1977 Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute
The first Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute takes place at Camp Egan, in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains near Tahlequah. The three-day pilot program includes one hundred Oklahoma high school students who study ballet, mime, orchestra, poetry, or printmaking. The bar is set high for faculty artists with prima ballerina Maria Tallchief and renowned poet Donald Hall. Among the first class of OSAI alums is actress Megan Mullally.
Publications
Videos
Faculty
BALLET
Joy Feldman, Instructor
Conrad Ludlow, Instructor
Maria Tallchief, Instructor
MIME
Bud Beyer, Instructor
ORCHESTRA
Judith Somogi, Conductor
Ann Cafferty, Violin
Michael Ma, Violin
Phil Lowry, Viola
George Banks, Cello
Linda Ganett, Double Bass
Vendla Weber, Flute
Eric Ginsberg, Clarinet
Elizabeth (Betty) Johnson, Bassoon
Bruce Heim, Horn
Jacob Larson, Trumpet
Allan Kaplan, Trombone
Mark Mordue, Tuba
Dan Armstrong, Timpani
Deborah Mashburn, Percussion
Denise Brooks, Harp
POETRY
Donald Hall, Instructor
Lance Henson, Assistant
Skip Largent, Assistant
PRINTMAKING
Dan Kiacz, Instructor
Marilyn Murphy, Assistant