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Upper Arlington, Ohio

May 3, 1979 Orchestra Concert
Upper Arlington Schools 90 minute Music Program

Each School played selections
One example here

Variations on Minuet in G
Violin - Sotoko Yamamoto (Grade ?)
Piano - Jeanne Backofen (Grade 5)

Combined Finale
God of Our Fathers

July 20 1979
10th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

JHS Summer Strings Workshop at OSU
Advanced elementary school students were
allowed to participate

Jeanne - a rising 5th grade student at Fishinger Elementary
played bass

Last 3 pieces of this 90 minute program

Upper Arlington had great support for the Arts
We attended many orchestra & band concerts where Jeanne played both bass & flute

April 2, 1980
"JHS Concert Westerville & Upper Arlington 30A edit1
0 Some piece
4:49 The Entertainer with instrument solos (Great, I Loved it!)
9:07 Medley from the Sound of Music )Great, I Loved it!)
14:42 Theme from Ice Castles Very Good
17:34 Variations on Swanee River?
21:09 Some Piece
24:42:00 Tuning then
Some piece with lots of percussion
27:40:00 Some piece
29:40:00 Oops - start again "smart move"
30:08:00 Some Piece
34:21:00 Theme from Masterpiece Theater?

April 22, 1980

Concert UAHS & JHS "Combined Orchestras" 30B
WHOLE TAPE - VERY IMPRESSIVE -
Program Pieces must be identified by Jeanne

June 2, 1980 29B
Strings & Band Concert - Piece #1 - Piece #2

 

Cadet Orchestra - February 15, 1981 (Jeanne-bass)
Piece #1 (followed by light applause)
Music continues (followed by lots of applause)
" This is the end of side 1 - turn for side 2"
Piece #2 (followed by light applause)
Music continues (followed by lots of applause)

Youth Orchestra - February 15, 1981
One Piece - (Side A)- One Piece - (Side B)

THEN
Jeannie singing "Maybe" (audience noise in background)
NO IDEA why this is on the orchestra tape!

1981-1982?

St Andrews Folk Group (Jeanne on Flute) 55B

St Andrew's Folk Group Mass - Special Parts
" Trust in the Lord" - Hear Bobby singing a bit on chorus
Hymn - Flute featured in transitions
" Though the Mountains May Fall" Hear Bobby singing

Christmas Eve 1982 - 2 Masses at St Andrews

"Downstairs" - Jeanne was called at last minute
since they didn't have a pianist - Hymns

Folk Mass - Jeanne on flute
Prelude (crowd noise as people were entering & talking)
Silent Night - (Entire Mass recorded on tape 70A)

St Andrew’s Folk Group on TV

Mass 1 – Song 1 (Jeanne Featured on Flute)

Mass 1 – Lamb of God (Jeanne singing – no flute)

Mass 1 – Amen (Jeanne singing – no flute)

Mass 2 – Mystery of Faith (hear flute)

Mass 2 – Amen-Our Father (Jeanne singing – no flute)

Mass 2 – Lord Make me a Means of Your Peace (hear flute)

Complete Music Program

All Songs - 2 Masses

"May 2, 1982 - Cadet Orchestra (Jeanne-bass)
Very quiet audience but each director's intro still hard to hear"
Piece #1 - Piece #2
Piece #3 - Pachelbel Canon

Piece #4 - Piece #5
Piece #6 Very Familiar

Hastings Talent Show
" Sisters" - Jeannie & Kathy Zidonis
5 more acts
" Annie's Song" with guitar
Piano Piece
" You Needed Me" with guitar
" Tomorrow"
" I Don't Need Anything but You"