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

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JANET EILEEN McCABE 31 West Phil-Ellena Street Philadelphia, Pa. B.M.E., Violin Janet is a member of Delta Omicron and also of MENC. She has been a member of the Academy orchestra for all of her four years at P.M. A. THOMAS MOZEE 6115 Jefferson Street Philadelphia, Pa. B.M.E., Clarinet ACTIVITIES: Academy Choir (2 years) Woodwind Ensemble Orchestra (1 year) Upon graduation Tom plans to teach in the Philadelphia School System and also to continue to give private instruction. KENNETH A. McDOUGALD 2329 North Van Pelt Street Philadelphia, Pa. B.M.E., Piano ACTIVITIES: MENC Phi Mu Alpha Ken intends to teach in the Philadelphia Public School system upon graduation. After teaching for a year he hopes to begin work on his Master ' s Degree in the Humanities. His ultimate aim is to teach General Humanities on the college level.

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MARY ANN GALLAS 520 Park Avenue Reading, Pa. B.M.E., Piano ACTIVITIES: Choir Chamber Music MENC Mary Ann is studying to be a teacher and plans to accept a position at the Cynwyd School in Lower Merion School District in the fall. She will be teaching vocal music. Mary Ann also plans to accept the bands of marriage this summer. JAY MAGIDMAN 300 East Eleanor Street Philadelphia, Pa. B.M.E., Flute ACTIVITIES: Orchestra (4 years) New Music Group (2 years) Prior to attending P.M. A., Jay was a member of the U.S. Army Field Band for four years. During that tenure, Jay studied flute with Britton John- son. A year after leaving the service, he enrolled at P.M. A. studying flute and piano. Since that time he has done some solo work and has partici- pated in many school activities. Upon graduation, Jay plans to teach classes in instrumental music in the Philadelphia elementary public schools. JEROME N. MARGOLIS 4045 Balvvynne Park Road Philadelphia, Pa. B.M.E., Piano Jerry has also received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music Degrees. He studied composi- tion with Vincent Persichetti and Joseph Castaldo; his piano instructors were Arthur Hice, Dorthea Persichetti and Clement Petrillo. He is the com- poser of some forty works. He was narrator of Schoenberg ' s Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte in Carnegie Hall. Jerry is the winner of the Board of Education Scholarship, is a faculty member of the Settlement Music School and plans a compos- ing-teaching career.

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GEORGE MYERS Philadelphia, Pa. B.M., Voice ALEXANDER RAGSDALE, JR. 1214 North 55th Street Philadelphia, Pa. B.M.E., Voice ACTIVITIES: Vice-president of choir (1 year) Vice-president of MENC (1 year) Yearbook staff (1 year) During Alex ' s four years at P.M. A. he has been a member of the Academy choir and on occasion has been a soloist with the choir. He has sung with the Opera Workshop for two years, and has also given solo performances in schools and churches. Alex also sang with the Urban Opera Company. Upon graduation Alex hopes to teach in the school system and to continue work- ing towards his Master ' s Degree in Applied Music. WILLIAM SMITH 515 Plush Mill Road Wallingford, Pa. B.M., Organ ACTIVITIES: Co-editor of the Yearbook (2 years) Undergraduate study for Bill was designed to prepare him for Graduate studies and work in the church. Accepted at Harpur College in Binghamton, N.Y., Bill plans to specialize in Historical Musicology and Cultural Anthropology. He hopes to eventually work on his Ph.D. in Ethnomusi- cology as well as give a limited amount of recitals.