The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-01
H. }. STUDENTS RETURN FROM SE
 MUSIC FESTIVAL

returned Sunday by plane from Ketchikan after successful ap- pearance at the Southeast Alaska Music Festival held there April 26, 27 and 28.
 Lyle Manson, hand director and Miss Marjorie Iverson, director of the Juneau chorus, were enthusi- astic in their praise of the Juneau students performance.
 "The plane flights, the associa- tion with students of other schools and singing and performing in mass groups made distinct i'm pression on our boys and girls" Miss Iverson said.
 On Thursday, April 26, instrum- ental solos and ensembles appeared at Elks hall at pm. Juneau stu dents participating were Joan Will Hanson, Flute; Gary Hedges, trom- bone; Jack Hermle, clarinet; Doug las Boyd clarinet; Norman Lister, trumpet; Sylvia Davis, French horn; clarinet quartet composed of Jack Hermle, Douglas Boyd, Elton Eng strom and Jack Willet and a brass sextet of: Norman Lister, Janet Schultz. Sylvia Davis, George Mes Serschmidt, Gary Hedges and Lee Nance. Walter c. Welke of the Un- iversity of Washington, was adju- dicator for this program.
 In the Eagles hall at 8 pm. with Wayne s. Hertz of the Central Washington College of Education as adjudicator, the following Ju- neau high school students took part: Donna Jewett, and Alkaline Barlow, sopranos; Bill Orme, tenor; Donna Mountjoy, piano; boys quartet of John Harris, Ray Heg stad, Don Morrison, Bud Schultz and girls quartet composed of Gladys Uggen, Donna Jewett, Nan cy Mcdowell, Joan Molyneux, Ruth Bloomquist and Heather Hollmann
 Juneau high schools madrigal group, of sixteen boys and girls voices was outstanding on this evening program. They were: Don na Jewett, Gladys Uggen, Alkaline Barlow, Donna Mountjoy. Joan Williamson, Betty Lou Hukill, Mary Nordale. Nell Cesar, Heather Holl- mann, David Clem, Ed Dull, John Harris, Ray Hegstad, Bill Orme, Fred Schmitz and Bud Schultz.
 A more than capacity crowd turned out for the performance at the Coliseum theater on Friday night. April 27, when all groups from Southeast Alaska towns ap- peared in various numbers On this program Juneau was represented by the Juneau Girls Chorus, Ju- neau Mixed Chorus, Juneau Boys Chorus and Juneau Band. The Coliseum was filled to capacity with more than two blocks of a waiting line turned away for lack of seating.
 On Saturday night the bands and choruses of all schools represented united for the grand finale of the music festival with Welke and Hertz as directors. On the final number of this program, Battle Hymn of the Republic" Don Nor rison of Juneau and Norman Nell son of Ketchikan, were outstand- ingly featured.
 Groups from Juneau receiving No. l ratings were the Boys Quar- tet, Girls Sextette and the Madri- gal singers.
 Ann Henning, of Juneau, was ac- companist for the chorus.
 Harold Schultz, Juneau high school student, received a No. 1 rating for his outstanding piano selections and has been recommen- ded for a scholarship at Central Washington College of Education by Wayne Hertz.
 Lyle Manson, band director, ex- pressed himself as completely satis- fled with Juneau students per- formance. Their Instrumentation was good" he said, "in solos and in groups they were well received" There were dances and luncheons to entertain the visitors to Ketch- ikan and Miss Iverson and Man. son both expressed the entire groups appreciation for the hospi- tality extended.
 Next year it is planned to hold the music festival at Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe during the last week of April
 According to musicians who at tended last years festival in Ju- neau and the recent one in Ketch- ikan, Juneaus High School band was rated outstanding with a de- cided edge on the organization of last year.