Philadelphia Musical Academy - Da Capo Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Orchestra The Philadelphia Musical Academy ' s sixty- five-piece symphony orchestra, directed by Maurice Kaplow, has performed admirably this season. The first concert, presented Thursday evening, November 4th, at the Fleischer Auditorium, Y. M. H. A., included works by Wagner, Mozart, Ravel, and Hindemith. Cheltenham High School was the scene of the next concert when the orchestra appeared March 19th and performed compositions by Wagner and Mozart, as an added feature to the fourth in a series of five concert lectures by Joseph Castaldo. In existence now for ninety-four years, this widely known, active organization has been valuable to students in helping them to become familiar with the literature of the master com- posers. Equally important are the confidence and experience gained in performing for the public. Also, the publicity the orchestra receives through these appearances has benefited the Philadelphia Musical Academy.

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The Philadelphia Musi- cal Academy String Quartet, under the artistic direction of Dr. Jani Szanto, has in a short time become a popular Chamber group. The Quartet performed for the Grace Bumbry Reception at the Bellevue Stratford, and has been playing in various con- certs around Philadelphia with much success. String Quartet Woodwind Ensemble The Academy ' s Woodwind En- semble, under the direction of VCayne Raper, is not new, but it has accomplished much this year in gaining good sound and professional ease. It is comprised of eleven pieces: three clarinets, one bass clarinet, four flutes, one French horn, one bassoon, and one oboe. The ensemble is working on such compositions as Hindemith ' s Klei- nekammer , Trois Pieces by Jacques iDert, and Beethoven ' s Quintet .

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o R C H T R A Maurice Kaplov Conductor Metfibers of the Orchestra VIOLINS Rosalind Corwin, Concerimaster Paul Ginsberg Bridgett Pumpous Julian Meyer Bernard J. Berman Pamela Schaeffer Hai Eun Hyun William Steck Elnore Anderson Thomas Lindsay Peter Nocella Janet McCabe Peggy Merlin Kenneth Dockray YUMI NiNOMlA Joseph Lanza Herbert Light VIOLA Auce Lindsay Arnold Radel Donald Lukacs Roselyn Weidringer Evelyn Poole Carl Anderson Sidney Curtiss CELLO Martha Brons Carol Reftenbaugh Joyce A. Irons Jay HUME5T0N Russel Smith Bert Philups William Stokkino, Jr. BASS Austin Wallace Thomas Brennand Richard Muehlmann Richard Schlecker Michael Renner FLUTE Jay Magidman William Turner Judith S. Davis, Piccolo OBOE Robert M. Stewart Jerry Jerome ENGLISH HORN William Webster CLARINET Birdis Coleman Nicholas Cassizzi Kenneth Weiner BASS CLARINET Allen Halber BASSOON Shirley Curtiss John LaSalandra CONTRA BASSOON Thomas Woodhams TRUMPET Evan Solot Howard Lipman Howard Smoyer FRENCH HORN William Koren Candy Bliss Jeffrey Langford Richard Gardiner TROMBONE Roger Jansen S. Ginsberg Charles Schupak John S. Collins, III TUBA Jonathan Dornblum BATTERIE Sonny Casella Warren E. McLendon James Valerio Eric Henderson Ted Zimmerman LIBRARIAN Arnold Radel Philadelphia Musical Mddemy Orchestra Maurice Kaplow, Conductor Ann Hobson, Harp Toby Rotman, Flute Program PRELUDE: MASTERSINGERS OF NURENBURG . . . Wagner CONCERTO IN C MAJOR FOR HARP AND FLUTE. . Mozart Ann Hobson Toby Rotman ALLEGRO ANDANTINO ALLEGRO htermissioii MOTHER GOOSE SUITE Ra -el I. Pavane of The Sleeping Beauty II. Hop O ' My Thumb III. Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas IV. Beauty and The Beast Converse V. The Fairy Garden SYMPHONIC METAMORPHOSES Hindemilh On Themes of Carl Maria Von Weber ALLEGRO TURANDOT, SCHERZO ANDANTINO MARSCH