Royal Oak High School - Oak Yearbook (Royal Oak, MI)

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ln. , . .,. I , 1-fa 2 9' 4-1 ull-It AT THE WINTER CONCERT which they shared with the orchestra, the con- cert band, shown here in full dress uniform, performed to a full house. OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS, BAND AND ORCHESTRA The concert band, in its second year of existence as such at Dondero, expanded its membership by some 25 freshmen. As only four seniors graduated last June and but five in 1958, this augmented the band to almost 70 musicians. A highly com- petitive group, the concert band is entered only by audition. Extra rehearsals were a necessity with the bands tightly- packed schedule. At 7:15 A.M. the practice rooms in the new wing which houses the music rooms were a iumble of sound as the various sections rehearsed individually to gain the polish necessary for a fine performance. Often the entire band rehearsed at this hour, making the near-empty halls THE ORCHESTRA which boasts a bass section of three Cone not picturedj, poses for our photographer before entering the pit echo. Their assiduous efforts resulted in a prized superior rating in district competition, the first such rating in Dondero's history. In its second year under the able baton of their director, Mr. Yenovk Kavafian, the orchestra enlarged both its membership and scope. Recruiting'wind instrument players from the concert band, the group gave two concerts, one in coniunction with the band, at which it skillfully performed works by Haydn, Vivaldi, and Mozart. Entering the contest, the first time and Royal Oak orchestra has done so, they also earned a first division fsuperiorj rating. Other times the orchestra was heard were the senior plays, convocations, and commencements. to march the January graduates down the aisle at their com mencement.

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