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Deborah Voigt at Mannes

Opera superstar Deborah Voigt joined Mannes in fall, 2009 as Master Artist-In-Residence , Do you have any particular advice to and has made time in her immensely busy schedule for several days of teaching sessions young singers? with a number of lucky voice majors. During a day of wall-to-wall sessions in January at It’s crucial for a voice student to find a the Mannes Opera Room, right across the street from the Met where she was starring in teacher who is a good match – someone Strauss’s Electra , she generously gave up a bit of her lunch break for an interview with who can help develop a really healthy vocal Mannes News . technique, because that’s the foundation of everything a singer will do. You need a Since you could teach at any conservatory turning out to be a perfect sort of situa - teacher whose vocabulary you can really in the world, why did you choose Mannes, tion. I’ve found that the quality of the understand. Much of singing and learning and how do you feel about your experience students is very high. They are so talented, how to sing is based on verbal communica - so far? and having worked with Ruth and the tion of concepts and images. Acquiring To begin with, most of my time off is in voice and opera faculty, they’re in really technique in voice is very different from, New York; I sing at the Met a few times a good shape. They seem to be having a very say, the violin. We singers can’t remove our year, so I’m here more than anywhere else. well-rounded educational experience in instruments from our throats and say, “well But the main reason I was drawn to terms of ample opportunities to sing roles if I do the bowing and fingering differently, Mannes was Ruth Falcon. I’ve studied in scenes and full operas, work on I’ll produce better sound.” Good voice with Ruth for about 17 years; she languages, and get the professional training teaching involves saying to a student suggested that I might want to get my feet they need. I’m hoping my association with “imagine this” or “play with this idea.” wet teaching a little bit, and Mannes is Mannes will continue for some time. continued on page 5 o t i V i D

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At the Distinguished Service Award Ceremony. Left to right: President Bob Kerrey, William A. Schwartz, Dean Joel Lester

Dear Alumni and Friends, New School to create the Young Patrons Society – an opportunity for As the end of the 2009-10 academic year approaches, Mannes has a young professionals and recent alumni of Mannes, The New School lot to celebrate. for Drama, and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music to For starters, the 2010 admissions cycle is off to a great start, with a enjoy events focusing on the performing arts. The first meeting of the record number of applicants – not only a record number for the March Young Patrons Society took place on April 15, featuring Emmy Award- auditions . . . but more applicants for March alone than Mannes has winning actor John Turturro as the featured guest. ever had for an entire year! Reports from the audition panels tell about Several members of the Mannes Board of Governors and the the high quality of applicants. Mannes development community have played a leading role And something else wonderful happened in March – two of the organizing the Young Patrons Society, including Alexander Glantz, nine finalists in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Diana Wagner, and Soléne Romieu. were Mannes singers: Maya Lahyani (MM ‘07, PDPL ‘09) and Hyo A special honor within The New School goes this year to a Na Kim (MM ‘08, PDPL candidate). Combined with Nadine Sierra graduating Mannes student. Alex Fortes, a violinist who is completing (BM candidate), who was a winner last year. Being the school attended his Master of Music degree, will be the student speaker, representing by about one-sixth of all the finalists over the past two years at the the entire university’s class of 2010, at The New School most important North American vocal competition is quite an achieve - Commencement at Madison Square Garden on May 21. ment for a small conservatory! Lastly, we are already planning an exciting 2010-11 season. Among Also heartwarming is the continuing dedication, loyalty, and our more notable events presented free and open to the public will be imagination of the Mannes donor community. This has been evident concerts by The Mannes Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully in spades this year. Hall, and for the first time, The Mannes Opera’s Evenings of Opera In October, Mannes Board of Governors member William A. Scenes in January will be presented at Kaye Playhouse at Hunter Schwartz received The New School’s Distinguished Service Award for College, allowing our students better opportunities to develop their his service beyond the call of duty – not only donating to Mannes our skills, and allowing a larger audience to enjoy our students’ artistry. finest Steinway D piano for the Concert Hall, not only presenting Thank you, friends of Mannes, for making it possible for Mannes to several Mannes pianists in New York City debut recitals, but also continue to evolve as much as it has in recent years! helping out in innumerable ways and providing valuable counsel to the Dean and the Board of Governors. By receiving his award, Bill joins current and past Mannes Board of Governors members David and Eugenia Ames, John E. Beerbower, Patricia Forelle, Michael Gellert, Peter M. Gross, August Heckscher, Dorothy Hirshon, Lois List, Robert J. Morgado, Philip Scaturro, and Lee Slaughter in being so honored. Joel Lester Mannes is joining with the other performing-arts divisions of The Dean

I ALUMNI OFFICE UPDATE THE NEW SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WANTS YOU! The New School Alumni Association is seeking talented and dedicated alumni to join the association board. Nominate a fellow alum or yourself by filling out the nomination form online at www.newschool.edu/alumni/about/formsupdateinfo/NominationForm. To obtain information about the association, its guidelines, and ways to get involved, visit www.newschool.edu/alumni/about. And as always, send your questions or comments to us at [email protected].

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Young Joo An (voice, MM ‘07, PDPL 12th Yearlong Festival: ‘09) will sing the bass solo in Bach’s B Minor Mass with the St. Cecilia Chorus at Carnegie Hall in May.

Schumann & Chopin: 2010 Jonathan Bell (piano) was praised for his “celestial” and “evocative” score for s e m

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e produced by Lincoln Center Theater in g u E Broadway’s Lyceum Theater in November . y b o t o h P Rosa Betancourt (voice, PDPL ‘07) was hailed by the Boston Globe and New York Times for singing “gorgeously” and “powerfully” at Tanglewood in August.

Caroline Chéhadé (violin, PDPL ‘09) won the 2009 Canada Council for the Arts Music Instrument Bank Competition. Her prize: playing a Stradivarius violin for three years.

Akiko Chiba (piano, MM ‘04, PDPL ‘06) and Laura Metcalf (cello, MM ‘06) At the opening concert, left to right: violinist Ari Issacman-Beck, pianist Anastasiya Popova, pianist Nimrod David Pfeffer, with violinist Angelia Cho as the Artistic Director Pavlina Dokovska, pianist Javor Bracic, cellist Elad Kabilo, soprano Katharine Dain Ansonia Trio won first prize in the 2009 Joan and Daniel Rutenberg Chamber On February 3, 2010, Mannes celebrated the portrait of Chopin in Carnaval , while Chopin Music Competition. opening of its twelfth yearlong festival with a returned the favor by dedicating his F Major gala concert and reception at the Ana Tzarev Ballade to Schumann. Barry Crawford (flute, PDPL ‘99, MM Gallery, the first festival event to be held at that “It is appropriate that the ‘Schumann & ‘00) has joined the faculty at Buffalo elegant new venue on West 57th Street. Like the Chopin’ festival follows Mannes’s enormously University. eleven festivals that preceded it, the 2010 successful 2009 festival ‘The Mendelssohn festival offers a year’s worth of programs focused Salon,’ which celebrated Felix Mendelssohn’s Spencer Cromwell (Preparatory on a specific theme, this time the music of 200th birthday with an exploration of the era Division Diploma ‘08) was the first Robert Schumann and Frédéric Chopin, each of he and his musically talented sister Fanny shared recipient of the Choral Conducting whom was born 200 years ago. The 2010 – in particular, the famed salons that were at the Assistant Scholarship of the Greater festival will present more than twenty events, center of European cultural life, at which Felix, New Haven Community Chorus. including student performances at elegant Fanny, as well as Schumann, Chopin, and venues around New York, master classes and everyone who was anyone were hosts and Malena Dayen (voice, MM ‘04, PDPL lectures in the Mannes Concert Hall presented guests. ‘06) sang Rosina in The Barber of Seville by some of the world’s most admired artists and “And in a sense, our festival events are like conducted by David Rosenmeyer scholars, and a grand closing concert at modern day salons. They are certainly gatherings (conducting/theory MM ‘04) with the Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. of people deeply involved with the musical arts – Bleecker Street Opera, and Dorabella in Pavlina Dokovska, Festival Artistic Director our gifted students performing for and social - Così fan tutte with the Pocket Opera of and Mannes Piano Department Chair, izing with the discerning listeners who make up New York. comments, “How fortunate that Schumann and the wider Mannes community. It is also fitting Chopin were both born in the same year, that in twelve years of festivals, we have gone full J. Andrew Dickenson (guitar, MM ‘04) because that gives our students a chance to circle. Our first festival, ‘Chopin at Mannes is Assistant Professor at Cecil College in concentrate on studying and performing the 1999’ honored the 150th anniversary of Maryland. works of two of the greatest masters in conjunc - Chopin’s death. And our third festival ‘The tion with each other, and to increase their Schumanns and Their Circle’ investigated the Inna Dukach (voice, MM ‘00) sang understanding of their personal and artistic rela - world Robert and Clara Schumann shared. Now, Musetta in La Bohème with The Royal tionship. In 1831, Schumann hailed the our celebration of Chopin’s and Schumann’s Opera at Covent Garden in December. publication of Chopin’s variations on Mozart’s birthdays also celebrates the wonderful conti - ‘La ci darem la mano’ with the words ‘Hats off, nuity of great music as expressed in Mannes’s continued on page 4 gentleman, a genius!’ and included a musical ongoing yearlong festival series.” 3 I ALUMNI NEWS continued from page 3 Joel Feigin (piano/composition) had his Elegy, in memoriam Otto Leuning performed by the Vancouver Symphony Grammy-Winning Alumna Orchestra in February.

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Yonghoon Lee (voice, PDPL ‘04, MM ‘06) is having a banner year, with debuts at the Vienna Staatsoper, Covent Garden, Glyndbourne, Chicago Lyric Opera, and in November, the Metropolitan Opera in the title role of Verdi’s Don Carlos .

Shu Ying Li (voice, PDPL ‘01), in the New York City Opera’s Emmy Award In the Alice Tully Hall Green Room, left to right: Pavlina Dokovska, Jialiang Wu, JoAnn Falletta, Joel Lester winning production of Madama Butterfly , was praised in the New York What a season for The Mannes Orchestra! attended was on the Upper East Side, its current Times for portraying Cio-Cio San “with The 2009-10 academic year included 13 public Upper West Side home is filled with pictures, dainty tread and a powerful, expressive performances, with four concerts at Alice Tully artworks, and furniture from the original location, voice” and in The New Yorker for a Hall, two at Symphony Space, two at the and reminds me very strongly of my wonderful “remarkable” performance, a “round, Mannes Concert Hall, and five opera presenta - experience there. penetrating, and formidable” voice. tions at the Kaye Playhouse, Merkin Concert “The Mannes Orchestra took on the chal - Hall, and The New School for Drama Theater. lenge of a very difficult program with skill, Alma Moshonov (voice, BM ‘06) is in But our hardworking students took this schedule enthusiasm, and absolute daring. Both the the Opernstudio of Deutsche Oper am in their stride like the professionals they are fast Rachmaninoff and the Berlioz shone with color, Rhein in Düsseldorf. becoming, under the leadership of Director of passion, and technical brilliance, and the Orchestral and Conducting Studies David performance was marked by a sense of abandon Hafez Nazeri (composition, EDPL ‘05) Hayes, The Mannes Opera’s Artistic Director and risk-taking that made it a truly special was the first Iranian composer ever to Joseph Colaneri, and Director of Instrumental event. Bravo to pianist Jialiang Wu for his virtu - headline at Carnegie Hall with his Rumi Studies Chris Gulhaugen, with special thanks to osic Rachmaninoff Third Concerto! I was Symphony Project: Iranian Sounds of guest conductor Paul Nadler (who led the first actually very sorry to realize at the end of the Peace . concert at Symphony Space in October). Berlioz that the performance was drawing to a A highlight of the season was the November close – it had been such tremendous fun. Heather O’Donnell (piano, MM ‘99) 19 concert at Alice Tully Hall with guest “Most significant to me was the realization released a CD, Responses to Ives , on Mode conductor JoAnn Falletta (BM, guitar ‘76) in that Mannes still possesses its singular and Records and performed at Poisson Rouge. her first appearance with The Mannes Orchestra wonderful spirit – a beautiful melding of a very since April, 2004. Milestones in her trailblazing high standard of quality and a uniquely caring Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello, MM ‘90) career as a woman conductor include Artistic environment. A faculty that nurtures excellence received a favorable New York Times Directorships of the Buffalo Philharmonic and and a student body dedicated to pursuing music review for his New York debut at the the Virginia Symphony, an Honorary Doctorate on the highest level make Mannes an extraordi - Frick Museum in March. from The New School in 2007, and two nary place to study. Grammy awards in 2009. Maestra Falletta was “I was very proud to return to my alma Eric Richards (theory, BS ‘66) was kind enough to share her thoughts on her latest mater, and want to say how grateful I am to interviewed in the summer ‘09 issue of Mannes experience: Mannes for believing in the potential of a young American Music. “Returning to Mannes is always an emotional woman who dreamed of becoming a conductor experience for me. Even though the Mannes I many years ago.” continued on page 5 4 MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC I ALUMNI NEWS

continued from page 4 David Rosenmeyer (theory/ conducting, MM ‘04) conducted IN MEMORIAM… Britten’s Te Deum at Carnegie Hall with the Oratorio Society of NY. CRAIG D. BURRELL, M.D. passed away on November 18, 2009. He was a member of the Mannes Board of Governors from 1975-1980, serving as Chair of the Board from 1976-1979. Morgan Smith (voice, MM ‘99) sings Dr. Burrell’s efforts to develop and strengthen the school and its programs, and his courage in roles by Rossini, Johann Strauss, and defending its integrity in its time of need in the late 1970s are remembered with deep gratitude by Prokofiev this year with Oper Leipzig and the entire Mannes community. Marcello in La Bohème with the Berlin Staatsoper. He sang in the premiere of Jake EREZ RAPOPORT , Mannes alumnus, music theorist and teacher, died in Tel Aviv on Heggie’s Moby Dick at the Dallas Opera. November 24, 2009 at age 50. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in 1987, and his Master of Music the following year, making him the first graduate student at Mannes to major Jennifer Zetlan (voice, BM ‘04) was in music theory. At Mannes and in subsequent doctoral studies at CUNY, he worked with hailed in a New York Times review for Mannes Techniques of Music faculty member Carl Schachter, who is among Mr. Rapoport’s her “technical assurance, gleaming tone many colleagues, students, friends, and loved ones who deeply feel his loss. and abundant charisma” in Tan Dun’s music in Alice Tully Hall. In the March JAMES C. SLAUGHTER died on December 15, 2009. Known as Jimmy to all, his 20, ‘10 edition of the New York Times , generosity toward and care for Mannes since the early 1980s is truly without equal. The her performance as Laoula in Chabrier’s entire Mannes community offers sincerest condolences to his wife Lee, a Mannes alumna, L’Étoile was described as “radiant.” whose loyalty to the school through her service on the Mannes Board of Governors, and on The New School Board of Trustees is simply extraordinary. As a Trustee of the Horace Dan Zhu (violin, BM ‘04, MM ‘05, Goldsmith Foundation, Jimmy ensured millions of dollars of gifts to Mannes that supported PDPL ‘07) performs this year with general operations, provided scholarships and stipends to students, enabled Mannes to create “Lang Lang and Friends” in Orange the Goldmark Practice Center, and so much else. Mannes’s debt to him is eternal. County, CA, plays recitals in South Africa, and appears as concerto soloist in Europe and the US. Deborah Voigt I STUDENT NEWS continued from page 1 Tomer Adaddi (composition, MM candidate) composed the song chosen to So it’s necessary to find a teacher whose imagery It’s also important to think very seriously represent Israel at the Eurovision song and use of words you can naturally grasp and about what you want in your private life, and to competition in May, where Tomer will respond to. be aware that a successful career doesn’t neces - play piano. sarily bring personal fulfillment. The traveling is How about what happens after graduation? extremely difficult, your time is not always your Stefanie Rose Airey (voice, BM First of all, there are lots of different kinds of own, and it’s hard to maintain long distance candidate) produced and performed a careers to be had in singing, and it may sound a relationships with friends and family. So you benefit concert in Calgary in December little bit arrogant for me to say that because I have to be realistic about the choices you are to support Alberta fine arts education. am so very fortunate. But it’s important to making, the problems of balancing career with recognize that you can have a smaller career and marriage and children, and where your priori - Emily Duncan-Brown (voice, MM ‘08, still be a fine artist with a rewarding life in ties in life really are. PDPL candidate) and Deanna Breiwick music. You have to be as honest with yourself Finally, always be as prepared as you possibly (voice, BM ‘09) will perform in Strauss’s about your abilities as possible. The desire to can – to audition, sing as a sub, whatever. Much Ariadne auf Naxos with The Boston have a magnificent career is wonderful, but you of what will happens in the course of a career is Symphony, conducted by James Levine have to be realistic in determining where you fit a matter of luck and chance – opportunities this summer at Tanglewood. into the scheme of things – in deciding if you’re that may or may not come your way. And really ready for the Metropolitan Opera, or if there’s nothing you can do to control that. Pierre Ferreyra-Mansilla (guitar, BM you should spend a couple of seasons singing in However, when an opportunity does present candidate) scored the only “Senior smaller houses in Europe, working on languages itself, you’d better be ready to grab it and run Division Honorable Mention” in the and repertoire. with it. string division at the ASTA competition in New Jersey.

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5 I STUDENT NEWS continued from page 5 Joshua Gleich (voice, BM ‘08, MM candidate) joined the National Chorale, New York’s premier professional choral Thank You, Mannes Donors company, for their 2009-10 season. Mannes is proud to acknowledge and thank each member of the Board of Governors and our donor community for the generous gifts we have received, including gifts-in-kind, January 1, Yoon Jin Alexis Kim (Preparatory 2009 through April 5, 2010. Division student) was Third Place Winner in the 2010 American Protégé International Over $250,000 The Schneider Fund for Young Musicians Dominick DeRiso The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation William Strizever† & Ivan Kovacevic Jack Ellenberger Piano and Strings Competition. Lee*† & James C. Slaughter Judith Vale Mark Epstein $100,000 - $249,999 Fay Vincent Sylvia Fuhrman Donald† & Diana Wagner Florentine Music Nadine Sierra (voice, BM candidate) Eugenia*† & David* Ames Capital Group Companies Charitable Elma Moy* performed in a recital in the Marilyn Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust Foundation Peter* & Lucy Frank Horne Foundation’s 2010 festival “The Alaria Chamber Ensemble $50,000 - $99,999 $5,000 - $9,999 Song Continues” at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Elizabeth Gill Harold & Helene Schonberg Pianist The Augustine Foundation Recital Hall in January, and was featured Scholarship Trust Stephen Greisgraber Alexander† & Kirsten Glantz in the December ‘09 Classical Singer Ernst C. Stiefel Foundation The Theodore H. Barth Foundation Theodore Harris magazine as a 2009 Metropolitan Opera The Otto & Fran Walter Foundation, Inc. The Capital Group Companies Charitable Betty Iu, MD Foundation Wolf & Emily Kahn National Council Auditions winner. $25,000 - $49,999 Marie de Lucia & Lee Solot Barbara Keller Baisley Powell Elebash Fund Anthony Della Salla Patricia Kozak John† & Cynthia Beerbower Diyi Tang (piano, BM & MM ‘08, Dunard Fund USA, Ltd. Elisabeth Lorin Michael E.† & Mary Gellert PDPL candidate) won Third Prize in Harvey Fein Lena Liu Ann & Gordon† Getty Foundation Cody Franchetti* Hadassah Markson the 2009 Heida Hermanns International Sol Goldman Charitable Trust Donald Gilbert & Kate Landowne H. Roemer McPhee Piano Competition. Jane Goldman David & Susan Horowitz PECO Foundation Peter† & Gaye Gross IBM International Foundation The NAN Award The Marie Josephine Hartford Foundation Janet Jacobs Susan Butler Plum I FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS The Ambrose Monell Foundation Jana Foundation, Inc. The Presser Foundation David† & Melanie Niemiec Jephson Educational Trust Jaime Loredo and Sharon Robinson Linda Rappaport† & Leonard Chazen Elizabeth Aaron (Techniques of Music) Howard & Sally Lepow Eric & Alice Roper The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels presented a paper “One Conservatory’s Foundation Miller Khoshkish Foundation Alfred & Jane Ross Foundation Approach to the Development of the Ear: William A. Schwartz† Carol Morton Stern Charitable Foundation Schubert’s Des Müllers Blumen ” in “The The Starr Foundation Peter Oundjian Andrea Stillman Musical Ear,” an aural skills conference Paramount Group Jacqueline Taylor $10,000 - $24,999 Daniel Watkiss in September at Indiana University The Marie Powers Trust Alan Alda Julius Rudel* Isabel Stainow Wilcox organized by Mannes alumnus Kyle Wayne Alpern Lenore Ruben Mitchell Wolfson Adams (piano BM ‘97, MM ‘99). Hildegarde D. Becher* Foundation Frank Salomon James Wolfensohn Beatrice*† & Douglas Broadwater Carl Schachter* Wolfensohn Family Foundation Duncan Brown Judith Bettina (Voice, Preparatory The George L. Shields Foundation $1,000 - $2,499 Daniel & Rhea Choy Ann Schein Carlyss Division) was praised by the New York E. Nelson Asiel* Colburn Foundation Harry & Rizel Sigele John E. Baumgardner Times as “dazzling in her lucidity and Martin D. Cosand IBM Matching Gift Kathleen Beakley commitment” for her performance in Louise Crane Foundation Walter H. Simson Foundation The Bialkin Family Foundation January of Milton Babbitt’s The Head of the Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Spektor Family Foundation Mira Spektor* Margot Bridger Patricia† & John Forelle Bed with the Metropolitan Opera Chamber Vera Stern in memory of Richard Shirk Nellie & Robert L. Gipson Players conducted by James Levine. Tides Foundation Katherine Brush Frank & Helen Hermann Foundation Barbara Winslow Thomas Castle International Keyboard Institute & Festival Amy Burton (Voice) was singled out as Anonymous (1) Stanley & Paula Chait The Kanbar Charitable Trust Lucy Pang Yoa Chang Foundation Maurice Kanbar “the lustrous soprano” in the New York $2,500 - $4,999 Bruce & Nancy Cooper Miriam Kartch-Hughes* Times review of the New York City Peter Andrews D’Addario Foundation for the Performing Jane Kitselman Opera Gala in November. Emanuel Ax Arts Jayme Koszyn† Deborah Carmichael Lisa Danzinger Koszyn & Company The Philanthropic Collaborative in memory of Blossom Linder The Lanie and Ethel Foundation A recent book by Allan Evans (Music Roxanne Brandt* Pavlina Dokovska Thurmond Smithgall History, Extension Division), Ignaz David Bushler Melinda Papp Durham LCU Foundation Friedman: Romantic Master Pianist , was Theodore Cohn Judith & Anthony Evnin John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur AE Charitable Foundation among the top 25 books listed by the Foundation Costa & Yvonne Constantine JoAnn Falletta* & Robert Alemany Edwin Morgens Judith Copeland Nonprofit Bookstore Supporting Morgan Stanley Matching Gift Joan Farber Osceola Foundation Education. Deborah* & Mark Beale Dara Partners, LP William Fuchs* Lorna Power Linda Genereux & Timur Galen continued on page 7 Frank Salomon Glenford Intermediates, Inc. 6 MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC I FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS

continued from page 6 Richard Goode* Ralph & Elizabeth Brown Jeremy Warburg Russo Roger Malouf (Opera, Extension Judy Harris Ann Marie Carr Marissa Wesely Division) was Assistant Conductor for Gary Horowitz & Marcy Wachtel Marie Carter Owen & Carol Whitby the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Peter Horvath Anthony Christoff Malcolm Wright Thea Iervolino Vivien R. Clark Marilyn Zwerdling the Ring in spring ‘09. Marta Istomin David Cutner Anonymous (2) Konstantin & Pavlina Ivanov Laura DeMarco Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo Johnson & Johnson Matching Gift in memory of Stanley Lewis Cohen *Mannes Alumnus/Alumna (Ensemble in Residence) was praised by Robert J. Jacobson Pierre de Vegh †Mannes Board of Governors New Music Box for their CD Music Robert Jones Paula Deitz from the Raritan River . Peter & Joan Kaskell Lee MacCormick Edwards DAVID & CLARA Nora & John Kerr David Finkelstein & Evelyn Letfuss MANNES SOCIETY Marcia Klau Renee Fisherman Established to honor the generosity of many The Orion String Quartet (Ensemble-in- Joseph Kluger Jane Gross Mannes friends who over the years have Residence) joined with Yo-Yo Ma, Jeremy L & L Foundation Stewart Gross chosen to lend their support with legacy gifts Denk, and others at a memorial concert at Mildred Brinn Gabriella Gruder-Poni via planned giving instruments such as bequests, charitable trusts, and other financial Columbia University in October honoring Eugene M. Lang Mark Hansen & Mark Fidelman Eugene M. Lang Foundation accounts. Mark Hanulik the late composer Leon Kirchner. Deborah Slaner Larkin & John F. Larkin John A. Hargraves Curtis Chong & Catherine Lecce-Chong John Clarke Adams Barbara Heyman Jerome Rose (Piano) was the focus of a Joseph Lee Vita Barsky Abt Michael Hegarty Cathy Leff Kathleen Beakley-Jackson cover interview in the summer ‘09 issue Ming-I Huang & Jon Roberts Aura Levitas Esther Hoffman Beller of Piano Journa l’s series “Who’s Who of Carol Ivanick Cho-Liang Lin Maurice & Yvette Bendahan Great Pianists and Piano Pedagogues.” Lynn Janovsky David Loeb* Jean T. Boissevain John & Susan Javens Karen G. Mandelbaum* Louise Cronheim Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Marcy Rosen (Cello) performed for the Anothony McGill Mary Ann Danenberg Suk Soon Kim Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music in Meyers Charitable Family Fund Ruth Toensmann Gilombardo Shirley Maytag King The National Christian Foundation Elizabeth Gray October with mezzo-soprano Stephanie Neil & Naomi Kleinhandler Michael Nimetz Felix Galimir Houtzeel and pianist Pei-Yao Wang David & Amy Kornblau Jose Noyes Rabbi Mordecai Genn (piano, BM ‘02). Warren & Amanda Larrick Paula Oreck-Sarnoff Emilie Harris Andreas Lazar Peter Pastreich Miriam Kartch Hughes Joan Lerner Richard Russell (Assistant Director, David & Lane Peace Janet Jacobs Joel & Bonnie Lester Extension Division) was commissioned Judith Prager Zalic Jacobs Woodrow & Andrea Leung Lillian Pyne-Corbin Marcia Klau by Fordham University and the journal Charles & Marjorie MacLachlan Cynthia Read Warren and Amanda Larrick 19th-Century Music to compose songs Jeremy Mack Norma Klein James Richardson The Mack Foundation for Fordham’s acclaimed “Poets Out Joan Lerner George Rockman Antoinette Fleisch-Messier Loud” series in April. Elliot Levine Walter Rosenberger George Melas-Kyriazi & Heidi Gifford Walter Liebling Donn Russell Frank Nemhauser Elena Mannes A work for alto sax by Faye-Ellen Ralph Sauer Fernando Nottebohm Howard Maurer Silverman (Music History) was premiered June Schneider Amy Oshiro Constance L. Mellen Hedi Siegel Richard A. Pace by Allen Won (Saxophone) and will be Homer Mensch Epp-Karike Sonin* Simon & Elaine Parisier published this summer by Seesaw/Subito. Pamela Munson Melville Straus Charitable Trust Stephen Trevor & Ronnie Planalp Eleanor Hepburn Noall Ellen Strommen Karen Bentley Pollick The National Christian Foundation Rosalie Pickens Marshall A Naxos CD of Ge Gan-Ru string Anna Polyanina quartets performed by ModernWorks, Aso Tavitian in memory of Richard Shirk Leon Pommers John Torson Bosilijka Raditsa L. Pulvermacher-Egers including cellist Madeleine Shapiro Stephen & Linda Weiss Frederick Ruvkun Marie Powers Trust (Director, NewMusic Mannes), was Katherine Weissman in memory of Richard Shirk Rita Powers cited by the New York Times as one of Beatrice R. Reinthaler Robert Werbel Linda Semes the worthy recordings of 2009. Rosalind Whitehead Lois Silberman Martin Riskin Kathleen Williams Ellen Silverstein Rita Russell M. Zalles Wells College et al. Trust Anne Simon Rachael M. Salzano David Taylor (Trombone) was Artist-in- Anonymous (2) Arnold Steinhardt Jessica Samuels Residence in both the classical and the Ruth Stern Philip D. Scaturro $500 - $999 jazz division of the University of Music Maurice Summerfield Trans Britannia Harold C. Schonberg Trust and the Performing Arts in Graz, Austria Tony Acosta Enterprise Pk Robert Schonwald Arkady Aronov Cecile Torzs Mrs. Richard Selle in March. Hildegard Bachert Ivan Torzs* Michael Sisca Jeremy Barnum & Caitlin Macy Johanna Tree Ruth Stern Vivian Barton Dozor Dorothea von Haeften Joseph Surace Peter Berkley Marian Marcus Wahl Memorial Frances Doonen Walter Ellen Blair Scholarship Otto Walter Sam & Anna Lopin Foundation Theodora & Howard Waltman Martha A. Zalles Trust Anonymous (8) 7 MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC Non-Profit Org U.S. Postage 150 West 85th Street New York, NY 10024 Paid The New School Address Service Requested

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Alumni, students, and faculty are invited to submit news of their musical activities outside Mannes by email to [email protected] The Mannes Opera Sets the Scene a n n a H r e g o R y b o t o h P

On January 8th and 9th at The New offered two interesting innovations. First, the and constructed stage setting, designed by School for Drama Theater on Bank Street, somewhat out-of-the-box program was Roger Hanna, which resourcefully exploited The Mannes Opera presented its annual largely twentieth-century opera in English the theater’s limited space with a curvaceous Evenings of Opera Scenes with the Mannes with excepts from Britten’s Albert Herring , shape that provided numerous and flexible Orchestra, conducted by Artistic Director of Mark Adamo’s Little Women , and Stravinsky’s dramatic options for stage director Laura The Mannes Opera Joseph Colaneri and The Rake’s Progress . Verdi’s Un Ballo in Alley, while integrating the orchestra with the faculty members Susan Woodruff-Versage Maschera brought the evening to a close. The set in a way that made the players virtual and Ted Taylor. This year’s production second innovation was the newly conceived participants in the action.