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Time Capsule
by Jeni Dahmus The following events in Juilliard’s history occurred in October:1951 October 3, Juilliard held opening convocation ceremonies with speakers President William Schuman, viola faculty member Milton Katims, and Martha Hill, head of the newly formed Dance Division. (President Schuman established the department in 1951 with the appointment of Hill as director.) 1969 October 26, the opening of Juilliard’s new home at Lincoln Center was celebrated with a gala dedication concert in Alice Tully Hall. Alumni Shirley Verrett, Van Cliburn, and Itzhak Perlman performed with the Juilliard Orchestra led by Leopold Stokowski and Jean Morel. Opening remarks were given by John D. Rockefeller 3rd and President Peter Mennin. The dedication of the Juilliard building, designed by Pietro Belluschi, Eduardo Catalano, and Helge Westermann, marked the completion of the Lincoln Center complex 10 years after the groundbreaking by President Eisenhower. 1971 October 21, Juilliard held a memorial for Michel Saint-Denis, at which President Peter Mennin, Drama Division Director John Houseman, Pierre Lefèvre, Robert Whitehead, David Schramm, and other colleagues spoke. Saint-Denis was the principal advisor for the Drama Division; he was also well known as consultant-director of the Royal Shakespeare Theater and founding director of the Old Vic Theater School. He died in London on July 31 at the age of 73. 1985 October 31, New York City celebrated “Juilliard School Day,” proclaimed by Mayor Edward I. Koch in honor of the School’s 80th anniversary. Jeni Dahmus is Juilliard’s archivist.
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