Box 3, Folder 17, Document 42

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Box 3, Folder 17, Document 42

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‘THE VOICE-June 22, 1969.

Marshall Hall Scholarship Winner To Attend
The Eastern Music restival At Guilford

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Marshall Hall, 12 year-
old student at Collier
Heights Elementary School,
would like to play in a pro-
fessional orchestra some=

day. And thanks to Economic

Opportunity Atlanta he just

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‘Marshal Hall On The Bass

might get the chance,

Of course, anyone with
the exceptional musical ta-
lent which Marshall has pro-
bably would not go through
life without someone dis-
covering him, But EOA has

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made it possible for some-
one to work with his talents
at an early age.

Marshall has been se-
lected as one of ten scho=
larship winners to attend
the Eastern Music Festival

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at Guilford College near
Greensboro, N. C. this sum-.
mer. He leaves Friday for

Guilford, where he will
spend six weeks under the

guidance of professional”

musicians, including band -
directors, orchestra lead-
ers and band and symphony
members,

Claude O"Donell, Mar- -

shall’s string instrument

teacher at Collier Heights, |

said Marshall was well ad-
vanced for his age. Mar-
shall is also taking private
lessons from Reginald Whit-
worth, a student at Georgia
State and an advanced stu=
dent of Mr. Don Schumacher,
first cellist with the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra,

Marshall does every-
thing instinctively correct,”
said O'Donnell. ‘‘He learns
very fast.”’ :

Marshall has been playing
for only two. years but can
already claim a knowledge of
more than one instrument,
He also piays the bass.

“T like to play the bass,”
said Marshall, ‘but I will
be taking a cello with me
to the festival.”’ '

Marshall practices every-

_day for an hour but this

summer he will find himself
practicing every day for six
weeks, He ought to love that.

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