NCSA convocation [sound recording] / address by Tom Kenan. 1999.

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NCSA convocation [sound recording] / address by Tom Kenan. 1999.

Recording of Board of Trustees member Tom Kenan's convocation address at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Mr. Kenan discusses the history and function of the Trustee-Student Affairs Committee ; reasons for its establishment ; structure of its meetings ; function of the Board of Trustees ; and importance of trustee-student relations. The latter part of the address is in question and answer format; topics covered include the importance of public relations at NCSA in garnering support from the community and state legislature, as well in raising awareness of the school within the state of North Carolina ; recruitment of visiting artists ; recruitment of students ; concerns about opposition to the school within the state legislature ; budget ; competition within the University of North Carolina system for funds ; lack of physical space on campus ; and student scheduling conflicts. Mr. Kenan is introduced by school president Robert Ward.

1 sound disc (48:21) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

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Ward, Robert, 1917-2013

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Originally composed for string quartet, 1937; arranged 1937-40. First performance Detroit, July 1941, Merrill String Ensemble, Celia Merrill conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Andante and scherzo for strings / Robert E. Ward. [1937-1940] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 56906096 Composed 1937 for a symphony in E minor, not completed. First performance Rochester, New York, April 1938, Rochester Civic Orchestra, Howard Hanson con...

Kenan, Tom.

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North Carolina School of the Arts

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Fifty-five high school seniors filed into the school auditorium for NCSA's first school commencement on June 8, 1966 to hear Dr. Vittorio Giannini, the first president of the school charge the graduates with the responsibility of continuing their growth as artists. More than half were to return in the fall as college students. At the second commencement, in addition to the second high school class, bachelor of music degrees were presented to the college graduates. As the school's graduates left ...