Joseph W. Polisi
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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]
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Joseph William Polisi | |
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6th President of The Juilliard School | |
In office September 1984 ā May 2017 | |
Preceded by | Peter Mennin |
Succeeded by | Damian Woetzel |
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Born | Joseph William Polisi (1967-05-17) May 17, 1967 (age 57) |
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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 was instrumental in the construction of Juilliard's Meredith Willson Residence Hall,[3] and has 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.