Wednesday, April 30,1975
3
Famed pianists to teach at KU next year
By EVIE RAPPORT
Kansan Staff Reporter
Inspiration and education are the guiding factors for the first artist-in-residence program in piano in the School of Fine Arts. Two internationally known pianists will perform and teach master classes during the semester each is on campus.
The pianists are Malcolm Frager, who will visit the campus during the 1975 fall semester, and Misha Dicter, guest artist in the concert program. Active tour schedules during their visits.
Richard Angeloetti, chairman of the department of piano, said last week. "Both men have given many master classes. It's amazing to see the transformation very quickly," she writes muttered when a world-famous artist listens, criticizes and advises them.
THE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE program is funded by a $25,000 gift from J. Hammond McNish, adjunct professor of business. The program provides the faculty on the piano faculty and funds provided by the Kansas University Endowment Association will provide the remainder of the necessary money. A portion of McNish's grant for this program will be two years for which the program is planned.
MeNish created the endowment to honor his former piano teacher, Helen Johnson of Sidney, Neb., where MeNish grew up and practiced law before joining the KU faculty.
"She's such a marvelous person and so deserving of recognition," McNish said last week. "She's 90 now and just as alert and sharp as ever.
ANGELETTI AND MCNISH were
measurement and Dicter were the
first competent scientist.
"My contribution is simply a catalyst to help make the program possible. The theory
"I've seen Frager give a master class," Angelaetti said, "He's amazing. He communicates very well with students, and it's unusual to find an artist who can do this. I can't imagine finding anyone better. They're certainly among the best."
is not tint program will help recruit fine young pianists capable of absorbing such
won several international piano competitions and has been soloist for several seasons with the Boston Symphony, the New York Philharmonic and the Cleveland Orchestra.
Frage was graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University in 1975. He has
He has also performed with the English Royal Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic. This year he appeared in the Lincoln Center Great Performers Series.
DICTHER IS A GRADUATE of UCLA
and the Judierean of the University
in the dune at Zhakovskoye
Competition in Moscow. He has toured three times in Russia and extensively in Europe, Japan, Israel, South America and the United States. He and his wife, Cipa Dichler, also a painter, have appeared in many paintings in New York and at the Hollywood Bowl.
Angleetti said auditions for the master classes would be during registration week next fall. About 12 students will be selected from the basis of jury exams by the piano faculty.
Evelyn Woods Reading Dynamics Summer Schedule Tues., 7-9:30 p.m. June 17-July 29 Mary Michener, instructor at ADVENTURE a bookstore. Hillcrest Shopping Center Call 843-6424
Use Kansan Classified
Psychology department to sponsor child center
The department of psychology at the University of Kansas has been chosen by the Board of directors of the Hilltop Child Care Center to sponsor Hilton.
"The psychology department at KU is one of the most outstanding in the country," laurie hutchinson said.
Dennis Karpowitz, director of the University Psychological Clinic, said the department of psychology was sponsoring Hilltop so that the child care center would have an official connection with the University.
Molly Lafly, president of the Hilltop board of directors, said recently that although other KU schools and departments had been considered, the Hilltop board decided the department of psychology would be the best sponsor.
HE WILL ACT as the KL liaison to Hilltop and as an ex-officer member of the Hilltop
Karpowitz said both Hilltop and the donation would benefit from the sponsorship.
The department will offer consultation services for children who have problems or who are suspected of having problems, Karpowitz said.
The sponsorship will also provide opportunities for psychology graduate students to work at Hilton, Karpowitz said, "will be copedied, that will
Evaluations will be conducted that will provide graduate students with practical experience.
REQUESTS TO DO research at Hilltop will go through the department of psychology, though the Hilltop board of directors will make the final decision on whether the research will be done, Karpowitz said.
Karpowitz said the department's sponsorship didn't mean that other schools and universities were involved.
FREE—MAY 1 & 2
AMERICA
There will be some evaluations of hearing and speech problems by the speech doctor.
Karpowitz said the sponsorship would begin July 1 and would be renewed on a year-to-year basis if both parties agreed.
Free.
On Campus
From . . .
REMEMBER
This is the Last Day for our Special Student Sale on all Men's and Women's Sportswear, Swimwear and Leisure Wear. Come down today to:
store hours: 9.00 a.m.-8.00 p.m.
1744 Massachusetts
spring
INVENTORY REDUCTION SALE! starts tomorrow.
Never Before! Beautiful Spring Merchandise at the Start of the Season at Such Low, Unbelievable Prices!
927 Massachusetts