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]
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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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.
Joseph Polisi earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Connecticut, an M.A. in International Relations from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and a D.M.A. from Yale University in 1980. Polisi studied the bassoon with his late father, and performed through his undergraduate years. He also studied with Maurice Allard at the Conservatoire de Paris, France, from 1973 to 1974.
Polisi was the Executive Officer of the Yale School of Music (1976–1980), then served in the capacity as Dean of the Music Department at the Manhattan School of Music (1983–1984), and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music from 1983-1984.[5]
Polisi has performed with the Juilliard Orchestra.[citation needed]
