Marge at large [sound recording]. Apr. 28, 1988. 1988.

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Marge at large [sound recording]. Apr. 28, 1988. 1988.

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Radio interview with Dr. Leslie Banner about her book on the founding of the North Carolina School of the Arts, A passionate preference. She discusses with interviewer Marge Sosnik the development of the book; the early history of NCSA; gives a brief overview of the state of the arts in the U.S. in the early 1960s; and discusses the character of NCSA as a professional training school rather than simply an enrichment program in the performing arts. She also talks about author John Ehle and composer Vittorio Giannini, who were instrumental in the creation of the School; Giannini was chosen as the School's first president.

1 sound cassette : analog.

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University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library

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University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library

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Sosnik, Marge.

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WTOB (Radio station : Winston-Salem, N.C.)

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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 ...

Banner, Leslie

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Giannini, Vittorio, 1903-1966

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Composed 1946.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concerto grosso for string orchestra / Vittorio Giannini. 1946. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51987515 Composed 1931. First performance by the National Youth Administration Symphony Orchestra, New York, June 23, 1940, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Suite for orchestra / Vittorio Giannini. [19--]. (Franklin & Marshall College). ...

Ehle, John, 1925-....

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John Marsden Ehle Jr., author of novels and works of non-fiction, was born in Asheville, N.C., and has lived most of his adult life in Winston-Salem. He served as special assistant to North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford, 1963-1964, and has been instrumental in establishing and furthering many significant educational, desegregation, and anti-poverty projects. He is married to British actress Rosemary Harris. From the description of John Ehle papers, 1942-1993. WorldCat record id: 31...