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 The following events occurred in Juilliard's history in April:
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| Satoko Takemae, Ruth and Naomi Segal, Gerald Carlyss, and Daniel Farber rehearsing for the premiere of Darius Milhaud's Concerto No. 2 for Two Pianos and Percussion. (Photo by Impact Photos, Inc.) |
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1919 April 25, textile manufacturer Augustus D. Juilliard died at the age of 83. His will left approximately $10 million for the advancement of music in the United States; the bequest was the largest of its kind. 1952 April 22-27, Juilliard presented a series of six concerts by Martha Graham and Company in celebration of the completion of the Dance Division's first year. The historic engagement marked Graham's return to the stage after a two-year period of inactivity. Highlights of the series included the world premiere of the one-act ballet Canticle for Innocent Comedians, a Juilliard commission with a score by Thomas Ribbink and set by Frederick Kiesler, and the New York premiere of The Triumph of Saint Joan with music by Norman Dello Joio and set by Kiesler. Errand Into the Maze (music by Gian Carlo Menotti), Judith (music by William Schuman), and Herodiade (music by Paul Hindemith) were also performed, featuring sets by Isamu Noguchi. Appearing with Graham were Patricia Birsh, Robert Cohan, Miriam Cole, Mary Hinkson, Stuart Hodes, Dorothy Krooks, Pearl Lang, Linda Margolies, Helen McGehee, May O'Donnell, Bertram Ross, Matt Turney, and Yuriko. Frederik Prausnitz conducted the Juilliard Orchestra; Helen Lanfer was assistant and musical advisor to Graham.
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1919 April 16, choreographer and dancer Merce Cunningham was born in Centralia, Washington.1963 April 25, Paul Hindemith conducted the premiere of his Concerto for Organ and Orchestra with organist Anton Heiller and the New York Philharmonic, which commissioned the four-movement work.
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1963 April 19, Darius Milhaud's Concerto No. 2 for Two Pianos and Percussion, a Juilliard commission, received its world premiere by conductor Satoko Takemae, pianists Ruth and Naomi Segal, and percussionists Zephon Alcantara, Gerald Carlyss, Daniel Farber, and Mario Truglio. The concert also featured violinist Earl Carlyss, pianist James Levine, and clarinetist Norman Baker in performances of chamber works by Mozart, Berg, and Bartok. 1988 April 12, the Drama Division's 20th-anniversary spring repertory season opened with Shakespeare's Othello, under the direction of Michael Langham and associate director Kevin Kelley. André Braugher starred as Othello. The season also included Ivan Turgenev's A Month in the Country, directed by Eve Shapiro; Sam Shepard's Suicide in B-flat, directed by William Foeller; and Christopher Durang's A History of the American Film, directed by Peter Maloney and musical director Deborah R. Lapidus. Jeni Dahmus is Juilliard's archivist.
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