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 Our
music program deserves special mention. It included our fine band and
orchestra, led by
Allan
Segal, and our chorus, led by John Race. All of these participated
in both curricular programs and extra-curricular events
right up to and including, of course, our graduation
ceremonies.
 The
OHS Music Department, principally the orchestra, partnered with its Drama Department to give us those
wonderful school musicals we had in the
spring each
year. Many of us share fond memories about our experiences in
the music program at OHS (and our jr. high,
too).
(Click here for a
complete history of over
50 years of OHS spring musicals from 1957 through 2009.)
Do you remember the "Tri-School Band Concert," February 18, 1960? On
that date, our band joined with those of Long Beach and South Side High
Schools in the OHS auditorium
for 50 minutes of quality performances by these talented young
musicians. With the high quality recording equipment recently acquired
(see the October 30, 1959, Sider Press
article to the left), we made a
record album of it
(pictured below).
This historic concert and the recording were arranged because Allan
Segal and his two counterparts from the neighboring schools thought the
students would enjoy the memories. The
 music
you are now hearing is one of those memories. Taken from that live 1960
recording,
it features the OHS band playing
"Selections from Gigi," which the band also performed at our
graduation
a few
months later.
"Ah, yes, I remember it well."
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