William L. Bamberger, Jr. '75, Photographer
	Bill Bamberger '75 and his wife, Alice Lyndhurst Prize-winning photographer whose work appeared in Aperture, Doubletake, and the New York Times Magazine.   Held one-person exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery.   His book, Closing: The Life and Death of an American Factory, won the Mayflower Prize in Nonfiction and was a semi-finalist for the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award.   In December 2003, Stories of Home, an exhibition about the importance of home ownership in the lives of families and neighborhoods, premiered at the National Building Museum.

	Matthew W. Bengtson '92, Pianist
	Matthew W. Bengston '92 Played the "Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G" with the Reading Symphony Orchestra and with the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra in Connecticut.   Teaches piano at Settlement Music School, University of Pennsylvania, Haverford College, and serves on the piano staff at the Curtis Institute.   Has competed in international piano competitions including the Orleans competition in Orleans, France, devoted to 20th century music; and, in June, the Scriabin competition in Moscow, devoted to Alexander Scriabin.   Gave a series of concerts at universities in Boston, Philadelphia, and Kansas devoted to the piano solo and piano/violin music of the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski.   His recordings are available on his website: www.mattbengtson.com.

	Eric M. Berg '63, Sculptor
	Eric Berg '63 Owner of Eric Berg Studios in Philadelphia, Pa.   His animal sculptures are in the Philadelphia Zoo; the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.; Reading Terminal Market; Rittenhouse Square; the New Jersey State Aquarium; and a host of other public spaces.   His recent sculptures include: "Golden Retriever" and "Standard Poodle," which are owned by a private collector, and "Figuresphere II," which was placed on display in 2002 in the Schuylkill River Park, Philadelphia, Pa. A "Thumbs-Up" full- size male gorilla is in progress.   In April 2002, a stainless steel fountain featuring his bronze, black bear sculpture with three fish was dedicated in Smith Family Plaza by Borough Hall, Pottstown, Pa., Berg's hometown.

	Jay P. Craven '68, Filmmaker
	Jay P. Craven '68 Award-winning film director, producer, and screenwriter who founded Kingdom County Production in Barnet, Vt.   His newest film, The Year That Trembled, is a coming of age story set in 1970 in the shadow of the turbulent events at Kent State. It stars Fred Willard (Mighty Wind, Best in Show); Marin Hinkle (I Am Sam; Once and Again); Jonathan Brandis, Martin Mull, and others. It has just been released on video and DVD.   His new projects include, The Legacy, based on Guy de Maupassant's novel, "Pierre and Jean" (to star Jacqueline Bisset); Disappearances, a whiskey-running adventure set during Prohibition (to star Kris Kristofferson and Geraldine Chaplin); Windy Acres, a six-episode comedy series for public television; and They Don't Dance Much, a Depression-era, country-noir film set in the Deep South.   He teaches film studies at Marlboro College in southern Vermont.   Recipient of the 1998 Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts.   Directs the Fledgling Films Summer Institute for emerging teen filmmakers, which has been expanded into The Vermont Arts Institute.

	James O. Cromwell '58, Actor
	James Cromwell '58 Hollywood actor who has starred many popular movies including Babe; L.A. Confidential; The Green Mile; I, Robot; W.; and Spider-Man 3. Was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the 1995 hit film, Babe.   Starred in many television shows including lead roles in the HBO series Six Feet Under and Angels in America.

	Benjamin P. Holskin '00, Musician
	Performs with the Princeton University Orchestra playing the soprano clarinet and bass clarinet.   He has traveled to New York's Lincoln Center to play Beethoven's "5th Symphony."   Performed a benefit tour with the orchestra after September 11th in three states from which lives were lost during the attacks: New York's Stuyvesant High School; Philadelphia's Irvine Auditorium at the U Penn; and George Washington Univ. in Washington, D.C.   Has toured Prague and Vienna, playing several concerts of both Russian and American music.   He has performed two concerts as part of the Richardson Chamber Players, a professional chamber group which plays regular concerts at Princeton.   Performed his own recital, playing Debussy's Premiere Rhapsodie, Brahms' Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, and Mozart's Quintet for Clarinet and Strings.

	Eric A. Kerchner '88, Founder/Director of Collective Theatre Co.
	In May 2005, he was appointed executive director of the Tryon Fine Arts Center in Tryon, N.C.   Serves as executive director of the 1926 Englert Theatre in Iowa City, Iowa.The theatre is near completion of a $5 million renovation.   Since 1995, he has served as artistic director of The Collective Theatre Company in Winston-Salem, N.C.   A member of The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival.   The Collective has received state-wide acclaim, and Kerchner received the 1996 Emerging Artist Award from the North Carolina State Arts Council for his production of the Holocaust drama, The Investigation.

	Kennett B. Sutherland '58, Composer and Painter
	Ken Sutherland '58 Award-winning composer for film and television, and talented artist.   He was 1984 Texas Music Association Man of the Year, and, in 1987, he was voted to the Creative All Star Team by Ad Week Magazine.   Ken and his team of artists completed the largest mural in North Texas in March 2002. "A Community in Harmony," covers nearly 10,000 square feet and can be viewed at: www.communityharmony.com.   He has just completed writing and producing a gospel CD project with former star search winner, Benita Arterberry. The CD is scheduled for national release this spring.

	David W. Weiser '90, Musician
	David Weiser '90 Learned to play the piano at age 4; he owes much of his music success to his talented parents who are musicians employed by the Reading Symphony.   In 2000, he was hired at Kurzweil R&D (www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com), in Waltham, Mass. to work in the soundware department, where he programs sound in the products. Kurzweil manufactures high-end digital musical instruments, mainly keyboards and synthesizers, as well as audio processing gear.   He worked on two collections of sounds for Kurzweil keyboards including "Vintage Electric Pianos," and "Classic Keys," which feature sounds used in the classic recordings of the '60s and '70s.   His latest project has been the new synthesizer, VA1, which is a pure synthesizer.   Along with performing keyboards at big industry trade shows, David also programs work for big name artists including David Bowie, Brian Wilson, and Stevie Wonder. Alumni in the arts (continued)