FWPTF Gallery

Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Headquarters

Ms. Gail McCambridge, Ms. Maurine Rutherford, president of the Fort Worth Piano Teachers Forum during the first competition, and Mrs. Byron Smyth. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Morning edition August 1, 1969.

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Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Sponsors

Ms. Maurine Rutherford, president of the Fort Worth Piano Teachers Forum; Raymond Buck, president of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce; Dr. M. E. Sadler, president of Texas Christian University; and Dr. Irl Allison, founder and president of the National Guild of Piano Teachers. Fort Worth Star-Telegram September 24, 1962.

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Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Guests

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Munger of Dallas chat with Mrs. Walter L. Morley, president of Fort Worth Piano Teachers Forum, prior to the Van Cliburn dinner. The forum was co-hosted with the Van Cliburn Foundation for the party. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Morning edition September 29, 1969.

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Mrs. H. L. Cliburn of Kilgore with Mrs. Grace Ward Lankford

Mrs. H. L. Cliburn of Kilgore, left, honorary member, and Mrs. Grace Ward Lankford, new president of the Piano Teachers Forum. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Morning edition April 27, 1960.

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Carlos Buhler, Grace Ward Lankford, and Mrs. Marian Douglas Martin 

Guests at luncheon for members of the Fort Worth Piano Teachers Forum were (left to right) Carlos Buhler, Grace Ward Lankford, and Mrs. Marian Douglas Martin. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Morning September 27, 1961. 

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Mrs. Milton S. Heywood

Mrs. Milton S. Heywood served as president of Fort Worth Piano Teachers Forum for the 1964-1965 season. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Morning April 16, 1964.

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Marion Douglas Martin with David Guion

Marion Douglas Martin, co-founder of the Fort Worth Piano Teachers Forum, and David Guion, Composer, meet at a dinner given Thursday night at the Women's Club by the forum in honor of Aaron Copland, American Composer. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Evening edition January 7, 1960.

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Aaron Copland with Grace Ward Lankford

Aaron Copland, the foremost contemporary American composer, inspects a well-worn original French edition of his universally known satiric piece, "The Cat and the Mouse," which belongs to Grace Ward Lankford, co-founder of the Fort Worth Piano Teachers Forum, which sponsored a dinner for Copland. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Morning edition January 7, 1960.

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February 7, 2026

Fort Worth Piano Teachers Forum presents an evening of piano recital featuring 2 artists from the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.