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1985 Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute

Publications

Videos

Faculty

ACTING

Edwin Sherin, Instructor
Irene Connors, Voice Coach

BALLET

Edward Verso, Instructor
Karen Stasick, Assistant
Michelle Schmieding, Accompanist

DRAWING

Robert A. Nelson, Instructor

MIME

William Fisher, Instructor
Fernanda Jay, Assistant

MODERN DANCE

Patrick Suzeau, Instructor
Muriel Cohan, Assistant
Karen Bentley, Accompanist

ORCHESTRA

Adrian Gnam, Conductor
William Jones, Conductor
Graybert Beacham, Violin
Ann Cafferty, Violin
Lacy McLarry, Violin
David Robillard, Violin
Wayne Crouse, Viola
Lucy Ginther, Viola
Marjory Cornelius, Cello
Vic Firlie, Cello
John Williams, Double Bass
Deborah Egekvist, Flute
Claudia Coonce, Oboe
Eric Ginsberg, Clarinet
Elizabeth (Betty) Johnson, Bassoon
Kaitilin Mahoney, Horn
Jacob Larson, Trumpet
Allan Kaplan, Trombone
Mark Mordue, Tuba
John Galm, Percussion
Israela Margalit, Piano

PHOTOGRAPHY

Goodwin Harding, Instructor
David Blust, Darkroom Technique

WRITING

John Lane, Instructor

GUEST ARTISTS

East Thirteenth Street Band
   Larry Rivers, Tenor Saxophone (and Painting)
   Howard Kanovitz, Trombone (and Painting)
   David Levy, Trombone (and Art History)
   Myron Schwartzman, Piano (and Critic/Author)
   Howard Brofsky, Trumpet (and Musicology)
   Earl Williams, Drummer
   Paul Brown, Bass
   Phoebe Legere, Vocalist
   Arnie Lawrence, Guest Clarinetist
Stanley Madeja, Visual Arts
Leigh Howard Stevens, Marimba