EL MAESTRO, please

Take the UT plunge into choir! There are five choirs all taught by Mr. Donald Dyer, choral director at UTHS. The choirs are Concert Choir, Sophmore Chorale, Freshman boys tenor-bass, and two soprano-alto classes for freshman girls.

The Concert Choir shich is made up of 60-65 members performed 15 concerts this year, including a Christmas concert, a Spring concert, and a Pops concert in March. In February they also went around to area grade schools to sing for the students.

The Sophomore Chorale is comprised of about 50 students, who attended this class daily. They performed a Christmas concert and a Spring concert for thier families and friends.

The Freshman Choirs - girles soprano-alto and boys bass-tenor were separate this year. Although they may have attended class at different timeds, they managed to perform several concerts for their friends.

Every year students are chosen from all over Illinois for an All-State choir. This year UT had one participant - Greg Graf, sr., who is a member of Concert Choir.

1978-1979 had a good turnout for choirs but, as Mr. Dyer put it, "We need better student participation in the Fine Arts department."

LAURA HEATH