New England Conservatory of Music - Neume Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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DEDICATION Richard B. Rosewall has been with the voice faculty of the New Eng- land Conservatory since his appointment in the spring of 1959. Mr. Rosewall also participates in the Music Education Department teaching voice class and serves as the director of opera and operetta productions . Richard Rosewall earned his Bachelor of Science in Music Education and Master of Education at the University of Minnesota, where he was granted a teaching fellowship. His recently completed HANDBOOK FOR SINGING is now being used initially this term at the Conservatory in ad- dition to Austin College and Indiana State Teachers College . Busy days followed his matriculation at the University of Minnesota. Supervisor and director of music in Little Falls Community Chorus, he gave private and group instruction in voice at the University of Minne- sota and organized the Rosewall Singers who concertized extensively near Minneapolis. Prior to joining the New England Conservatory, Mr. Rosewall was a faculty member of Indiana State Teachers College where in addition to private and class vocal instruction he lead the Choral Union and was di- rector of the Opera Department . We are indeed quite fortunate to have Mr. Rosewall with us. Richard Rosewall will always be remembere d as a competent musician and a de- voted music educator . We regard you with the warmest thoughts and most gratefully and humbly dedicate to you this, our 1962 NEUME . 5

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DIRECTOR DR. JAMES ALIFERIS President Since the Yearbook is a souvenir of experiences and activities of student days, it seems appropriate that I mention a few of the recent memorable occasions . The graduating students have had the opportunity to work with Mr . Prausnitz during his first year as Conductor of the Conservatory Orchestra. Already, although only two con- certs have been played, the members of the graduating class will remember his extraor- dinary technical insight into complex musical sonorities and the efficient manner in which he is able to bring clarity and desired proportion . You will recall how the members of the Opera Department, Orchestra, and Modern Dance joined in a spectacular presentation of Purcell ' s great masterpiece, Dido and Aeneas. The union of these forces created an operatic production of such calibre that it was recorded on Video Tape by the National Educational Television and Radio Center . Then there was the heavy responsibility entrusted to our Chorus when they performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and recorded for RCA Victor Ravel ' s Daphnis and Chloe and Romeo and Juliet of Berlioz in one semester. The simple statement of these performances is an eloquent testimony of the respect the professional world has for the quality of music training at the New England Conserva- tory . We are proud of the accomplishments of the New England Conservatory students and feel confident that in the years to come, you, the members of the graduating class, will have occasion to recall these very valuable experiences at the Conservatory that helped prepare you for a successful career in music. 7