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The DeBose Foundation, Incorporated
Melba A. Moye`, President
Patricia K. Sterling, Vice-President
Shirley B. Whitfield, Secretary
Geraldine R. Edwards, Treasurer
Myrtle E. David, Executive Director-Founder
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OFFICERS
Mrs. Melba A. Moye, President
Ms. Patricia K. Sterling, Vice-President
Mrs. Shirley Whitfield, Secretary
Mrs. Geraldine R. Edwards, Treasurer
Atty. Cheryl Hall DeRouen, Immediate Past President
Ms. Myrtle E. David, Executive Director (Founder-1974)
PROGRAM DIRECTORS
Ms. Marie Flowers, Director of EBR Schools Fine Arts Program
Dr. Thais Perkins, Director of Piano Competition Program
Ms. Regina N. Thomas, Director for Administrative Operations
MEMBERS
ADMINISTRATION
Mrs. Faye Burns Barnes Mrs. Connie H. Hicks
Mrs. Lillian Brule` Mrs. Felecia D. Jones
Mrs. Betty W. Chambers Mrs. Irma N. Jones
Ms. Denise Clark Ms. Chela Mitchell
Ms. Juanita Culbert Dr. Thais Perkins
Mrs. Doveal A. Essex Ms. Shirley Wayne
Mrs. Helen M. Gist Mrs. Carolyn V. White
Mrs. Dorothy B. Haysbert Mrs. Aolar W. Wilson
Mr. Randell Henry Mrs. Anne B. Wright
SUSTAINING
Dr. Jada Armstrong Dr. Elton C. Harrison
Dr. Prince Armstrong Ms. Rhea Hollins
Mrs. Kathryn Arrington Dr. Laurabeth Hicks
Mrs. Mary G. Burton Mr. Herman Jackson
Mrs. Velta J. Cross Mrs. Eileen Kennedy
Dr. Rebecca T. Cureau Mr. Donald V. Lee
Mrs. Dorothy Davis Dr. Bernestine McGee
Dr. Eva B. Fields Miss Geraldine Simms
Mrs. L. Dorothy Hall Dr. Ruby J. Simms
Dr. Elton C. Harrison Mrs. Lillie Thompson
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MYRTLE E. DAVID
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-THE DEBOSE FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN, PIANIST
Myrtle David is retired Professor of Music in Piano, Director of the DeBose Musical Arts Preparatory Music Program-Continuing Education; and, continues as Executive Director of The DeBose Foundation, Incorporated. Early academic credentials include Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, Cum Laude, Dillard University of New Orleans, Louisiana and Master of Music degree from Boston University of Boston, Massachusetts in Music Education/Musicology and Piano Performance. Additional study was pursued in the doctoral program at Boston University with special studies at Boston Conservatory of Music.
Piano studies began at an early age with parental support and encouragement from Mr. and Mrs. Jesse D. /Naomi S. David, Jr. who realized the talent, drive and creative initiative that their daughter possessed; inherited from the maternal and paternal family. Her formative piano teachers were: Annabelle Davis, Melba S. Simmons and Joyce L. Rochelle, from elementary through high school. During this period, Myrtle David was a consistent First Place Winner of the Louisiana Interscholastic-Athletic and Literary Organization for three consecutive years; subsequently performing in area recitals in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Upon entering college, performance experiences expanded, where she represented Dillard University in music competitions and at university sponsored cultural programs. At this time, her piano teachers included: Marcia Pickwell, Hester Savage James, and Mildred Greenwood Hall.
Graduate study in piano at Boston University included professors: Leon Tumarkin and Bela Boszormenyi-Nagy. The private piano, master class and coaching experiences, specifically with Dr. Nagy, extensively influenced her musical perspective and concepts of performance and, later, teaching. The Masters Thesis: Piano Pedagogy: A Comparative Study of Selected Methods includes a History of Piano Pedagogy from the Renaissance to the Twentieth Century with a comparative analysis of Tobias Matthay, Theodore Leschetizsky, Alfred Cortot and Isidor Philipp. Over the years, this comprehensive document has been used as a resource for Boston University piano performance and pedagogy students.
Additional documents of research and authorship include: A History of Microtone Music which includes the theses of Jullian Carrillio, An Analysis of Study and Performance Problems of the Piano Major with special emphasis on style and interpretation, and a Principles and Procedures Manual for Piano Departments. Non-piano performance documents include: The Black Woman and the Folk Music Tradition in collaboration with Alvin Batiste, Director of the Louisiana Music Program at Southern University.
Initial employment was at Grambling State University serving under chairmen Drs. T. Curtis Mayo and Theodore M. Jennings. During this tenure, tremendous experience was acquired in the organization of music festivals and fine arts departmental cultural projects. Subsequent employment followed at Southern University-Baton Rouge. Significant early professional experiences include:(1) Concerto Performances with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra (Peter Paul Fuchs, Conductor) and Shreveport Symphony Orchestra (John Shenaut, Conductor), (2) featured soloist for Louisiana’s Premiere African American organization, the legendary New Orleans B-Sharp Music Club, and area South-Louisiana performances for cultural organizations, elementary/secondary schools, piano studios and related church/community events, (3) chamber pianist for the New South Trio, (4) faculty accompanist for university student and faculty recitals, choral ensembles (Concert Choir and Women’s’ Ensemble), brass ensemble and jazz ensemble; and (5) other general university calendar performances and community observances.
David, for thirty-five years, has consistently maintained a performance service for (1) Greater Baton Rouge cultural events and festivals sponsored by community service organizations, sororities and fraternities and related organizations, (2) guest accompanist for area/parish music programs in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System; (3) guest pianist and/or organist for Greater Baton Rouge Churches and Synagogues and (4) Clinician and Adjudicator for Competitions in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and California. David provides area Piano Teachers with Master Classes and Clinics in Piano Performance.
Since the establishment of the DeBose Piano Competition in l974, incorporated in 1986 as a commemoration to Professor Tourgee DeBose of Southern University; Tourgee DeBose National Piano Competition Foundation, Incorporated. Ms. David has guided the DeBose Piano Competition from its initial position as an extra-curricular activity of the Southern University Music Division, to its current position as a major arts festival of the state of Louisiana; DeBose Fine Arts Series & Competition. Site: http://www.debosefineartsseries-competition.com OR http://www.debosenationalpianocompetition.org
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DEBOSE ARTISTS ALLIANCE
Leon Bates, Rile Artists Management,
www.rilearts.com
Willis Delony, Louisiana State University,
www.music.lsu.edu
David Evenson, Southeastern Louisiana University,
www.selu.edu
Samuel Dilworth-Leslie,
Claudio Recordings
William Chapman Nyaho, Oxford Publications.
www.nyaho.com
Charles Pettaway, Lincoln University,
www.lincoln.edu
Jade Simmons,
www.jademedia.org
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