In This Issue
Spring/Summer 2008 (Vol. 15, No. 2)
We bring to the fore two essential aspects of art music: education and creative freedom. Whenever we read or hear about the dropping of music and art from school curricula, we are reminded of the state of traditional human values in our society. It’s difficult to compete with the kinds of projected salaries outstanding professional football and basketball players can expect vs., say, the members of a symphony orchestra.
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All composers whose works are commented on in the Spring/Summer 2008 issue are listed. Mere mentions are not cited.
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Teachers, Students, Traditions, Tributes
by Leonard Lehrman ©2006
“May you live to 120” is the traditional Yiddish wish for long life. And if Nadia Boulanger had not died in 1979, that’s how old she’d be on Sept. 16 of this year.
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Recently Departed - Dr. Ron Mazurek
Dr. Ron Mazurek
Teacher and Friend
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A little levity for us music folks
Here are the latest and most up-to-date definitions of some traditional musical terms.
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They Helped Us to Listen Better
It was a brand new venue for us, and in retrospect we must admit to a bit of nervousness. After all, the Renee Weiler Concert Hall at the Greenwich House Music School (GHMS) is an intimate setting for a purely musical event.
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BRAVI to …
Michael Dellaira … Mark Grant … Sean Hickey … Gene Pritsker … Melanie Mitrano … Joseph & Linda Pehrson … “Jimmy” Paulk … Richard Marshall … Carola van den Houten
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