Sumner Academy of Arts and Science - Excalibur Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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Music performance Well attended The Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and Symphonic Orchestra each performed four numbers at the concert on the evening of February 26. There were over two hundred in attendance, which is typical of audi- ences at musical performances. Last year when both the vocal and instrumental groups held their per- formances on the same evening, they tended to be rather lengthy. Be- cause of this, it was decided to separate the band concerts from the vocal. For reasons of convenience, the Fall and Christmas concerts were per- formed together. Special concerts included performing at Crown Center during the Christmas season and the concert with the Kansas City Phil- harmonic and other area high schools.

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Marriage held The Marriage was the first pro- duction of the year for the Acade- my Theatre. The play was a com- edy by Nikolai Gogol. The plot dealt with four men trying nu- merous times to marry Miss Agafya. The four who bid for her hand in marriage were Zevakin, Anutchkin, Omelet, and Podkolyossin. Zevakin was a handsome fellow who had served in the navy. Anutchkin was a sly but intelligent man. Mr. Omelet was an obese overbearing person. Podkolyossin was victorious though it surprised nearly every- one. I enjoyed the play very much and I thought it was very funny. The acting and the directing were done very well. The cast dis- played great potential and tal- ent, commented Laura Snyder, sophomore.

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1. Mr. Beck conducts the Symphonic Band. 2. Kevin Duke, sophomore, practices with the Kansas City Philharmonic. 3. Iosie Flores, eighth grader, and Sandy Kent, freshman, watch for directions from Mr. Beck. 4. Debbie Norris, Mike Sharnet, Earline Fantroy, and Cassandra Clark, perform with the Symphonic Orchestra at the winter concert. 5. Area high school vocalists rehearse with the Philharmon- ic.