Ockeghem Choir of San Francisco, 1978: Requiem (fixed)

[@EstrafaDC]

I so appreciate your having posted this and the care you took in telling the story around its recording. It reminded me of favorite music professors in college. I reminded me that our university premiered the first U.S. production of one of Britten's opera. This was in the late 80s but such a big deal that PBS sent a film crew to record it all for Great Performances. The same professor later brought a gamelan orchestra from Bali to perform a segment of the Ramakayan. Talk about otherworldly! But such were the joys of small liberal arts colleges with big endowments for the arts and the intelligence to put curious souls in charge of things.

[@dongiller]

Amazing. Thanks for that. What was the professor’s name, and is he or she still alive? I’m preparing another Ockeghem mass that we presented. Same concert as this one, actually, part of the first half.

[@EstrafaDC]

@@dongiller His name is Ellsworth Peterson and he retired in 2002 after teaching since the late 60s at Southwestern. While he was there he designed 5 Brown Symposia (these amazing week-long campus wide celebrations in which the entire university was in recess so all students and faculty could take part in them). The two performances I mentioned took place during those. His five demonstrate his range: 1982 - Gustav Mahler and his Vienna, 1985 - Benjamin Britten and the Ceremony of Innocence, 1989 - Gods, Giants And Monkeys: The Ramakian In The Arts And Culture Of Thailand, 1995 - The Quartets of Shostakovich: Odyssey of a Man and of a Nation, and 2000 - Ratios and Radiance, Feathers and Faith: The Music Of Olivier Messiaen. I should mention I was not a music major (history, poli sci and anthropology) but his curation expanded my understanding exponentially. Thanks for reminding me of these memories.

[@dongiller]

Just fascinating. The best people to reach are those who are _not_ dedicated music folk. Sounds like he succeeded so well. Thanks for elaborating.

[@nahtesalinas1917]

Thanks

[@Dnn411]

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