News Updates (posted 6/20/03):  Awards & Appointments
 
Pianist Audrey Low, 14, a student of John Ruggero recently shared first place in the Winston-Salem Symphony’s talent search and will play with that orchestra next season. She also won the concerto competition of the Tar River Philharmonic (Rocky Mount) and will perform with that orchestra in November.
 
Pianist Sergiy Komirenko, formerly of Raleigh, has won San Jose State University’s 17th annual Beethoven Competition, open to all high school students in California.
 
The Greensboro Symphony has announced the winners of scholarships offered by the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra. The winners are:
* Lee Hinshaw III, 10th-grade percussionist, Northwest Guilford High School: Mary Ann Norman Bean Scholarship, awarded to a GSYO member who has demonstrated outstanding musical achievement.
* Stefani Collins, 8th-grade violinist, NC School for the Arts: Samuel G. Wilson Scholarship, awarded to a non-senior member of the GSYO for tuition to a recognized summer music festival.
* Caroline Cox, 7th-grade violinist, of Southern Pines: Caroline M. and Clayton Lee Scholarship, for tuition to a summer institute or for college study.
* Elizabeth York, 12th-grade violinist, Grimsley High School: Conductor’s Award, for an outstanding contribution to the GSYO for at least three years.
* Lisa Manning, 12th-grade violinist, Williams High School, Burlington: Jean Trimble Sullivan Memorial Scholarship, given to a graduating senior who plans to continue musical study at an institution of higher learning.
* Ben Beasley, hornist, Northwest High School, & Sam Brannon, oboist, Grimsley High School: Jane Armfield and Hermene Eichhorn Scholarships, awarded to GSYO members to cover private study costs.
* Cara Randall, 9th-grade violinist, Carlisle School: Herbert Hazelman Scholarship, for outstanding musical achievement.
* Bette Sykes, violinist, & Chris Watford, bassoonist: GSYO Friends (parents of orchestra students) scholarships for private music lessons.
* Carolyn Brotherton, violinist, Danville, VA, & William Hobbs, trumpet, from Siler City: GSYO Friends scholarships for summer study.
 
William Osborne has been appointed Music Director of The Piedmont Chamber Singers (Winston-Salem), effective at the start of the fall season.
 
The NC Master Chorale has announced the appointment of its director, Alfred E. Sturgis, as Music Director of the Tar River Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. An announcement from the Rocky-Mount-based group is expected prior to the start of the new season.
 
Durham’s Herald-Sun plans to launch a weekly column on music by Carl Halperin, starting June 22. We welcome this regular coverage by a skilled writer who has been doing reviews for the paper for many years.
 
American maverick Harry Partch and other innovative composers are featured at http://www.musicmavericks.org/ . The site is based on the Minnesota Public Radio series.

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Ciompi Quartet Family Expands
 

Posted 6/5/03: CVNC extends congratulations to Laura Lawton and Eric Pritchard, of Durham, at the birth of their son, Shea, on June 3. Pritchard is first violinist of the Ciompi Quartet.

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United Arts Council Falls Short
 
by John W. Lambert
 
Philanthropy Journal reported 5/27/03 what United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County (http://www.unitedarts.org/) had advised its funded groups on 5/22/03 – that the Council expects its campaign efforts will fall short again, for the fourth year in a row. The full impact of the shortfall on arts organizations funded by UA is not yet known. The news report indicates that the Council is “talking to corporate executives about its role and future” and will “spend the fiscal year that begins July 1 reshaping its overall strategy.” Philanthropy Journal ‘s report, by Todd Cohen, is available at http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/more.asp?ID=2796 [inactive 10/05].
 
The United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County was formed in 1989 when the Wake County Arts Council (formerly the Creative Exchange) absorbed the Capital Area Arts Foundation. The CAAF had been launched by the City of Raleigh Arts Commission to solicit funds from the private sector, which (as a City agency) CORAC could not do. When the CAAF was formed, expectations (from its manager and staff) were that the fund would top a million dollars (presumably in unrestricted funds) in its first year; the annual campaigns of UA have not yet generated that much (unrestricted) revenue – in its best year to date (1999), UA raised $782,409. Comparisons are odious, but in recent years, with (according to its website) a staff of ten full-time people, UA has, at best, generated only c.1/12 of the revenue produced by Charlotte’s Arts & Science Council (http://www.artsandscience.org/default_main.asp [inactive 2/06]). This year, it would appear that UA’s fundraising efforts may net just $580,000 in unrestricted funds – less than 6% of the amount being collected in the Queen City (where, as of this writing, the 2003 Annual Fund Drive has raised $10,116,796 – 100% of which is in the form of unrestricted gifts). In the sour economy, and faced with budget cuts at every level of government, our local arts organizations are hurting. UA and the citizens of Raleigh and Wake County can – and must – do better.

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A Note from the DSO: Memorials for Janine Sutphen
 
Posted 6/5/03: This is the latest information on arrangements for Janine Sutphen: Funeral Service: noon Saturday, June 7, 2003: Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte, 234 North Sharon Amity Road, Charlotte, NC.
 
A Celebration of Life Service: 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 8, 2003: Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4907 Garrett Road, Durham, NC.
Both services are open to the public.
 
In honor of Janine’s love for fresh flowers, you are invited to bring a spray of flowers to the celebration. There will be music by members of the Durham Symphony and friends of Janine.
 
Memorial donations may be to the “Janine Sutphen Family Fund” at any Bank of America in NC. If donors are outside NC, they will need to tell the bank it is a North Carolina account. The bank can look up the account # and deposit it. Otherwise, checks may be mailed (with a note to “please deposit”) to: Bank of America, 4811 Hope Valley Road, Durham, NC 27707 (attn: Melissa).
 
Also, the Durham Symphony is setting up a fund in Janine’s name to support a future musical endeavor in her honor: The Durham Symphony, PO Box 1993, Durham, NC 27702. The Durham Symphony will also pass through checks designated for the family and funeral expenses. Thank you for the support and consideration at this sad time.
 
Ellen M. Dagenhart, for the DSO

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Body of Missing DSO Cellist Janine Sutphen Found – Husband Charged
 
May 31 : News organizations reported the discovery of a body in Falls Lake on 5/29 that was identified yesterday as that of Durham Symphony cellist Janine Sutphen, reported missing 1/21/03. Her husband, Robert Petrick, has been charged with her murder, and the case will be reviewed by a grand jury on 6/2. Among the published articles is the following one, published on the evening of 5/30 by The Herald-Sun : http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-357608.html [inactive 6/03]. Background on the case and several statements from the Durham Symphony are posted in our news archives. CVNC extends sympathies to Sutphen’s children and her colleagues in the DSO, which she also served as webmistress, and to Durham’s music community.
 
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The Durham Symphony issued the following statement 5/31:
 
The Durham Symphony Board of Directors extends deepest sympathy to the family, friends, and fellow musicians of Janine Sutphen and joins in mourning her loss. Our prayers and thoughts have been with them for months now throughout the search for Janine. Janine’s contributions as cellist, orchestra representative to the Board, and webmistress cannot be replaced.
 
Funeral services for Janine will be held in Charlotte on Saturday, June 7, 2003, and a Celebration of her life will be held in Durham on Sunday, June 8, 2003. All are welcome.*
 
Contributions to the Durham Symphony in honor of Janine may be sent to the Durham Symphony at P.O. Box 1993, Durham, NC 27702. We hope to set up a memorial fund on her behalf. Contributions designated to defray funeral expenses may also be sent in care of the Durham Symphony.
We are grateful for all the support we have received from the community as we completed our season without her. We are particularly grateful for the dedication and hard work of the Durham Police Department and the CrimeStoppers board. We have hoped for answers, and now we hope for justice, and finally, peace.
 
Ellen Dagenhart, for the Board of Directors of the Durham Symphony
 
*Details will be posted here when announced.*
 
Updated 6/1/03: The Celebration of Life for Janine Sutphen will be held Sunday, June 8, at 2:00 p.m., at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Garrett Road, in Durham. All are welcome. [Ellen Dagenhart]