DELAND
Qtetson Tetter
ST. PETERSBURG
JULY 31, 1967
Andre Previn (1) and Music School Dean Paul Langston arranged Ihe
for the student orchestra rehearsal on the first day of a Stetson-sponsored
Festival Institute. Previn directed the student orchestra during the opening
week.
Stetson—London Symphony Combine For Music Institute
For the second summer, Stetson University and Daytona
Beach Festivals, Inc., have joined forces to present an Institute
for superior musicians in conjunction with the famed London
Symphony Orchestra visit. The Institute began on July 9 and
continues until August 6 in Daytona Beach and DeLand. Director of the session is Dr. Paul Langston, dean of the School
of Music.
The Florida International Music Festival Institute has been
fortunate in gaining the recognition of music critics throughout
the nation, and nearly 100 serious musicians arrived in Daytona
Beach in mid-July to attend. Featuring first-chair artists from
the LSO and master classes by an international staff, the second
year of the Institute was awarded a grant providing up to
$11,000. from The Rockefeller Foundation.
The Foundation grant was specified for use in providing
scholarships for public school music teachers attending the Institute, and to acquire a composer in residence. Sir Arthur
Bliss was chosen by the directors as the composer most desirable
for the Institute, and he is busily working in Daytona.
"I am proud that Stetson has the opportunity to join with
the Daytona Beach Festivals in conducting this Institute for
a second year," Dean Langston said. "We have made available
to musicians in the South a four-week course of study under
one of the finest Institute staffs in America. This international
experiment in education is proving to be a successful approach
to meeting the needs of society through the cooperation of
Stetson and community-spirited citizens."
"The Institute Orchestra will study under noted musicians
including such names as Szymon Goldberg, Vladimir Ashkenazy,
Andre Previn, and Judith Raskin," the Dean added. "They will
perform at several public concerts under such noted conductors
as Previn, Istvan Kertesz, and Szymon Goldberg."
Attending the Institute are musicians representing all age
groups above 15. Students have come to Daytona Beach from
as far away as Oregon and represent the finest schools of music
in the country. Eighteen members of the Institute are students
in the Stetson School of Music.
Consisting of the Institute Orchestra, and separate workshops for strings, winds, and piano, the Institute also includes
i workshop for opera under the direction of Robert Hause,
assistant professor of music at Stetson. The opera workshop
will practice regularly and present nine performances during the
four weeks. Performances will be held in the Daytona Plaza
Hotel following concerts by the LSO.
Last year, the Institute was conducted on the Stetson cam-
jus in DeLand. Travel difficulties demanded that the students
,>e housed in the Daytona Beach area for this year's session, Dean
Langston said. "We were fortunate to acquire the Mayfield
-lotel for housing and certain rooms in the Seabreeze Junior
High School for practices," he added. Both are within walking
distance of Peabody Auditorium where all LSO and student
concerts are held.
With an increased enrollment, added scholarships, and another year of experience under his belt, Dean Langston is encouraged about the Institute for next year. An overall program,
such as the Institute which is open to non-students, will attract
an increasing number of talented musicians. "I can't see how
a program like this could help but grow," he concluded.
LAW SCHOOL BUILDINGS ON SCHEDULE
Construction is well under way at the College of Law in
St. Petersburg on two new buildings. Following ground-breaking ceremonies during commencement, the contractors have
nearly finished the foundations for new classroom and administration buildings, according to Col. William H. Unger, business
manager of the College.
Eleanor Dana Hall will house the administrative staff and
offices for the College. Its construction was generously supported
by Mrs. Charles A. Dana, long-time friend of the College of
Law. The Charles A. Dana Library on the Law school campus
is named for her husband.
Harry Jackson Crummer Hall will provide new quarters
for the classrooms. The building is being partially financed by
a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Crummer through the Crummer Foundation and will be named for their son. Both buildings are due to be completed in February, 1968.
