SAHS
Drama and Band
A
Visual Trip through my Years at South Albany High School
Drama
(This section under
construction)
Band
Band had always been a
shaping force in my life. I started band back in third grade with Mr. Harstein
at Travis Elementary school in California. I started with the trumpet and I
ended up playing trumpet for almost 16 years before I got so busy with work
after college that I let it go.
My high school years
were no exception. I came from the California schools where bands were fiercely
competitive with one another and entered the more easy-going atmosphere of
Albany. But I never learned to relax and ended up first chair for most of my
tenure there. Here are a few shots.
This is Pep Band
(Basketball) in the gymnasium at South Albany. Directly behind me is Dan Paige
(who was a VERY good trumpet player), and behind him is Mats Halvardson (who
was always neck and neck with me for who would be first chair). Since Dan is in
the picture, this must have been my Sophomore year (1978) since Dan was a
Senior when I met him.