Vol. 3, No. 1
North Carolina School of the Arts
September 3, 1968
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String students rehearsing for orchestra.
Ester Lamneck (left ) and Art Ciompi (right)
"groove" in Spoleto.
SIENA STUDENTS END SECOND SESSION
The North Carolina School of the Arts
Second Summer Session in Siena , Italy, was
held June 8 through July 26 . Over one hun
dred music students att '■ded the session and
studied with noted Eurcp _ and American ar
tists - Of th. tctal ei j.’,nent over fifty
of ^he students were ti e School of the
A-f nd '^':£ 'tl.er stuOs^nt /ere from vari-
cclltges and music coL^i.i:.rvat.^ries. Stu
dents were selected last spring by audition.
Georgio Ciompi of Durham , North "’?ro-
lina, served as director of the sessioi.. ne
faculty included Piero Bellugi , or^
conductor ; Vincenzo Vitale , piano ;
Farrow , voice; Alessandro Esposito , organ;
Fredrick Bergstone , French horn; Paul Berl,
voice coaching ; Irving Klein , violincello;
and Roman Vlad, composition.
This year the school used the facili
ties of the Academia Musicale Chigiana , a
well-known Italian music school. The build
ing, dating back to the thirteenth century ,
was formerly the palace of the Count Guido
BUKETOFF TO CONEXIQ
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Igor Buketoff , prize-winning Ameridan
conductor, will conduct the first series of
concerts of the Piedmont Chamber Orchestra .
The Piedmont Chamber Orchestra has been
made possible by a grant from the Rockefel
ler Foundation to the North Carolina School
of the Arts . The orchestra will tour in
North Carolina and the other states of the
Southeastern area . Members of the music
faculty of the School of the Arts , all of
them professional musicians , will form the
core of the orchestra. Auditions will be '
held for certain positions in the orchestra,
and these will be announced in the very near
future.
Among the musicians will be members of
the Claremont String Quartet and the Clarion
Wind Quintet . Both groups are in residence
at the School of the Arts and are internat -
lonally known for their tours and recordings
Igor Buketoff was born in Connecticut
and received his musical training at the
Jullliard School of Music. His professional
career began when he was 20 years old with
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Chigl Saracini.
During the two month session, groups of
students were able to visit much of the sur
rounding area . A group of fifty students
traveled to Rome on July 4 for a private
audience were Governor and Mrs. Dan K ,
Moore. The students were able to tour Rome
as well as visiting the Vatican City . Stu
dents were also allowed to travel with the
orchestra to several of their out -of-town
performances Including trips to Spoleto, Ax-
rezo, Pisa, Fiesole, and Poggibonsi.
Other musican activities Included week
ly chamber mu-ic ..citals in Siena as well
as orchestra i-f-i -
HAS FAIT
FAITH HAS HEATHER
The N.C. Essay takes great pleasure in
announcing the birth of Miss Heather Lee
Benedict to Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Benedict.
Heather was bom on Sunday August 25
after a delayed arrival of two weeks.
The Benedicts were the House Parents
for the Girls' dormitory for the first tii.i
last year . All three will be with us fo
their second year at NCSA
PICNIC AND SWIMMING
Thirty students returned to the School
of the Arts last Sunday to assl-§t with an
extensive orientation program planned for
the 132 new students arriving today for the
fall semester.
The new students are to pay their fees
today to Mr. Louis Hawley , Bursar, in the
student activities office located in the
Girls' dormatory. They will also receive an
information packet which included detailed
orientation plans, room keys, mail box assi
gnments , and the new Student Handbook .
Today at 5p.m., parents, students, and fac
ulty are Invited to attend an informal buf
fet in the d^rm ares. At 7:30 p.m. there
will be an assembly on the lawn for the new
students with an address by President Robert
Ward. Returning students assisting with the
orientation program will be available to aid
new students.
SUNDAY AT 2 P.M.
JOHNSON TO HEAD
CHORAL DEPARTMENT'
Norman Johnson , artistic director and
conductor of the Denver Lyric Opera , has
accepted an appointment as opera director
and choral conductor at the North Carolina
School of the Arts. He will also do special
coaching.
His appointment fas announced last May
by Dr. Louir Mennini dean of the school of
music at th School of the Arts.
1967- .s Jchpson's first season with
the Denve: j^yric Opera, which produces opera
ir co'^peration with the Denver Symphony Or
chestra. Last season he conducted Rossini's
" Barber of Seville " and Verdi's "II Trova-
tore." His post with the Lyiic Opera will
continue concurrently with his position at
the School of the Arts ; however he will be
in residence here. He and his wife will
move to Winston -Salem shortly befoee school
opens in September.
Johnson was associate conductor of the
Central City Opera Festival, at Central City
Colorado from 1965 to 1967 and was assistant
conductor from 1962 to 1964.
For the past four years he has been on
the conducting faculty at Peabody Conser -
vabory of Music in Baltimore, Maryland, He
vfao musical director of the opera and choral
departments.
He was coach for the Metropolitan Opera
company in 1965.
He was formerly associate conductor of
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BURTON,HYATT ASSUME NEW POSITIONS
William W. Burton , former Associate
Dean for Student Activities , has accepted
the position of Director of Institutional
Research and Financial aid at the School of
the Arts.
President Ward created the position
within the last year and Mr . Burton is the
first to serve in this capacity. During the
summer, Mr Burton completed a thorough study
report, and revision of the entire financial
aide program.
Robert Hyatt has accepted the position
of Dean of Students . Mr. Hyatt joined the
faculty this summer as Associate Dean of
Students for counseling and guidance.
Mr. Hyatt has a bachelor of arts degree
from the University of North Carolina at
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