Articulations

One of the area's leading musicians and teachers of musicians passed away this past Tuesday, June 22. Dr. William Race was the Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor of Piano at UT Austin and a 30-year veteran of the School of Music, having joined the faculty in 1967. During his career at the university, Race served as Keyboard Division head for 20 years and founded the UT Summer High School Piano Performance Workshop, through which hundreds of aspiring teen pianists received professional piano instruction. He found opportunities to teach outside Austin and enjoyed several teaching residencies in China, at Central Conservatory of Beijing, Wuhan Conservatory, Sichuan Conservatory, and Xing Conservatory. His skill as a performer led him to make many recordings, and he leaves a legacy of treasured recordings of piano works by Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Bartok, Prokofiev, Beethoven, Schumann, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, and Chopin. Of course, he also leaves the legacy of all great teachers: students who have used his instruction to build their own accomplished careers as performers or teachers. He leaves behind a family, too, who shared his love of the keyboard; his wife Katherine was a pianist in her own right, and his daughter Susan Race Graves often performed with her father in duo piano settings. Race is also survived by his sons Charles Race and Steven Race of Austin. A memorial tribute with piano performances by some of his former students will be held in Bates Recital Hall next Thursday, July 8, at 4pm, and next season's Jessen Series of Distinguished Faculty Artists will be dedicated to Race's memory.

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100 Women and a Bridge

Ana Perea and margery segal/NERVE Dance Company are closing down the South Congress Bridge to traffic and opening it up for the women of Austin. They want 100 women between the ages of nine and 90 to join them in a performance on Saturday, July 31. Participants will rehearse Saturday afternoon, July 17, and evenings July 19-31. Project coordinators are also seeking 40 volunteers to assist with bridge rental, rehearsal and space information, benefit coordination, fundraising, marketing, workshop coordination/outreach, publicity design, media resource connections, ad sales, accounting, costumes, stage management, audience monitors, set-up crew, program distributors, and hat passers. Women from all over Austin welcome! Call Ana Perea at 443-6784 or Margery Segal at 472-5582, or e-mail [email protected].

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The Search Is On

Following up on last week's item concerning Austin Circle of Theatres Executive DirectorAnn Ciccolella leaving that post: The ACoT board is actively seeking her successor. They want a motivated leader for a service organization that promotes and supports theatre, operates a half-price ticket booth, and produces a children's theatre festival; someone who can provide vision and direction for a membership of 800 individuals, theatre companies, and audience members; and somebody with some management/finance savvy. Ability to work with highly diverse constituency a must. Nonprofit background preferred. Five years experience in workplace essential. Salary under $30K. Send résumé with a cover letter and minimum three references to Executive Director Search, ACoT, 101 W. Sixth, #610, Austin TX, 78701 by July 6.