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Purpose The North Carolina School of the Arts has a special mandate to train talented young people for careers in the performing arts. For those seriously committed to careers in dance, design and production, drama and music, professional instruction and professional stan- dards must apply from the beginning of training — as soon as unusual talent is evidenced. Students accepted for admission are given thorough professional training supplemented by a strong aca- demic curriculum. The intent of the School is to pro- vide each student with the preparation for a successful career in one of the performing arts and with the lib- eral education vital to the contributing artist and in- formed citizen in our society. While established primarily for talented students from North Carolina and the southeastern region — grades 7 through college — the School of the Arts accepts students from all areas, offering a challenging atmosphere created by association with other gifted students and artist teachers in the allied performing arts. “It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to foster, encourage and promote, and to provide assis- tance for the cultural development of the citizens of North Carolina and to this end the General Assembly does create and provide for a training center for in- struction in the performing arts.’’ — North Carolina General Assembly, 1963 By this act, the North Carolina School of the Arts opened in September 1965 under the leadership of its first president, the late Dr. Vittorio Giannini, the emi- nent American composer. Dr. Robert Ward, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, served as chancellor from 1967 until July 1974, when he resigned to devote more time to composing. During Dr. Ward’s tenure as chancellor, the School more than doubled its faculty and enrollment. A unique School of Design and Production, which includes the high school visual arts program, was added in 1969. As chancellor, Dr. Ward was deeply involved in the found- ing of the Piedmont Chamber Orchestra, the North Carolina Dance Theater, the foreign programs in
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