The 1984-85 school year also marked the end of the de Lausanne International Ballet Competition; Jo two-year process of self-study required by the Yost, high school ballet student, received a contract Southern Association of Colleges and Schools for reaf¬ with American Ballet Theatre II and Tisha Roth, a firmation of accreditation. A Visiting Committee from drama senior, was awarded one of the Princess Grace the Commission on Colleges came to campus on April Foundation Scholarships, a prestigious national com¬ 28, 1985 to conduct its three-day visit to assess the petition. Of the current senior drama students, all but undergraduate programs and the new graduate pro¬ three have secured theatre and television jobs, in¬ gram in Design and Production. The Southern cluding Kevin Jackson who has been hired by the Association, while reaffirming and praising the qual¬ "Acting Company." Two recent graduates of the ity of NCSA arts training programs, made some useful School of Music made their professional debuts: recommendations. clarinetist Daniel McKelway at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and soprano Anne Wyche at Carnegie Recital Hall in New York City. Since 1972, School of Drama alumni have appeared in more than 40 theatre productions, 15 Hollywood PERFORMANCE films and 25 television series. Patsy Pease has a regular role in "Days of our Lives," John Sanderford in "General Hospital,” and Matthew Ashford in "Search for Tomorrow.'' Bass-baritone John Cheek has Performance plays an essential role in the life of the appeared at the Metropolitan Opera every season school. This year more than 300 performances were since his 1977 debut and soprano Gianni Rolandi is presented to more than 62,000, in addition to the nor¬ a star of the New York City Opera. Richard Buckley mal season of full-scale theatrical productions, ma¬ is conductor of the Oakland Symphony, and Kirk jor orchestral, choral, faculty, and Jazz concerts, and Trevor was recently named conductor of the Knox¬ fully-staged dance concerts, which bring together the ville Symphony. Mel Tomlinson continues as premier talents of the Schools of Drama, Design and Produc¬ danseur with the New York City Ballet, and Tom tion, Dance and Music. Hulce, former NCSA student, was nominated for an The School of Drama hosted a New Play Festival Oscar for his portrayal of Mozart in the film Amadeus. of three works with playwrights in residence. The Hulce recently summarized the impact of his train¬ School of Design and Production designed and ex¬ ing at the School of the Arts by stating that "every job ecuted several exceptionally handsome productions I've had since graduation has been possible because including Tom Jones, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Firebird, people in this state had the vision to create and sup¬ and Night of the Iguana. The School of Dance port the North Carolina School of the Arts." presented The Nutcracker to sold-out houses in Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Raleigh, also Winter, Spring, and Fall Dance Concerts. Works were staged and choreographed by faculty members including Melissa Hayden, Duncan Noble, Richard Gain, Fan- chon Cordell and Frank Smith. The School of Music performance activity continued to grow in scope and SPECIAL PROGRAMS quality. Particularly noteworthy were the ap¬ pearances of Ransom Wilson, NCSA alumnus and world-renowned flutist, and the highly regarded com¬ The North Carolina School of the Arts continued poser, John Corigliano, who collaborated with the to expand its role in the state through such programs NCSA orchestra. as the public school touring, the Community Music School, the summer sessions, the pre-professional of¬ ferings in Dance and Drama, the NCNB and Sanford Scholarships auditions, the newly developed Adult Center for Arts Enrichment as well as the Interna¬ STUDENTS tional Programs. The Community Music School, which offers in¬ struction in orchestral and band instruments, piano, Students continued to contribute to the cultural life guitar, Suzuki violin and piano to students of all ages, of the community, state and nation. For example, Ed¬ attracted approximately 325 students in the winter ward Stierle, high school ballet student, won a gold term of 1985. The enrollment was almost twice as medal, the competition's highest award, at the Prix high as in the fall of 1983.

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