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

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Ali! fl l '1.I-441. ,.-R - - -' -' ' ' ' iii ' -SJ- ..f - -. . L, .,, F' - -fr..-1-1 jlifix- dm Q I GAIL SHOEMAKER STUART D CK JUDY' IVEY EDITH EMERICK commules from Po++s+own. She has been leaching fhere lor several years, in l'he meanlime sludying here wifh Mr. Drake. WILLIAM FAIRLAMB came here +0 sludy wilh Madame Samaroff affer his discharge from lhe Army. The pasl' Iwo years he has been on fhe faculfy of 'rhe music clepar+men+ of Lebanon Valley College. He is a real promofer of modern music and has performed in concer+s lhrough- ou'r fhe S+a+e. 29

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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

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STELLA FERRARI sfudied voice wifh Carolyn Diller and has been rnosf acfive in fhe Opera Deparfmenf, singing the role of Susanna in fhis year's producfion of The Marriage- of Figaro . She plans fo confinue vocal sfudy and is also inferesfed in feaching. As presidenf of fhe Fellow- ship, she has organized some very inferesfing and enioyable acfivifies. RITA GALE is a nafive Philadelphian and sfudied violin wifh Mr. Koufzen. She has been a faifhful member of fhe Conservafory orchesfra and has parficipafed in fhe various orchesfra concerfs. JUDY IVEY is from Lynchburg, Virginia, and sfudied wifh Madame Samaroff, bofh here and in New York, and fhis pasf year wifh Mr. Sfeuer- mann. Judy is fond of 'rhe very lafesf in fashionable affire and enioys cooking and 'rap dancing. She was secrefary of Fellowship for fwo seasons and is always willing fo lend a helping hand. ' FERDINAND MALENKE is a successful organisf and choir direcfor as well as an acfive feacher. He commufes befween Philadelphia and Parker Ford, Pa., and is an enfhusiasfic piano sfudenf of Mr. Drake. ELIZABETH OUGHTON has done a greaf deal of radio work and recenfly appeared on felevision, and regularly sings programs af' local veferans' hospifals. Befh was perfecfly capfivafing as Cherubino in fhe Beaver College performance of The Marriage of Figaro . GAIL SHOEMAKER is from Media and sfudied piano wifh Mr. Drake. Gail and her family are experf af making marioneffes and have sfaged many marioneffe shows professionally. She plans fo confinue her piano sfuclies affer graduafion. DOMENIC SPARAGNA, anofher of our Gl composifion sfudenfs, has had several performances of his symphonic works. He sfudied com- posifion wifh Dr. Persicheffi and shows evidence of successfully confinuing his chosen career. ALAN THOMAS sfudied archifecfure af Yale and has always been inferesfed in painfing. His work in composifion wifh Dr. Persicheffi is oufsfanding and he has wriffen an opera fhis year. Alan is also a very falenfed pianisf. RUTH WAYNE was married early fhis fall buf she confinued her sfudies wifh Gabrielle Hunf. She has done radio work and expecfs fo combine her vocal career wifh homemaking. y SISTER MARY ALICE, l.H.M., sfudied violin wifh Boris Koufzen. She is confribufing much fo her Communify fhrough her excepfional musicianship. .30