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North Carolina School of the Arts Master Class: Josef Gingold Page 5 One aspect of Josef Gingold’s the Primrose string quartets, you play, not to find out what is personality that is most readily Concertmaster and soloist of the wrong with a pupil’s playing, but apparent is his almost child-like Detroit Symphony for 3 years and rather to hear music and to enjoy kindness. In the master classes of the Cleveland Orchestra under the atmosphere that is created by he has given so far, he has George Szell for 13 years. He has the music. He enjoys com displayed great patience and conîled and edited a book of municating with people and is encouragement, major assets for orchestral excerpts consisting of always asking for another any teacher. His jovial warmth is 300 works in the Symphonic communicating with people and extremely contagious and it is repertoire, published by In is always asking for another very difficult to leave one of his ternational Music Co. of New person’s opinion when there’s a classes in a desultory state York. This three volume work is doubt in his own mind. At Indiana (unless, of course, one has played a standard text used by students University Janos Starker oc badly). His odd teaching habits §. and symphony players cupies a studio next to his and (like insisting upon tuning a throughout the world. He was they often consult each other on pupil’s violin while the pupil is named the 1968 “Teacher of the teaching methods and specific holding the instrument) are year” by the American String problems of pupils. His basic strangely endearing; I especially Teachers Association. He has nature appears to be one of enjoy his plucking ac represented the United States on warmth and affection and he companiment to anything the juries of many International even carries around photographs anytKDdy else may play. Violin Competitions and given of his grandchildren in his violin Gingold has had an extremely Master Classes at the National case. In general he has been varied and prolific career. He Conservatory of Music in Paris, greatly complementary of the was born in Brest-Litovsk, France. He was also a guest violin students at our school and Poland and came to the United teacher for 6 weeks at the Toho has virtually heaped praise on the States when he was 11. After School of Music in Tolqro, Japan. two violin teachers here, Vartan studies with Vladimir Graffman For the past 17 summers he has Manoogian and Erik Friedman, in New York City, he continued been head of the Chamber Music for toeir fine work. Gingold’s his training with Eugene Ysaye Dept, at the Meadowmount positive attitude towards life and / in Bruxelles, Belgium. His School of Music in New York and towards violin playing in par credentials are really too is currently a Distinguished ticular is, indeed, a choice asset V.' numerous to mention but Professor of Music at Indiana for learning at this school. highlights of his proffesional Univ. -Clifford Young- / activities include: Member of the A master class of Gingold’s N.B.C. Symphony for 7 years, tends to take on the atmosphere Member of both the N.B.C. and of discovery and joyful Two Present a Roger Hall enlightenment; he wants to hear Dear Liar” “If I could write letters like Forms Student Play you, I would write letters to God.” This is a quote from the 42 Dancers Company Produced production “Dear Liar.” The For the first time in the history comment is made by Mrs. Roger Hall has resigned as of the school, a writing major has President of the North Carolina Patrick Campbell to George Continue Work had a play produced. On January Bernard Shaw in one of her many Up to date there are numerous School of the Arts Foundation, in 8 and 9, “Moving Man” by Ed Canadian. Pennsylvania Ballet order to head Roger Hall letters to this gentleman. It is dance students who have left the Company and Dance Repertory Schloss was presented. A play from this correspondence bet school and have gone their Associates. The new firm, based about ethnocenticism, “Moving Company run a second place with at 445 Park Avenue, New York, is ween these two people, actress se p ta te ways either to continue five students each. Harkness is Man” takes place in a Harlem and famous playwri^t, that or discontinue their major study involved in management, apartment where a white family third with four students. Pitt promotion, consultation and Jerome Kilts has adapted a two of ballet or modem. There are sburgh is fourth with three and comes to visit their black act comedy of letters. The play approximately 42 former production in the performing arts housekeeper, and both races then California is fifth with two and entertainment industries. In covers the 40 year relationship students now dancing students. impose their values on each which these two unusual people addition to these activities, Hall other. professionally. Some of the Two are on Broadway. Denise had through their personid and companies represented are will become associated wito the William Dreyer directed the Pense is in “Rothchild” and Yale School of Music as a con often impersonal letters. American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Murphy Cross is in “Applause” . play with the cast consisting of James Beard, one of the Alley American Dance Theatre, sultant for special programs. Margaret Bynum, Steve Geiger, Just as in other professions, school’s acting teachers, h « the Atlanta Ballet Company, there are those who find their Robert Ward, President of the Steve Henderson, Aaron Levin, part of G.B.S. and of this play he School has accepted Hall’s California Ballet Company, Les proper place in other areas. For Marilyn McIntyre, Kathy comments: “an exciting insight Grands Ballet Canadian, Qiicago resignation with the following Masterson, and Karen Wilson. example, Cathy Wonsavage, a statement: “Roger Hall’s into two extraordinary people.” Opera Ballet, Dance Repertory high school âduate of last year, Schloss commented that he Lesley Hunt, also in the Drama Company, Geneva Ballet decision to form a new arts writes because life goes by so is now married and working with management company and give School, plays the part of the Company, Louisville Qvic Ballet her husband in Winston-Salem. quickly and writing is a way of famous actress for whom Shaw Company, Ballet Clasico de up his fund-raising position in the arresting the moment and Jan Home, a former ballet Spool’s Foundation is one which originally wrote “F^gmalion.” Mexico, National Ballet of major, is now majoring in French reflecting on it. The play is directed by Paul Washington, Netherlands Ballet must be respected. In his new The writing program is run by at University of North Carolina. Meier and presented at Reynolda Theatre, New York City Ballet Sandy Watson is doing well as a undertaking, he will have the the Drama Department and House. aântage of his long experience Company, Pearl Lang Dance model for “Seventeen consists of four students and one There have been two presen Theatre, Pennsylvania Ballet Magazine”. with orchestras and recording teacher, Mrs. Kirby Smith. The companies. We are grateful for tations and will be one tonight. Company, Pittsburgh Ballet In the six year history of the students attend a writing Reservations should be made by Theatre, Royal Winnipeg Ballet the service he has rendered the seminar and have tutorials. North Carolina School of the Arts’ School during his tenure here and calling Reynolda House, 72M325. Company. Dance I^partment, a reputation Schloss plans to submit the There is no admission. It is, as The number one largest in we wish him great success in his play to the Eugene O’Neill is building in the dance world. new venture.” Mr. Beard calls it, “an filtration of NCSA students is The 42 students are proof of that Memorial Conference. engrossing piece.” eight in Les Grands Ballet ^ ^ A » reputation.^ ■vorufliii-Cortlandt Jones An Entertainment In Court” Completes Extensive Tour Bill Dreyer, the man who Entitled An Entertainment at Iây, harpsichord music and Sandra LaVallee; the skit Mette and Sandra LaVallee and produced and directed the Tales Court, the production grew out of madrigals performed in the from the Toybox last year, was Pyramus and Thisbe from the narrated by Carol Levinson. a collective idea of presenting atmosphere of an Elizabethan play A Midsummer Night’s All in all, 28 performances were called upon to produce another Shakespeare for children. In the Court. Included were: the children’s show to be taken on a Dream; and an original mask given, and there is a possibility production there are folk dances, balcony scene from Romeo and play based on the Roman myth that it may be videotaped for one week tour in the eastem part excerpts from plays, a mask Juliet with Michael Reader and of the state, and a two-week tour about Pandora, created by Nancy television. of the schools in the Winston-.

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