St Marys Academy - Gael Yearbook (Little Falls, NY)

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MIXED GLEE CLUB I' xt Row. left to right E. O'Connor, P. Liddon, Haponski. C. Kane, A. Dady, C. Vxfeleh, B, Kane, D. Bron on Sterusky, Usselmann, P. Danehy. Second Row --C. Lloyd, K. Olsen, C. Nuborazek, E. Creedon, j Pm u K Pellerito. Mlinar, Rodick, E. Vv'ilkinson, P. Brodowski. Third Row - C. Mahoney, B. Maone c iugchlin, F. Falk, M. Murphy, B. Long, N. Sanzo, D. O'Connor, L. Konik. Fourth Row- Daly. 5 lilk D Milonc, Vail, Wiles, D. Sivack, T. Creedon, I. Guris. M. Carney, L. Ashe. Glee Club and Girls' Choir September 1958 witnessed the beginning of one of Saint Marys most successful years for organized choral groups. Under the direction of Professor Stanley Koval, Sophomore, junior, and Senior boys and girls joined the Clee Club and produced exceptional musical harmony. ln December they added the final touch to a Christmas Pageant produced by the Sophomore Class. A number of standard carols were sung, which, by the response of the audience, proved to the members of the Glee Club that their's was something special. One of the highlights of the pageant was provided by Elaine Creedon, soprano soloist for the Clee Club. The rich quality of her beautiful voice was displayed when she sang O Holy Night . The pageant marked one of the greatest performances of the Clee Club. ln january, with increased scholastic schedules, the membership decreased consider' ably. With the permission of Sister john Berchmans and under the guidance of Sister M. Aloysia, Sarah Falk took on the difficult task of reorganizing the Glee Club. Because of her interest in music and her desire to continue the Clee Club, Sarah enlisted the cooperation of the high school girls. She not only managed to get enough interested girls to iill the vacant seats, but she successfully raised the membership to form a wonder' ful group of interested students.

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N E +. X55 13:55:5- ,S i GIRLS' GLEE CLUB lirxi Roux lcfl ro riglii A. Reardon. B. Kanc, C, Kano. A. Dady, U. Bronson, 5. flristnian, lf, Stcrusky. T. U'Hara. Nfl than. Suioiiil lioii' lf. llaycs. M. Maxwcll, M. Zahri, j, l.cw1s, Mcflarthy. R. Suhc. l'. Danchy, K. Van cn, l'. liiodowski. Third Iitflt' l. Scyiuour, K. Ulscn, D. Desmond, Al. Pawlult, K. l'cllci'ito. L. Konil-t, K. Vail, I llodicli, U. NYalialh, lj. flicsslci. lioitrllz Row M. Van 5lylcc. U. Nuhorazcli. E. flu'-.'doii. Daly. lvilinar. l Sixaclt, M. Muiphy. L. Aslic, C, Zaiuhri, Thi' girls who ioincd gavc up thcn' timc in ordcr to lurthcr thcir study of music. liclicarsals wcrc Tucsday and Vxfcdncsday mornings at ll :3fl, so thcy had to hring thcir lunch. l'rol'cssor Koval providcd thc-ni with a dclightful assortmcnt of musical .n'raiigcincnts which hcightcncd thc girls intcrcst in thc Ulcc Cluh. Such songs as Lil Liza ,lanc , Cirilwirihin , 1 Could Havc Danccd All Night , and Pains Angclf icusu wcrc lcarncd hy thc girls and sung with such pcrfcct harmony that thcy wcrc thc dclight ol all who hcard thciii. At tht- wclcoming ccrciiioiiics for Fathcr Scott and Fathcr l3oylc thc tllcc Cluh lcd the studciit hody in a nuiiihcr of arrangcmcnts which provcd duitc succcssliul. St. lViary's is proud of thc Kilcc Cluh and of Profcssor Koval lor providing a ycar ol' musical intcrcst for thc school. Anothcr choral group was startcd in Scptcmhcr. This was thc girls' choir, also undcr tht- dircction ot' Profcssoi' Koval. Thc mcmhcrs of this group rangcd from Eighth tiradc girls to Scnior girls. Rchcarsals wcrc at 10:45 cvcry Thursday morning. Thc choir practicc took placc in Church whcrc, accompanicd hy l'rot'cssor Koval at thc organ, thc girls lcarncd l'-cautiliul hymns of praisc to God. The grcatcst privilcgc that thcsc girls had was to lcarn to sing thc Mass. Thu choirs of prcvious ycars wcrc ncvcr givcn such an honoi. Thosc who attcnd thc 9:1341 Miiss on Sunday arc ccrtainly awarc ol thc hc.iutiliiil voiccs thcsc girls havc. Undcr thc capahlc dircction of thc proticssor ihc girls improvcd grcatly and rcndcrcd sonic of thc fincst church music cvcr givcn. ln addition, they wcrc dccply honorcd to lcarn that Fathcr Scott had pickcd thcm to sing on ilit- First Conimunion Day to hc hcld May 13. Wc arc proud of thcsc girls, not only for their work and hcautiful voiccs, hut thcy provcd thcir love for God hy singing His praiscs.