二甲基砜历史

1950

Composer Nicolas Flagello (BM ’49 /
MM ' 50)加入教师队伍.

雷蒙德·勒米厄加入了学院，开始了音乐教育的研究生课程.

拉斐尔·布朗斯坦加入小提琴系，直到1988年去世.

歌剧系成立，由Fredrich Schorr领导(图中为钢琴).

Maxwell Roach (pictured) begins work toward a Bachelor’s degree.

爵士钢琴家迪克·卡茨(50届mba)回忆道:“我对男同性恋者的第一次生动记忆是和Mrs. Schenck在她的办公室里:我尽职尽责地演奏了巴赫的《newbb电子》, 和 had begun a Mozart sonata when she said, “非常不错, 但是我在你的申请表上看到你的主要兴趣是爵士乐. 给我放点东西.“我弹了一小段格什温的《newbb电子》，她说，‘你会演得很好的.’ ”

Other Highlights of New York City Musical History:

• Metropolitan Opera appoints Rudolph Bing general 男人。ager.

1951

罗伯特·戈德桑加入了钢琴系，直到1991年去世.

Other Highlights of New York City Musical History:

• Elliott Carter writes his String Quartet No. 1.
• Charlie Parker records “My Little Suede Shoes” 和 scores a hit.
• 国王与我, by Rodgers 和 Hammerstein, choreography by Jerome Robbins, with Gertrude Lawrence 和 Yul Byrnner, 在St开. James Theater (1,246 perfor男人。ces).
• 吉安·卡洛·梅诺蒂的 Amahl 和 the Night Visitors, the first opera written for television, airs on NBC.

1952

Class of 1952 (photo courtesy of Blanche Heisler Blitstein ’52).

斯卡拉歌剧院和大都会歌剧院的指挥家约内尔•佩利亚(Jonel Perlea)被任命为教师. A reception is shortly after he joins, w在这里 trumpet student Joseph Wilder, representing the members of the School’s orchestra, presents the maestro with a silver cigarette case in gratitude.

十月——WNYC广播介绍了新成立的曼哈顿三人组:欧内斯特·乌尔默, piano; David Wells, cello; 和 Oliver Colbentsen, 小提琴. They perform Mozart’s Trio in E Major.

Other Highlights of New York City Musical History:

• John Lewis (BM ’52 / MM ’53) founds the Modern Jazz Quartet.
• Dave Brubeck makes New York debut.
• 戈达德·利伯森(Goddard Lieberson)负责哥伦比亚唱片公司推出长时间播放的唱片(“LP”)。, 由工程师彼得·卡尔·戈德马克开发的33 1/3转黑胶唱片.
• 打击乐手C和ido Camero从古巴搬到纽约，并开始与Dizzy Gillespie录音.

1953

乔·怀尔德(图为小号)完成了他的音乐学士学位. Mr. Wilder writes: “I still count among the highlights of my career, 在newbb电子交响乐团的指挥下担任首席小号.”

埃齐奥·弗拉格洛获得声乐学士学位(图中，右，与约翰·布朗利). 他将继续在大都会歌剧院演唱约528场.

Metropolitan Opera baritone John Brownlee
(shown 在这里 as Sharpless in Puccini’s Madama
蝴蝶) joins the voice faculty 和 heads
歌剧系.

残忍贪婪的, an opera by Marc Blitzstein, is given its belated world premiere on May 25, in a triple bill with Haydn’s 歌手 和Martinu 桥上喜剧.

Other Highlights of New York City Musical History:

• 托尼·班尼特的唱片《newbb电子》在公告牌排行榜上排名第一.
• 美妙的城市, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Comden 和 Green, 由罗莎琳德·拉塞尔和伊迪·亚当斯在冬季花园剧院开场(559场), receives New York Drama Critics Award.
• 能 《newbb电子》与格温·弗登在舒伯特剧院首演(共892场).

1954

School is exp和ed; 图书馆 wing is added.

学院有650名学生，来自30个国家和36个美国.S. 州.

Other Highlights of New York City Musical History:

• Composer Elliot Goldenthal (MSM alumnus) born in NYC.
• Van Cliburn receives the Leventritt Award.
• 库尔特·威尔的 三便士歌剧 与Lotte Lenya在Theatre de Lys(后更名为Lucille Lortel剧院)开幕.

1955

二月——WNYC电视台播出了尼古拉斯·弗拉格洛的演出 这片土地, with basso Ezio Flagello ’53 as soloist. Ludmila Ulehla ' 48的新钢琴奏鸣曲由钢琴家Le和er Dell ' anno进行世界首演. Ms. Ulehla is interviewed during intermission.

爱的胜利 多梅尼科·西马罗萨(Domenico Cimarosa)的《newbb电子》(L 'Italiana in london)由歌剧部门在美国首演.

Other Highlights of New York City Musical History:

• 玛丽安·安德森和男中音罗伯特·麦克费林是第一批在大都会歌剧院演出的非裔美国人.
• Brooklyn Philharmonic is founded.
• Elvin Jones fails audition for the Benny Good男人。 b和, instead joins the Charles Mingus b和, 和 releases “J is for Jazz.”
• Charlie Parker makes final appearance at Birdl和.
• 卢卡斯·福斯的歌剧 Griffelkin 在全国广播公司广播.
• The Mayor’s Slum Clearance Committee (Robert Moses, 主席)被允许指定林肯广场进行城市改造，成为林肯表演艺术中心.

1956

September — Janet Schenck retires as director; she remains on the School’s board of trustees 和 becomes director emeritus 和 trustees’ representative to the administration.

董事会任命大都会歌剧院男中音约翰·布朗利为学院的新院长. He serves as director/president until 1969.

学校获得中部州学院和学校协会的正式会员资格.

歌剧院将于五月上演三场歌剧: 丽塔 by Gaetano Donizetti is given its American Premiere (pictured); Ruby by Nor男人。 Dello Joio is given its New York Premiere; 和 致命的誓言 by Boris Koutzen is given its World Premiere.

Other Highlights of New York City Musical History:

• Maria Callas debuts at Metropolitan Opera.
• Mstislav Rostropovich makes New York debut.
• 窈窕淑女 by Frederick Loewe 和 Alan Jay Lerner, with Julie Andrews 和 Rex Harrison, opens at the Mark Hellinger Theater (2,717表演).

1957

保罗的价格

保罗·普莱斯(保罗的价格)加入该学院，教授打击乐，直到1986年去世. 他还建立了一个打击乐团，这是在一所主要音乐学校中第一个这样的乐团. 读 a comprehensive history of the MSM Percussion Ensemble 在这里.

First time School makes a widespread drive for funds; slogan is “Help us to raise the roof,” as new floors are to be added, one with a new dining room, the other to have 演奏厅.

Under the baton of Jonel Perlea, 由86首曲目组成的曼哈顿交响乐团在纽约和电台首演维托里奥·贾尼尼的《newbb电子平台》. 2 on American Festival Series, broadcast on WNYC.

Other Highlights of New York City Musical History:

• 埃齐奥·弗拉格洛(MSM校友)将于11月9日在大都会歌剧院首次亮相, 作为狱卒 托斯卡. 四天后，作为最后一分钟的替补，他演唱了Leporello 唐乔凡尼之后，他将在这座剧院开始自己的演艺生涯，届时将有528场演出.
• Julius Rudel appointed conductor at New York City Opera.
• Gil Evans/Miles Davis collaboration 英里领先 recorded for Columbia Records.
• 塞隆纽斯·蒙克重新开始了他的职业生涯，带领包括约翰·科尔特兰在内的四重奏在五点咖啡馆进行了具有里程碑意义的驻留.
• 约翰·凯奇在新社会研究学院教授“实验作文”.
• Grammy Awards presented for first time.
• 西区故事, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, choreography by Jerome Robbins, opens at the Winter Garden Theater (732 perfor男人。ces).

1958

Two additional floors are added, which include a large 和 beautiful dining hall, 演奏厅, 工作室, 和 additional practice rooms.

Student body numbers 831 students.

巴勃罗·卡萨尔斯(上图与约翰·布朗利在男同性恋者)回到学校教大师班.

Other Highlights of New York City Musical History:

• 米尼翁·邓恩(现任男同性恋教师)在大都会歌剧院首次亮相.
• 伦纳德·伯恩斯坦被任命为纽约爱乐乐团的音乐总监和指挥.
• Itzhak Perl男人。, 13, appears on Ed Sullivan Show.
• 凡妮莎, with music by Samuel Barber 和 libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti, premieres at the Metropolitan Opera.
• Gil Evans/Miles Davis collaboration 波姬和贝丝 recorded for Columbia Records.
• 摄影师阿特·凯恩为《newbb电子》1959年1月号拍摄了58位爵士音乐家在东126街的历史性照片.
• Van Cliburn makes his Carnegie Hall debut after winning the Tchaikovsky Competition; becomes the only classical musician honored with a ticker-tape parade.

1959

采珠人 by Georges Bizet is presented by the Opera Department (May). 的双帐单 Cavalleria Rusticana 和 丑角 is presented by the Opera Workshop (December).

Other Highlights of New York City Musical History:

• Elliott Carter’s String Quartet No. 2 receives Pulitzer Prize 和 New York Music Critics Award.
• Gil Evans/Miles Davis collaboration 西班牙小品 recorded for Columbia Records.
• 音乐之声 由罗杰斯和汉默斯坦与玛丽·马丁在Lunt-Fontanne剧院开幕(1443场).
• 德怀特·D总统. 艾森豪威尔为林肯表演艺术中心奠基.

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