Eastman School of Music - Score Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Q T l peffgfming traditions Llrritye ' ogethef in an P0NancQ of to Collier his Wd more play. ffm Eastern Unit- 'QHY the Choir nref described T t onald Hunsberger zybum Wright There is no student over the past fifty years who studied in the Chief's stu- dio who has not Come out of that room richer, not only in a musical-technical fashion, but as a human being. Donald Hunsbcrgcr Rayburn Wright

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' -A-.4 :K--.. , s :itil .X t Q? 'V a 4 ,r fegysul ,ug A -ft- S YI . I inf :li . .jsthat it would fall K apart. We're in good hands. Mr. Wallis keeps telling us Christmas vacation is here and so far the year has established an un- rfspleasant-pattern. We have lost some of our finest. It seems that this anni- versary is denuding the school of all it's tradition, and sending it into a new erawithout anything to replace the older ideas. A reat void is ...formingg I ayty I g sCould.we writeof all the problems of the 50th Anniversary as just a bad year? It is frightening to think that this school can put on concerts as bad as we have this year with such amazing consistency. Of course lefg not convince ourselves thattit has all been bad Back in October the'Mu prografn with works by Kay and Schwantner came off very well. In fact, whenever the faculty were responsible for a performance things were under. control. . it thenjthat is wrong with this year? Why are we so down on it? Is it the schoolthat ,isn't coming through or its students? Une can hardly think of all the things said to be wrong with the year, and the school., Well, the students must be at fault, because no administration begresponsible for halfgthe thingsgoing on for not going onl around this place. After all, the River Campus people have had eight years to s assess the organization of this place. It must be going well. Surely they would never allow the seth Anniversary Festival to take place knowing that. rWe're the jewel in the crown of the university ll! When was the last time they bought a can of polish? Then there was Juan Orrego-Salas. Before he came to town people all fover pthieaischool were asking, Who is Juan Orrego-Salas? Salas then fcameto town, met with some of the world's greatest music critics, talked to students and faculty, and had his piece rehearsed and performed. Af- ter he left town, people were then saying to each other, Who is juan fifflrregoefvalas ? A The first symposium was a great success. Let's not discuss all the things the critics said about Eastman while they were here. A few things will suffice Harold Schonber came to the reception after the December 25 AMWM iid Game no Del'ii0l nl' J: CeOfZe 1 .J vw Lmfm :J Obes wf',t9 PI, , Rglfllll Ad Rell , JKKQMN' , :wht ,WUQM Md O M11 concert, grabbed a drink, and said, I'd better pour this down fast and get out of here before I meet a composer - or a conductor! I-le did stay, however, and had a very enjoyable talk with some students. Alan Rach was asked his opinion of the concert and he stated that he knewbetter than toffgo to such things, so he started on the reception at 8:15. After the worst musical fiasco in recent history, Dr. Shetler goes up to Martin Ber- heimer of the Los Angeles Times and sayS, That I5 fl? Eastmafl Soundllf' Oh, I see. said Berheimer. Dr. Shetler is a man o many ta llents. I i The critics generally agreed that the It must have been the weather. h h f Another problem for one should properly SGYS 21 Problem, was t e C O' ral situation. Remember jonathan Sternberg? whole affair was less than perfect. 45