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

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CONDUCTORS It has been my pleasure to know you and assist you in your preparation for a professional career in music. I shall want to know of your successes . I hope we shall meet again and I want you to know that you will always be welcome at the New England Conser- vatory . My sincere best wishes . Executive Dean Dean of the Graduate Division What will the Class of 1962 contribute to music? The record will not be written for many years to come but each of you will write a chapter of that rec ord . You will go many ways and achieve varying successes. Some of you will perform, many will teach, and others will serve music in still different capacities . You will all face the practical realities of making your way in your profession and in so- ciety . I hope that in so doing you will remain al- ways devoted to the highest artistic standards, that you will be evermindful of your obligation to pass along to others only the best of your art. You have the opportunity to achieve a proud class record, but it can be only the sum of your individual accom- plishments . Nothing which men ' s minds have conceived is nobler than music, the most universal and beautiful of all the arts . You have chosen to devote your careers to music because you have something to give to music. How effectively, how significantly will you give? How inspiring will be your chapter in the record of the Class of 1962? Dean of the Undergraduate Divis

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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

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