St Benedict High School - Benedictum Yearbook (Highland Park, MI)

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The BENEDICTUM MUSIC DEPARTMENT Modern civilization is rapidly recognizing the value of music as an educational means and less as an educational frill. Consequently, school authorities are encouraging pupils to participate in school orchestras, bands, and glee clubs. Playing in a high school orchestra involves hours of tedious practice, but the resulting spirit of co-operation and respect for discipline are alone sufficient reward. St. Benedict Orchestra has shown its splendid ability on many occasions. Proof of the orchestra's obliging nature has been given by its willingness to play for all the school and social functions of the parish. For an orchestra composed of only nineteen members, it can well be proud of its variety of instruments. The orchestra includes the following choirs besides the drums and piano: a string choir composed of the first and second violins, double bass, and cello, a reed choir made up of first and second clarinets, alto and tenor saxophonesg and a wind choir including first and second cornets, trom- bone, sousaphone, and baritone. During the past year many members of the Music Department advanced them- selves by studying compositions from Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Grieg, Hayden, MacDowell, Mozart, Nevin, Schubert, Schumann, Sinding, and Tschaikowslay. Other achievements may be added to the credit of the Music Department. In the fifth annual Music Memory Contest sponsored by the Symphony Society, St. Benedict was the only school that had seven perfect papers. The music pupils who brought this honor to the school are: D. Kennedy, Hauck, E. Best, A. Carron, A. Wines, A. King, and H. Clawson. We delight in the yearly improvement of St. Benedict Music Department and feel certain that everyone who has come under its influence has been uplifted by the spiritual beauty of music. VlOLlNS CLARINETS SOUSAPHONE V. O'Malley E. Schmitter C' Schmiuer V. Kenney P. Mulligan J. Hauck T pjANQ A. C. Creil CORNE S L. McGlynn K. Brady D, MePhai1 II- Johnson S. yfineil F. Burghsrtlt DRUMS . 'arne I. Ansell CELLO TROMBONE . M. Mclnnes B' Demvsev DOUBLE BASS SAXOPHONE M. Sequin -I. Bader Music is nziuglnf wifb lbe firm' of Vllillfllg umllers, ztilh Ibe lzwrllfr of fbi' wiml, willy ffae MINI'- mllr of fureslsg sbe lives in flu' enrlfJ's seismir' fu'uz'ir1gs. in ilu' Hlfgbfj' IIIOHOH of ifae !7l1111l'lX, in the jjfllllfll cowflfefs of illflexible afmns, sbt' is in ull the ligfrls, in all lbw colors ibm' ifuzzlc' or soofbe our eyes, she is in the lilomf of our znferfes, in t'1'L'l'.V 171111, IIJXXEOII, evsfusy ibut shakes Our lJt'L1l'fX. She is f'L'l'V'j'll'!JL'V't', soaring beycml umf 1lf10l'l' flu' Yllflgl' of fauman speevfv uutu 1ll1t'lll'f1Jlj' spheres of Jirim' emofion.-Paderewski. Page Tlvirfy-firl