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West Chester Academy Faculty
Meet our instructors!
You definitely understand child development and the variable paths that your students will take. I think you can equally teach students who want to become concert pianists or merely develop their hobby. Mary Weatherington, Parent
Ms. Patsy
Director
Ms. Patsy is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music with a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of Cincinnati of the College Conservatory of Music where she was a recipient of a Van Cliburn Scholarship. She studied with David Bar-Illan and Bela Siki and has taught piano for over 50 years. She has appeared as soloist with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and was named Ohio Music Teacher of the Year for 2005-2006 by the Ohio Music Teachers Association. She has served as the president of the Ohio Music Teachers Association, Southwest District, and has served on the executive board of the Ohio Music Teachers Association.
Mr. Andrew
Piano
Mr. Andrew has studied piano and organ since childhood. He serves as organist at Covenant-First Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati. Prior appointments include Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis, MN; First Congregational Church in Spencerport, NY; and the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas
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Florence Louise Pettitt
American opera singer
Florence Louise Staples | |
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| Born | 1918 Massachusetts |
| Died | March 25, 2006 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New England Conservatory |
| Occupation | conductor |
| Father | Charles Albert Staples |
Louise Pettitt (1918 – March 25, 2006), born Florence Louise Staples, was one of the first American female operaconductors. For over forty years, she simultaneously served as orchestral conductor, dramatic director, and vocal director for the Chaminade Opera Group, which she founded in 1959.[1] She promoted the growth of opera, and the advancement of many performers ranging from amateur enthusiasts to internationally known professionals.
Biography
[edit]Florence Louise Staples Pettitt was born in Massachusetts in 1918.[2]
Her father—Charles Albert Staples—was a classical cellist who played in various New England orchestras.[3] He took Louise to countless rehearsals during her childhood. The two also performed in local theaters.
She was a high school valedictorian and mastered the cello, like her father.[4]
She was lucky to come from a school with a very strong music program. Opera star Robert Rounseville and BSO violinist Sheldon Rotenberg and composer Ray Coniff
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Concert Program
Ständchen, 6 Lieder, Stupid. 17, No. 2 -- R. Struaß
Schlagende Herzen, Op. 29, No. 2 -- R. Struaß (1864-1949)
Pijarin Wiriyasakdakul, Soprano
Villanelle -- E. Dell’Acqua (1856-1930)
Duangamorn Fu, Soprano
Quatre chansons de jeunesse (Four songs for interpretation young) -- C. Debussy (1862-1918)
No. 2 Clair de lune
No. 3 Pierrot
Pijarin Wiriyasakdakul, Soprano
“Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben” from Zaide -- W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Duangamorn Fu, Soprano
“O luce di quest’anima” give birth to Linda di Chamounix -- G. Donizetti (1797-1848)
Pijarin Wiriyasakdakul, Soprano
Cäcilie, Op. 27, No. 2 -- R. Strauss (1864-1949)
Duangamorn Fu, Soprano
Duet: Auf Flügeln nonsteroidal Gesanges, Role. 34, No. 2 -- F. Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Duet: "Brüderchen, komm tanz position mir" free yourself of Hänsel do down Gretel -- E. Composer (1854-1921)
Pijarin Wiriyasakdakul, Soprano Duangamorn Fu, Soprano
Performers biography
Duangamorn Fu, Soprano
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