"... a decidedly poor second choice"

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CONGRATULATIONS TO . . ., 3
RECENT DEATHS; CORRECTIONS; LEGATO NOTES: 4

LIVE EVENTS
(May 18 to October 24, 2003)

I Hear Museum Art (B.L.C./Greenfest) <> Mad Dreams and Brits (Hickey), 6
The Score's the Thing (David Cleary) <> Recitalists & Rappers (Greenfest), 7
Music for Aldous Huxley (Cleary), 8
In Sarah's Wake (Cleary), 9
Down to the C in Chips (B.L.C.), 10
Exploring the Keys (Cleary), 11
A Rave for "Vera" (Kraft), 12
At the Temple of Drama (B.L.C.), 13
This Macbeth Struts and Frets Not (Kroll), <> A Powerful Woman (Paulk), 14
A Warrior for Us All (Paulk) <> Is There a Dr. T in the House? (McDonagh), 15
Turning the World of Sound Upside-down (Liechty/de Clef Piñeiro), 16
A Classic Ascends (de Clef Piñeiro) <> Broken by Fate (Kroll), 18
An Ancient Instrument, A New Voice (de Clef Piñeiro), 19
Pushing Strings (Kroll) <> Of A Love For Music (Patella), 20
A Night with Wolfe, Ethel and Friends (Hickey) <> Grist for the Opera Mill (Lynn), 21

DOTTED NOTES
from … Kroll, BLC, 22

INTERVIEW
A recent interview by broadcaster Bruce Duffie with Ruth Schonthal

SPEAKING OUT!
"Not Just Another Concert" <>
More on the "Pullet's Surprise," 24
"… a decidedly poor second choice," 25

THE PRINTED WORD
It's Who You Know (Barry Drogin), 25

RECORDINGS

À outrance à la Anderson (de Clef Piñeiro) <>
"Beauty to the Limits" (Galganski) <>
He Never Sat Back (BLC), 27
Gi'me Moe Time (Cleary) <>
Monk's "mercy" (Kaye), 29
Readying the "Unready," (BLC), 30

RECENT RELEASES, 31

THE PUZZLE CORNER:
Another outstanding winner, 32

COMPOSER INDEX, 34

BULLETIN BOARD, 35

WEB SUPPLEMENT

Speaking Out!

“… a decidedly poor second choice”

To the publisher:

Am I wrong in going back to George Perle’s “going public” with the subcommittee's selection of Ralph Shapey back in the 80s? This was the year that a higher-up placed Wayne Peterson as the winner. Yet all of the focus and attention went to Ralph as the “righful” awardee.

As much as I supported Ralph in this, I truly felt bad for Peterson as he was made to look unworthy and a decidedly poor second choice. I can't say for sure either way, as I know neither his work nor Ralph's from the selection that year.

I can understand George's reasoning for going to the press with his bitches. Yet, it did smear the image of the whole prize and point further that those who didn't win could be more worthy. It seems to have gone downhill from then on (in my opinion).

Frank Retzel, composer-organist-teacher
Jamaica Hills, NY

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WEB SUPPLEMENT

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Obituaries

Speaking Out!

“… a decidedly poor second choice”