Milford chronicle., 1952-02-29

director of the Diamond Band al
Temple University, Philadelphia
instrumental.
Backgrounds Held Variable
IN regard to the elimination Of
individual certificate awards, they
agreed that there are involved so
many elements In the training of
youngsters, such as cultural back
ground, experience, wealth Of the
community in which they attend
school, and instructiOnal facilities,
that II Is most difficult to put all
such participants together and
fairly judge any one on his real
merits.
In such awards. there Is also the
element of encouragement TO those
not selected for citation while the
comments such as given are help
ful to all participants, II was also
viewed. Another factor cited is that
II Is not known whether a partici-
pant has learned to sing or play
one number well, the one present.
ed IN the festival, or a half dozen
numbers over a given period
Cards filled out by participants
were expanded this year to include
more comprehensive background
Information. All participants sat in
the audience and heard the other
entrants present their numbers.
which was regarded as an aid to
them in learning differences Of
style.
The festival was sponsored Joint
ly by the Delaware Music Educa-
tors Association and Wesley Jun
ior College with Mrs. Eugenia A.
Matz, New Castle County music
superintendent, as chairman. The
other members of the committee
were: John II. Bunnell. FELTON,:
Lemuel H. Evans, Milton; Starr /
L. Cole, Mt Pleasant; Armando
Scilingo, Wilmington; Mrs. Mar /
garet S. Storey, Dover; Miss NJ. /
Caroline Budd. Dover; Melvin l.. I
BrObst, president Of the DMEA: /
Floyd 7. Hart. Dover; Clarke ]
Maynard, Wilmington. (
Festival Entrants
Participants in the vocal sec /
tiOn We're: Shirley Ann Watson. /
buckingham High School, Mary |
land; Kathleen Krygler, Dover; /
Judith CiccOne, Laurel; Dorothy |
Bennett, Milford; Ruth Amos. viii /
mingtOn High; COrinne Vitulle. +
Laurel; Janet Hoffman, Caroline
High; Elaine LabOur, Middletown,
and Joan Thompson, ClaymOnt
In the piano section were: Flea
nor Prettyman, Milford; Carlyn
Davis, Houston; Elaine TOumar-
kline, P. S. DUPONT High; David
Greene, Milford; Charlotte F. Reed.
Milford; Jon Elzey, SeafOrd; Sus-
an S. Kyles, Alfred l. Dupont
School; Carol Friedel, BridgeviIIe: ]
Carol Schulze, Greenwood; Eileen /
Harrington; Dorothy Ben
nett, Milford; Ruth E. Moore, Har- h
rinston; Marjorie Winey, Alfred l.
DUPONT School; Sue d. Dennis.
Sudlersville, Md; Gail Foster, Sea
ford; Marcia Wilkinson, Seaford;
Ann Rojian Shaw, Dover; Jack
Stiggins, Mt. Pleasant. /,
The individual and ensemble par 1
Elephants in the instrumental sec
ton were: Gordon w. Bell, violin.
Wilmington High; Frances Coon
er, trombone, Mt. Pleasant; William
Umbrecht, tenor saxOphone. Mt.
Pleasant; David Black, flute, Mt.
Pleasant; Frank Reed, trombone.
Milford; percussion trio John
ChoWnlng, William Mendinhall. and
Donald Williams), Mt. Pleasant:
clarinet quartet Kay Jellinghams. ,
Simon, Richard EllingdOe. {
AID June Owens), Alfred I. du-
Pont School; Charles JauelI. alto ,
saxOphOne, Mt Pleasant; Thomas :
trombone, Milford; Dem
ny Cole, trumpet, Mt. Pleasant; +
Harry Voshell, alto saxophone. !
Caesar Rodney; trumpet trio (AI- F
pert McKinnOn, James Davis, and r
StOODs), Mt. Pleasant. y
Also, clarinet trio MARY Ellen
Iurisch, Ann FarlOw, and Ardis
5abcock), Mt. Pleasant: Gerald .
-anerty, trombone, Mt. Pleasant:
robert Archer, trumpet, Mt. Pleas :
INT; Richard Wilson. alto saxo-
'hOne, Milford; trumpet trio (Rob-
TT Archer, Denney Cole, and Har-
y Stecher), Mt. Pleasant: brass
.uartet, (Charles Belts. William
lanlels, Thomas Shockley. and
rank Reed, Milford; William
Daniels, cOrnet. Milford; H. Marie
5rown, piccOlO, Caesar Rodney:
William Mackey, baritone. Mt.
'Ieasant; flute quartet (Ellen
Webb, Barbara Cluley. CYNTHIA
letz, and Marie Brown, Caesar
IOdney
And trumpet quartet Charles
'etts, William Daniels. Thomas
dams, and George 'Adams). Mil
ord; Helen Wild. french horn.
'aesar Rodney; Charles Belts.
'umpet, Milford; William Berger.
Mt. Pleasant: brass sex
It (RObert Archer. Harry Stecher.
usan Rinehart, William Mackev
VILLAIN Berger. and Tony Brown.
lt. Pleasant: clarinet quartet
Nancy Lou Ward, Robert Peter
On, Eleanor KUepDer and Rich
I'd Allen, Alexis 7. dupont High.
ring quartet patricia LYONS
city Ann COnlv, Thomas Hill and
ebecca TRUTH, Clavmont. brass
'xtet fROnaId White. Pnbecca
ruitt. Richard Morgan. Marion 4
rOsSland. ATlOe Olsen. and George
eWlis), ClaymOnt.
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