Harold Schiffman´s Photo Gallery
Photographs Relative to Other Activities
Commencement Address: University of North Carolina
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Commencement Address to the Graduates of the School of Music, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, presented by Harold Schiffman. West Market Street United Methodist Church, Greensboro, North Carolina (14 May 2004) |
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Commencement Address to the Graduates of the School of Music, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. (14 May 2004) |
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
School of Music National Advisory Board, 2000 – 2006;
Chairman, 2002 – 2004
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National Advisory Board (Harold Schiffman, Chairman 2002 – 2004), School of Music, UNCG: Board Dinner. Greensboro, North Carolina (9 November 2002) |
Banjo
Harold Schiffman indulges his lifelong love of the banjo, picking bluegrass with Bill and Wilma Millsaps and, more recently, developing an interest in clawhammer (sometimes called frailing or stroke-style) banjo.
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The Snowbird Mountain Band on stage at the Smoky Mountain Folk Festival at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. (L-R) Wilma Millsaps on guitar; Stephen Millsaps on bass; Abigail Moore on fiddle; Bill Millsaps on mandolin; Harold Schiffman on banjo. (31 August 2001) |
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“Harl” with his 2005 Christmas present: an OME Jubilee Deluxe open back banjo (and OME tee-shirt to match!) |
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“Harl´s” new open back banjo on his 77th birthday. Robbinsville, North Carolina (4 August 2005) |
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Harold Schiffman with banjoist Ken Perlman. Suwannee Banjo Camp, O´Leno State Park, Florida (19 March 2006) |
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Harold Schiffman with folk fiddler and archivist Alan Jabbour. Suwannee Banjo Camp, O´Leno State Park, Florida (19 March 2006) |
Hiking
The only hitch to this hiking is that the signs are in the Romansch language of the Swiss Engadin/Engadine (in the southern part of the Graubünden/Grisons canton).
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Harold Schiffman at the junction of trails to Alp Munt and Grialetsch. Upper Engadine, Switzerland (28 June 2003) |
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Harold Schiffman . . . taking a break from hiking. Upper Engadine, Switzerland (29 June 2003) |
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Harold Schiffman giving or taking . . . directions. Upper Engadine, Switzerland (29 June 2003) |
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Harold Schiffman giving or taking . . . directions. Upper Engadine, Switzerland (28 June 2003) |
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Harold Schiffman . . . taking a break from hiking. Upper Engadine, Switzerland (27 June 2003) |
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Harold Schiffman . . . taking a break from hiking. Upper Engadine, Switzerland (27 June 2003) |
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Harold Schiffman pausing during a climb in the Swiss Alps. Upper Engadine, Switzerland (27 June 2003) |
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Harold Schiffman shepherding his flock. Upper Engadine, Switzerland (17 September 2004) Photograph by A. J. Leslie |
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Harold Schiffman pausing and gazing, during a climb. Upper Engadine, Switzerland (17 September 2004) Photograph by A. J. Leslie |
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Budapest and Győr (2007)
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Harold Schiffman and a fellow Leo at the East end of the Chain Bridge (Széchenyi Iándhíd) that spans the Danube and joins the formerly separate cities of Buda and Pest. Budapest, Hungary (24 September 2007) |
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Near both the old city walls and the Cathedral, as well as the rivers Rába and Moson-Danube (Mosoni-Duna) stands the Carmelite Church (Karmelita templom), dating from 1697-1732. Győr, Hungary (20 September 2007) The Carmelite Church (Karmelita templom) (1697-1732) was designed by Carmelite monk Márton Athanáz Wittwer, which design adds an 18th-century grace to the church's square. The square itself (Bécsi kapu tér) is named for the site of the former city gate (kapu) that opened towards Vienna (Bécs) and that was demolished in 1858.§
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The Altabak house (Altabak-ház) faces the square shared with the Carmelite Church. This square (Bécsi kapu tér), with its venerable and graceful houses, reflects Győr's long history as a center of culture. Győr, Hungary (20 September 2007) Around the start of the 18th century, Győr's houses began to feature enclosed corner balconies, such as one sees here. For whatever reason, these enclosed structures could afford the person inside a full 270-degree view of the outside world - perhaps gathering the town's news or circumventing the prohibition of women's venturing outside the home without an escort - thereby allowing the occupants to notice and be noticed by the gentlemen walking outside. The Altabak house (Altabak-ház), seen here, faces the Bécsi kapu tér, and has two such corner balconies, which were 18th-century additions to the original 1620 house (built by Canon János Altabak).§
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The Carmelite Church's steeple does not stand as high as that of the Cathedral (Bazilika) atop Chapter Hill (Káptalandomb), yet it is readily seen within the inner town of Győr, as well as from Chapter Hill, as it is seen here. Győr, Hungary (21 September 2007) Chapter Hill (Káptalandomb) served as the point which the Roman soldiers had occupied both during Dacian attacks and during the wars between the indigenous Illyrian-Pannonian tribes and the Celts. Parts of its fortifications still remain. This high point was chosen as the site, first for a medieval church, and thereafter for the Cathedral (Bazilika).§
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§ NOTE: Historical data concerning Győr were gathered from various sources, including:
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