November 5, the new Institute of Musical Art building at 120 Claremont Avenue was dedicated. Beyond Juilliard November 10, the London Philharmonic and soloist Fritz Kreisler premiered Edward Elgar's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, with the composer conducting.

November 3, clarinetist Benny Goodman presented "The Clarinet in Swing and Classics," the first in a series of five classes he gave at the Institute of Musical Art. Beyond Juilliard November 4, Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 8 received its world premiere in Leningrad with Yevgeny Mravinsky conducting.

November 5, alumnus Bill Conti and the Juilliard Orchestra created broadcast history as a "living soundtrack" for the 20th annual New York City Marathon. Mr. Conti and the orchestra were responsible for matching images with appropriate music in real time, as the broadcast's executive producer informed Mr. Conti what would appear next onscreen. The soundtrack was broadcast from the Juilliard Theater over ABC's Wide World of Sports. Academy Award-winning composer Bill Conti and the Juilliard Orchestra provided a live soundtrack for the 20th annual New York City Marathon, 1989. (Photo by Gili Melamed)

November 3, pioneering choreographer and former faculty member Hanya Holm died at the age of 99. Miss Holm taught at Juilliard from 1973 until her retirement in 1986, contributing her unique knowledge of Central European Expressionist dance traditions in Germany. Miss Holm also did choreography for musicals such as Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate and Out of This World and Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's My Fair Lady and Camelot.

Jeni Dahmus is Juilliard’s archivist.