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MUSIC VOL. LXXXV NO. 1
APRIL 2013
A Cultural Conglomeration
by Arlen Stawasz, Boston Architectural College
As an American student, I confess that prior to my
arrival at the Fontainebleau chateau in the summer of 2012,
I had been stuck in the routine of rigorous hard work and
achieving tangible goals. The artistic, creative and culturally
curious side of me had been dormant for quite some time. I
aspired to attend the Ecole des Beaux Arts because I
envisioned myself creating cross-cultural interconnections
and musical memories that would last a lifetime. The truth
of the matter is that if I had the chance to go back and
change any part of my summer in Fontainebleau, I would not
change a single thing. Fontainebleau School often felt like a
dream, a program that gathered students of architecture and
music from around the world to learn the unique and
cognitive relationship between the two disciplines.
My first encounter with my classmates felt like a reality
TV show; I was intrigued by the differences and similarities
of my internationally multifarious peers. It was as though I
was empirically studying them, from the way they dressed
and represented themselves, to their unique and individual
design skills. I was also enlightened by the fact that everyone
worked so differently but yet was able to bring such unique
and creative ideas to the table, especially when discussing
design problems.
During our intensive daily courses at Fontainebleau,
music and architecture were discussed on multiple design
scales from urban planning to the human experience. The
core value of the program for me was not just about its
Anne Scheou with students
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FINE ARTS VOL. LXXXV NO. 1
A bientôt, Fontainebleau!
by Ren Martin-Doike, Curtis Institute of Music
Santiago Osorio, Sabrina Romney, Ren Martin-Doike and Elizabeth Lyon
From the moment I learned of it, through surreal
photographs and stories from friends, I dreamed of going to
Fontainebleau. The picture I had painted in my mind of the
Conservatoire Américain at Fontainebleau seemed like a fantasy.
After all, isn’t spending a month in France studying its rich
tradition of music among talented musicians, composers and
architects, something from an artist’s pipe dream? And what
would it be like to study in a program boasting such an illustrious
lineage of incredible music making which includes such French
greats as Nadia Boulanger and Maurice Ravel, as well as
American giants Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein?
When I arrived in
Fontainebleau, I began to
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understand the inspiration
those who came before me
A bientôt, Fontainebleau! ................1
must have felt being there.
A Cultural Conglomeration ...........1
Suddenly, I too found myself
surrounded by so much beauty President’s Message ...........................2
that it became impossible not Prizewinners........................................2
to express it in my music. Louis Schweitzer ................................3
From orchestra rehearsals in The Annual Benefit ............................3
the historic Chapelle de la Alumni News ......................................4
Trinité, to lessons in Madame Contributions......................................5
de Maintenon’s chamber, to Alumni Updates..................................5
chamber music coachings in 90th Anniversary Events...................6
the Salle des Colonnes, the Summer 2012 Photos....................7-9
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About the 2012 Program...............10
President’s Message
Transitions
2012 was a year between anniversary celebrations. In
2011, we celebrated the 90th anniversary of the founding of
the Conservatoire Américain in 1921, and in 2013, we will
celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Ecole
des Beaux-Arts at Fontainebleau. The success of the 1921 and
1922 summer music program led all to want to launch a
similar program in the Fine Arts—this was unanimously
endorsed on both sides of the Atlantic in 1923.
2012 has also been an interim year for the President of the
Fondation des Ecoles d’Art Américaines. Recently elected
President Francoise Monod, who had succeeded long-time
President Pierre Boyer, resigned unexpectedly in March 2012, and
a search for a new president was immediately undertaken. In late
October, the Conseil (Board in France) of the Fondation
unanimously elected Louis Schweitzer as its new President (see
bio p. 10).The great-nephew of Albert Schweitzer, he is wellplaced to further the artistic mission of our Schools.
Summer 2012, although an interim year, was an exceptional
session featuring some of the most talented young musicians
we have ever had. One of departing president Francoise
Monod’s legacies had been to increase funding for full
THÉRÈSE CASADESUS RAWSON
scholarships as well as some
travel help, which, added to
our own successful fundraising from the Fall Benefit
and Alumni donations, has
indeed
allowed
the
participation of the finest
caliber of students in our
summer
program.
Our
Director and Faculty were
thrilled with the level. The
increased desirability of
attending
Fontainebleau
makes us all confident that we
will reach the 100th anniversary, only a few short years away,
not only having consistently fulfilled the mission of our
Schools but also having maintained its unique profile with the
artistic collaboration between musicians and architects of the
highest level.
As we celebrate these anniversaries, we are reconnecting
with Alumni from decades past who still recall their summer
at Fontainebleau as one of the most life-changing experiences
of their lives. What a testimony to what we are about and to
what we continue to offer incoming generations of students!!
Prize Winners 2012
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Beaux Arts
Music
Premier Prix des Beaux Arts - Diego Arias
Prix d'instrument à cordes Rachel Koblyakov and Santiago Osorio
Prix Anthony Tappé (for drawing)- Olga Plyushch
Beaux Arts Prix des Professeurs - Breanna Rossman
Prix Marion Tournon-Branly - “Sylvan Escape”
Composers:
Christopher Chandler, Ben Krause
Musicians: Aaron Boscanin, Lucie Grugier
Shaheen Malick, Adrianna Mateo,
Chelsea Starbuck Smith
Prix de Piano - Andrew Hsu
Prix de Composition - Christopher Chandler
Prix Spécial du Directeur - Siyi Fang
Prix de Musique de chambre - Franck Quintet
Lucie Grugier, Minyoung Kang,
Choha Kim, Ren Martin-Doike,
Chelsea Starbuck Smith
Olga Plyushch
Andrew Hsu
Christopher
Chandler
Breanna Rossman
Diego Arias
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Rachel Koblyakov
Siyi Fang
Santiago E. Osorio
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A bientôt, Fontainebleau!
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places I spent my days far surpassed anything I could have envisioned of the Château’s grandeur.
The beauty of my surroundings, however, was not my sole source of inspiration. I experienced a complete musical immersion
at Fontainebleau. Intensively studying French music in its homeland, with teachers versed in its style and traditions, was truly
a one of a kind experience. And though one’s surroundings and professors can certainly shape one’s experience at a summer
program, I think what really made Fontainebleau so special was its people.
I still reminisce fondly about running the most scenic paths around the palace grounds, exploring the town of
Fontainebleau, and dancing nights away in the Salle des Elections with new friends. Getting to know each other outside of our
usual studios and rehearsal spaces was stimulating socially as well as artistically. Collaborations were born in the cafeteria,
where casual conversations over lunch became fertile ground for the fruits of the many cross-disciplinary projects to take root.
One of my many favorite parts of my Fontainebleau experience was our choir rehearsals. On Monday and Wednesday
nights composers, instrumentalists, and architects came together to make music with each other on the instruments inside of
us. Learning the French national anthem and how to correctly pronounce German text in Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes from
Coline and Bernhard was not just fun but also changed the way I thought about phrasing and articulating when I returned to
my instrument.
Oh, and I could never leave out our adventures in Paris! We were not in Fontainebleau for long before we were swept to
Paris for a tour of the Palais Garnier at the Opéra National de Paris. What splendor there was to behold in Paris, not only the
city of lights, but also one brimming with art. Weekend pleasure trips with friends became more than exploring new
arrondissements and enjoying all-you-can-eat mussels with pommes frites, but a search of the curious to absorb all things
Parisian. There were so many impressive monuments, quaint streets, and wonderful museums to see. Waking up early to spend
a day at the Centre Pompidou, or to make the pilgrimage to Versailles was always worth the sleep-debt.
My summer in Fontainebleau indelibly connected the French music I studied there to the historical sites, artworks, and
culture of France I was able to experience. The things I learned there were not the only souvenirs I brought home; I also left
with many lasting relationships. Only one month later I went to my first of many Fontainebleau reunions and was overjoyed
to be together again. And I hope it will not be the last time!
À bientôt, Fontainebleau!
A Cultural Conglomeration
continued from page 1
academic tasks or assignments; it was in the minimalistic creative use of materials and mediums that were limitlessly
transformed into works of fine art. I found that it was easier to communicate with my colleagues using visual or diagrammatic
representations rather than the narrative of my native English language. It was the pen that served as the universal and
linguistic design tool. It was as though words or actual material things did not matter; what mattered was the idea.
Working with the composers and musicians was one of the most fruitful modules of the program. Architects and
composers think of their work quite similarly, using almost the same jargon, all in a very artistic, individualistic, yet poetic
manner. One of the fondest memories I have is from the final week of my summer studies. The assignment was to design a
theater performance. My class was separated into four groups, with each of the groups collaborating with one or two
composers. Our design concept was inspired by the constant fun and excitement we brought onto each-other. I vividly
remember a day when few of my classmates created long white capes and ran around the gardens like superheroes. This was
the summer when Batman “The Dark Knight Rises” came out in theaters so everyone was excited. We thought of ourselves
not only as designers, but musicians as well, making noises and having dance offs in the middle of the Fontainebleau gardens.
What seemed like chaos actually turned into chaos (image 1) which ended up becoming the theme of our theater
performance “chaos and harmony”. We utilized the garden as a means to create a chaotic path through the landscape leading
to a secluded part of the gardens. It was the separation of the two spaces that provided a sound barrier which allowed the
musicians to play dream-like tones, thus creating a sense of harmony (image 2). The chaos, on the other hand, came from
the sound of beating different objects that to the logical mind would not seem like musical instruments. The harmony and
chaos came together symbiotically and created a surreal experience not only for us fellow students, but for all of those who
came to watch our performance. It was as though the composers were conducting the architects, and the architects were
designing the spatial components for the composers.
This program is one that I can boastfully say I belonged too, and still belong to in my heart. Sometimes when I close
my eyes I can still imagine myself in the routine of grabbing a croissant in the early morning, walking through the golden
gate, past the gardens, and just making it to my class at the chateau. The pace of life, the enjoyment of culture and friends
I made are things I will always immortally cherish. My American workaholic self will never be the same.
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About the 2012 Program
THE 2012 SESSION: JULY 8TH TO AUGUST 4TH
36 music students (7 Pianists, 11 Violinists, 5 Violists, 5 Cellists, 8
Composers) and 19 architecture students, coming from the following
prestigious schools participed in the 2012 session :
Bern Conservatory
Boston Architectural College
Boston Conservatory
Canadian University College
Colorado State University
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Colorado State University
CUNY
Curtis Institute of Music
Eastman School of Music
Ecole d’Architecture Marne la Vallée
Hong Kong University
Hunter College
Lausanne ConservatoryManhattan
School of Music
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Moscow Institute of Architecture
Netherlands
Peabody Institute
Rice University
The City College of New York
Music Faculty: Direction: Philippe Entremont
Violin: Gérard Poulet, Guillaume Sutre
Viola: Tasso Adamopoulos, Michel Michalakakos, Bruno
Pasquier, Pierre-Henri Xuereb
Cello: Diana Ligeti, Alain Meunier
Piano: Frederic Aguessy, Christian Ivaldi, Noël Lee.
Composition: Allain Gaussin and François Paris
Harmony and Counterpoint: Isabelle Duha
Masterclasses: Philippe Entremont, Jean-Philippe Collard,
Michel Béroff, Philippe Leroux, Alexis Galperine and
Gerard Caussé
2012 Music Concerts and Masterclasses:
July 14 • Orchestra concert /Philippe Entremont
July 19 • Master class: Philippe Entremont
July 20 • Student Concert /piano
July 21 • Faculty Concert
July 23 • Master class: Gérard Caussé
July 24 • Faculty and Student Concert
July 24 • Joe’s Soiree: “An American in Paris”
July 26 • Master class: Philippe Leroux, Michel Béroff
July 27 • Student concert
July 28 • Faculty and student concert
July 30 • Master class: Noël Lee, Alexis Galperine
July 31, Aug 1 • Student Recitals / piano & chamber music
August 2 • Master class: Jean Philippe Collard
August 2 • Composers student’s contemporary music concert
August 4 • Closing Concert: Isabelle Duha performing with
students and conducting all-school choir/
Architect and Music students collaborative performances.
2012 Fine Arts Themes, Visits and Presentations:
Theme : Chaos and Harmony
• Pre-session stay in Paris with visits of important architectural
landmarks.
• Week 1: Urbanism (Instructors: Pablo Lorenzino, Antonio
Frausto and Daniel Vaniche)
- Paris visit of the Opéra Garnier followed by a joint music
and fine arts students dinner hosted by Anthony Béchu at
chez Françoise’s.
• Week 2: Architecture (Instructors: Fabrice Drain, Tom
Sheehan, Nicholas Stanos and Daniel Vaniche)
- Private presentation of the Chateau by Vincent Droguet, curator
- Private visit of the roof terrace and Theatre Napoleon III in
the Chateau de Fontainebleau by Patrick Ponsot, architecte
en chef
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Class of 2012
The Curtis Institute of Music
The Juilliard School
Ural State Architecture/Art Academy
UNC Chapel Hill
University of Michigan
University of Virginia
Virginia Technology
Fine Arts Faculty: Direction: Anthony Béchu
Fabrice Drain, Antonio Frausto, Jean-Guy Lecat, Pablo
Lorenzino, Philippe Niez, Mireille Roddier, Anne Scheou,
Nicholas Stanos, Tom Sheehan and Daniel Vaniche.
Guest speakers from the chateau:
Vincent Droguet, Patrick Ponsot
Catherine Delloye - Administrator
Joseph Kerr – Program Director, Music
Jennifer Jahn - Student Coordinator, Music
Coline Infante - Scheduling Coordinator, Music
Mahir Cetiz - Concert Coordinator, Music
Anastasia Kotenko – Student Coordinator, Fine Arts
- Visit of private gardens: Ermitage de Pompadour
• Week 3: Landscape Architecture and design (Instructors:
Philippe Niez and Mireille Roddier)
- Visit of the formal gardens of the Chateau de Courances
• Week 4: Scenography (Instructors: Jean-Guy Lecat and
Anne Scheou)
- Installations and performances with musicians and
composers in the Chateau and the Gardens.
• Post-session: trip to Burgundy and visits to historic
monuments, the Fontenay abbey, Arc et Senans, Beaune,
Dijon, …
Class of 2012
PIANO
CHO Sookkyung
FANG Siyi
HSU Andrew
KANG Minyoung
LEE Yoon
LIU Yang
VARGAS Carlos
VIOLIN
AGAPOVA Anastasia
BOIESAN Aida
BOSCANIN Aaron
GRAZIANI Marco
HALL Amalia
KIM Choha
KOBLYAKOV Rachel
MATEO Adrianna
RAUCH Bernhard
SCHUETZENBERGER
Iris
SMITH Chelsea
VIOLA
GARAND Jessica
MARTIN-DOIKE Ren
MITTERBAUER
Benedict
OSORIO Santiago
ROMNEY Sabrina
CELLO
GRUGIER Lucie
LYON Elizabeth
MALICK Shaheen
ROMMEL Sarah
STEININGER Valentin
COMPOSITION
BRAUN Ethan
CHANDLER Christopher
HEY Joshua
KRAUSE Benjamin
MILLER Jared
SHEN Yiwen
TEMKIN Daniel
WEINBERG Alyssa
ARCHITECTS
ARIAS Diego
ARNAUTOVA July
BUDAEVA Alexandra
CEPISUL Lisa
CHUNG Gary
DIEUDONNE Rudy
FRAME Andrew
LEE Yoo Jin
MA Marshall
MAHER Owen
MOK Joyce
OBANDO Oscar
PLYUSHCH Olga
ROSSMAN Breanna
SIBGATULINA Nelly
SKIDANENKO Ekaterina
STAWASZ Arlen
STOLBOVOY Dmitry
TRZCINSKI Lydia
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Écoles d’Art
Américaines
Palais de Fontainebleau, France
Conservatoire Américain
École des Beaux Arts
CONSEIL D ’A DMINISTR ATION
PRÉSIDENT
LOUIS SCHWEITZER
VICE-PRÉSIDENT
CATHERINE DELLOYE
SECRÉTAIRE
HENRI FABRE-LUCE
TRÉSORIER
ELISABETH JESTAZ
AUTRES MEMBRES
ANTHONY BECHU
Directeur, Ecole des Beaux-Arts
(ex officio)
PHILIPPE ENTREMONT
Directeur, Conservatoire Americain
(ex officio)
FRANCINE D'ORGEVAL
Louis Schweitzer New President of the
Fondation des Ecoles
d'Art Américaines
The Fontainebleau Associations is pleased
to welcome Louis Schweitzer as the new
President of the Fondation des Ecoles d'Art
Américaines. Below is a short biography.
President of Initiative France, a not for
profit organization whose aim is to finance the
creation and development of small enterprises.
Louis Schweitzer was Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Renault from May 1992 to
April 2005. During his tenure, he was also
President of the Management board of Renault
Nissan BV from 2002 to 2005. Louis Schweitzer
joined Renault in May 1986.
Formerly, he was a Civil Servant at the
Budget Department then served for five years as
chief of staff of Laurent Fabius, who was
Minister of Budget in 1981, Minister for
Industry and Research in 1983, and Prime
Minister from 1984 to 1986.
Mr Schweitzer holds a
Master's degree in Law and
studied at the "Institut
d'Etudes Politiques de Paris".
He graduated from the "Ecole
Nationale d'Administration"
in 1970 as "Inspecteur des
finances".
Mr Schweitzer was, from 2005 to 2010
President of the French high authority to fight
discrimination
and
promote
equality
(HALDE).
Mr Schweitzer was also Chairman of the
Supervisory Board of the French newspaper Le
Monde from 2008 to 2010, Chairman of
AstraZeneca from 2005 to 2012 and of AB
Volvo from 2010 to 2012 and serves on the
board of BNP-Paribas, L'Oréal, and VEOLIA
Environnement, as well as on the board of a
number of not-for-profit institutions.
Mr. Schweitzer was born in July 1942 in
Geneva, Switzerland. He married Agnès, a
lawyer, in 1972 and they have two daughters.
The Annual Benefit Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
by Jennifer Jahn, Benefit Chair
RICHARD FLAHAUT
JEAN-LOUIS MILIN
THERESE CASADESUS RAWSON
U. S. Representatives:
Fontainebleau Associations
PRESIDENT
THÉRÈSE CASADESUS RAWSON
VICE-PRESIDENT OF MUSIC/
STUDENT COORDINATOR
JENNIFER JAHN
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINE ARTS/
STUDENT COORDINATOR
NICHOLAS STANOS
TREASURER
ARMAND POHAN
SECRETARY/PROGRAM DIRECTOR
JOSEPH KERR
TRUSTEES
PAUL BARKLEY
EUGENIA CHOI
CATHERINE DELLOYE
SYLVIA GOLDEN
JULIE LEE
MITCHELL LEVY
JAMES MCCULLAR
DAVID SOK
VALERIE STANOS
ANTHONY TAPPÉ
HONOR ARY T RUSTEES
PAUL BINAI
ALAN SCHWARTZMAN
COLETTE JOUSSE WILKINS
DONALD WILKINS
ADMINISTR ATIVE ASSISTANT
LAURA CHILDRESS KERR
B ULLETIN E DITORS
LAURA CHILDRESS KERR
JOSEPH KERR
PHOTOGRAPHS
BY
JOSEPH KERR
ASYA KOTENKO
REN MARTIN-DOIKE
CHELSEA STARBUCK SMITH
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What an extraordinary fall for New York. The city
was devastated by Hurricane Sandy just one short week
before the Benefit. The city struggled back and then lo
and behold one week later, the very night of our gala,
another huge storm besieged the city and Mayor
Bloomberg advised the entire city to stay off the roads
and stay indoors.
Franck Quintet at Benefit Concert
What to do? The caterers were prepared, the students
ready, the champagne on ice, our visitors from France in town: we could not cancel!
It was beyond heartening to see our many loyal friends and devotees blow in from the cold
to support us once more!
This year we honored our Fine Arts Director Anthony Bechu who has done so much to excite
students who come to France to study architecture in the Beaux Arts tradition.
Charles Osgood and Midge Woolsey shared the billling as emcee. We appreciated their
kind words and thoughtful comments. Those brave souls in attendance were rewarded by a
wonderful concert by last summer’s alums.
Andrew Hsu performed Gaspard de la Nuit by Ravel to open the performance and was then
joined by the wonderful violinist Rachel Koblyakov to perform student Benjamin Krause’s
Uv’Chien Variations, written for Rachel and Andrew last July.
The grand finale was the Allegro non troppo from the Brahms String Quintet played by Rachel,
Chelsea Starbuck Smith, violins, Santiago Osorio and Jessica Garand violas, and Elizabeth Lyon
cello. It brought wonderful memories back to many of us who had heard the orchestra version
presented by Philippe Entremont at last summer’s orchestra concert in the incomparable
Chapelle de la Trinité. Those of us in the school’s administration were so happy to be able to
share this concert with all of you who made it there.
Special thanks to Sylvia Golden for underwriting the
delicious catering, Howard Jacobson the champagne and Muffy and
Xavier Flouret the wines. Jennifer Wright from Christie’s did a
fabulous job with our auction. Amazingly, thanks to the great
offerings and Jennifer’s experience we managed to surpass our highest
result to date by several thousand dollars.
I thank my committee who were involved in every facet of
this production. It is a pleasure for us all to work for such a worthy
goal and it is clear that the students who performed are so deserving
Nicholas Stanos and Anthony Béchu
speaking at Benefit
of every opportunity that we can now provide for them.
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e In Memoriam f
Don G. Campbell (Music 1960, 1961)
Digitization Project: Fontainbleau Newsletters in the Don
Campbell Collection, American Music Research Center
by Kimberley Francis
In 1960, at the age of thirteen, Don G. Campbell arrived
for his first lessons at the Conservatoire Américain in
Fontainebleau, France. Here he met Nadia Boulanger, an
experience that had a profound impact on the remainder of
his life. He studied with Boulanger for two years before
returning to the United States to combine his passions for
performance (both piano and organ), music education, and
music therapy. From the late 1960s onward, Campbell became
a fervent voice in maintaining Boulanger’s American legacy,
working passionately to document the memories and activities
of her alumni. Campbell’s first book, published in 1982, was
also the first English-language biography on the pedagogue,
Master Teacher: Nadia Boulanger.
Don Campbell passed away on 2 June 2012 after a
gracious battle with pancreatic cancer. He gifted the entirety
of his archival holdings to the American Music Research
Centre (AMRC) of the University of Colorado in Boulder,
CO. At the present time, an
international team of scholars,
including Eric Haberson and Tom Riis
of the University of Colorado/AMRC, Dr. Roy Rudolph of
the Longy School of Music, and Kimberly Francis of the
University of Guelph, Canada are working to process these
materials and make them accessible digitally. Primary among
these documents will be an almost-complete series of alumni
newsletters published by the Conservatoire Américain at
Fontainebleau, dating back as far as 1940 and continuing to
the present day. Plans are also in the works to merge this
collection with additional newsletters held by the
Conservatoire themselves, thereby creating a complete set of
searchable documents and offering a rich resource for anyone
interested in Boulanger’s American legacy, the history of the
Conservatoire, and the nature of Franco-American exchange
during the twentieth-century. Digitization of the newsletters
is scheduled to begin in Fall 2013.
Dr. Paul Truett Langston (Music 1962, 1963)
Paul Truett Langston, organist and
composer, who served as Dean of the
School of Music at Stetson University
from 1963-1985 and continued as
Professor of Music until his retirement in
1993 when he was named Professor and Dean Emeritus, died at
home on December 20, 2012. He was the recipient of the
McEniry Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1991, and the
Hand Award for Outstanding Research in 1993. He was 84.
Born on September 15, 1928, in Marianna, Florida to
Howard M. and Rosa Jeffries Langston, Paul grew up in
DeFuniak Springs, Florida. After graduating from the University
of Florida, he earned a Masters of Church Music from the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctorate of
Sacred Music from the Union Theological Seminary. He also
studied with Nadia Boulanger at the Conservatoire Américain in
Fontainebleau, France. He is listed in Who's Who in America.
His compositions include pieces for organ, solo voice, choir; his
oratorio Petros premiered in DeLand in November 1983.
Before coming to Stetson University in 1960, Paul served as
organist-choirmaster at St. John's Baptist Church in Charlotte,
North Carolina from 1953-1960.
Together with long time Daytona Beach News-Journal,
editor/publisher, Tippen Davidson, Paul Langston was
instrumental in bringing the London Symphony Orchestra to
Daytona Beach in 1966 through 1969 and establishing the
Stetson University Summer Music Institute for students to study
with the orchestra members. The Institute continued through
1978, using musicians from other orchestras.
Paul Langston is survived by his wife of 62 years, Esther
Howard Langston, and their children Claire Beth Link (Butch),
Erin Langston (Alan Ziegler), and Howard Langston (Teri).
Grandchildren are Jennifer Tyser (Darby), John Paul Link
(Jennifer), Adam Link (Lindsay), Paul D. Langston, and Daniel
Langston. Great-Grandchildren are Raigen, Mason, Nick,
Clayton, Carson, and Tanner.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dr. Paul Truett
Langston Memorial Organ Scholarship Fund at Stetson
University, 421 North Woodland Boulevard, Unit 8286,
DeLand, Florida, 32723.
Please send us your alumni news and updates including your year and subject studied.
The deadline for submissions is January 1, 2014.
Laura Childress Kerr, Bulletin Editor, PO Box 66 Wayne, PA, 19087 email: PianoLaura1@gmail.com
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Fine Arts Installation - “Infinite Perspectives”
Jessica Garand, Catherine Delloye
and Michel Michalakako
Anastasia Agapova, Choha Kim, Rachel Koblyakov and Amalia Hall
Frédéric Aguessy and Jennifer Jahn
Isabelle Duha Debussy
Seminar
Ethan Braun conducting for FA Installation
Diana Ligeti and Shaheen Malick
Alexis Galperine Masterclass
Fine Arts Jury
Gérard Poulet teaching
Jean-Guy Lecat with Gary Chung and Chris Chandler
Mahir Cetiz conducting La Marseillaise
Opening Night Banquet
Orchestre de Chambre du Conservatoire Américain
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Nicholas Stanos observing the Day’s Sketches
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Photos from Summer 2012
Airport Bus
Christain Ivaldi and Andrew Hsu playing Four Hands at Massenet's House
Caussé Masterclass
The Curtis Crowd
Pianists with Frederic Aguessy and Isabelle Duha
Chris Chandler, Allain Gaussin, Ethan Braun
& Joshua Hey
Liebeslieder Waltzes at Béchu party in Paris
Big Bubble
Alain Meunier & Valentin Steininger
Guillaume Sutre, Bruno Pasquier and
Elizabeth Lyon
Student, Chelsea Starbuck Smith (center) with professors Gerard Poulet and Henri Xuereb
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Debussy Quartet with Tasso Adamopoulos
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Contributions to the Fontainebleau Associations
2012
$5,000 & above
The Maverick Fund
Gerald Appelstein
Philippe Delouvrier
and Carole McCarthy
Sylvia Golden
George Markow-Totevy
Armand Pohan and Nancy Rieger
Anthony Tappé
Charles and Jean Wood
$2,500 & above
American Society of the French Legion of Honor
The Williamson Foundation for Music
Anthony Béchu
Herbert and Judy Freedman
David A. Schneider
$1,000 & above
Paul Barkley
Robert and Mette Beecroft
Francois and Martine Brocard
Emily and Giuseppe Cho Rocca
Debra Carter and Charles J. Conroy
Linda L. D'Onofrio
Jennifer Jahn
James McCullar and Sue Ann Kahn
Therese Casadesus Rawson
Nicolas and Jeanne Rohatyn
Nicholas and Valerie Stanos
Beverly and Philippe Treuille
Daniel C. Wu
$500 & above
Michael Biel and Laura Grimmer
Thomas A. and Carol Cassilly
Vahe and Talyn Chaglasian
Simon S. Chang and Alice Jahn
Joseph D'Ambrosio
John Kerekes, Esq. AICP PP
Mitchell Levy
Ralph Moore, Jr.
Caroline Nagy and Andrew Cornelius
Felix and Elizabeth Rohatyn
Fiona and Eric Rudin
Henley and Michelle Smith
Eliza B. Tappe
Christine Nichols Tredway
Kenneth Winston Wood
$250 & above
Mary Ellin Barrett
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Dr. James Cole
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$100 & above
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Charles Aschbrenner
Donald Battjes, Jr.
Charles and Cynthia Bonnes
Stuart and William Buice
Kathy Caswell
James Kyker Christain
Kathleen Denis
Suzanne Gauthier
Naomi Graffman
William and Betty Greenberg
Paula Moss and David Karabel
Andrew Kelly
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Amanda Marsted
George Alan Morledge
Kalmon and Linda Post
Stephen Reingold
Karen Shannon and Edmund Reiter
Rosalie Reynolds
Madeline Ricci
Carol Rudman
Robert and Janie Schwalbe
Edith Zucker and Stewart Schwartz
Steven Stanos
Arlene Portney and Stephen Veach
Christine and Preston Zucker
e Alumni Updates f
Andrew Pau (piano, 2004) received his
PhD in music theory from the Graduate
Center of the City University of New York
in May 2012. Andrew is currently in his
second year as an Assistant Professor of
Music Theory at the Oberlin
Conservatory,
where he teaches courses
Jennifer Jahn and
in music theory and aural skills. So far, he
Andrew Pau
is enjoying the change of scenery involved
in moving from New York City
(population: 8 million) to Oberlin, Ohio (population: 8
thousand). Andrew had a mini-reunion with Jennifer Jahn and
Joe and Laura Kerr in Philadelphia in March 2013.
Cicilia Yudha (piano, 2005) writes: "I received my doctorate in
piano performance from University of North Carolina
Greensboro (May, 2012). My other degrees are from New
England Conservatory and the Cleveland Institute of Music. My
dissertation was on Robert Casadesus as a pianist and composer.
It highlights Casadesus's Etudes Op. 28 and Toccata Op. 40.
Bertrand Boucard and I did our civil ceremony while my parents
were visiting from Indonesia. In the fall of 2012, I joined the
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Dana School of Music at
Youngstown State University as
assistant professor of keyboard
musicianship."
Fontainebleau alumna and current
Fontainebleau Board Member,
violinist Eugenia Choi (violin 2003, Cicilia Yudha with her parents and
2005), welcomed a preemie baby girl, new husband Bertrand Boucard
Serena Kenzie Thomson on October
27th, 2012 at 4 lbs. 11 oz. (2.1kg) in
New York City. Baby Serena has been
fully immersed in music, from
withstanding Janacek quartets while in
utero ("I'm trying to sleep in here!"), to
most recently attending her mother's
performance at Carnegie Hall's Stern
Auditorium. Eugenia can't wait to travel
with her little sidekick starting with this summer's music festivals
and hopes to see her Fontainebleau friends soon!
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Fine Arts 90th Anniversary Events
FONTAINEBLEAU FINE ARTS PROGRAM
(1923-2013)
Help Us Celebrate!!
This year is the 90th Anniversary of the Fine Arts Program of the Ecoles d’Art
Américaines. The yearlong celebration will begin during this summer’s 2013 session
with an exhibition featuring alumni works and then a series of alumni events in New
York City on October 19, 2013.
The 90th will also be the Associations’ moment to update our database to retain a
better connection with our alumni in the US and abroad so we can keep you
informed of news about the Conservatory, Fine Arts programs and activities for our
alumni.
Please email finearts90th@gmail.com to update your contact information to ensure
your invitation to the 90th anniversary events.
2011 Student Scenography Installation
Exhibition at the Château, Summer 2013:
Fine Arts Director, Anthony Béchu is curating an exhibition of faculty and
alumni dispersed throughout the Château grounds, an unprecedented
installation representing alumni spanning many decades.
Call for Entries:
Access the PDF describing the exhibition and the requirements for
submitting your materials at www.fontainebleauschools.org/90th/ or e-mail
finearts90th@gmail.com to request information. Submission entries are due
by May 10th, 2013
Rendering of Proposed Exhibition.
Alumni Conference: Saturday morning, October 19th at the
Save the Date
October 19, 2013, New York City
Alumni Conference at the
AIA NY Center for Architecture &
Annual Gala Benefit at the Harvard Club
AIA New York Chapter, The Center for Architecture: A
gathering of alumni and faculty, a moment to re-connect with each
other and see what we’ve all been up to since the Fontainebleau
experience.
Annual Gala Benefit: Saturday evening, October 19th, The
Harvard Club: Our annual semi-formal gala and special celebration
of the Fine Arts 90th, featuring a concert by 2013's top
Conservatory musicians, followed by a reception, dinner and live
auction. Proceeds support future student scholarship!
For more details visit: www.fontainebleauschools.org/90th/
This bulletin is printed annually and mailed to dues-paying alumni and benefactors of the Fontainebleau Associations.
If your dues are not current, please send your contribution in order to continue to receive the bulletin.
A minimum of $35 dues is necessary to cover printing and mailing costs.
A complimentary copy is mailed to last year’s class who reside in the US.
Please mail all dues and donations to The Fontainebleau Associations • PO Box 66 Wayne, PA 19087
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Photos from Summer 2012
The Grieg Quartet with Henri Xuereb
Fine Arts Faculty and Administrators; T. Sheehan, F. Drain, V.Droguet,
N. Stanos, C. Delloye, with student Oscar Obando
Fine Arts students on the roof of the Château
Concertmaster Veselina Manikova (music, 1999 & 2000) and Philippe Entremont
Alyssa and Yoon riding the carousel
Yang Liu with Phillipe Entremont
& Jean-Philippe Collard
Composers with François Paris
Walking Tour of Fontainebleau
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