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Evander new strings teacher

The highlight of the year for the All State Orchestra.
jazz band was an invitation extended Said Hager, "It gives you a feeling
for them to be the guest jazz band at of need . . . because not many people
the All State Music Festival held in play viola . . . and it gets you
Kearney. scholarships,”
It was a doubly exciting year in The jazz band also attended the
the music department welcoming Kim Bellevue and Midlands Jazz Festivals.
Evander as the new strings teacher. Between practicing for concerts
Strings involves two types of and showing the public and parents
teaching, Suzuki, which is playing by how class time is spent it was easy to
ear and memorizing music and the see for the jazz band, strings and brass
second, which Ralston practices, the ensemble it was truly a year of
traditional reading of music. "packing" in performances all forming
Around the Christmas season the together to produce a "prize-act"
orchestra visited surrounding nursing year.
homes, such as the Papillion Manor, to
play Christmas music to them. The
orchestra was also fortunate enough F reshman Jeanne Johnson practices her violin
to have senior Diane Hager make the during strings class.

Ra/ston had two viola players this
year, shown are senior Diane Hager
and freshman Frank Dwornicki.

Se n io r Laura Jean Ekdahl and junior
Chris Ahl are featured on their
instruments at a band concert in ja zz
band.

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