Inauguration speech at Academia Chigiana [sound recording]. 1999.

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Inauguration speech at Academia Chigiana [sound recording]. 1999.

An inaugural speech by an unidentified Italian man expressing appreciation for those involved in the creation of the North Carolina School of the Arts summer session at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy. Recording also includes Dr. and Mrs. James Semans dictating a speech to be delivered at the Durham Rotary Club. Mrs. Semans talks about her experience at the NCSA summer session in Siena, Italy ; and the need for scholarship funds for music students' education. Dr. Semans makes brief comments.

1 sound disc (27:16) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

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