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Preferred Citation

Press photograph of Norman Dello Joio, Dmitry Kabalevsky, and Zoltan Kodaly at the International Society for Music Education conference at Interlochen, August 24, 1966, C0493, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acqusition Information

Purchased by Steve Gerber from Schubertiade Music in March 2012.

Processing Information

Processing completed by Amanda Brent in October 2021. EAD markup completed by Amanda Brent in October 2021. This item was formerly part of the Performing Arts Manuscript Materials collection, C0215.

Biographical and Historical Note

The Interlochen Center for the Arts, originally known as the National Music Camp, was established in 1928 by Joseph Maddy and Thaddeus P. Giddings in Interlochen, MIchigan. The camp grew in size and reputation over time, becoming an internationally renowned center for music and the arts. In 1966, Interlochen hosted the International Society for Music Education conference, the first time it was hosted in the western hemisphere. Interlochen Center for the Arts remains a respected and popular player in the international classical music and performing arts scene.

Norman Dello Joio was an American composer who received the Pulitzer Prize in music for his piece "Meditation on Ecclesiastes." Dello Joio was also known for his choral music. Born in 1913 in New York, he passed away in 2008.

Dmitri Kabalevsky was a Russian composer of nationalistic music, which was extremely popular in the Soviet Union during his lifetime. Born in 1904 in St. Petersburg, Kabalevsky was mainly known for writing opera. He passed away in 1987.

Zoltan Kodaly was a Hungarian composer. Born in 1882 in Hungary, he was an authority on Hungarian folk music and a respected music educator. He famously collaborated with Bela Bartok on a published edition of Hungarian folk songs. Kodaly passed away in 1967.

Scope and Content

Black and white press photograph of composers and music educators, from left to right, Norman Dello Joio, Dmitry Kabalevsky, and Zoltan Kodaly at the seventh International Society for Music Education conference at Interlochen, taken August 24, 1966 by Wayne Brill. The trio are pictured standing in front of a building and some trees - Dello Joio and Kabalevsky are looking at Kodaly while he speaks. On the verso is information on the photograph's subjects, location, and date.

Arrangement

This is a single item collection.

Related Material

The Special Collections Research Center holds many other materials on music, composers, and photography.

The Interlochen Center for the Arts holds their photo archives and the Interlochen Center for the Arts Photographic Materials which contain photos by Wayne Brill.

The Bentley Historical Library of the University of Michigan holds the Interlochen Center for the Arts records.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Interlochen Center for the Arts
• Music
• Music -- Instruction and study
• Photography