St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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First row, l. to r.: D. Perry, K. Wilson, Ronhovde, Cutting, Shaw, T. Williams, Gore, Peter Rosenbaum, Peterson Second' row, I. to r.: Arterton, S. Wilson, von Lewinski, R. Martin, Briggs, A. Keyes, Carter, Philip Rosenbaum Third row, l. to r.: D. Nichols, McConaughy, Oulahan, Simmons, White, Ogilvy, Schiff, Hobart Fourth row, l. to r.: A. Kitzinger, Brooks, Rhetts, Damon, C. Patterson G ee Club HE COMBINED Glee Clubs of NCS and Saint Albans have over the years built up the reputa- tion as perhaps the hnest high school chorus in the country. This year's Glee Club did not slacken the pace. Mr. Dirksen composed The Fiery Furnace for the dedication of the South Transept which was completed this fall. This work combined the greatest volume of singers and orchestration that has ever performed in the Cathedral. With the Glee Clubs, the Cathedral Choir, the Choral So- cieties, and various and sundry instruments participating, a most moving and dynamic work was performed. The critics raved, and Mr. Dirksen was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. The usual Christmas Pageant was cancelled in favor of a service of Seven Lessons and Carols. The lessons fread by representatives of the three schoolsl , the mystical candlelight, and the carols and Christmas anthems sung by the Glee Clubs all told the compelling story of the birth of Christ. The Spring Concert was moved from the Girls' Gym to the 'Cathedral for a special service. The works performed were Heinrich Schiitz's 150th Psalm and the Easter and Christmas Cantatas of Daniel Pinkham. This blend of the earlier and contemporary styles of church music produced a unique effect that could be appreciated only in the Cathedral. The year was climaxed in the spring with the production of The Rose and the Ring. Mr. and Mrs. Dirksen wrote this operetta some years ago for the use of the Glee Clubs.. With the able assistance of Norman Scribner and Mrs. Best, the Glee Clubs under Mr. Dirksen put on a show that full-house audiences fully enjoyed. But perhaps the greatest enjoyment of all was that of those who had the pleasure and satisfaction of singing in this year's Glee Club. -JON ARTERTON

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GYRE Seated, l. to r.: Kitzinger, P. Young, D. Cornell, Slanding: Cheyfltz Flag Raise-:rs Chimes Ringers Lv fflffff Grounded: Kreuttner Left lo right: Morse, Arterton, Yates Alofl: McGehee

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3 if hoir I ' Front row, I. to r.: Best, Doughty, Hammond, Potter, S. Rubino, H. Powell, F. Thompson, Hynson, Basililco Serena' row, I. to r.: T. Mason, Workman, Bailey, Verlcouteren, Reuben Clark, Windhain, Adrian Kitzinger, Bush Third row, I .to r.: McCanclless, Blachly, Weppner, A, Micocci, Shanks, Groves, Forbes, F. Day Bark row. 1. to r.: Denney, Waller, Dirksen, T, Simchalc, P. Wilson Crucifers ., Left lo right: Arterton, Williams, B. Day, Tomlinson, P. Young, A. Rubino