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In 1987, the Arnold Schoenberg Institute in Los Angeles commissioned the settings of the remaining twenty-nine poems that Schoenberg had neglected, using his original scoring ( Sprechstimme optional ), by sixteen American composers: Milton Babbitt, Leslie Bassett, Susan Morton Blaustein, Paul Cooper, Miriam Gideon, John Harbison, Donald Harris, Richard Hoffmann, Karl Kohn, William Kraft, Ursula Mamlok, Steve Mosco, Marc Neikrug, Mel Powell, Roger Reynolds, and Leonard Rosenman.
Once in the U. S. he taught primarily at Yale University where he had such notable students as Lukas Foss, Graham George, Norman Dello Joio, Mel Powell, Harold Shapero, Hans Otte, Ruth Schonthal, and Oscar-winning film director George Roy Hill.
* Mel Powell
* 1990: Mel D. Powell, Duplicates: A Concerto
*" Every Dog Has His Day " by Mel Powell ( Doctor Who Annual 1981 )-2nd incarnation
Subsequently, Blau was instrumental in hiring a number of professionals like Mel Powell ( dean of the School of Music ), Paul Brach ( dean of the School of Art ), Alexander Mackendrick ( dean of the School of Film / Video ), sociologist Maurice Stein ( dean of Critical Studies ), and Richard Farson ( dean of the School of Design ; now incorporated in the Art school ) as well other influential program heads and teachers such as Allan Kaprow, Bella Lewitzky, Michael Asher, Jules Engel, John Baldessari, Judy Chicago, James Hurtak, Ravi Shankar, Max Kozloff, Miriam Shapiro and Douglas Huebler, most of whom largely came from a counterculture and avant-garde side of the art world.
First to radio producer and announcer Carlton Alsop from 1940 to 1946, and then to jazz pianist and composer Mel Powell from 1946 until his death in 1998.
Per her last wishes she was interred next to her husband, Mel Powell, in the Masonic Cemetery in her native Jamesport.
Mel Powell as Dean, Subotnick as Associate Dean, and a team of four other pairs of artists carved out a new path of music education and created the now famous California Institute of the Arts.
Mel Powell ( born Melvin Epstein ) ( February 12, 1923 – April 24, 1998 ) was an American jazz pianist, composer of classical music, and music educator.
Newly-named, the teenage Mel Powell became a pianist and arranger for Benny Goodman in 1941.
Near wars end Mel Powell was stationed in Paris, France where he played with Django Reinhardt then returned for a brief stint in Benny Goodman's band again after being discharged from the military.
Mel Powell had a major health crisis in the late 1940s when he developed Muscular dystrophy.
Mel Powell had not completely turned his back on jazz music however.
In 1987 Mel Powell joined other music greats for a jazz festival on the cruise ship SS Norway playing alongside Benny Carter, Howard Alden, Milt Hinton, and Louie Bellson and others.
One performance has been documented on the CD release The Return of Mel Powell ( Chiaroscuro Records ).
In 1990 Mel Powell received his highest career achievement, the Pulitzer Prize in Music for his work Duplicates: A Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra.
Besides the Pulitzer, other awards and honors for Mel Powell include the Creative Arts Medal from Brandeis University, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an honorary life membership in the Arnold Schoenberg Institute, a commission from the Koussevitzky Music Foundation for the Library of Congress, and a National Institute of Arts and Letters grant.
Melvin " Mel " Powell died at his home in Sherman Oaks, California on April 24, 1998, after a battle with liver cancer.
* G. Schirmer: Mel Powell Composer profile and work list
* Art of the States: Mel Powell Immobiles ( 1967 )
* Solfege, ear training, rhythm, dictation, and music theory: a comprehensive course / Marta Árkossy Ghezzo ; preface by Mel Powell.
* Mel Powell: Remembered by his students
* Mel Powell NPR obituary

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The truth is, however, that when Mel Chandler first reported to the regiment the only steed he had ever ridden was a swivel chair and the only weapon he had ever wielded was a pencil.
But still Mel Chandler was not completely convinced that men would really die for a four-syllable word, `` Garryowen ''.
So filled was Mel Chandler with the spirit of Garryowen that after Korea was over, he took on the job of writing the complete history of the regiment.
However, the team was wracked with dissension, with some players ( including Feller and Mel Harder ) going so far as to request that Bradley fire manager Ossie Vitt.
The early disco sound was largely an urban American phenomenon with producers and labels such as SalSoul Records ( Ken, Joe and Stanley Cayre ), West End Records ( Mel Cheren ), Casablanca ( Neil Bogart ), and Prelude ( Marvin Schlachter ) to name a few.
" Shearer said in an interview that one person who " took him under his wing " and was one of his best friends during his early days in show business was voice actor Mel Blanc, who voiced many animated characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Barney Rubble.
Del Rio was succeeded by defensive coordinator Mel Tucker on an interim basis.
On January 13, it was announced that interim head coach Mel Tucker would remain on the staff as defensive coordinator / assistant head coach and that former Falcons quarterbacks coach Bob Bratkowski would become offensive coordinator.
Returning to the stage in 2003, Alexander was cast in a successful run, opposite Martin Short, in the Los Angeles production of Mel Brooks ' The Producers.
The Captain was voiced by Billy Bletcher, and John Silver was voiced by Mel Blanc.
On 30 April 2004, Life of Brian was re-released on five North American screens to " cash in " ( as Terry Jones put it ) on the box office success of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.
Tim Mara and Mel Hein were a part of the original class of inductees in 1963, while linebacker Harry Carson, the most recent Giant inducted, was a part of the Class of 2006.
Old school rap ( 1979 – 1984 ) was " easily identified by its relatively simple raps " according to Allmusic, " the emphasis was not on lyrical technique, but simply on good times ", one notable exception being Melle Mel, who set the way for future rappers through his socio-political content and creative wordplay.
Old school rappers like Afrika Bambaataa and Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five tended to dress in the flashy attire that was commonly attributed to rock and disco acts of the era: tight leather, chest-baring shirts, gloves and hats with rhinestones and spikes, leather boots, etc.
According to Dusted Magazine, Sakamoto's use of squelching bounce sounds and mechanical beats was later incorporated in early electro and hip hop music productions such as “ Message II ( Survival )” ( 1982 ) by Melle Mel and Duke Bootee, “ Magic ’ s Wand ” ( 1982 ) by Whodini and Thomas Dolby, Twilight 22 ’ s “ Electric Kingdom ” ( 1983 ), and Kurt Mantronik's Mantronix: The Album ( 1985 ).
The ball bounced off Hinton's hands, was tipped by Dallas defensive back Mel Renfro, and finally ended up in the arms of tight end John Mackey, who took the ball 75 yards for a touchdown, tying the score 6 – 6 after Jim O ' Brien's extra point attempt was blocked.
The Cowboys secondary was led by 2 future hall of fame cornerbacks Herb Adderley ( 6 interceptions for 182 return yards ) and Mel Renfro ( 4 interceptions for 11 yards ).
( That particular play, which was called late in the first quarter, was broken up by Mel Renfro.

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