Albright

Dr. Joseph Albright, 88, died Friday, Jan. 23. His Funeral mass was at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 6 and interment was held at the Veterans Cemetery under the direction of Packer Funeral Home.

He served in the infantry during World War II earning three battle stars and a Purple Heart. During the Korean War, he became an Army Bandleader.

Dr. Albright studied trumpet with Edward Treutel, William Vacchiano, and Harry Glantz. He received his doctorate at Teacher’s College, Columbia University in 1963. He taught for 35 years in the public schools of Yonkers, Mount Vernon, and Scarsdale. As director of the Scarsdale High School band for 21 years, his symphonic band performed in Elizabeth City, N.C., Williamsburg, Va., Washington D.C., Wash, Wyalusing, Pa., Boston, Mass., Montreal and Toronto, Canada, and a number of times at Lincoln Center. He conducted more than a dozen concerts each summer with the Westchester Band for 31 years. He has served as President of the Westchester County School Music Association, Representative for Zone eleven of the New York State School Music Association, and director of the Westchester Music and Arts Camp now called The Aaron Copland Camp. When he retired, he played in the Suncoast Concert Band and the Sarasota Concert Band.

He is survived by his wife “Pug”, his children: Cindy Dowd, Marybeth Albright, Bob Albright, and Joe Albright; and nine grandchildren.