Assembly LVII : The Performing Arts at Yale
Executive Summary
Concert with Fenno Heath

Delegates were pleasantly surprised to discover that they themselves were to be the new choral group to premier with former Director of the Yale University Glee Club and Marshall Bartholomew Professor Emeritus Fenno Heath ’50, ’52 MusB, ’52 MusM. After introductory reflections about the Glee Club and about his years at Yale steeped in song, Fenno rehearsed the delegates and directed them in moving renditions of Aura Lee, Reunion Song, and Bright College Years.

Yale Alumni Fund Chairman’s Award Dinner

Bobbi Marks '76, Chairman of the Yale Alumni Fund presented Yale Alumni Fund Chairman’s Awards to Anne M. Briscoe ’49 PhD, Christopher K. Chapin ’67, William L. Gaines ’51 PhD, Joseph G. Grasso ’83, Hoyt C. Pease ’34, Douglas H. Springer ’47, E. Leigh Quinn ’54. The keynote speaker, Joseph Polisi ’73 MusM, ’75 MusAM, ’80 MusAD, and President of the Juilliard School addressed the identity crisis that art has suffered in the current consumer-oriented society. He emphasized the importance of art and its role in society and called upon Yale and other institutions of higher education to answer the call for an environment that nurtures the arts. “Art,” he said, “prevents us from settling for the mediocre” which permeates today’s society.