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

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Qfjufllled corwrmusu FROM PAGE 7 ing one of fhe few indesfrucfibles our presenf-day world has fo offer. Don'f resenf fhe fime you musf snafch from pracfice fo prepare lessons in fhe fheorefical courses you are required fo fake. . . Give a public performance on your major insfrumenf af leasf once ai year and don! sfop sfudying. . Be one of fhe group-:ofhers have falenfs foo. The docfor, lawyer, and business person you meef may be as giffed in his chosen line of worlr as you are in yours. 4. Be a real person-be inferesfed in everyone. Don'f seeln only fhe 'righf people. People are inferesfing if you can induce fhem for express fheir fhoughfs and opinions. 5. Radiafe a posifive affifude. Before suggesfing changes, firsf build your associafes' confidence in your musicianship and iudgmenf. 6. Above all, fhe qualify of your worlc will speak for you. The mosf imporfanf quesfion for you fo decide is: Does small Com- munify life appeal fo me? iz 3 KATHRYN R. GRUBE . , 2 f O fl - 7yg0Ill0ll'J O fx ULIQUC' CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 the walls of fhe cellar and we found ourselves lying in ferror on fhe floor. l will never forgef fhose momenfs. Children were crying, someone was praying. Finally 'rhe shoofing sfopped and we heard fhem shoufing for us for come ouf. We wenf upsfairs and abouf fen heavily armed Russian soldiers were waifing for us. They searched us, fool: everyfhing of any value, and fhen leff. From fhen on, more and more Russian soldiers cameg fhey were complefely wanfon, and every minufe of our days and nighfs was filled wifh fear. Food was scarce, diseases like cholera and dysenfery were prevalenf and fhese siclcnesses claimed many lives. Abouf four monfhs offer fhe firsf Russians had come info Vienna, fhe Americans arrived. l was one of fhe luclcy girls who fell in love wifh an American and came fo fhe Unifed Sfafes as a war bride. Ever since l arrived, l have been frying fo fell everyone how forfunafe we are fo be living in a democracy. MRS. GILBERT F. WINKLER lAngelifa von lvlunchhausenl 27

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Wy1lJ1'C .firif .jcelfe Kieve is a boys' camp in Maine. Waler sporls occupy mosl' of ifls program, bul music is en+husias+ically supporied. Lasl summer a iuvenile version of Hansel and Gre+el was pro- duced. The inleresi and efiorf of everyone was mosl' grafifying, and somelimes was ihe iesl of 'rhe day, especially when Hansel was dis- covered reciiing lo +he frees, The wind, lhe wind, l'he heavenly wind! ' and fhere wasn l even a balmy breeze. The boys loved singing, and 'lhe music from Hansel and Grefelm was hummecl, whisiled or sung by everyone, almosf anywhere, on lhe palh down lor morning dip, in Pasquany Hall before dinner, or as enfer- 'rainmeni ai fhe Dramalic Club Feasf. - The informal ouldoor Sunday Chapel Services also offered a clili- lerenl palh inlo The realm ol music. Here, played on a small porfablfe organ, Jrhe Prelude mighl be Chopin's C Minor, or parl' of Wagner's Over- lure lo Tannhauser . The whole-hearled enioymenf ol +he boys singing 'lhe hymns in This almosphere made i'r an unusual experience. The pine-scenled woods of Maine, The colorful sunsels on ihe lake, The wood smoke ol fhe campfire, fresh boiled lobsler, an amaleur Robinhood, a sailboal' in 'rhe breeze, 'rhe call oi lhe loon, The effervescenl' spiril of healrhy youngsfers--'rhese are 'rhe essence of real music a+ Kieve. KATHRYN GEORGE DEIMLER Ill USIDIIQM flu II Nfl' HIM sing pf'rff'4'l XIIIIQS r rin Ill- Y zlurl 1-11 zllixsmzzllzf l'llI'I'l'5 fu l'I.fl'lf' YUII gfmml-lil lllllllllllmfi' 1' flllillilf lfu'-Y rrp' loud QOIGIPII St'fl'LlfII.i and .shed grfwrz-l1'111'r'd lvurs IIPFIILISP tin'-Y urv IIIIIIPIIVII and must f'I'lIHlI.ll in !1III..W'Il l'l1l'l'S1'l11'II'f'Y. 11, wnlzwzi ' 26

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Susliained CJ' 1425! af J- ,J Us f Q5.f.rFir GW ir' irgifii .7A.. Q..-..L,.,f.,, - Bachelor Ui Music ARMAND BASILE is a nalive Pennsylvanian and sludied af fhe Universiry of Pirrsburgh prior 'ro coming +o 'lhe Conservarory in l945l. A scholarship srudenl' of Madame Samarolzl and Mr. Sreuermann, he his performed in concerrs frequenrly, borh in Philadelphia and else- w ere. RUDOLPH E. BENETSKY is from Youngslown, Ohio, and allhough Army liie inlerrupled his sludies, he has really beavered away since coming back. He srudied piano wirh Mr. Drake and is very inferesled in arranging and orcheslraring 'rhearer and radio music. lncidenfally, Rudi is lops al iive and swing and has enleriained or some of lhe besl Fellow- ship programs. JANET BUEHLER sludied violin wirh Boris Koulzen. She is from Swarlhmore, Pennsylvania and her firsr ambilion was lo sludy child psychology, as she is very inieresled in 'rhe educalion of children. How- ever, she decided 'lo gel her music degree and now inlends ro devole herself ro guiding children in music. ROBERT KEYS CLARK is a naiive oi Maryland. He served in ihe armed forces, and arlencled Temple Universily School of Music before he enlered lhe Conservalory. He is a composilion maior under Dr. Persichelrli, and has already received public recognilion for several off his works. BESSIE CONDROS has acquainled many of us wilh some of 'rhe Greek cusloms 'ro which l'he Philadelphia Orlhodox Greeks adhere. She lbolh speaks and wriles Greek very fluenrly. She srudied wifh Mr. Drake and afrer gradualion she plans +o reach. STUART DICK is a composilion maior and plans lo conlinue sfudy- ing wilh Dr. Persiche+'ri nexl year. Sruarl' has always been represenled by a maior work on +he composilion recirals. He is parlicularly infereslecl in chamber music and enioys playing +he viola. He is an ex-GI, and originally from Milwaukee. 28