CAPTION Simonyi Fund Honors Schwarz Couple in the Name of Juilliard.SEATTLE -- Please replace the caption with the accompanying corrected caption. The release reads: SIMONYI FUND HONORS SCHWARZ COUPLE IN THE NAME OF JUILLIARD The Charles Simonyi (person) Charles Simonyi - Microsoft programmer, most famously responsible for Hungarian Notation. Simonyi was born in Budapest in 1948, and for more than a decade was senior programmer at Microsoft in Redmond. Fund for Arts and Sciences has granted $500,000 to The Juilliard School Juilliard School Internationally renowned school of the performing arts in New York, New York, U.S. It has its roots in the Institute of Musical Art (founded 1905) and a graduate school (1924) founded through an endowment from the financier Augustus D. in the name of two distinguished Juilliard alumni and Seattle residents, Jody and Gerard Schwarz Gerard Schwarz (born August 19, 1947) is an American conductor. He is currently the Music Director of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, a post he has held since 1985, having joined the organization in 1983. . The grant establishes an endowed scholarship that annually will benefit a student in Juilliard's Music Division and is given as the Juilliard celebrates its 100th year. "Jerry and Jody Schwarz are such positive and enthusiastic friends of Juilliard, and are together such a compelling force for the rightful place of the arts in our society," said Anthony Newman Anthony Newman (born November 21, 1965 in Bellingham, Washington) is a retired defensive back for the NFL. Newman played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1988-1994, New Orleans Saints from 1995-1997, and the Oakland Raiders from 1998-1999. , Juilliard's Vice President for Development and Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. . "Given their artistry and their advocacy, it is a particular pleasure for all of us at Juilliard to have the school be the place where the Simonyi Fund makes this extremely generous statement of regard for them and support for young artists at Juilliard." For one hundred years, The Juilliard School has distinguished itself as one of the world's leading institutions for the education of young performing artists. Founded in 1905, Juilliard is celebrating its Centennial Season through a yearlong program centered upon education, performance and new creative work. The presentation of the scholarship took place last night in the Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall The Alice Tully Hall is a concert hall that is part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. It was created from the donations of Alice Tully, a chamber music benefactor and patron of the arts. in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and during a concert in which renowned American conductor Schwarz, the Seattle Symphony's Music Director, was the guest conductor of the Juilliard Orchestra. The concert included Fanfare by the late David Diamond as arranged by Schwarz, the New York premiere of Juilliard faculty member Behzad Ranjbaran's Violin Concerto with Juilliard violinist William Harvey, and Mahler's Symphony No. 5. Schwarz received his Bachelor of Music degree from Juilliard in 1972 and his Master of Music in Trumpet in 1990. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree by Juilliard in 1996. Jody Schwarz received her Master of Music degree in Flute from Juilliard in 1982. Schwarz is currently celebrating his 21st season as Seattle Symphony Music Director and is responsible for evolving the Seattle Symphony into one of the world's finest orchestras. His vast repertoire, including his devotion to the music of our time, has earned him praise both in concerts worldwide and on recordings, for his compelling sensitivity and extraordinary depth. Founded in late 2003, the $75 million Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences is working to make a difference around the world by providing grants to worthy organizations in the arts, sciences, and education. The fundamental goal of the foundation is to provide "access to excellence." The Simonyi Fund's first major gift was $10 million in January 2004 to the Seattle Symphony to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Other gifts include the Institute for Advanced Study, the Seattle Public Library The Seattle Public Library is the public library system serving Seattle, Washington, USA. It was officially established by the city in 1890, though there had been a library association active in Seattle since 1868. , the Museum of Flight in Seattle, the Russian National Orchestra The Russian National Orchestra has been in demand throughout the music world ever since its 1990 Moscow premiere. Of the orchestra's 1996 debut at the BBC Proms in London, the Evening Standard wrote, "They played with such captivating beauty that the audience gave an involuntary , and the Metropolitan Opera International Radio Broadcasts. The Executive Director of the foundation is Susan Hutchison, former KIRO-TV news anchor. |
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