At the Eastman School of Music, Arrangers' Laboratory, Rayburn Wright and Manny Albam were the instructors. At the final concert of the students' works, Duke Ellington perfomed as a guest artist with the Arranger's Holiday Orchestra. During the concert, the 1st Annual Ellington Scholarship was presented to Kirk Nurock, selected by Ellington,

At the Eastman School of Music, Arrangers' Laboratory, Rayburn Wright and Manny Albam were the instructors. At the final concert of the students' works, Duke Ellington perfomed as a guest artist with the Arranger's Holiday Orchestra. During the concert, the 1st Annual Ellington Scholarship was presented to Kirk Nurock, selected by Ellington, Strayhorn and Rayburn Wright.