Leonard Rose, William Schuman, Jean Morel, and William Bergsma at a special Juilliard Orchestra concert during the opening week of Philharmonic Hall.

1962 September 28, the Juilliard Orchestra and conductor Jean Morel presented a concert as part of the opening week celebrations of Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center. The program included the world premiere of former faculty member William Bergsma's In Celebration: Toccata for the Sixth Day, which was commissioned by The Juilliard School, and the New York premiere of former Juilliard President William Schuman's A Song of Orpheus: Fantasy for Violoncello and Orchestra, with Leonard Rose as soloist. Also performed were Stravinsky's Divertimento from Le Baiser de la Fèe and Strauss' Suite from Der Bürger als Edelmann.

1962 September 11, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Richard Starkey ("Ringo Starr") made their first recording as the Beatles with renditions of "Love me, do!" and "P.S. I Love You."

Jeni Dahmus is Juilliard's archivist.