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Janita Byars | |
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| Birth name | Janita Kay Ashby |
| Origin | Dalhart, Texas |
| Instrument(s) | Clarinet |
| Formerly of | American Symphony Orchestra, New York City Ballet Orchesta |
| Spouse(s) | James Byars |
| Alma mater | |
| Title | Associate professor, Director of the Arts |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of North Carolina Pembroke, Rochester City School District |
Janita Kay Byars (née Ashby)[1] is an American clarinettist. She was a valedictorian at Dalhart High School, got her Bachelor's at Indiana University, where she was awarded a performers' certificate, a masters' degree at the Manhattan School of Music,[2] and a doctorate at Teachers College, Columbia University. She made her professional debut at age 24 with her husband James at Carnegie Hall, performing a mix of older and contemporary works.[3] Later, at that same venue, Byars would perform a program of clarinet paired with tape music, which a New York Times reviewer called "stimulating and smoothly executed, amply demonstrating Miss Byars's considerable technical prowess and musical flair."[4] Between 1963 to 1968, she served as principal clarinet at the American Symphony Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski.[5] From 1994 to 1997, Byars was the principal of Jamestown High School, before being contreversially denied tenure.[6] On November 21, 1997,[7] she was appointed Director of the Arts at Rochester City School District after having run a similar program in New York City during the 1980s.[8][9] She later became an associate professor at UNC Pembroke.[5]
Personal life edit
She is the husband of James Byars, whom she married June 10, 1962.[10] She is the mother of Chris Byars, and appeared on his album The Music of Duke Jordan.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b "Dalhart Music Club Sets Recital Sunday". Amarillo Daily News. August 25, 1961. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-01-16 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Byars Slate Debut In N.Y. Concert". Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. November 27, 1966. p. 28.
- ^ Klein, Howard (November 30, 1966). "Janita and James Byars Bow In Clarinet and Oboe Program". The New York Times. ProQuest 117618899 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Davis, Peter G. (March 8, 1972). "CLARINET AND TAPE IN BYARS PROGRAM". The New York Times. p. 35. ProQuest 119448127. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ a b Byars, Janita (October 26, 2010). "Interview with Janita Byars" (Interview). Interviewed by Julie L. Schumacher Detweiler.
- ^ McCarthy, Sheila (June 12, 1997). "District seeks new principal for high school". The Buffalo News. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Director of arts for city schools starts today". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. November 21, 1997. p. 24.
- ^ Rosenberg, Erika (April 12, 1998). "Rochester schools honor arts". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 12.
- ^ Robinson, Mitchell (Nov–Dec 1998). "A collaboration model for school and community music education". Arts Education Policy Review. 100 (2): 32–39. ProQuest 211000891 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Ashby-Byars Say Vows in Double-Ring Service". Pampa Daily News. June 17, 1962. p. 16. Retrieved 2024-01-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cohen, Noal. "Chris Byars Discography". Noal Cohen's Jazz History Website. Retrieved 2024-01-03.