Letters
Regaining Skills
Dear BLC:
Bell’s is really a *&%$#@… Several friends of mine have had it. One, a trumpet player, had his work affected for some time, but he worked very hard to get his skills back and did. The good news is that it does get better. But it can put such a dramatic stop to normal communication when it first comes on, that that alone would be enough to get you down without all the other things on your list.
Here’s hoping the skies brighten soon … You’re doing something really valuable for this community!
Danielle Woerner, soprano
Saugerties, NY
Stress and Worry?
Dear BLC:
Elliot and I are so sorry you have had this pain and worry. You looked so great when I saw you at Per’s concert [Per Brevig, see website]. I have known several people who have had Bell’s palsy. It cleared up with all of them. I am sure, like everything else, it comes with stress and worry. You are doing such a marvelous job!
Love!
Claire Rosengarten, NMC Ed/ Board
NY, NY
A Footnote to Bravi to…
[Upon informing the writer that we would run her good news in our Bravi to… column, the news that she had attained a residency at the MacDowell Colony, she said:]
Thanks, Barry, for this and all that you do!
Jennifer Griffith, Composer
Brooklyn, NY
Enough to Go Around
Dear BLC:
We’re terribly sorry about your illness. It sounds horrible … but probably better than a stroke. Here are wishes for a full and easy recovery.
We … are having problems too. Bob [husband Robert Friou] landed in the emergency room, with what turned out to be a war between his prostate and his kidney … Today he came down with (probably) pneumonia. I have always dreaded this; but he seems so well and cheerful … I remain hopeful.
Yes, I have the greatest respect and best wishes for you and NMC … You do a terrific job, always have; and as you say, the future of the living art of music in this country depends on people like you, and your courage!
Elizabeth Bell-Friou, composer
Tarrytown, NY
