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

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A vital part of the Academy ' s performing life is our excellent Academy Choir. L ' nder the inimitable and challenging direction of Robert Suderburg, the chorus has attained new heights. Outstanding performances have marked the career of the relatively new group. In the future, the Choir will tour more extensively and shows promise of becoming one of the most accomplished groups in and around Phila- delphia. For certain works requiring fewer voices, a special small chorus has been formed. These members, chosen qualitatively, have sung Stravinsky ' s Les Noces with great success and will, in the future, perform other compositions suited to their special talents.

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Academy Choir Robert Suderburg Conductor Zhe Academy Choir (•members of small choir SOPRANO Mary Elizabeth Bennett Kathleen Butts La Deva Dams Ellen Dunmore ' Alice Eyler Frances Fanelli Mary Ann Gallas Carolyn Hill CUNTA Keris ' Gail Loos ' Eileen Loughrey Maria Murowany Victoria Myers Carol Pownall Florence Quivar Carole Reitenbaugh Irmeen Rosenberg Gainor Shoemaker Caroline Sutkus Barbara Vaughn Sylvia Walton Eugenia Wasylenko Sheila Weinstein ALTO Diane Bew Mary Bourne Claudia Brown PiiYi lis Casner Marie Forgrave Ellankay Funk Lois Geurin Beverly Hoefnlan Patricia Ingersoll Janice Jones Virginia Kjieszswick Patricia Kriebel Barbara Mylett ALTO (Continued) Barbara Ray Teresa Shepanski Jeanette Wilson Lll YEH Wu TENOR Taylor Bell ' John Dulik ' William Koren Anthony Lupica David Paige ' Alexander Ragsdale William Smith Wayne Triplett Lewis Wright BASS Weldon Adams Frederick Brown John Collins Raymond Costanzo Tedd Didden Walter Dunlap Robert Frederick Jack Heller, Jr. Edward Kalehoff Dimitri Kauriga Craig Mann Kenneth McConnell John McMenamin Edward Neifeld Roman Pawlowski Ronald Rothermel Howard Smoyer Raymond Syzc Ira Tucker Henry Varlack Austin Wallis Assistant Conductors: Roman Pawlowski Raymond Syzc CHORUS OFFICERS Francis Fanelli, President Raymond Syzc, Vice-President Alice Eyler, Secretary Ellen Dunmore, Treasurer Philadelphia Musical Jeademi Choir Robert Suderburg, Director Y.M.H.A., February 13, 8:15 P.M. IN ECCLESIIS Giovanni Gabrieli For eight part chorus, so ' oisls, brass and continuo Brass parts realized by R. Pawlowski Victoria Myers, Soprano Frederick Brown, Bass Alexander Ragsdale, Tenor Mary Elizabeth Bennett, Piaiw Evan Solot, Trumpet William Koren, Horn Howard Lipman, Trumpet Charles Schupak, Trombone Howard Smoyer, Trumpet Jonathan Dornblum, Tuba MISSA PANGE lingua Josquin de Pres Kyrie Gloria NANIE, op. 82 Johannes Brahms For chorus and piano (orchestral reduction) Mary Elizabeth Bennett, Piano intermission LES NOCES (The Wedding) gor Slra -insky Part One, Scene I Scene II Scene III Part Two: The Bride ' s Chamber The Bridegroom ' s Home The Bride ' s Departure The Wedding Fe (The scenes follow one another without pause) Soloists Elizabeth Suderburg, Soprano Rita Dreyfus, Mez:o-Soprano Wayne Conaway, Tenor Harold Parker, Bass Allison Drake LiLBURN Dunlap Pianists Joseph Arcaro Herbert Siegel William Smith Librarians Henry Varlack La Deva Davis Percussion Mickey Bookspan Allen Abel Lee Gurst Mathew Hopkins RussEL Hahtenberger Ben Harms The Academy Small Choir

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There has been someching new at the Philadelphia Musical Academy this year in the realm of activities. Football and basketball teams, managed and organized by Sheldon Kohan and compris- ed of our school ' s male students, appear- ed on the scene in good form and pro- ceeded to tie Philadelphia Museum Col- lege of Art twice in football on Nov. 31 (12-12) and December 13 (2-2), and they vanquished this same team in basketball (72-65) on April 4. Philadelphia Electric also suffered defeat at the hands of P.M.A. ' s Supersports on April 8. There are a few softball games scheduled for the end of the year and a picnic following that. These sports activities have con- tributed to the development of school spirit and a sense of fair play among the participants. Sports