Elliott Carter at 99

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Elliott Carter, c. 1950
(Photo by BMI Archives)

President Schuman Meets With Carter and Other American Composers
c. Winter 1958-59
Juilliard President William Schuman meets with American composers at the School, c. winter 1958-59. (Seated, left to right): Douglas Moore, Roger Sessions; (standing left to right): Aaron Copland, Elliott Carter, Wallingford Riegger, Mr. Schuman, Walter Piston.
(Photo by Maria Metzger)

Carter With Students
c. 1971
Elliott Carter with two of his students, c. 1971.
(Photo by A.V. Sobolewski)

Celebration of Carter's 70th Birthday
November 7, 1978
Elliott Carter (left) with Roger Sessions at Juilliard's celebration of Carter's 70th birthday held on November 7, 1978.
(Photo by Whitestone Photo)

Celebration of Carter's 70th Birthday
November 7, 1978
Program page from "Music by Elliott Carter in Commemoration of his 70th Birthday," held on November 7, 1978, at The Juilliard School

Carter Awarded Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
April 8, 1981
Right to left: Composer Elliott Carter, his wife Helen, Ernst von Siemens, and Sir William Glock at the award ceremony of the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, given to Carter at the Bavarian Academy of the Arts, Munich, April 8, 1981.
(Photo by Christine Strub)

Carter With the Juilliard String Quartet
October 8, 1991
Elliott Carter (center) with members of the Juilliard String Quartet and Carter's biographer, David Schiff (left), at an Evening Division seminar on October 8, 1991, in Paul Recital Hall. The talk was held in conjunction with a J.S.Q. concert three days later, at which the ensemble peformed Carter's String Quartets Nos. 1 through 4.
(Photo by David Archer)

Carter Honored at Commencement 1992
May 22, 1992
Elliott Carter (seated, second from left) was one of the honorary doctorate recipients at Juilliard's commencement on May 22, 1992. Standing, left to right: Provost and Dean Bruce MacCombie, President Joseph W. Polisi, Chairman June Noble Larkin, Kevin Kline; seated, left to right: Michael Langham, Carter, Irene Diamond, and Judith Jamison.
(Photo by Peter Schaaf)

Carter Receives Juilliard Medal
May 20, 2005
Elliott Carter was one of 17 past honorary doctorate recipients brought back to receive the Juilliard (now President's) Medal at the commencement centennial year in commencement on May 20, 2005. Juilliard Chairman Bruce Kovner helped Carter adjust his medal, which was designed by artist Milton Glaser.
(Photo by Peter Schaaf)

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Few composers have enjoyed the creative longevity that has marked Elliott Carter's career. The New York City-born Carter, who turns 99 on December 11, 2007, has written a vast array of music, and his works have passed through many important stages (as would be expected from someone who has been composing for as long as Carter). This year's Focus! festival will be celebrating Carter on the eve of his 100th birthday. These photos, showing the composer through a span of six decades, are from the Juilliard Archives.

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