Philadelphia Conservatory of Music - Variations Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

Page 12 text:

41' 1 114' 1217! - 'iff if 1 4' , . -',-4:41,5f3.5:53243:5Q:2:1 i ,. 1 Q e T -, , Xigvgp . Graceful, 542502 A U ft - ff' l T use T be-fc 3 I 5 4 f- , , i . . Lili! r,fVsT?-Ulf-Y mf - The Fellowship group began The year's acfivifies wifh an informal program which was enioyed by an unusually large afiendance of bofh 'lfacully and sludenls. Une ol The mosl successful Teas The Fellowship has sponsored was held la+e in Oclober. Decoralions approprialfe io Halloween leni' a delighhful background lo +he sociabilily ol The facully and s+uden'rs. Our November mee'ring was a doggie roasf held in The woods of Shawmoml, loa. Fun, en'rer+ainmen+, good food, and warm fellowship combined wi+h perfecf wealher made ii' The lcind oi mee+ing every- one enioys. The same spiri+ of congenialily prevailed ai' The annual Chrisimas Parly. Wham' la privilege if was lo be errlerlained by The Facully: fhe Drake Two Piano Team: Dr. and Mrs. Persichehhig and Mr. Brockman. The singing of 'rhe lradilional Chrisrmas carols was direcied by Mr. Drake, and accompanied by Miss Chrislman. lbleedlessi lo say fhe serving of irelreshmenfs in fhe bedeclced Halls ol The Conserva+ory broughi' 'rhis memorable evening io a delighiful close. The January mee-'ring presenfed a program of Two piano music by sludenls of Mr. Dralce, and an original composifion by Thomas Waddell, sfudenl of Dr. PersicheHi. Tommy wrole This Sui+e of Children's Pieces lor lwo pianos especially for our meefing, and if was enfhusiasfically received by everyone. A brillianf year of Fellowship acfivifies will be broughl' +o a close wifh The annual dinner for flaCul+y and sjrudenls, which will be followed fhis year by a formal dance. , TO

Page 11 text:

WCUJCUHG always seemed ageless. She changed very Iiffle in fhe lasf fen years of her life when I knew her. There was much youfh and resfless spirii' alien fo fhe ordinary woman of sixfy-five. And l am sure 'rhaf when she was sixfeen and in fhe midsf of building a career fhere was more mafurify fhan mos? sixfeen-year-olds possess. Many musicians find fhemselves ouf of dafe in fheir lofer years- venerable remainders of anofher age. This seems fo be less so of scienfisfs or sfafesmen who are more accusfomed fo 'rhe consfancy of change. Buf arfisfs who grow up and idenfify fhemselves wifh a parficular period in music find adiusfmenf very difficuli' when fhey ouf-live fhaf period. Richard Sfrauss is 'rhe prime example of fhis. Alexander Silofi and Josef Lhevinne were confemporaries of Madame buf for fhe lasf several years of fheir lives fhey were augusf old genflemen, rafher aghasf af Olga's musical doings. Wi+h Madame if was never a mafier of keeping up fo dafe buf rafher The confinual applicafion of all she observed and absorbed and fhe force of her mafurify applied fo 'rhe changing paHern of life. So many fhings bear 'rhis ouf. Her acfivify in so many branches of music as fhe need and opporfunify arose, her broad concepf of music and ifs relafion fo fhe ofher arfs and sciences, her ioy in fhe creafion of new fhings. And because if was in youfh fhaf she found so much, if was fo youfh fhaf she gave so much, and fo youfh fhaf she looked for fhe answer fo so many of 'rheir own and fhe world's problems. John Erskine said in final fesfamenf, She fhoughf of youfh as seffing fhe fone of life, nof simply as fhe prelude fo old age. She fhoughf we should all grow old young. DOROTHEA PERSICHETH 9

Page 13 text:

fu, SKA 29.09 i vw 0 V W I Q , P K S f EEG Lg H, , THE FELLOWSHIP UDOGGIE ROAST November I4141, I948 11