St Catherines Military School - Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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DEDICA TION MR. RESTA BANDMAS T ER The 1970 Yearbook is dedicated to Mr. Robert Resta, Band Director of the School Band since 1941. Chief Warrant Officer Resta retired from the Army in 1955 after serving at various Army Posts including the U. S. Army Music School for over a period of twenty-five years. A graduate of the JULLIARD School of Music in 1913, Mr. Resta entered the army at the age of seventeen. During his career he has worked with many famous ar- tists including Luratore, Lina Caveleria, Frances Alda, Percy Grainger and Charles Wakefield Cadman. He was Co-con- ductor with Walter Damrosch in New York. Upon completion of his various foreign service assign- ments he was assigned at Ft. MacArthur where he served with Lt. Charles A. Schmitt who was Recruit Instructor. While there, in his spare time, Mr. Resta founded the San Pedro Symphony and later the famous Long Beach Sym- phony Orchestra which he conducted. Mr. Resta joined the Faculty at Saint Catherine's in 1941 and has been the in- spiration of our bands-teaching young cadets who did not know one instrument from another upon entry to the Band Section. We of Saint Catherine's Staff, Faculty and Cadet Corps wish him and his wife, Margaret, the best of years, and ex- tend our sincere thanks for his dedication to our Cadets. 2 o,'-JF9'A-4061

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