. Charles Henzie, of Butler University. The Evansville All-City Grade School Band and Orchestra were featured in a concert given for the students on March 31. Commencement and Baccalaureate Services were made complete with selections by both the band and chorus.