Roseburg High School - Umpqua Yearbook (Roseburg, OR)

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l Mr. Robins holds his choir in rapt attention. Approximately l5O voices from the A Cappella Choir and Girls' Glee Club performed at the 1964 Fall Concert. Dur- ing the evening, the choir sang When in Distress, which was composed by a well-known Roseburg artist, S. Clarence Trued. He released his song early espe- cially for this event. Creating a memorable Christmas pro- gram, two iunior-senior choruses and the sophomore chorus combined with Mr. Robins' regular groups to fill the auditorium with traditional carols. Stu- dents had the opportunity to observe the holiday season during a solemn Christ- mas assembly the following day. At a festival honoring Jester Hariston, the Douglas High School choir, the North Eugene choir, as well as the Roseburg choirs, sang several of Mr. Hariston's most celebrated Negro spirituals. Using the Roseburg A Cappella Choir as a demonstration group, Mr. Hariston in- structed those teachers attending the Portland Northwest Music Conference in methods of achieving the correct effects with Negro spirituals. 26 Winter As graduating seniors anticipate their futures, A Cappella Choir sings PreIudes to Eternity. I A Cappella H

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d 4' Christmas Ball Courf, Donna Hill, Patty Cocy, Loretto Todd, Diane Yates, Queen Lynn Engle, Lynn Grunt, and Sherry Standing, smile rodionvly, Q O December Softens Disaster With Success i RHS Befiy Crocker winner, Marilyn Wilson, won over other smte finalists for cz S1500 scholarship. Winter 25

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Girls' Glee Melody Accompanies Many lmporTanT Cccasions One Third of The Roseburg A Cappella Choir compeTed Tor The coveTed honor of being a member of The All-NorThwesT Choir againsT Thousands of applicanTs from Tive sTaTes. Gail Meskill, Bonnie Breicha, and Ed GorTon were selecTed To parTicipaTe wiTh The choir aT a PorTland concerT. Replacing The Spring ConcerT, boTh A Cappella and Girls' Glee were Tea- Tured on Two Thirty-minuTe Television programs. One half oT The choir was dressed in bright spring cloThes, while The oTher half was robed. Cameras To- cused on Those in spring aTTire during The lighTer numbers and on Those in robes during The more serious momenTs. Because of Their excepTional music abilify, Two girls, Bonnie Breicha and Peggy OsTrander, received The Vocal Music DeparTmenT award on Honors Nighi. Final appearances for boTh choirs were made aT BaccalciureaTe and Commence- menT services. GraduaTing seniors sang The TradiTional A Blessing as The lasT TribuTe To Their, musical achievemenTs. Winter 27