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 The following events occurred in Juilliard's history in October:
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1945 October 4, the Ballet Theater in Boston premiered choreographer Michael Kidd's one-act ballet On Stage! with music by Juilliard alumnus Norman Dello Joio, scenery by Oliver Smith, and costumes by Alvin Colt.1977 October 4-7, Mstislav Rostropovich conducted his first concerts as the music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC.
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1905 October 11, the Institute of Musical Art, Juilliard's predecessor institution, opened for classes in the former Lenox Mansion on Fifth Avenue and 12th Street.1945 October 1, William Schuman, distinguished arts administrator, educator, and Pulitzer-prize winning composer, became president of Juilliard. He remained in office until 1961.1962 October 24, it was announced at a press conference that the Juilliard building on Claremont Avenue had been sold to the Manhattan School of Music for $4 million.
1977 October 21, actress Estelle Parsons appeared as a guest lecturer in the Juilliard Theater Center.
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| Luciano Pavarotti with President Polisi and fomer dean Bruce MacCombie. (Photo by Henry Grossman) |
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1991 October 30, tenor Luciano Pavarotti worked with Juilliard singers in the first of two master classes on arias from the Italian repertoire. Nearly 1,000 people attended the ticketed event. The second class, held two weeks later, featured a performance of the final act of La Bohème by six students. The series marked Pavarotti's third teaching engagement at Juilliard; his previous master classes took place in 1979 and 1987.
Jeni Dahmus is Juilliard's archivist.
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