June in Buffalo 25th Anniversary Exhibit Curated by John Bewley

Introduction

Photograph by James Tuttle.

Lukas Foss, 1967

The strong tradition of contemporary music performance in Buffalo dates back to 1964 when the Center of the Creative and Performing Arts was created through a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. Lukas Foss, who had been appointed in 1963 to succeed Josef Krips as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, was a consultant for the arts to the Rockefeller Foundation. When he was asked by the Foundation for his ideas about possible means of creating a supportive environment for composers and performers of contemporary music, Foss outlined a plan through which a center for the arts would award fellowships to talented musicians, thus allowing them the freedom to devote themselves to the perfection of their crafts.

Allen Sapp, ca. 1964

Foss became a co-director of the Center, along with the Chair of the Music Department, Allen Sapp, who had been instrumental in the Buffalo Philharmonic's selection of Foss. The Center operated from 1964 to 1980, during which time it awarded fellowships to 119 musicians, known as Creative Associates, including some of the most prominent performers and composers of contemporary music.

This online exhibit is principally based upon an exhibit held at the State University of New York at Buffalo Music Library in June 2000 for the 25th anniversary of the founding of the June in Buffalo festival. The floral logo used in the Table of Contents for this online exhibit is from the design by Bud Jacobs used for the first June in Buffalo festival in 1975.

A catalogue of the performances recorded at June in Buffalo for the years 1975-1978 and 1980 is available in the Music Library and online .

Table of Contents
	Introduction History June in Buffalo 1975 Performers June in Buffalo, 2000

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