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Architect's Rendering of the new arts school

CET will air a special Focus presentation at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 6 as Cincinnati breaks ground for the new School for the Creative and Performing Arts.

During the New School for Creative and Performing Arts School Groundbreaking Ceremony: A Focus Special, CET will air interviews with Erich Kunzel, of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and Founder and Honorary Chair of the Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center; Curtis Moody, President & CEO of Moody Nolan Inc.; Norma Petersen, President & Executive Director of the Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center; and Isidore Rudnick, Artistic Director for Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center about the process of creating this new building. They will also speak about the impact this unique school has on the community.

Here are the full-length unedited versions of these interviews.

Architect rendering of the new school On this special broadcast of Focus, CET talked with the individuals who are involved in building the new School for Creative and Performing Arts to learn why such a school is important to the Greater Cincinnati community. The program also features clips from the groundbreaking ceremony taped on September 6th, 2007.
Erich Kunzel, Founder and Honorary Chair, Greater Cincinnati Arts and Education Center Mark Perzel interviews Erich Kunzel, Founder and Honorary Chair of Greater Cincinnati Arts and Education Center, about his involvement with the new K-12 School for Creative and Performing Arts.
Isidore Rudnick, Artistic Director for the School for Creative and Performing Arts Isidore Rudnick is the Artistic Director for the School for Creative and Performing Arts. He describes his involvement with the new school.
Norma Petersen, President & Executive Director of Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center Norma Petersen, President & Executive Director of Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center, and her GCAEC team were instrumental in raising the $72 million dollars needed to construct the school.
Curtis Moody, President and CEO of Moody Nolan, Inc. Curtis Moody, President and CEO of Moody Nolan, Inc., the architecture firm responsible for the school's unique design.
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland Ted Strickland, the Governor of Ohio, spoke at the New School for Creative and Performing Arts Groundbreaking Ceremony.
Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory spoke at the New School for Creative and Performing Arts Groundbreaking Ceremony.
Superintendent of Cincinnati Public Schools Rosa Blackwell Superintendent of Cincinnati Public Schools Rosa Blackwell spoke at the New School for Creative and Performing Arts Groundbreaking Ceremony.
Thomas J. Klinedinst, Chairman of the Greater Cincinnati Arts and Education Center Thomas J. Klinedinst, Chairman of the Greater Cincinnati Arts and Education Center (GCAEC) spoke at the New School for Creative and Performing Arts Groundbreaking Ceremony
Curtis Moody, President and CEO of Moody Nolan, Inc., On September 6th, 2007, students from SCPA and Shiel Elementary performed with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra at the New School for Creative and Performing Arts Groundbreaking Ceremony. Here are some highlights from their performances.
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FOCUS is CET's Current Affairs program which airs on CET the first and second Thursday of every month. If you have questions or comments regarding this program, please email Andy Dahmann, Producer of FOCUS for CET.
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