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41-462: Lefton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Lester Lefton (born 1946), American psychologist and academic administrator Melissa Lefton (born 1975), American singer-songwriter and comedian See also [ edit ] Leyton (surname) Lofton [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Lefton . If an internal link intending to refer to

82-589: A concert later featured on the American arts television series Great Performances during an exclusive U.S. broadcast on PBS. In early 2020, the orchestra suspended a planned tour of Europe and Abu Dhabi, and live concerts at Severance Hall and Blossom Music Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic . That October, the orchestra launched the Adella App, a streaming service including historical and newly created content. Access to

123-497: A fellow of the American Psychological Association . He is known nationally as a passionate advocate for undergraduate education. An award-winning teacher with 36 years of university teaching experience, Lefton's introductory psychology textbook, now in its ninth edition, is used in college classrooms nationwide. Named Kent State president in 2006, Lefton oversaw one of the nation's largest university systems and

164-505: A gala concert celebrating the re-opening of Severance Hall that was broadcast live on local television by Cleveland’s WVIZ . At the conclusion of Dohnányi’s contract, in 2002, he took the title of music director laureate. Franz Welser-Möst became the orchestra's seventh music director in 2002. Welser-Möst and the Musical Arts Association have extended his contract several times, with his most recent contract keeping him on

205-580: A new multimodal transit facility, providing a transfer point for buses and visitors in the area, the Kent Central Gateway, is scheduled to be completed in July 2013. The redevelopment project is said to be the largest of its kind in Kent's 208-year history. Lefton has also influenced Kent State University's campus-edge development, with plans to construct a cross-campus pedestrian esplanade leading from campus to

246-504: A permanent concert hall for the orchestra. Board president John L. Severance and his wife, Elisabeth, pledged $ 1 million(equivalent to $ 17,744,000 in 2023) toward the construction of a new hall, and the groundbreaking ceremony took place in November 1929, a few months after Mrs. Severance’s death. On February 5, 1931, the orchestra performed its inaugural concert at Severance Hall. Also that year, Lillian Baldwin created what became known as

287-569: A series of concerts in Japan. During the following season, the orchestra released its first commercial recording of an opera, George Gershwin ’s Porgy and Bess , which was also Decca’s first opera recording in the United States. Maazel left the orchestra after the 1981–82 season, to take over the directorship of the Vienna State Opera . Before his departure, however, Maazel helped to introduce

328-451: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lefton&oldid=1088725880 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Lester Lefton Of Jewish heritage, Lefton

369-507: Is Franz Welser-Möst . The Cleveland Orchestra was founded in 1918 by music-aficionado Adella Prentiss Hughes, businessman John L. Severance , Father John Powers, music critic Archie Bell, and Russian-American violinist and conductor Nikolai Sokoloff , who became the orchestra’s first music director. A former pianist, Hughes served as a local music promoter and sponsored a series of “Symphony Orchestra Concerts” designed to bring top-notch orchestral music to Cleveland. In 1915, she helped found

410-778: Is active on the boards of NorTech and the Greater Akron Chamber, and is a member of Leadership Cleveland's Class of 2008. During 2007, he served on the Northeast Ohio Universities Collaboration and Innovation Study Commission, which was created by the Ohio General Assembly. The Commission submitted a wide range of recommendations to the Ohio Legislature and the Ohio Board of Regents about ways to improve quality, collaborations and efficiency among

451-780: The University of South Carolina , associate professor in 1975, and full professor in 1980. Lefton served as chair of the psychology department (1986–1994) and dean of the College of Liberal Arts for three years (1994–1997). He moved to George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he served as dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences for four years (1997–2001). Lefton was senior vice president and provost of Tulane University for five years (2001–2006). Lefton has published dozens of peer-refereed research articles. He has been

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492-573: The ACE's Center for Effective Leadership, which provides a variety of leadership and professional-development programs for presidents and other higher education administrators. Lefton resides in Kent, Ohio with his wife, Linda. They have two grown daughters and three grandsons. Mrs. Lefton is an attorney who served as a state prosecutor in South Carolina and was an academic advisor for pre-law majors at George Washington and Tulane universities. She serves on

533-522: The Musical Arts Association, which presented Cleveland performances of the Ballets Russes in 1916 and Richard Wagner ’s Siegfried at the Cleveland Indians ’ League Park a few months later After a great deal of planning and fundraising, The Cleveland Orchestra’s inaugural concert was performed on December 11, 1918, at Grays Armory . Three events occurred in 1921 that proved significant in

574-535: The Musical Arts Association, which gave him complete artistic control over programming, scheduling, personnel, and recording. In the 1950s and 1960s, Szell was instrumental in the achievement of several orchestra milestones: A second European tour took place in 1965, and included a significant tour of the Soviet Union , with performances in Moscow , Kiev , Tbilisi , Yerevan , Sochi , and Leningrad . Two years later,

615-607: The anniversary of its founding by releasing its first recording on the Columbia label. Rodzinski departed Cleveland in 1943, succeeded by Erich Leinsdorf . However, Leinsdorf's Cleveland tenure was brief, as he was drafted into the United States Armed Forces shortly after his appointment, which diminished his artistic control. Although Leinsdorf was honorably discharged from the military in September 1944, his time away from

656-643: The board of the Pediatric Palliative Care Center at Akron Children's Hospital and is a member of the Women's Committee of the Cleveland Orchestra. Mrs. Lefton is a 2008 graduate of Leadership Portage County. Shortly after beginning his presidency, Lefton, working with city manager of Kent, Ohio , Dave Ruller, began an ongoing effort to redevelop the City Kent's, with the goal of drawing the city and

697-499: The center of the city of Kent. Plans are underway to construct a new $ 45 million College of Architecture and Environmental Design building along one section of the esplanade. Lefton has come under scrutiny for his expense accounts charged to the university. Between July 2006 and July 2007 Lefton expensed $ 36,741.93 on entertainment and $ 44,249.34 on travel. In a Sep 26, 2007 editorial in the Akron Beacon Journal Lefton

738-478: The development of a long-standing relationship with the Salzburg Festival beginning in 1990. To celebrate The Cleveland Orchestra’s 75th anniversary, Dohnányi led performances of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen at Severance Hall across the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons, and a subsequent recording project of Wagner’s Das Rheingold and Die Walküre . The orchestra also began a fundraising campaign for

779-503: The orchestra became the first American orchestra to be invited to three premiere festivals, in Salzburg , Lucerne , and Edinburgh , in the same summer. Szell also oversaw the opening of the orchestra's summer home, Blossom Music Center , in 1968, which provided the ensemble’s musicians with year-round employment. In 1970, after a tenure of 24 years, shortly after a tour of the Far East during

820-539: The orchestra began an annual residency at Miami's Carnival Center for the Performing Arts (later renamed the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts ) in 2007. The orchestra has continued to present operas and a selection of film screenings with live musical accompaniment. On September 29, 2018, Welser-Möst led the ensemble in a gala concert at Severance Hall celebrating the orchestra’s 100th anniversary,

861-515: The orchestra in December 1981. In 1982, the orchestra named Dohnányi its music director-designate in 1982. He officially became music director in 1984. During the pair of seasons between Maazel and Dohnányi, various guest conductors conducted the orchestra, including Erich Leinsdorf, who labeled himself the “bridge between the regimes.” Because of Dohnányi’s connections with Teldec , Decca/London, and Telarc , his Cleveland Orchestra tenure began with

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902-478: The orchestra's early development: In 1922, the orchestra again traveled to New York for its first concert at Carnegie Hall. Later that year, the orchestra performed its first radio broadcast and, in 1924, issued its first recording — a shortened version of Tchaikovsky ’s 1812 Overture for the Brunswick label under Sokoloff’s direction. By the end of the 1920s, the Musical Arts Association began planning for

943-540: The orchestra’s landmark Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concerts in January 1980, which remain an annual tradition to this day. On May 15, 1982, Maazel conducted his final performance at Severance Hall followed by a short tour of New York and New Haven , where he led concerts featuring Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem , which had been his debut piece with the orchestra in 1972. Christoph von Dohnányi first guest-conducted

984-423: The podium had required the Musical Arts Association to employ a number of guest conductors from 1943 until 1945, including George Szell , who had impressed audiences at Severance Hall during two weeks of performances. Leinsdorf lost much of his public support and, though still under contract, submitted his resignation in December 1945. In 1946, Szell was appointed as the orchestra’s fourth music director. From

1025-581: The podium until 2027, which will make him the orchestra's longest-serving music director. During his tenure, Welser-Möst has overseen many of the orchestra's residencies, outreach programs, and expansion activities. He leads the orchestra's ongoing residencies at the Musikverein in Vienna and at the Lucerne Festival, both of which began with Welser-Möst's first European tour in 2003. In addition, Welser-Möst and

1066-500: The promise of more recording projects. He also staged a large production of Mozart ’s The Magic Flute at Blossom Music Center in 1985, which was lauded as “the Ohio musical event of the summer” by The Columbus Dispatch . In addition, Dohnányi oversaw the hiring of Jahja Ling , who would lead the newly established Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. International touring continued under Dohnányi with visits to Asia and Europe, including

1107-603: The region's public colleges and universities. Lefton also upholds the university's role as a regional cultural resource through service on the boards of public television station Channels 45/49 and the Musical Arts Association of the Cleveland Orchestra . Lefton has been active in a number of national higher education organizations. At the national level, Lefton serves on the American Council on Education's (ACE) Commission on Effective Leadership. The commission advises

1148-676: The removal of a cancerous tumor, and announced curtailment of his performances during the remainder of 2023. In January 2024, the orchestra announced that Welser-Möst is to conclude his tenure as ts music director at the close of the 2026-2027 season. In addition to a vast catalog of recordings created with the ensemble's music directors, the orchestra has made many recordings with guest conductors Vladimir Ashkenazy , Oliver Knussen , Kurt Sanderling , Yoel Levi , Riccardo Chailly , George Benjamin , Roberto Carnevale , Riccardo Muti , Michael Tilson Thomas , and Louis Lane (the orchestra's longtime Associate Conductor). Past assistant conductors of

1189-528: The renovation of Severance Hall, which included the removal of the “Szell Shell,” a return of the ensemble's E.M. Skinner organ to the stage, and a facilities expansion designed to enhance the experience of concertgoers. During these renovations, the orchestra performed concerts for its hometown audiences at the Allen Theatre in Cleveland’s Playhouse Square . On January 8, 2000, Dohnányi led

1230-426: The second largest university in the state of Ohio. Kent State's eight campuses provide more than 280 academic programs to a record 41,300 undergraduate and graduate students. He earned $ 520,000 a year, plus up to 20 percent bonus, retirement benefits, a housing allowance, automobile, entertainment, deferred annuity, etc. Among the highlights of his presidency he: Besides having served as Kent State president, Lefton

1271-469: The service was free to season subscribers and $ 35 per month for non-subscribers. In 2020, The Cleveland Orchestra announced they had started their own recording label, self-titled as The Cleveland Orchestra. A limited in-person return to concerts was announced for Blossom Music Center for the Summer of 2021, with a return to Severance Hall planned for October. In October 2023, Welser-Möst underwent surgery for

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1312-467: The spring of 1970, which included stops in Japan , Korea , and Alaska, Szell died. Two days after Szell’s death, the orchestra played its scheduled program at Blossom Music Center with Aaron Copland taking the podium as guest conductor. Louis Lane , one of Szell’s assistant conductors, was appointed resident conductor. Pierre Boulez , who had been named the orchestra's principal guest conductor in 1969,

1353-481: The start of his tenure, Szell's intention was to transform the orchestra into “America’s finest” symphonic ensemble and developing an orchestra that was “second to none.” He spent much of his early time in Cleveland changing personnel in an effort to find musicians who were capable of creating his ideal orchestral sound. Szell’s stringent standards and expectations for musical precision were reflected in his contract with

1394-521: The university closer and encouraging economic growth. Lefton and Ruller's $ 110 million mixed-use development efforts have spurred new office, retail, entertainment and residential spaces, targeted to the 28,000 students and 3,000 faculty members from the university. The downtown redevelopment also includes new facility spaces for the university, including a $ 16 million, 80,000-square-foot hotel and conference center, scheduled to open in June 2013. Additionally,

1435-452: The “Cleveland Plan,” an initiative designed to build upon the orchestra’s earlier children's concerts and create a program that taught classical music to young people before experiencing live performances. In 1933, Sokoloff stood down as the orchestra’s music director, succeeded by Artur Rodziński . During his decade-long Cleveland tenure, Rodzinski advocated for the inclusion of staged opera at Severance Hall. The first of these productions

1476-478: Was appointed musical advisor. The board selected Lorin Maazel as the orchestra’s fifth music director. His tenure began in 1972. Maazel had first conducted the orchestra at age 13 in 1943, in a concert at Public Hall. During Maazel's tenure, many critics were initially unimpressed with his musical interpretations, which they believed were too emotionally charged to follow Szell’s razor-crisp style. But soon Maazel

1517-521: Was born in Brookline , Massachusetts , and completed his bachelor's in psychology from Northeastern University in Boston in 1969. He earned his doctorate in experimental psychology , specializing in visual perception and focusing on cognitive psychology in 1974 from the University of Rochester , where he held a U.S. Public Health Service Predoctoral Fellowship. In 1972, he became an assistant professor at

1558-405: Was criticized for extensive travel to Europe a portion of which was charged to the university, as well as hiring two additional vice presidents during a time when university tuition and fees increased for students. Further controversy in 2007 included an agreement to pay $ 88,000 for a vice president to pursue a doctorate at Case Western Reserve University . This came at a time when the university

1599-729: Was featured during the 1933–34 season, when the orchestra performed Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde . In 1935, the orchestra presented the United States’ premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich 's Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District at Severance Hall and, later in the season, took the production to New York’s Metropolitan Opera . Four years later, in 1939, the orchestra established the Cleveland Summer Orchestra and began to perform 'pops' concerts at Cleveland’s Public Hall . On December 11, 1939, The Cleveland Orchestra celebrated

1640-468: Was lifted by an endorsement from Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Eugene Ormandy and the promise of a new collaboration with Decca Records on Prokofiev ’s Romeo and Juliet , which proved to be the spark Maazel needed to jumpstart his Cleveland Orchestra career. During the 1973–74 season, Maazel led the orchestra on a tour of Australia and New Zealand, joined by guest conductors Stanislaw Skrowaczewski and Erich Leinsdorf. The orchestra also played

1681-550: Was raising student tuition and was of further concern because the same degree could be earned at Kent State University. Cleveland Orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland , Ohio. Founded in 1918 by the pianist and impresario Adella Prentiss Hughes , the orchestra is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the " Big Five ". The orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Hall . Its current music director

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