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Tours

expose

music

classes

The key note of the year for the
varsity choir was their concert held on
April 3. Two pieces "W ood" and
"Basket" were accompanied by Jan
Bogardus, a music teacher at
Meadows Elementary, on the oboe.
The choir also performed the "Crea­
tion," "Corner of the Sky," from
"Pippin," "It Was Almost Like a Song,"
and "Song of Democracy," a poem
by Walt Whitman. Packing the various
choirs into buses, tours of the grade F ollowing the direction of music
schools and Middle School helped to director Dwaine Price, class time is
spent wisely.
expose the music department and
various choirs to future students.
The choir also was involved in the
Bellevue East Invitational. The invita­
tional was designed for surrounding
choirs to hear each other perform
without the tension of competition.
Elections were held early in the
year and officers for the 83-84 year
were senior Scott Buck and junior Chris
Thackray secretaries, junior Brad King
librarian, and junior Cory Sanchez
president.
"Being in choir has helped ease
the stress of a normal academic day.
It gives me something to look forward
to when I'm sick of adding and
subtracting numbers," said junior Bobbi
Farrell.

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