Wilson High School - Nova Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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Music Department Presents Uperetta te e HHAUL away, yer bound to meet in Susquehannalu nf MN THE evenings of April 19, 20, and 21, the music department took a delighted audience back to the period of 1845. The occasion was the presentation of The Lowland Sea, the choice this year for Wi1son's annual operetta. This musical play is a story of the sea, its many old sea and sailing songs paint in the audience's imagination pictures of dunes and sailing ships, of harbors and voyaging, of loneliness and Waiting. The Lowland Sea is the story, set to music, of the adven- turous sailor, Iohnny Dee, and of his sweetheart, Dorie Davis. ln the opening scenes of the operetta lohnny, in search of the ship, the Scarlet Sail, leaves for Singapore. Dorie promises to marry him upon his return, however, he is gone so long that she believes him shipwrecked and marries Nathaniel, another suitor. After many adventures and the presentation of several very enjoyable musical scores, Iohnny returns home to tind his sweetheart mar- ried. At the end of the play Iohnny, realizing that he shall Ninety-Six never marry Dorie, leaves to spend his life roaming the seas. The musical variety in The Lowland Sea provided an excellent medium for the play's cast to put to use the di- versified talent of its members. The entire group of players moved through each scene with the degree of perfection which comes only from many hours of rehearsal and from the experienced leadership furnished by directors such as Mr. Eugene Nelson and Mr. Morris Summers. Every mem- ber of the cast was required to be present for the scheduled rehearsals which were held regularly during the six weeks preceeding the presentation of the operetta. However, after the final showing of the musical the members of the cast were certain that these rehearsal times had been profitably spent. The players were well rewarded, not only by the warm reception from the audience but, by the valuable experience which they gained from participating in the operetta.

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ractice and Present Musical lnterludes EGINNING band is for Mr. Robert Dezell, band instructor and director, a reservoir of potential, for out of the beginning band come the future members of Wilson's concert band. Beginning band'is a subject open to students wishing to play musical instruments and advance their knowledge of music. The members this year learned essential fundamentals and techniques of music and throughout the year performed at concerts to demonstrate their progress. Another opportunity for beginning band to gain experience while demonstrat- ing its progress was the football and basketball games at which it played. Mr. Dezell, commenting on the band's progress, said that this year's group was the most talented of any Wilson has had so far. HE DESIRE to make girls' chorus an outstanding group resulted in the formation of a new class this year for Mr. Eugene Nelson, director of vocal music. Try-outs for this class, advanced girls' glee, were held in the spring of l96U so that Mr. Nelson could determine early the girls best suited for the select group. The girls chosen met every day this year during second period and held early morning rehearsals to perfect their musical ability and prepare for public appearances. Advanced girls' glee was first heard by the public in The Sound of Music, Wilson's fall concert. The girls wore their new outfits - striking dress sheaths in three shades of blue - at their three main public performances, the fall concert, the Christmas pro- gram, and the spring concert. The success of advanced girls' glee this year will make it a yearly offered subject. IRLS' glee is a subject open to all girls who enjoy singing and have an interest in music. Members of girls' glee, under the direction of Mr. Nelson, are given voice training and a basic knowledge of music theory, those seriously interested in music are prepared for membership in advanced girls' glee. This year the girls' glee-did not :asm SA Marin N- McAdams, NA Foote! DI pemgrmil perform regularly at any school or music department programsg how- eidelman, S. Pollack, K. Austermuh, F. Martin, D.Torg- ever, it often supported advanced girls' glee in that group's public nderson, C. Carlisle, E. Sundstrom. M. Harrington, M. appearangeg, rettymen, K. Longeren. Row 4 0 E.Epstein, P. Fussell, jCk1and,A. Brewer, A. Blix, L. Schwartze, P. Norton,S. ' 1 0 e, L. Rehn, D. S encer, T. Stevenson, S. Bartlett, M. Constanti, B. Bennett, G. Challender, B. Daus, S. Wright, jC?ligHjdeiIgEFROWR3Wo1I. L!thffzi:nIXlelTSHays, M. Williangs, D. Hays, K. Iohnson, S. Temple, F. Nichols, M. Patton, S. Henselen, D. Anderson, K. McFate, L.. Fisher B. Benson, P. Newton. Row 3 0 C. Turner, M. Smith, K. Hammerstrorn, R. Krilich, A. Stratton, M.-Schierman, I. Saley, D. Sawdey, I. I Seastrornl D. Garland, B. Russ, I. Davtenhahn, S. Smith, K. Shaw. Row 4 0 l. Bechtle, I. Taylor, B. O'Conner, P. Bourgaize, L. Foster, M. Conner, S. Wood,l C. Sarpe, C. Geske, L. VanDeMark, B. Rosenow, M. Austin, I. Wagner, V. Annas, C. Lane, M. McCaughan, D. Ricketts, L. Hitchen. Ninety-Five

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