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

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I. Foxx Blues Ballad I Brown Hornet Toute de Suite Loose Head Prog Princess It must be a Camel PETRUS Ted Moore, drums Philip Markowitz, piano and electric piano Cordon Johnson, bass March 1 Philip Markowitz Philip Markowitz Miles Davis Miles Davis Philip Markowitz Ted Moore Prank Zappa Every now and then the Eastman student is offered the opportunity to listen to a recital which offers more than the standard soloist and accompaniest routine. One day this spring PETRUS performed. Petrus is one of Chuck Mangione's improvisation class groups that has done quite a bit of homework and has turned into quite a jazz trio. The members, Ted Moore on drums, Cordy johnson on Bass, and Phil Markowitz, are the mainstay of the jazz Ensembles rhythm section and not only perform well but write as well also. 75

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RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE DIRECTORSI-IIP Whereas, The Director of the Eastma S lr 1 f M - - - filling certain responsibilities, H C OO O uslc 15 Charged Wlth ful- Whereas, In the past two ears f l and carefully filled, Whereas, In recent years, the general physical qgrrdirions under which f ulty and students have worked have deteriorated to the extent that our edu?- tional experience has been severely hindered even though the Director W1 made aware of such conditions by the Student Association, Whereas, An adequate overall orchestral experience has not been provided for the students, Whereas, Most students have been denied any choral experience for a sig- nificant part of this 1971-72 school year, Whereas, No response has been made to numerous student and faculty inquiries into possible improvements in the advisor system of the Eastman School of Music including a detailed recommendation submitted by the Stu- dent Association Council at the request of the Director, Whereas, The treatment of many of the internationally known guests of the Eastman School of Music by the Director has been such as to reflect poor- ly on this school's image in the international music community, Whereas, No philosophy of a choral experience has been established there- by prohibiting proper appointment of a choral director, Whereas, No philosophy of the orchestral experience has been established by the Director thereby prohibiting proper appointment of an orchestral conductor, Whereas, The Director has severely damaged relations between the East- man School of Music and the local Musicians' Union ii 66, Whereas, The Director has ignored the advice of Division I-Ieads concern- ing ensemble placement to the extent that it has contributed to the steady de- terioration of orchestral morale especially in Philharmonia from the beginning of the year, Whereas, The department of the Director has been such as to steadily lose the respect of the school, and, Whereas, The failure of the Director to fulfill numerous other obligations to the Eastman School of Music has caused growing discontent among both faculty and students, therefore, Resolved, That the Director should be relieved of his present position. Resolved, That the next Director of the Eastman School of Music be cho- sen by Eastman School of Music faculty with student consultation subject to the approval of the University of Rochester Administration. Resolved, That no Director should be appointed without the approval of the Eastman School of Music faculty and students. Resolved, That an Interim Board of Eastman School of Music faculty School of Music faculty subject to the Y , aCu ty vacancies have not been promptly members be appointed by the Eastman D approval of the University of Rochester Administration 'to assume the powers and responsibilities of the Director's Office until such time that a new Direc- tor can be appointed. Resolved, That this Interim oar I D 1 f I to find a new Director which will submit its findings to the genera acu ty and to the University of Rochester Administration. 'bil' - Resolved That this Interim Board be ready to assume the responsi I1t16S I of the Directorship upon its vacancy. B d will form the core of a search committee 77 xr 4 I