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Council

An umbrella organization for all alumni, the Curtis Alumni Council exists to unite Curtis alumni worldwide and to serve as advisors, guardians and supporters of the Institute. The mission of the council is to strengthen ties among alumni worldwide and between alumni and Curtis. All Curtis alumni are represented by the council with no membership dues. Elected alumni serve as class representatives as well as representatives from independent Curtis alumni organizations. One elected council representative also serves on the Curtis Board of Trustees to represent the alumni.

Executive Committee
Class Representatives
Alumni Organization Representatives
Alumni Council Meeting Schedule, 2006/2007

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Daisy Jackson (Voice '80), Chairman
Plato S. Karayanis (Voice '56), Vice-Chairman
Molly Vivian Huang (Piano '80), Treasurer
George C. Chase (Trumpet '93), Recording Secretary

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CLASS REPRESENTATIVES
1925-51

Charles Jaffe (Violin '35)
Edith Evans Frumin (Voice '48)
Allison Nelson Loebbaka (Piano '49)
Barbara Moskow (Voice '50)
Suzanne Hanson Poole (Voice '50)

1952-63
Henry Charles Smith (Trombone '55)
Francesco Sorianello (Voice '59)
Rodney E. Stenborg (Voice '62)

1964-73
James P. Kennedy (Violoncello '64)
Danis Kelly (Harp '66)
Marcia Peck (Violoncello '68)
William Horn, M.D. (Piano '70)

1974-81
Deborah Fleisher (Harp '76)
Mark T. Cedel (Viola '77)

1982-88
David Bernard (Clarinet '84)
Edward Gazouleas (Viola '84)
Judith Pannill Raiford (Voice '85, Opera '86)
Shelley Showers (Horn '85)
Susan Gulkis Assadi (Viola '88)

1989-96
Daniel Matsukawa (Bassoon '92)
Chris Clark (Trombone '95)
Paolo M. Bordignon (Organ '96)
Jeffrey N. Lastrapes (Violoncello '96)

1997-2007
Arash "Joey" Amini (Violoncello '97)
Sarah Hatsuko Hicks (Conducting '99)
Adrian Morejon (Bassoon '03)
Sharon Wei (Viola '04)
Timothy Ressler (Double Bass '05)

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ALUMNI ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES
Fanabel Block Kremens (Piano '42)
Alumni Society of Greater Philadelphia

Rev. Mary June Nestler (Voice '75)
Curtis Alumni Association West, Inc.

Curtis Staff Representatives:
Roberto Díaz (Viola '84), President
Robert Fitzpatrick (Clarinet '68), Dean
Elizabeth A. Wright, Vice President for Development
Anne O'Donnell, Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
Mary Ellen Bowes, Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Relations

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ALUMNI COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE, 2007-08
Semi-Annual Meeting
Saturday, November 3, 2007

Annual Meeting, Election of Officers

Saturday, May 17, 2007

The Curtis Alumni Council can be contacted through the Alumni Relations Office by telephone, 215-893-5272; fax, 215-893-5258; or e-mail, council@curtis.edu.

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A 100th Birthday Tribute to Elliott Carter

20/21: The Curtis Contemporary Music Ensemble performs a concert of works by Elliott Carter on Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m. in honor of the famed composer's 100th birthday. The free recital takes place in Field Concert Hall at The Curtis Institute of Music, and no tickets are required. The program also includes two pieces by student composers Christopher Rogerson and Ke-Chia Chen. View the entire program.

Dedicated to the music of the 20th and 21st centuries, 20/21 performs works ranging from important twentieth-century compositions to newly written pieces not yet part of the core repertoire.

© 2008 The Curtis Institute of Music