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Foundation News Archive
It was a great
Centennial Conference!
The
Delta Omicron Foundation had an active role to play in the Delta
Omicron Centennial Conference in the metro Cincinnati area July
15-19, 2009.
The Foundation
announced a new project at the conference's Foundation Luncheon on
Friday, July 17. The Delta Omicron Studio at the MacDowell Colony in
Peterborough, New Hampshire, is in need of renovation, and the
Foundation has agreed to lead a drive to contribute to the project.
At the luncheon, David Macy, the resident director of the MacDowell
Colony, brought conference attendees up to date on the current
activities of the colony and the plans for the renovation of the
Delta Omicron Studio. |
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The string quartet
"Passages," composed by David Sartor, was performed at the
conference's Premiere Concert on Friday, July 17. Sartor received
the Foundation's triennial Thor Johnson
Memorial Commission. At right, Sartor posed with the members of
the Atlantis String Quartet, who premiered the work. From left,
violinist Xiaoqing Yu, cellist Jose R. Dubon Tovar, composer David
Sartor, violist Alvoy Bryan Jr., and violinist Norman E. Bernal. On
the same program, the winner of Delta Omicron's Triennial
Composition Competition was premiered. The work, "Dedica," was
composed for cello and piano by Italian composer Michele Negro.
Cellist Jose R. Dubon Tovar and pianist Suzanne Burk performed "Dedica."
Read premiere concert program in
Adobe PDF format. |
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Foundation trustees
conducted their annual meeting on Wednesday, July 15, and Thursday,
July 16, evaluating proposals for the 2012 Thor Johnson Memorial
Commission and selecting recipients of the Foundation grants for the
academic year 2009-2010. At left, Foundation President Dr. Kay C.
Wideman conducts a meeting session, assisted by Foundation Secretary
Michelle Worthing (right). |
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