Joseph William Polisi | |
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_with_opera_star_Stacey_Robinson_in_2008.jpg) Polisi (left) with Juilliard graduate and opera star Stacey Robinson in 2008 | |
| 6th President of The Juilliard School | |
| In office September 1984 – May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Mennin |
| Succeeded by | Damian Woetzel |
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| Born | Joseph William Polisi May 17, 1947 |
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Joseph William Polisi (born 1947) was the President of The Juilliard School from 1984 to May 2017, having assumed the position upon the death of his predecessor, Peter Mennin.[1][2]
Born in New York City to an Italian family, Dr. Polisi is the son of William Polisi, a bassoonist who performed with the New York Philharmonic. He oversaw the construction of Juilliard's first dormitory— the Meredith Willson Residence Hall,[3][4] and focused his tenure on "community building".[citation needed] Polisi is the author of The Artist as Citizen, a book which implores the classical music world to reach out to society at large.
- ^ Herbert, Miranda C.; Nemeh, Katherine H.; McNeil, Barbara; Mossman, Jennifer (1 August 2000). Biography and Genealogy Master Index 2001: A Consolidated Index to More Than 300,000 Biographical Sketches in 61 Current and Retrospective Biographical Dictionaries. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 9780810310957. Retrieved 6 September 2016 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Juilliard School - Press - Press Kit". Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ BWW News Desk (October 5, 2016). "Juilliard President Joseph W. Polisi to Step Down in 2018". Broadway World. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Kozinn, Allan (December 10, 1991). "Juilliard Naming Dormitory for a Composer".