Subject: RE: Correction
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 09:08:08 -0500
From: "Chuck Teeter" [cmt1@attbi.com]
To: "'Byrkit, David"; All
Dave:
Yes, I remember orchestra very well. I played viola in it for four years.
During the first three, if you recall, we had the pleasure of Betty Lee as
concert master. Do you remember her? I think she was the top cheerleader and
also homecoming queen of the class of 1961. She also played violin quite well.
I continued the viola for a couple of years in college, but then gave it up.
During the folk music period, I took up guitar, and I still play that on
occasion. When I'm feeling nostalgic, I do miss the orchestra. Dave, do you
remember that if you played a wind instrument of any kind, you could not
participate in orchestra unless you first participated in band? I think that
without that rule, the best players would have been only in the orchestra.
I took music lessorns from Elmer Szepsey for years. Of course, I haven't seen
or heard anything about him for many, many years, so I wonder if he's still
living. He was always in competition with Alan Cannon for recognition and
position in Peoria musical society. Unfortunately, Cannon usually won. Elmer
and my father were friends, since my dad played cello in the Peoria Symphony. I
always thought it was a shame that bad feelings kept Elmer out of the PSO.
Kids seem to be interested in the team sports up here. Both of my kids, who
went to high school in Naperville, participated at all the games......both were
in the band. My son played trombone and my daughter trumpet. So we wound up
going to a lot of games as well. The Naperville Central games were always a
full house, so there was always a lot of interest in the teams, particularly
football. Football continues to be a big thing in the Chicago area.
Chuck Teeter