Catherine Drinker Brown et al. in White House - 18 June, 1965
from 1965, page 147:
Return en masse to the White House State Dining Room where Marian Anderson tonelessly introduced Roberta Peters and praised American music (making no mention of me, or of any composer) and the Louisville Orchestra then played my Eleven Studies (cut version). On my right sat the president of the Indianapolis Symphony who talked to me all during the music; to his right, the First Lady in meditation; on my left, Catherine Drinker Bowen scribbling notes on how divine my piece sounded; on her left, George Kennan. And me, heart pounding, because the presumable cream of U.S. culture was obliged to … more >>
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Ned Rorem, 1965. In The Later Diaries of Ned Rorem 1961-1972 (San Francisco, ), p. 147. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1420756429410 accessed: 6 December, 2024
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'Eleven Studies for Eleven Players'
written by Ned Rorem |
performed by Louisville Orchestra |
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Date/Time | 18 June, 1965 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by iepearson on Thu, 08 Jan 2015 22:33:49 +0000
Approved on Sun, 20 Dec 2015 11:32:10 +0000