Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles - Actualites Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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ALUMNI ACCOMPLISHMENTS - Graduates of Le Lycee Franqais de Los Angeles have distinguished themselves in many fields since leaving our school. This year, we are pleased to recognize these achievements. DONELLE DADIGAN is a graduate of Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles and recently was hon- ored with the Diploma Medaille ' Or from the Academie Classique in France. She has been soloist in the Los Angeles Bach Festival at First Congregational Church in Los Angeles and has won grand prizes twice (in consecutive years) for Bach performances in the Interna- tional Piano Recording Competition. Her debut with orchestra was under the baton of Owen Brady with the Los Angeles Concert Orchestra. Miss Dadigan is majoring in music at UCLA. Mr. E. Gans, Chairman French Dept., UCLA, Miss Donelle Dadigan, M. A.Cohen, and Councilman John Ferraro A letter from William Travis, one of our most brilliant students at the Lycee From Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., William writes: ... I ' m happy to say that of the five courses in which I am enrolled, three of them are upper division. William Travis, President Lycee Student Body - 1971-1973

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Oalifornia Chamber Symphony REHEARSAL AT THE LYCEE FRANCAIS HENRI TEMIANKA(t In Concertos by Haydn, Tartini, Stamitz also Orchestral Works by Zador and Dvorak 163

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DANIEL VARSANO French Bank of California FRENCH HOSPITALITY and SAVOIR FAIRE We offer HIGHEST INTEREST RATES allowed, compounded daily, paid on our insured EIFFEL TOWER Savings Plans. FREE CHECKING ACCOUNT with any savings account of $250 or more To save lime, BANK BY IVIAIL. We pay postage both ways. Buy your FRENCH FRANC TRAVELERS CHEQUES from us and avoid currency exchange problems in France. We can help you anywhere in the world with your personal and business banking needs through our parent BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS (2200 offices - in 65 countries) French Bank of California A subsidiary of Banque Nationale de Paris 130 tvlontgomery Street. San Francisco (415)398-1700 9250 Wilshire Boulevard. Beverly Hills (213)278-6450 A California Stale-Chartered Bank — Member FDIC A young pianist aged 19 years. He studied with Madame Herbault, tutor of Jean Doyen, and former teacher of Margaret Long. During his stay in California in 1970 he played at the Bach Festival in Los Angeles and became a member of the National Guild of Piano-playing Auditions . In 1970 he obtained second prize in the Los Angeles Music Teachers ' Association Contest. On his return to Paris he gave his first recital in June 1971. He was placed first in the Claude Kahn Contest and for two successive years he won the silver medal (1972 and 1973). In March 1973 he obtained first prize, unanimously awarded, at ' Concours Artistique de Paris ' organized by M.G. Meunier. In June 1973 he gave a recital at the Cercle Repubhcain for the Association of Arts and Letters. Lycee 1969-1970 165