VInyl REcords
VInyl REcords
These six recordings are from vinyl records that were discovered in the band room. Each has been recorded using a Sony PS-LX310BT turntable and the software Audacity. The labels, which contain the tracklists that are transcribed below, have also been scanned and can be accessed by clicking the button below.
Keep in mind that artifacts may be present in the audio recordings due to heavy scratching on the record surfaces.
MONTCLAIR HIGH SCHOOL
SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL
13 MAY 1966
Conductor - William R. McClellan
Accompanists - Henry A. Smith, Mya Blazer
Organist - Kelly Hale
Side 1
I. COMBINED GIRLS CHORUS
1. Were My Song With Wings Provided, Hugo-Hahn (Solo Voice, Joan Gombos)
2. Stranger in Paradise (from Kismet), Brodin-Wright-Forrest
3. Wonderful One, Whitman-Grofe (Soprano Solo, Lorrie Baucum)
4. Summer Time (from Porgy and Bess), Gershwin
5. I'll Take Romance, Hammerstein-Oakland
II. COMBINED BOYS CHORUS
1. I Want Two Wings, Ferguson
2. Jacob's Ladder, arr. Cain (Solo Voice, Mary Helen Thompson)
3. I Want a Girl, Tilzer (Bass Violin, Debbie Lake & Fred Holmgren - Drums, Gordon Badgley)
III. MADRIGAL CHOIR
1. Someone to Watch Over Me, Rachmaninoff (Alto Solo, Mary Helen Thompson)
2. Hit the Road to Dreamland, Mercer-Arlen
3. The Creation, Richter
Side 2
IV. SELECTED GIRLS CHORUS
1. There Is Sweet Music Here, Tennyson-Clemento (Solo Voice, Joan Gombos)
2. Our Lady of the Night, Redman
3. Murmuring Zephyrs, Jensen (Harp, Rosalie Pratt)
V. COMBINED CHORUS
1. All Glory, Laud and Honor, Teschner-Cain
2. Dry Bones, arr. Gearhart
3. Song of Jupiter, arr. Handel
4. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee, arr. Simeone (Based on the hymn tune "Hymn of Joy" from the Symphony No. 9 of Beethoven, Poem by Henry van Dyke)
MONTCLAIR HIGH SCHOOL
EXCERPTS FROM CHRISTMAS AND SPRING CONCERTS
(1966-1967)
Conductor, William R. McClellan
Accompanists, Henry A. Smith & Mya Blazer
Organists, Dorothy Pfeifer & Virginia Marian
Side 1
COMBINED MIXED CHORUS
And The Glory Of The Lord, Handel
COMBINED GIRLS CHORUS
Alleluia, Vance
MADRIGAL CHOIR
Carol Of The Birds (French Carol), Cain
COMBINED MIXED CHORUS
Sleigh Ride, Anderson
MADRIGAL CHOIR
Christmas At Home, Kuykendall, Hayward
Deck The Hall (Welsh Air), Arr. Hyde
COMBINED MIXED CHORUS
Hallelujah Chorus (From The "Messiah"), Handel
SELECTED GIRLS CHORUS
Spring Grass, Head
Madcap April, Reeve
The Autumn Bluebird, Walton
Side 2
COMBINED GIRLS CHORUS
Rocka My Soul (Spiritual), Arr. Cain
Comin' Through The Rye (Folk Tune), Arr. Simeone Falling In Love With Love, Rodgers-Hart
COMBINED BOYS CHORUS
I Dream Of You, Goetschius-Osser
MADRIGAL CHOIR
As A Snow-White Swan, Cain
My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean, Arr. Simeone
The Woodchuck Song, Arr. Simeone
COMBINED CHOIRS
Some Of These Mornings (Spiritual), Arr. Simeone
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair, Arr. Stone
The Spacious Firmament, Haydu
(Based On The Hymn Tune "Creation"), Arr. Ades-Gearhart
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
By The Choirs Of Montclair High School
Conductors: William R. McClellan and Jerry M. Smyre
Audio: Rafael G. Pagan and Paul D. Brown
Side 1
COMBINED CHOIRS
1. Alleluja (Mozart) 2:05
2. All My Heart This Night Rejoices (Muller) 2:55
COMBINED GIRLS CHORUS
3. Awake the Trumpets' Lofty Sound (Handel) 2:15
4. No Room (Bacon) 3:35
MADRIGAL CHOIR
5. A Child This Day Is Born (Washburn) 3:50
6. Holy Infant, So Tender and Mild (Thomson) 3:25
7. I Bring You Good News (Newbury) 2:15
Side 2
COMBINED CHOIRS
1. Go Tell It On the Mountain (arr. Simeone) 1:40
2. It's Christmas Time Again (Harwood) 2:30
3. Christmas Lights (Klein) 3:20
4. Merry Christmas (arr. Gardner) 1:45
COMBINED GIRLS CHORUS
5. Here We Come A Wassailing (arr. Fargo) 1:45
MADRIGAL CHOIR
6. Shout The Glad Tidings (Willcoxon) 3:25
7. Jingle Bells (arr. Simeone) 2:20
COMBINED CHORUS
8. Hallelujah Chorus (Handel) 4:14
MONTCLAIR HIGH SCHOOL
SECOND ANNUAL WINTER CONCERT
15 MARCH 1968
Orchestra Conductor, Herbert A. Mattick
Band Conductor, Edward J. Napiwocki
Side 1
I. ORCHESTRA
1. The Magic Flute Overture, W. A. Mozart; Student Conductor, Robert McClellan (arr. Winter)
2. West Side Story Overture, Leonard Bernstein (arr. Mason)
II. PERCUSSION SEXTET
1. Blue Percussion, Bob Tilles
III. CONCERT BAND
1. Haskell's Rascals, Paul Yoder
Side 2
IV. DANCE BAND (Student Conductor, Walter Kuhlmann)
1. Misty, Erroll Garner
2. Pink Panther, Henry Mancini
3. Goldfinger, J. Barry
V. CONCERT BAND
1. Die Meistersinger (Overture and Excerpts); Richard Wagner (arr. Osterling)
2. Toccata for Band, Frank Erickson
3. Amparita Roca, Jaime Texidor (arr. Winter)
MONTCLAIR HIGH SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
DECEMBER 19, 1973
Side 1
COMBINED MIXED CHORUS
1. Gloria in Excelsis Deo - Garlick
2. What Child Is This? - Arr. Scholin
3. Hallelujah - Telemann
4. Glory to God in the Highest - Pergolesi
5. How Excellent is thy Name - Handel
COMBINED GIRLS CHORUS
6. Rise up Shepherd and Follow - Arr. Grant
CONCERT BAND
7. Sing, O Sing this Blessed Morn - Croggin
Side 2
COMBINED MIXED CHORUS
1. A Noel Medley - Arr. Hartley
2. Hurry Home for Christmas - Lawrence
COMBINED GIRLS CHORUS
3. Snowflakes - Williams
4. Winter Wonderland - Bernard
MADRIGAL CHOIR
5. The Sleigh - Kountz-Mueller
6. We Wish you the Merriest - Brown
7. One Horse Open Sleigh - Arr. Charles
COMBINED MIXED CHORUS
8. O Holy Night Soprano Solo - Sarah Mather - Adam
MONTCLAIR HIGH SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
William R. McClellan - Director
Side 1
Gloria in Excelsis, Mozart 3:48
Alleluia, Mozart 2:18
Hodie Christus Natus Est, Addleman 2:45
The Little Drummer Boy, Arr. Simeone 2:42
Gloria, Brubeck 3:59
Merry Christmas, Arr. Gardner 1:27
Christmas Tree, Simeone 2:21
Sleigh Ride, Anderson 2:51
Side 2
It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas, Willson 1:37
We Wish You The Merriest, Brown 2:21
Blow, Thou Winter Wind, Shakespeare-Butler 3:57
The Christmas Song, Torme-Wells 2:21
The Most Wonderful Time of The Year, Pala-Wyle 2:07
Jingle Bells, Arr. Simeone 2:12
You're All l Want For Christmas, Moore-Ellis 2:46 Hallelujah Chorus, Handel 3:56