In Remembrance
Curtis Remembers the Lives of Alumni
Mezzo-soprano Zheng Cao (Opera ‘93) died on February 22, 2013, at age 46, after a long battle with cancer.
Tenor David Lloyd (Voice ’43) died on February 8, 2013, at age 92. He sang at New York City Opera in the 1950s and was general director of the Lake George Opera Festival from 1965 to 1980.
Matthew Ruggiero (Bassoon ’57) died on February 1, 2013. He was assistant principal bassoon of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1961 to 1989.
Richard Luby (Violin ’67) died on January 29, 2013. Since 1979, he was professor of music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Albert Falkove (Viola ’41) died on January 27, 2013. He was associate principal viola of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1950 to 1985.
Maxine Gambs McCaw (Piano ’40), a private piano teacher in Des Moines, Iowa, died on January 26, 2013.
Joseph Eger (Horn ’43) died on January 13, 2013. His book Einstein’s Violin: A Conductor’s Notes on Music, Physics, and Social Change was published in 2005.
Marion Davies (Cello ’45) died on December 18, 2012. She was principal cello of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra from 1975 to 1985, after serving in the same role at the Houston Symphony and Kansas City Symphony.
Anthony diBonaventura (Piano ’53) died on November 12, 2012. A master teacher and pianist, he taught at Boston University College of Fine Arts for 40 years.
Patricia John (Harp ’37) died on September 27, 2012.
John Hicks (Flute '39) died on September 9, 2012.
Daisy Jackson (Voice '80) died on July 15, 2012.
Suzanne Hanson Poole (Voice '50) died on July 4, 2012.
Robert Bonnevie (Horn '60) died on May 29, 2012.
Zoe Fisher -Schaffer (Horn '47) died on April 30, 2012.
William de Pasquale (Violin '54) died on April 8, 2012.
David Craighead (Organ '46) died on March 26, 2012.
Noel Tipton (Horn '84) died on March 11, 2012.
James Fawcett (Viola '58) died on February 23, 2012.
Ethel Stark (Violin '34) died on February 16, 2012.
Constance Russell Rachlin (Piano '38) died on February 8, 2012.
Wilbert Davis (Jerry) Jerome (Oboe '59) died on January 7, 2012.
Eugene Bossart (Accompanying '41) died on November 12, 2011.
Orlando Otey (Composition '47) died on October 23, 2011.
Contact
Anne O'Donnell, director of alumni and parent programs, (215) 717-3128